May 28, 2017
The Entropy Effect.
When Captain Kirk is killed in a vicious attack, Spock must
navigate his way through an impossible time-bending paradox to get
to the bottom of the mystery of what happened. However, it is not
only Captain Kirk's life that hangs in the balance, but the fate of
the entire universe!
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are joined once again by Brandon Shea-Mutala to discuss the first Pocket Books original Star Trek novel, The Entropy Effect by Vonda N. McIntyre. We talk about our first experiences with the novel, Sulu's role in the story, Captain Hunter and her fighter squadron, links between this story and Star Trek Into Darkness, a convoluted time-twisting plot, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news segment, we talk about the Star Trek authors who have been nominated for this year's Scribe awards, judge the cover of the upcoming Rise of the Federation: Patterns of Interference, and review two comics: Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds #6 and TNG: Mirror Broken #1.
News
Scribe Award Nominees (00:02:51)
Patterns of Interference Cover (00:05:13)
Stranger Worlds #6 (00:08:07)
Broken Mirror #1 (00:15:31)
Feature: The Entropy Effect
Star Trek #2 (00:21:52)
First Time (00:23:09)
The Setting (00:26:28)
Sulu Bond (00:31:19)
Hunter and Her Squadron (00:37:16)
Spider Links (00:48:31)
Time, Time, and More Time (00:55:54)
Ratings (01:02:17)
Final Thoughts (01:06:39)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Brandon-Shea Mutala
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea
Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)