Apr 15, 2018
Dark Mirror.
In the year 2267, four Starfleet officers found themselves trapped
in a strange alternate universe, a dark and deadly mirror of their
own reality. There, a brutal empire ruled in place of the
Federation, and advancement came through deceit and murder. Now, a
century later, the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves pulled
into that same mirror reality, and this time they must work to
prevent a full scale invasion of the prime universe!
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther talk about the TNG novel Dark Mirror by Diane Duane. We discuss how the novel compares to other stories set in the mirror universe, a dolphin scientist named Hwii, his theory of hyperstrings, the evil and powerful Counselor Troi, the origins and nature of the mirror universe, Diane Duane's particular brand of technobabble, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news section, we talk about the upcoming Autobiography of
Mr. Spock, judge the cover of James Swallow's novel Star Trek:
Discovery: Fear Itself, and discuss the news of the new comic
miniseries, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita, coming
later this year.
News
The Autobiography of Spock (00:03:38)
Star Trek Discovery: Fear Itself (00:08:27)
Terra Incognita Announcement (00:11:47)
Feature: Dark Mirror
Back to the Mirror (00:15:36)
How it Fits (00:18:28)
Sea World in Space (00:30:26)
Good Vibrations (00:35:08)
The Counselor (00:37:28)
Comparing Universes (00:49:10)
Possible Origins (00:57:02)
Master of Technobabble (01:01:37)
Ratings (01:10:19)
Final Thoughts (01:11:06)
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)