I think the word “tosh” may have been created specifically so that one day I could use it to describe this book. I wasn’t a fan of the X-Files when it was on TV and this book, based on the series, has done nothing to make me reassess my opinions. The premise of the story … Continue reading
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Star Trek Deep Space 9 5: Fallen Heroes, Dafydd ab Hugh
I was foolish, dear reader. I should know better by now, but I walked right into this one. I was putting the Star Trek books in order so that I could try and make some sense of them, when I noticed that book 5 of the DS9 series was missing. Clearly what I should have … Continue reading
Star Trek Deep Space 9 4: The Big Game, Sandy Schofield
Well, dear reader, I had intended to have finished The Mathematics of Love by today so that we could have a Valentines themed post, but it became quite apparent that that I wasn’t nearly far enough through it. So, to make sure that you got at least one blogly Valentine present, I whipped through another Star … Continue reading
Star Trek Deep Space 9 3: Bloodletter, K.W. Jeter
This is a story with clear, helpful advice that we could all follow to achieve happiness in life. It tells the tale of the smarmy Dr. Bashir who is desperate to be romantically involved with the fierce Major Kira, who thinks he is an idiot and wants nothing to do with him. In order to … Continue reading
Star Trek Deep Space 9 1: Emissary, J.M. Dillard
Following my first attempt at reading Star Trek, in which I was notably baffled throughout, E and I have conferred and agreed that it is probably best to take the advice of the immortal Julie Andrews and start at the very beginning. So, here we are with book one of the third series. It isn’t … Continue reading
Star Trek Voyager 15: Echoes, Smith, Rusch and Hoffman
When E and I moved in together, I was helping her to pack up a cupboard in her old flat when what should we find but a box-load of books that hadn’t been unpacked since her last house move (probably decades before). It turned out that it was a boxful of Star Trek books. Imagine … Continue reading