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swynn
Encounter at Farpoint | David Gerrold
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(1987) The first ST:TNG tie-in novel is a novelization of the pilot episode. It's been a long long time since I watched "Encounter at Farpoint," and this seemed to match my hazy memory pretty well, except that the tone of the ending was quite different. Still, even with the difference it felt more like an episode of the show than like a pastiche, so Gerrold gets a passing grade from me.

RamsFan1963 It always amazes me how big a fan I became of ST:NG considering how much I detested the first season. Except for Data, I didn't care for any of the characters. 2mo
swynn @RamsFan1963 I remember being very underimpressed by the first season also, and watched very few episodes. It wasn't until I think the fourth season that I got into it, when a group of friends in college started having watch parties. At first I wasn't sure whether the show was getting better or I just enjoyed the company. From here I can see it was a generous helping of both 2mo
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James263 How are you doing 2mo
RamsFan1963 @swynn Looking back on it, ST:NG Season One did have some quality episodes. The Big Goodbye, Datalore (introducing Data's evil twin brother Lore), Heart of Glory and Conspiracy were all entertaining, but they were surrounded by utter crap like Code of Honor (the worse ST episode I've ever seen), Justice (cringy Wesley Crusher episode), and We'll Always Have Paris 2mo
swynn @RamsFan1963 After reading this, I started a re-watch of the first season episodes, and still think they're mostly weak, even knowing -- heck *especially* knowing some of the series' strengths to come. And if my goodness yes, Code of Honor made my jaw drop early and left it gaping. I hope I can forget it again but I'm not optimistic 2mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
The Peacekeepers | Gene DeWeese
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4 ⭐️s
A much better installment to the TNG book series. I enjoyed the focus on Geordi and Data, especially the use of Geordi‘s visor! The moral questions brought up throughout the story were intriguing and made me think of a sci fi classic I read earlier this year, Way Station by Simak. But in this story, the threat of an alien conglomerate enforcing a handicap on a planets ability to govern itself and reach for the stars has become reality.

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swynn
Encounter at Farpoint | David Gerrold
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The #readYourKindle fates have found every Star Trek novel in my list this month. Perhaps they're trying to tell me something?

Thanks @CBee !

CBee Definitely a theme!! 🖖🏻 3mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Mehso-so

3 ⭐️s
There‘s a lot going on and also not much happens… Many of the characters (especially these three doofuses) are very different than their tv counterparts. Data shows too much emotion, I especially hated the moments where he seemingly got his feelings hurt. I LOATHED the part where Carey says he actually pouts like a child. Riker‘s an unprofessional lunatic. Geordi was just a tad bit too insubordinate. (Although I must say, his ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm protectiveness over Data definitely fed my inner Data/Geordi ship demon.) 😅

The plot was meh. I still don‘t understand how this entity swooped through Earth in the 1990‘s, plucked one ship out of the ocean, then apparently left our solar system and didn‘t come into human contact again until the Enterprise stumbled across it randomly out in the galaxy… 🤷‍♀️

I don‘t know that I can blame Carey for not having a better grasp on the characters ⬇️
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm mannerisms. The show premiered in late September ‘87 and this novel was published in July ‘88. She had to have been writing it either before it premiered or just as it was airing. So I don‘t know how much, if any, of the actors depictions she was able to see before writing this. Wesley especially seems like she wrote a completely different person in the role, down to his physical looks.

Book 2 of #BookTrek2024
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Roary47 Eeee I think I‘ve read this one a long time ago. 🤩 4mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Roary47 Lol, it‘s almost as old as I am. 😅 Have you read any other Star Trek books? I‘m working my way through the TNG series. ❤️ 4mo
Roary47 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Yes, I‘ve read a few. I need to get back into reading them. They seem to be the only Sci-fi I can actually get into. 😅 4mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
Encounter at Farpoint | David Gerrold
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4 ⭐️s
A novelization of the first TNG episode. There are some obvious differences that they changed later during filming of the show. Riker goes by Bill in this, but Will in the show. Data‘s origin is different. Things happen in a different order and I definitely prefer the tv version of that better. But what I like better in the book are the thoughts of the characters. A fun look into how they think/perceive each other.

Book 1 of #BookTrek2024

Roary47 I might have read this a long time ago. 🖖🏼 5mo
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Bookwomble
Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 | Terry J. Erdmann, Paula M. Block
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Me and Worf's mum sharing a cup of tea in the same glass 🍵🖖😊 (though hers was lapsang souchong from a replicator and mine was cinnamon and plum from a pot 🫖).
Worf's having family problems with his son, Alexander, this episode, and the subplot with the soliton wave propulsion system seems like an ill-conceived technology!

Ruthiella Amazing! 😂 8mo
Aimeesue Worf tries, but as a dad, he really struggles! 😏 8mo
SpellboundReader What a fun photo! Sometimes I wish for a replicator, especially when I'm not in the mood to cook or crave a chocolate dessert. 🖖 (Sorry, I know that's Vulcan, not Klingon. 😁) 8mo
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Bookwomble @Ruthiella My son bought me a couple of the tea cups as a Trek-related Christmas gift a couple of years ago. I see them in the show a fair bit, but this is, I think, the first time I've coincidentally synchronised with a character 😄 8mo
Bookwomble @Aimeesue Yeah, he really has a good go at it in this episode, which with multiple-viewing foreknowledge of how it turns out, makes it all the more poignant 😢 8mo
Bookwomble @BeeCurious Oven chips or instant noodles are the nearest thing we have to a replicator, I guess 😏 And I think the Vulcan salute is universally accepted as a Trek-fan identifier, so you're safe 😊. I'm pretty sure any Klingon hand gestures would be hideously offensive, anyway 😄 8mo
SpellboundReader 😂 😁 8mo
LeahBergen “Earl Grey, hot” for me, please. 😉 8mo
Bookwomble @LeahBergen That is canonically and traditionally correct, and mainly what I do drink from these glasses, but I've got more than one kind of TBR, in this case Tea Brews in Reserve, which I need to drink my way through 😄 8mo
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RamsFan1963
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 32 (yes I know I'm late, and this is the second Worf cover)
#ABookADay2024

Ruthiella Too much Worf is never a bad thing! Qapla‘! 9mo
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khooliha
Q-in-Law | Peter David

I think this book is mostly pretty bad, but the deliciousness of Picard telling Q that passionate hate usually also indicates passionate love - my dude, are you hearing yourself? Talking to you most *ahem* hated guy??

khooliha Of course, this book doesn't know that queerness is real, so it misses the tasty treat too. 12mo
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BoldCityBooks
Ghost Ship | Diane Carey
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Back patio Sunday afternoon reading.

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kwmg40
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I just had to share this photo after I saw the “sock monkey“ theme for the #MarchMadnessReadathon #DailyChallenge.

Years ago, I knitted a traditional grey and white monkey for my daughter. She loved it so much that I decided to adapt the pattern to make another, based on her favourite Star Trek character, Data.

@DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

#LitsyCrafters

DieAReader Love it!!!💙💙💙 (edited) 2y
Ruthiella So cute! 2y
bthegood love it - 2y
Andrew65 Wonderful! 2y
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