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Looking forward to this ‘Picard’ tie-in novel telling the backstory of how Seven joined the Fenris Rangers.

Mack says he’s submitted front matter with starcharts. I love that kind of stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooooo, looks interesting! I was always fascinated with the Fenris Rangers, but we sadly never got much of them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mack’s Star Trek tie-in books are on my autobuy list, so I’ve preordered, but this one will be his first hardcover.

If you get books from your public library and they accept requests for new books to bring in, this would be a suitable one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@StillPaisleyCat
Seeing forward. I have a poster from Vanguard with his Autograph :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The covers from the Vanguard series are phenomenally good. I’m envious.

I came to the series relatively late, and got all the physical books as either used paperbacks or trade-paperback publisher’s reprints. In neither case did the interior station diagrams promised on the covers come included. (I was able to grab them off the internet.) I’m hoping Mack’s starcharts make it into Firestorm in a format that will ensure they make it through to ebooks and reprints.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@StillPaisleyCat i was just lucky. He was at fedcon at that time, a german Star Trek und Sci-fi Convention signing his books. I'm still happy i got that. Conventions are normally too expensive for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Good for you.

I think that the presence of writers at cons has gone down significantly actually.

There was a time when every dedicated Trek con I attended would have a panel with a writer. I remember first seeing Peter David that way. It’s what first got me trying the books.

When I look at Mack or Ward’s social media, they’re only doing 2 or 3 regional general science fiction cons per year.

As the paid availability of actors for photos and autographs has increased, we see more of them at cons, with big panels instead of single presenters. It’s however the presentations by writers and production folks that I miss. While one here’s about as much from them through podcasts and featurettes, it’s not the same as in-person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@StillPaisleyCat i too. That autograph from Mack was the only thing i wanted. Think you are right. There were Changes through the years. In the first years it was more or less complete Star Trek Franchise. Nowadays they include all franchises from sci-fi to fantasy. Think they want to be open for a broader audience.