Comments on: Library Computer: Review “Errand of Fury 3 – Sacrifices of War” + Trivia Contest 2

By: noirgwio

noirgwio — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:25:52 +0000

I’ve been getting most of my Trek books via a local Borders and more recently B&N as well. But B&N only has like twelve different ones, some with two copies of one of them. A really frustrating situation. Borders only has a few more than that, and I’ve been ordering ones I want via thier in-store computer, not the “dot-com” ones, the actual delivered straight to the store, without use of credit cards one. Today, when trying to order Tales From The Captain’s Table, I was told that from now on all they will have is “dot-com” which means you need credit cards… I can’t order online due to only having a cellphone. *sigh* So not much luck here either. But I got 8 whole Trek books to get to that I ordered earlier this month, I’m digging them! Including VAN: Summon The Thunder & Reap The Whirlwind & A Singular Destiny – FINALLY!!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:10:31 +0000

My local B&N doesn’t even have half a shelf of Star Trek books. For shame!

By: GaryS

GaryS — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:35:40 +0000

Izbot,
The biggest B&N in the area has the Encylopedia .
But another thing thing that bugs me is they all have the SAME Trek novels .
Good luck finding something that goes back several years.
I like Star Wars as a franchise ,
But I dont read the novels.
I would if they had more standalone stories .
But I picked up the Millenium Falcon,
And It segues right into theSolo familys next adventure with Luke.
I need closure with my books I am old fashioned that way.
I am not saying Trek is superior,
just that they are more my cup of tea .

By: Andy Patterson

Andy Patterson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:23:12 +0000

I don’t know the trivia question but I am happy to see Ayelborne and Claymare being visited again. Always an interesting episode to me. I also have a nice accompanying piece of music I wrote about them if the author would like to hear it.

By: Surfing Spock

Surfing Spock — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:59:43 +0000

Seriously, I misread Star Trek Destiny as “Star Trek Dentistry”.

By: Izbot

Izbot — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:14 +0000

7. GaryS -
“I have been to two Borders and two Barnes and Nobles in my area
and they are always dominated by Star Wars novels.”

Can’t say as a good bookstore in LA but, yeah, both B&N and Borders nationwide have reduced their Star Trek inventories to essentially a shelf-and-a-half while Star Wars novels now take up several shelves. And good luck trying to find any of the oversized non-fiction Trek books there like Starcharts or Encyclopedias.

By: GaryS

GaryS — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:55:01 +0000

I know this is a bit off topic, But anybody know a bookstore In Los Angeles
that has a decent Trek section ?
I have been to two Borders and two Barnes and Nobles in my area
and they are always dominated by Star Wars novels.
While Star trek novels only get a row and a half in each store!
that makes me so MAD!
anybody know a store in Los Angeles that bucks that trend?
Are there any reissues of classic trek novels planned because of the new film?
Thanks!

By: DFinn

DFinn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:06:29 +0000

Ok, I’m surprised that no has mentioned this yet — and that it wasn’t mentioned in the article:

Lt. Leslie Parrish? That’s a real actress — and a Trek alum.

Leslie Parrish played Lt. Carolyn Palamas in the TOS Episode “Who Mourns for Adonais?”

Kinda wierd to see her name attached to this book. Art imitating life imitating art?

By: Jorg Sacul

Jorg Sacul — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:58:43 +0000

re: Antares Our astronomy prof (back in the day) said that the name is derived from the ancients who would confuse it FOR Mars in the sky- and the name Antares literally meant “Not Mars”. I really like Rival of Mars better. More poetic!

Who knows, maybe in the 23rd Century, the name Antares on a ship is the equivalent of “Princess”, like the cruise ships of today. Just a loosely conjectured hypothesis. Not canon. :-)

By: Daoud

Daoud — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:36:47 +0000

Good review…

I was annoyed by another “Antares” cropping up. It’s so fanfictiony, yes, and blows the suspension of disbelief. A writer doing some “research”, might have looked up Antares and found it means “Rival of Mars”. Now, if I see a merchant vessel named “Rival of Mars” crop up, that would be actually be interesting, and reminiscent of the best part of Robert H. Wolfe’s development of the series Andromeda from Gene Roddenberry’s post-Federation concepts… great vessel names!

The barebones Blish adaptation still reads better, too.