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Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast


Nov 8, 2024

Una McCormack: Asylum. 
  
One of the joys of tie-in fiction is the way that it can delve into the backgrounds of characters to make the viewing experience feel richer because the fan has a greater understanding of what motivates the characters. 

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Jonathan Koan and Casey Pettitt are proud to welcome author Una McCormack to talk about her Strange New Worlds novel, Asylum. We discuss starting the book, timelines, the Academy storyline, lectures, and interesting friendship, the mystery, themes, writing the SNW crew, references, using talents, heartbreak, a fun note, where to find Una and our final thoughts.                

Feature: Una McCormack
Starting the Book (00:03:50)
Timeframes (00:06:24)
The Academy Storyline (00:09:49)
Lectures (00:13:05)
An Interesting Friendship (00:16:09)
The Mystery (00:18:02)
Themes and Questions (00:22:42)
Writing the SNW Crew (00:27:12)
References (00:29:19)
Using Talents (00:34:41)
A Fun Note (00:44:56)
Where to Find Una and What is Coming (00:48:23)
Final Thoughts (00:50:30)      

Hosts
Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 

Guest 
Una McCormack

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)