Jun 24, 2018
The Root of All Rage.
Across the Alpha Quadrant, opinion is turning against the Renao. A
terrorist group, The Purifying Flame, is responsible for the
destruction of starbases and colonies in the Federation and the
Klingon Empire, and now the Empire screams for blood. It's up to
the crews of the U.S.S. Prometheus and the I.K.S. Bortas to
investigate and bring The Purifying Flame to justice, but can they
complete their mission before the calls for vengeance overwhelm the
situation, or will cooler heads ultimately prevail?
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss the second book in the Star Trek: Prometheus trilogy, The Root of All Rage. We talk about the delicate relationship between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, bigotry and hate, mistreatment of people who are different, the situation back on Earth, Lwaxana Troi's role, Renao mythology, a surprise tie to a TOS episode, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news segment, Bruce and Dan review the fourth and final issue of IDW's Star Trek: Discovery: The Light of Kahless.
News
The Light of Kahless #4 (00:03:48)
Feature: The Root of All Rage
Back to Prometheus (00:14:07)
Federation/Klingon Relations (00:15:48)
Prejudice, Hate, and Bigotry (00:24:57)
Abusing Others Because They Are Different (00:32:40)
The Situation Back Home (00:39:21)
The Mythology (00:47:35)
I Knew It! (00:54:30)
Lwaxana Troi (00:59:52)
Ratings (01:02:12)
Final Thoughts (01:06:40)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
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)
Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate
Producer)