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The Fire and the Rose: A Reflection on Oblivion’s Gate
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave erelong. — Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73 Very late last night, I read the last
Read MoreStar Trek Federation – The First 150 Years Review
A Suggestion for Your First Star Trek Book Books, books, books. So many books about Star Trek, from technical manuals to novels to short stories to comics; it is all
Read MorePlaying the Hand You’re Dealt: James Blish’s Adaptation of “Balance of Terror”
“Gene rewrote everything, but the original writers got the credit.“ So said Star Trek: The Original Series producer Robert Justman, according to Marc Cushman in his first volume of These
Read MoreBloopers of the Borg Review
Great Fun for the True Trek Nerds Among Us As a father of two children, I can find my way around a good search-and-find book. In fact, one could say
Read MoreThe Legacy of Jerry Goldsmith’s Star Trek Scores
As a young boy, I was mesmerized by the visual effects of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, completely captivated by the sight of the Enterprise in drydock as Admiral Kirk
Read MoreLove for All Things: TMP Novelization
What the Novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Can Teach Us About Gene’s Vision Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a novel based on the screenplay by Harold Livingston and
Read MoreExploring the Explorer: Thoughts on Issue 1 of Star Trek Explorer
For the uninitiated like myself, Star Trek Explorer is a relaunch/overhaul of the official publication Star Trek Magazine. Think of it like the Enterprise refit in Star Trek: The Motion
Read MoreA Review of Walter Koenig’s Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek
Walter Koenig’s most recent book, Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, is an expanded version of his earlier book Warped Factors, about eighty percent identical
Read MoreFan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Review
The Story I Didn’t Know I Needed Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir by Brent Spiner is a very curious book. It’s one part memoir, one part crime thriller, one part love story,
Read MoreThe Chimes at Midnight: A Reflection on The Ashes of Tomorrow
The final episode of Deep Space Nine invited us to reflect upon “What You Leave Behind”. The Coda trilogy of novels does the same thing. The first and second books
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