Comments on: Book Review: ‘Star Trek Academy – Collision Course’

By: MK

MK — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:23:26 +0000

this was such a good book, and i would really like to know when the next one is coming out. such a good background story for the two and i really hope that bones is in the next one!

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:44:59 +0000

Does anybody know if the book is going to be traslated to spanish language?. Will it be comercialized in other countries?. At least, in Spain, only 14 books related to Star Trek Original Series have been published by now. I think it is really a small number compared to the huge number of novels which have been written along years about the matter.

By: Johnnie F

Johnnie F — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:46:38 +0000

#30 – J&G Reeves-Stevens

I think it’s great that you two (or three) actually read and comment on this discussion line. I just bought your book today and can’t wait to read it.

By: J&G Reeves-Stevens

J&G Reeves-Stevens — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:26:40 +0000

Thanks for the review and all the great comments. This first Academy book was a lot of fun to write, especially since so little has been established about this period of Star Trek history so there’s lots of room for invention.

One detail from the book we’ve noticed many people mentioning is that seventeen-year-old Kirk calls nineteen-year-old Spock, “Stretch.” (And no, that’s not what W.S. calls L.N.)

What can we say, other than we can’t remember any letter coming into Enterprise expressing puzzlement that the adult Captain Archer no longer referred to Soval as “Ambassador Pointy,” as he did when he was twelve.

There’s a story about Stretch – stay tuned for Book Two!

J&G

By: cbspock

cbspock — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:16:29 +0000

I just finished the book. I haven’t enjoyed a star trek book like this in years. It was a fun read. The book is filled with a bunch of trivia from Enterprise to the original series. I look forward to the next book in the series.

I also enjoyed all the little tidbits of trivia. Mallory was mentioned in the episode “Obession”, Sam in “What are Little Girls Made Of?” and “Operation Annhilate” and of course the backstory to “Conscience of the king” plays a huge role in the story.

The book may not be perfect, but it does capture the soul of Star Trek.

By: Kigs

Kigs — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:41:00 +0000

After reading the book- I have to say it was “fascinating and interesting” to say the least. I won’t give anything away, but I do feel that WS made a couple of slip of here and there, but all in all, it was a good read. I look forward to the continuation of the story in the next book. Even if it is only to see what happens with WS creative vision. I wonder if he calls LN “stretch” in real life? Thoughs to ponder….. hmmm (raised eyebrow)….

By: Captain Future

Captain Future — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:22:12 +0000

As for the all-Vulcan Intrepid, the first mention in canon is in 2267, about 20 years after the events in this book. The prospect of an all-Vulcan Federation ship is mentioned in the book, so it hasn’t happened yet.

By: Captain Future

Captain Future — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:12:12 +0000

According to the Trek Encyclopedia, Kirk was born in 2233 (established in “The Deadly Years” TOS episode) and Spock was born in 2230 (”This Side of Paradise,” “Journey to Babel.”) So Spock is no more than 3 years older, and depending on birth dates, he could be 19 when Jim Kirk is 17. And they could easily have been at the Academy at the same time, especially since age isn’t necessarily a factor.

By: Jeffrey S. Nelson

Jeffrey S. Nelson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:54:08 +0000

I think Spock is much older than Kirk…and would not have met him until Kirk became captain of the Enterprise. They cartainly were not at the academy at the same time.

By: diabolk

diabolk — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:35:52 +0000

To me, Enterprise itself was un-canoniacal. Apocraphyl. Imaginary. But the 4th season was cool.