The grammar pedant in me is annoyed they’re not called “The Beverlys Crusher” lol.

Very good. I’ve seen too many random Google Forms going around just harvesting emails / info to plug my details into any that I don’t click into from a legit/verified site. Not that I’m accusing OP of that, just that I don’t know where they got that form link.

Is that an official Google form and/or who am I providing my (required) email address to?

Is there an official Google page that links to this? Sorry but anyone can share a Google form.

I’m currently reading “Star Trek: Destiny” and the Borg are the big bad. Enjoying it so far (only about 1/3 into the first book of the trilogy).

I don’t really have a solid answer, and have only recently gone down the TrekLit rabbit hole, but I’d venture a couple of guesses:

1. Many of them utilize existing characters, so that might be problematic given the age of the cast and/or their availability.
2. I vaguely recall that existing characters for different series have to pay royalties to the writer who invented the character. I think this was the case for Nick Locarno and why Tom Paris is basically “We have Nick Locarno at home”
3. Probably some other IP legalese mucking things up as it is wont to do

When I posted yesterday looking to get some book suggestions, many of them involved existing characters. I think the “The Fall” series is all original characters, so it would probably be a good candidate. There’s probably others, but I’m not familiar enough yet to name any more.

The actor age / availability problem is probably solvable if the series was animated, though.

The Destiny trilogy by David Mack

Bought that one yesterday and am literally reading it now. Loving it so far; the pacing is fantastic.

Not long after the end of DS9. Garak remained on Cardassia Prime helping to rebuild after the end of the Dominion War. The framing structure of the book is a series of journal entries and letters from Garak to Dr. Bashir, so it covers a lot of time periods.

The cover makes me think “made-for-TV-movie RomCom” and now I have to buy this.

DS9 Millennium

Bought that trilogy and will read it after ST: Destiny

New Frontier series

That one was also recommended. It’s in the wish list, but I gotta figure out the reading order and buy them in order.

Invasion (4 books)

I didn’t even see those when I was looking, but will search for them directly.

The fall (5)

Also on the wish list :)

The buried age

Will check it out.

Thanks for the suggestions, and nice stack/collection! One of the drawbacks of ebooks is they’re not great for showing off or filling up a bookcase lol.

This one, right? Added it to my wish list.

And it’s only $1.99. Just bought it. Thanks!

The “New Frontier” series

I saw several of those but didn’t read the previews yet. I think a few of them made it to my wish list. Gonna have to see what the release/reading order is.

This episode was directed by Johnathan Frakes, the actor who portrayed Thomas Riker in “Second Chances” and “Defiant”

I knew I recognized him!

I found it interesting that Takei credits the franchise’s popularity with it being originally a low-rated show. Since it was low rated, it was cheap for networks to syndicate, so it was run frequently which built up the fan base.

I know, right?!

Clearly we need MicroUSB-C /s

If those are my two options…start looking for my projects on Codeberg I guess.

Is there a USB stick inside with a Debian ISO on it?

This is probably one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies. Mrs. Pietre and Scud are the first roles I associate with Holland Taylor and Jimmy Simpson, so every time I see them, I’m reminded of this movie.

It was also Jennifer Carpenter’s (Deb from Dexter) first role. She was the hysterical screaming student.