ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

The TNG Technical Manual is practically a necessity.

I have most of the Discovery and Picard tie-ins. They’re generally pretty good - the one I wouldn’t necessarily recommend is “The Way to the Stars”, which is about Tilly when she was sixteen. I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but it reads like a book for teenage girls, and I am…not that. My favourite of the bunch is probably the Picard prequel “The Last Best Hope”, which I really enjoyed.

In terms of older stuff, I have a good chunk of the New Frontier series, but fell away from it over time. The four-part Dominion War series from the 90s is interesting, but I would only recommend the TNG instalments, as the DS9 ones are just novelizations of a few episodes.

I also remember owning and reading "Best Destiny, but I really don’t remember it.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

My one goal in life is to get my TNG tech manual signed by anyone from TNG. Ideally Frakes, Burton or Spiner.

The other books i’ve not heard much about. I was only really aware of one Discovery tie-in that had to do with my main man Stamets but I completely forgot to get it.

Thanks for the new ideas. I’ll definitely steer clear of the Tilly book. As a gay dude I might have a little bit extra enjoyment I could squeeze out of it, because I’m a walking stereotype, but even then the concept just seems odd. Not the time in Tillys life I’d have expected a book to go after.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 9 months ago

The cover of “Dead Endless” is a little deceiving - it’s really a Culber story, as it covers what happened to him while he was trapped in the mycelial plane after being murdered by Voq. Obviously, that also means Stamets is featured pretty heavily, but…well, it’s not what you would expect. In a good way, I think.

Stamets OP , 9 months ago

A very good way. Was wondering what Hugh got up to while in there. He hasn’t talked about it in couples therapy. Just keeps screaming you weren’t there. Apparently it’s a reference to an old Earth film?