The Human Adventure continues on my book shelf this week as I delve into another Trek novel. This one is written by the Reeves-Stevens who would later move onto writing for the Enterprise series. Set during The Original Series and the original five year mission, the story opens after a very dramatic event, and we…
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Star Trek: Rules of Engagement (1990) – Peter Morwood
It’s been a while since I haven’t been entertained by one of the Pocket Book Trek novels. But Peter Morwood’s effort, Rules of Engagement left me a little cold. I remember buying this one when I was younger. I even remember when, I had bought it to read during my transit across the country back…
Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (1989) – Judy Klass
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise… I dug into another Trek novel this week, and for the most part I enjoyed it, or at least the way it tied into The Original Series. Set during the original five year mission, this novel serves as a bit of a sequel to the episodes Miri,…
Star Trek: Memory Prime (1988) – Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens
Set during the five year mission of The Original Series, the next Trek novel I found myself exploring serves as a bit of a sequel to the episode The Lights of Zetar and is notable as the first novel written by the Reeves-Stevens couple of Garfield (referred to as Gar on the cover) and Judith….
Star Trek: Voyager (2001) – Repentance, and Prophecy
Captain’s log: stardate 54474.6 Robert Doherty pens this episode from a story he developed with Micheal Sussman. It first aired on 31 January, 2001, and tried to bring some big topics up for discussion. This is something that Trek tends to do pretty well. This time around, the Voyager comes to aid of a damaged…
Star Trek: Spock’s World (1988) – Diane Duane
Space, the final frontier… It’s been a while since I dove into a Star Trek novel, but I felt like it was time, and the next one on the list was this 1988 classic by Diane Duane. It was also the first Star Trek hard cover novel. Set just after the events of The Motion…
Star Trek: Voyager (2000) – Drive, and Repression
Captain’s log: stardate 54058.6 Micheal Taylor pens this episode that first screened on 18 October, 2000. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), after getting the okay from Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) enters the new Delta Flyer in a lightspeed race, a friendly competition held by four species who were originally at war. The event is being held…
Star Trek: Voyager (2000) – Fury, and Life Line
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Bryan Fuller and Micheal Taylor pen this episode from a story by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. First airing on 3 May, 2000, it sees the return of Jennifer Lien as Kes, and she is pissed. She launches an assault on the Voyager, demonstrating that her powers have grown exponentially, even…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – Dragon’s Teeth, and One Small Step
Captain’s log: stardate 53167.9 First airing on 10 November, 1999, Dragon’s Teeth was written by Micheal Taylor, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky from a story by Taylor. The Voyager is forced out of a sub-space corridor by attacking aliens, they find a remote planet and a race of aliens that have been in suspended animation…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – 11:59, and Relativity
Captain’s log: stardate 52840 Joe Menosky pens the teleplay for this episode from a story by Menosky and Brannon Braga. It debuted on 5 May, 1999, and gives Janeway actor Kate Mulgrew a chance to do something a little different. The crew have been sharing family histories, and Janeway shares the story of Shannon O’Donnel…
