I don’t want to repeat what others have already said as that’s all pretty accurate. As a rule of thumb, just look at the site sidebar for various instances and just avoid any that base themselves around any form of identity politics. Sadly, that’s a lot of them, but life is better without those kinds of attitudes in your face all the time.

Just got around to this one and finished it last night. Thanks for the recommendation. Was definitely different and fun. Kind of a “breather episode” compared to the high stakes of the rest of the ones I’ve been reading.

Heh, I just watched “The Search” the other day which is actually what inspired this meme. The thought did cross my mind that “Seska” could be T’Rul wearing a Cardassian mask wearing a Bajoran mask.

I’ve always observed them to be the largely the same thing but on different ends of the ideological spectrum (libertarians holding a more right-wing stance to anarchism’s left-wing stances). Otherwise, they’re both essentially petulant toddlers stamping their feet and saying “I don’t want to, and you can’t make me”.

LOL, yes.

She did, but the Seska episodes were the only Kazon episodes that I enjoyed from the early seasons of Voyager.

I wonder what trek would be like if they’d only ever had shuttles.

The Orville lol

ENT is definitely one of my top 3 Treks. Wasn’t perfect, but I just really like the “everything is new and experimental” aspect of it. That, and the early episodes having to solve problems without relying on the transporters or having to hand-wave away why they can’t use them.

Sometimes clunky problems require simple solutions lol. I couldn’t figure out any other way to represent Pa’nar syndrome in a still.

Adding a few more

I downloaded one and I still want to support the author so I have no issue with buying it on sale.

Same. Not with A Stitch in Time but two of the PIC tie-in novels weren’t available without DRM. So I bought them full price and “Rules of Acquisition’d” DRM-free versions from elsewhere. My conscience is clean.

Yeah, A Stitch in Time was what started the search. Just over $100 seems like a bargain when I was seeing the used paperbacks listed over $200 on Amazon lol. So I went with the ebook copy.

https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/book/136175/a-stitch-in-time/andrew-j-robinson/

I think I paid $10.99 for it last year, and it’s $8.99 now. If you are interested in more, create an account and add them to your wish list. They will randomly go on sale with no notice. I got several that were normally like $12.99 for $1.99 just by catching them on sale when I checked back on my lists.

I’ve been getting all of mine from there. If the title is available without DRM, it’s noted in the listing, and you can straight-up just download a clean epub file once you’ve bought it. That’s everything I’ve always wanted from an ebook store.

It’s like reading an extended episode of ST.

Very much that. Mine are all ebooks but I’m starting to build a nice collection. Thankfully I can get most of them DRM-free so they’re actually mine. Best I can tell, the publisher will release them DRM-free approx. 5 years after they’re published.

USS Equinox

Nova Class :)

The Bajoran Solar Sailor anyone

For a pleasure cruise? Yes, please. I forgot about those, but they are gorgeous. Practical, though? Probably not unless you plan to sail through a tachyon field lol.

Good thing there’s still a large backlog of Trek novels I haven’t read yet. Not really a consolation prize or silver lining, but it’s at least something.

I am probably the wrong person to answer, but I usually just get a light buzz going and work on stuff around the house or yard.

Mowing the yard, pulling weeds, or working in the garden with a light buzz is pretty darn relaxing to me lol. Doing the dishes, laundry, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom? None of those are particularly fun but are necessary and greatly improved by having a light buzz.

On the rare occasion I accidentally get too buzzed and end up glued to the couch, the dogs are more than happy to take advantage and receive lots of pets and lap time.

I did a post a while back asking for recommendations, so I’ll link that since there’s some good ones: https://startrek.website/post/28030285

My favorites of what I’ve read so far:

• A Stitch in Time
• Deep Space Nine: Millennium (trilogy)
• Star Trek: Destiny (Trilogy)
• Cold Equations (Trilogy)

I’ve read 4 out of the 5 Star Trek: Picard tie-in novels, and they’re all excellent (though the Riker one is the weakest but not bad).

• The Last Best Hope: Prequel to Picard S1 and fills in so many blanks that were missing in the show. Picard and Raffi are the main focus.
• Second Self: Set between PIC S1 and S2, features Raffi as the main character.
• Firewall: Set before PIC S1 with flashbacks to shortly after Voyager returned from the Delta Quadrant. Seven of Nine is the main character.
• The Dark Veil: Set After before PIC S1, features Riker and the Titan.

Honorable Mentions:

• Q-Squared: If you like Q and Trelane antics
• Q-in-Law: I’m struggling to get through the first few chapters of this one, but it was recommended so I’m going to power through lol. (Update: Got through to chapter 6 last night and it’s finally picking up speed.)

I bought it (ebook) and read it last year. It was my gateway drug into the TrekLit universe :)

And 4 and 5 for that matter