Dec 10, 2021
David Mack: Oblivion's Gate.
Twenty years ago Pocket Books started something incredible by
continuing the story of Deep Space Nine, giving fans what happened
after the finale, beginning what became affectionally know as the
lit-verse and would span the entirety of the 24th century of Star
Trek.
In this episode of Literary Treks host Matthew Rushing welcomes
author David Mack to talk about the final book in the Coda series,
Oblivion's Gate. We discuss how he is feeling, hopes for the
series, the prelude, the Borg are back in town, the mirror
universe, the Riker story, Emissary and The Hand of the Prophets,
Worf's love life, Wesley, time's skeleton key, making it mean
something, a question, miss writing the most, ending with Picard,
David online and final thoughts.
Feature: David Mack
How David is Feeling (00:01:46)
Hopes for the Series (00:03:07)
The Prelude (00:15:05)
The Borg are Back in Town (00:18:12)
Bringing in the Mirror Universe (00:30:05)
The Riker Story (00:35:02)
Emissary and The Hand of the Prophets (00:40:42)
Worf's Love Life (00:46:32)
Alpha and Omega (00:52:04)
Time's Skeleton Key (00:58:52)
Make it Mean Something (01:04:04)
Characters You Wish You Could Have Used (01:07:48)
Miss Writing the Most (01:11:34)
Ending With Picard (01:17:03)
David Online and Final Thoughts (01:28:00)
Host
Matthew Rushing
Guest
David Mack
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive
Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate
Producer)