Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast TFM

Dayton Ward: Pliable Truths. 
  
The best tie-in fiction is something that takes the reader on a journey they never knew they needed to go on and transforms the way they look at the source material forever when they are done.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Jonathan Koan welcome author Dayton Ward to talk about his new Star Trek: The Next Generation book, Pliable Truths. We discuss the genesis of the book, Picard’s struggle, similar themes and true evil, an inconvenient truth, the O’Briens, cameos, the Oceanside, capital Qs, the end, where to find and what’s next plus our final thoughts.
Feature: Dayton Ward
Idea for the Book (00:03:11)
Picard’s Struggle (00:08:01)
Similar Themes and True Evil (00:10:50)
Inconvenient Truth (00:20:07)
The O’Briens (00:27:36)
Cameos (00:34:22)
The Oceanside (00:39:53)
Capital Qs (00:45:30)
The End (00:49:05)
Where to Find and What’s Next (00:55:35)
Final Thoughts (01:01:42)         
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Jonathan Koan 
Guest 
Dayton Ward
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Comics Catch Up. 
  
Comics have been an important medium for Star Trek ever since the release of the first Gold Key comic in 1967 and they have continued over various publishers since that time.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan catch up on all the issues they’ve missed recently. They discuss being new to Star Trek comics, Picard’s Academy, The Scorpius Run, Sons of Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek: Defiant, wrapping up and their final thoughts. 
In the news they discuss a new release that is imminent and the delay of an upcoming book as well. 
 
News
New Releases Coming  (00:02:55)              
Feature: Comics Catch Up
New to Comics (00:04:27)
Picard’s Academy (00:06:10)
Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run (00:11:20)
Sons of Star Trek (00:21:42)
Star Trek (00:31:44)
Star Trek: Defiant (00:44:48)
Wrapping Up (00:51:45)
Final Thoughts (00:53:55)        
Hosts
Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard. 
  
On August 4th, 2018 at Star Trek Las Vegas a man well known to Star Trek fans walked on stage and announced that he was back to continue the journey of a character that had begun 31 years prior. 
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk about The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard. We discuss a new show, kicking off the story, had it been done before, seasons 1-3, is anything missing, our ratings and final thoughts. 
               
Feature: The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard
A New Show (00:03:08)
Kicking Off This New Show (00:09:48)
It Has Been Done Before (00:16:46)
Season One (00:21:33)
Season Two (00:28:54)
Don’t Step On Toes (00:35:01)
Season Three (00:41:23)
Anything Missing? (00:48:08)
Ratings (00:51:14)
Final Thoughts (00:55:18)        
Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

David Mack: Firewall. 
  
With the release of Star Trek: Picard the questions of what happened to our favorite characters from shows like Deep Space Nine and Voyager was once again up in the air and the introduction of Seven of Nine to the show made the questions around her history after the series even more mysterious.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts, Matthew, Casey and Jonathan welcome author David Mack to discuss his new Picard era novel, Firewall. We discus the background of the story, writing in the Picard timeline, Seven’s emotions, an anchor, getting in the way, new characters, the spy element, staying true, the framing device, production, making the map, what’s next for David and our final thoughts. 
In the news section we discuss two newly announced books for 2024!
 
News
Book News (00:01:43)               
Feature: David Mack
The Background of This Story (00:09:45)
Writing in the Picard Timeline (00:13:18)
Seven’s Emotions (00:20:25)
An Anchor (00:30:40)
Getting in the Way (00:36:50)
New Characters (00:41:33)
The Spy Element (00:46:16)
Staying True (00:54:34)
Framing Device (00:56:39)
The Production of the Book (01:00:54)
Making the Map (01:05:08)
What is Coming Next (01:08:54)
Final Thoughts (01:18:08)         
Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 
Guest 
David Mack
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Art of the Impossible. 
  
The era between the Star Trek TOS movies and the beginning of The Next Generation has a lot of events that are referenced in the shows but were never seen, which is fertile ground for the novels to cover.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome a new host to the show in Jonathan Koan to help us talk about the next book in The Lost Era, The Art of the Impossible. We discuss the Cardassian and Klingon conflict, the juxtaposition, Curzon, many characters, other things, our ratings and final thoughts. 
 
News
A New Host (00:01:47)                 
Feature: The Art of the Impossible
Cardassian and Klingon Conflict (00:14:18)
The Juxtaposition (00:30:47)
Curzon (00:33:32)
Many Characters (00:41:17)
Other Characters (00:50:18)
Ratings (00:54:34)
Final Thoughts (00:59:03)         
Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Sundered. 
  
The period between Star Trek Generations and the beginning of The Next Generation is ripe for storytelling and yet has scarcely been mined except in the novels.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the Lost Era novel, The Sundered. We discuss characters on the cover, the Neyel, the Tholians, responsibility, communication, connections, our ratings and final thoughts. 
In the news section we judge to new books by their covers!
 
News
New Book Covers (00:03:00)                 
Feature: The Sundered
Characters on the Covers (00:10:45)
The Neyel (00:17:51)
The Tholians (00:28:36)
Responsibility (00:38:16)
Communication (00:44:49)
Connections (00:48:51)
Ratings (00:56:08)
Final Thoughts (00:58:19)          
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt 
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)