Jan 28, 2018
Captain's Peril.
Saving the galaxy on a regular basis is pretty tiring work, and for
Starfleet's finest, rest and relaxation is important. But when two
legendary Starfleet captains decide to take a vacation on Bajor, it
isn't long before another crisis arises, and it's up to Captain
James T. Kirk and Captain Jean-Luc Picard to once again save the
day.
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss the Shatnerverse novel Captain's Peril, the first book in the Totality trilogy. We talk about the murder mystery plot, philosophical differences between Kirk, Spock, and Picard, different ideas about risk, the Prime Directive debate, the huge left turn the story takes at the end, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news segment, we discuss a poll in our Goodreads group about where our listeners get their Star Trek novels.
News
Goodreads Poll (00:06:11)
Feature: Captain's Peril
More Shatnerverse (00:11:50)
The Prologue (00:14:41)
Murder, He Worte (00:17:39)
Kirk and Picard Dynamic (00:26:45)
A B-Story (00:29:00)
"Risk is Our Business" (00:37:44)
More Than One Murder (00:45:56)
Paternalism (00:50:02)
The Totality (01:01:25)
Ratings (01:04:20)
Final Thoughts (01:10:24)
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)