October 2012: Book News Roundup

As the holidays approach, the publication schedule moves forward with great gift ideas for the Trekkie in your life (or, well, for yourself if you're so inclined!) Catch up on current releases, and put together your checklist for the next ten months of Trek Literature with October's Book News Roundup.

October 2012: "Brinkmanship"

Bickering leaders, an increasingly militarized border, back-room machinations… no, we’re not talking about anything in domestic or world politics, we’re talking about Una McCormack’s new novel, “Brinkmanship”.

October 2012: "Star Trek: The Next Generation 365"

If you are simply looking for an ‘episode guide’ to Star Trek: The Next Generation, don’t bother buying this book. It won’t satisfy you. If you are looking for a rich, immersive journey into the production and life of TNG, then “Star Trek: The Next Generation 365” is definitely a book that is for you. Our review of the Block/Erdmann TNG retrospective follows the cut.

October 2012: "In Tempest's Wake"

The U.S.S. Enterprise and other starships that participated in the final battle in the Taurus Reach have been remanded to a remote starbase. While evacuees from the station are processed and the ships repaired, restocked, and re-staffed as needed, Captain James T. Kirk is ordered to report to Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, Starbase 47’s second and final commanding officer. Through flashbacks intercut with the ongoing conversation between Kirk and Nogura, the Enterprise’s involvement in the last days of Operation Vanguard—and the conflict between Starfleet and Tholian forces at Starbase 47—is now told from the perspective of Kirk and his crew.