Gateways: No Man's Land

At one time, Christie Golden was the preeminent author in the Star Trek: Voyager novel line with 13 of her 16 Star Trek stories being with the crew of Voyager. In fact, even Kirsten Beyer hasn't surpassed Golden's contributions to the series.

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan discuss No Man's Land. Topics include characterizations, Janeway-Chakotay shipping, Seven instigating a slave uprising, not one but two murder mysteries, and, oh yeah, the gateways. Plus, we ask a very important question: What happens to Fluffy?

In our comics discussion, we talk about IDW's Star Trek issues 25-30, When the Walls Fell (not to be confused with the Tamarian legend of Shaka).

NEWS

Star Trek 25-30 (00:04:12)

FEATURE: NO MAN'S LAND

Classic Voyager (00:16:55)

Gateway Issues (00:21:43)

Continuity (00:24:30)

Something Fun (00:27:59)

Meat of the Story (00:31:33)

The Weirdest Part (00:35:46)

What Holds it Back (00:37:05)

Seven’s Story (00:40:41)

Arkathi (00:44:20)

Ratings (00:51:14)

Final Thoughts (00:53:54).

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)

Star Trek literature’s mission was to expand the universe of the series beyond what was seen on screen, so in doing that the books continued series that had ended as well as created characters to follow; the Gateway series brought all of those together in one massive crossover.

In this episode of Literary Trek's hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk about Demons of Air and Darkness. We discuss title questions, the opening, the treat of the book, Kira’s leadership, the “threat”, Shar and Nog, Quark, Ro, the reveal, the same scene, our ratings and final thoughts.

For the news we discuss the upcoming novel in the Picard line!

News

New Picard Novel Coming (00:02:58)

Feature: Demons of Air and Darkness

Title Questions (00:05:52)

The Opening Chapter (00:10:28)

The Threat of the Book (00:12:55)

Kira’s Leadership (00:17:32)

“Threat” (00:19:35)

Shar and Nog (00:23:55)

New Recurring Characters (00:29:33)

Quark (00:32:47)

Ro (00:34:36)

Finally Revealed (00:38:12)

The Same Scene (00:40:15)

Ratings (00:43:24)

Final Thoughts (00:46:13)

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)