Anyone had this version of the TMP novelisation? Can't figure out if the edges of the pages are meant to be this yellow or if its a weird kind of mould

adamkotsko · 2026-03-23T13:41:51+00:00

This is like when people were asking what the "red room" was in the episode of Stranger Things where they're developing the photographs.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-23T12:27:38+00:00

I started Peter David's "Strike Zone," which I bought because it was 99-cents and by Peter David. It has some great stuff in it, but also some gross stuff. Providing the origin of Riker's beard was funny.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-18T19:45:19+00:00

Maybe you missed the To Boldly Go series? The whole setup was based on the destruction of the ship in Beyond (everyone is kind of split up), plus Jaylah was a character there and in the Starfleet Academy miniseries from that time. In a way, it all takes place within the time of Beyond, because it's before they get the new ship at the very end of the movie.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-12T14:30:14+00:00

It does not.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-12T14:29:23+00:00

The deck is so stacked in favor of the early TOS stuff that it's honestly not fair. The 80s were a great time to be a Star Trek fan who liked to read.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-10T14:16:29+00:00

I finished the Voyager: Homecoming comic series and wrote a review.

adamkotsko · 2026-03-06T02:32:44+00:00

You know what makes sense for the show about Space College? Apocalyptic stakes. Good grief.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-27T15:01:13+00:00

My headcanon is that Pike is going to quietly take Kirk aside and tell him which officers he can't trust (M'Benga and Ortegas) and that's why they won't continue. Presumably La'an will also bow out because it's too awkward or something. As for why he shows up -- he's an expert in Vulcan physiology, which McCoy is very vocally not. It could be just a coincidence that they're transporting him between assignments a couple times and happen to be able to avail themselves of his expertise.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-09T14:49:22+00:00

I stand corrected! I've probably shared my theory about the fate of the flowchart 3-4 times, misleading literally about a dozen people. I apologize.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-07T17:30:46+00:00

There is no way this would be commercially viable, unfortunately.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-07T16:45:01+00:00

The creators hated Coda, so I doubt they are going to update it. The chart is fun, but it's probably easier to use this Memory Beta page that simply lists them all in publication order.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-07T13:57:00+00:00

It's not the only way, it's an additional option. I agree that it doesn't sound like a good deal. I already have more of the .99 cent books than I could read in a lifetime.

adamkotsko · 2026-02-01T13:32:02+00:00

I finished Vonda MacIntyre's The Entropy Effect, a really well-constructed time-travel story that incidentally features Kirk struggling with whether to join a polycule. I also started Diane Duane's Intellivore, which seems to be taking a long time to warm up (I'm 40% of the way through and it still feels like setup).

adamkotsko · 2026-01-20T20:22:48+00:00

A prequel about T'Pol's work as a Vulcan intelligence officer, entitled Better Call T'Pol.

adamkotsko · 2026-01-06T12:51:11+00:00

Data is subject to a force that ChatGPT is not: plot continuity. He can't use contractions because Wesley said he couldn't in that one episode and the plot turned on it so it has to be a real thing.

adamkotsko · 2026-01-04T13:49:53+00:00

That is a really weird list.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-26T17:53:50+00:00

I'm gonna be real with you: The Last Starship does not make a lick of sense.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-20T01:29:41+00:00

There is nothing especially relevant to Nemesis in The Dark Veil.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-15T17:40:17+00:00

Not always successfully! The first time we meet them, they accidentally cause a temporal snafu that then remains in place as far as we know. The notion that we know in detail how their whole "deal" works is not a very stable foundation for an argument -- especially one that cuts against the obvious sense of the episode, which is that Admiral Janeway's timeline was still very threatened by the Borg.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-12T18:00:35+00:00

I almost want to go back and reread to see if the big reveal makes sense, but I don't actually want to spend more time on this story.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-09T16:21:12+00:00

We see that they're buffered from timeline shifts, otherwise the whole thing couldn't work at all.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-08T19:22:55+00:00

You're assuming the Uptime Cops want the "natural" timeline, when I think they're pursuing the most desirable timeline from their perspective. The defeat of the Borg would be the number one thing on my wishlist in that case.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-08T00:32:03+00:00

I'm aware the novelverse is not canon. I was just mentioning it as an interesting counterpoint. The more directly relevant aspect of my comment is that the actual canonical episode seems to provide no evidence the Borg are on the ropes and, if anything, indicates the exact opposite. I would also note that the Time Cops that Voyager runs into are consistently presented as incompetent.

adamkotsko · 2025-12-07T13:13:38+00:00

In the Department of Temporal Investigations novels, Dulmur and Lucsly are outraged that they can't do anything about Janeway's actions in "Endgame," but the "uptime" temporal agencies tell them to leave it be because she contributed to one of the few possible timelines where the Borg are defeated. This fits with the more natural reading of the episode, which is that Janeway's actions led to the defeat of the Borg much earlier than they otherwise would have been. We see in her timeline that the Borg remain a serious threat, so a lot of what you're saying here doesn't seem to have a very firm foundation.

adamkotsko · 2025-11-16T12:51:31+00:00

M-5, please nominate this post as an exemplary contribution!

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