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The High Country book review

The following article contains spoilers for the book under review, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The High Country. With the launch of a new television series, tie-in books inevitably

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The Fearful Summons book review

Currently, it’s very on trend for classic heroes to be given one last adventure. This summer sees the return of both Michael Keaton’s Batman and Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones. Meanwhile,

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Harm’s Way book review

In life, certain things go together to create magic: Lennon and McCartney with music; and in the case of Star Trek literature, TOS and David Mack. With the last Star

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Star Trek: First Contact – The Making of the Classic Film in Review

Normally, making-of books for big movies are released around the time of the movie’s release, and indeed there was a Making Of Star Trek: First Contact written by Lou Anders,

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Star Trek Cocktails in Review

This is a short but colourful book by Hero Collector, devoted, as the title implies, to Star Trek cocktails, both in-universe and in reality. The actual cocktails include both traditional

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Wil Wheaton’s Still Just a Geek in Review

Wil Wheaton’s new book Still Just a Geek is an annotated update of his 2002 book Just a Geek. I listened to the audio version of the book, narrated by

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“A Little Adventure”: A Review of the Novelization of TNG: “Encounter at Farpoint”

“Oh no, Number One. I’m sure most of [our missions] will be much more interesting.” — Captain Jean-Luc Picard In my experience, novelizations of the Star Trek episodes and films

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A Very Sixties Pulp Novel: A Review of Mission to Horatius

“Gentlemen, let us have comments on this fouled-up situation.” — Captain James Kirk Whoosh! This is a fine kettle of fish! The Enterprise crew is off their respective rockers with

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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness: Reflections on Wonderlands

“I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” — Alice in Wonderland Set between the

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On the Strength of a Song: A Review of Uhura’s Song

“We’re looking for a planet on the strength of a song.” — Captain James T. Kirk There are a few early Star Trek numbered novels that have gained a cult

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