Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

Slings and Arrows: The Insolence of Office. We discuss the third book in the series, which reveals the events that led to Geordi's replacement of his VISOR with the ocular implants and continues the story that began in the DS9 episode "The Muse" as Lwaxan

Spock Reflections. By the time The Undiscovered Country rolled around, Spock was a wise "old" man who had learned to balanced logic with emotion and intuition. But how did he get there when we've seen so many other Vulcans never come close? The explanatio

Kirsten Beyer: Protectors. Since leaving television, Star Trek: Voyager has grown into the rich story that it always had the potential to deliver. We're joined by Kirsten to discuss Protectors, tearing down Janeway, and writing stories that are displaced

Editing Star Trek with Margaret Clark. When it comes to Star Trek novels, it’s the authors who get all the glory. The covers are emblazoned with their names. But there’s a whole other side to the process.

Dayton Ward: Peaceable Kingdoms. The Fall has rocked the Federation to its core with an adventure that takes place over a period of sixty days and involves TNG, DS9, and Titan. Dayton joins us to discuss his entry in the five-part series, the final book,

Slings and Arrows: The Oppressor’s Wrong. We discuss the second book in the series which adds to the DS9 episodes “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost” by shedding light on what was happening aboard the Enterprise-E during those events, and we review

James Swallow: The Poisoned Chalice. James joins us to discuss his entry in The Fall series, The Poisoned Chalice, the challenges of writing the penultimate chapter, how real-world politics influenced the story, and why Riker is the right man for the job.

Slings and Arrows: A Sea of Troubles. In 2007 Pocket Books decided to honor the 20th anniversary of TNG with a six-part eBook series that bridged the gap between Generations and First Contact. We discuss the first book, A Sea of Troubles.

Q and Trelane Comics. We explore the 1993 DC comic “A Little Man-to-Man Talk” and the 1998 Marvel comic “An Infinite Jest” to find out how Trelane’s place in the Continuum had been handled in the world of illustrated Star Trek.

David Mack: A Ceremony of Losses. We’re joined by David to talk about his entry in The Fall series, A Ceremony of Losses, which falls right in the middle of the saga and centers around the Andorian reproductive crisis.