154: I Don’t Speak Romulan

The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor’s Wing. The Romulan War, for much of the history of Star Trek, this early conflict between Earth and the Romulan Star Empire lay shrouded in mystery. It was hoped that Star Trek: Enterprise might give us a glimpse of that momentous event, but alas, the series ended too soon. As is often the case, the novels came to the rescue! Now, finally, Star Trek fans could find out what exactly happened during the bloody years of the Romulan War! In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther are joined by Bruce Gibson to talk about The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor’s Wing. We discuss the expansive scope, Columbia’s disappearance, character work, media in wartime, war - what is it good for?, losing the NXs, ratings and final thoughts. In the news segment we judge The Jackel’s Trick by it’s cover and then talk about the blurb for it as well as Headlong Flight, The Long Mirage, Architects of Infinity and Section 31: Control. News Another Cover to Judge (00:02:15) Headlong Flight Blurb (00:07:29) The Long Mirage Blurb (00:10:19) Architects of Infinity Blurb (00:14:17) Section 31: Control Blurb (00:19:01) Feature: Beneath the Raptor’s Wing Continuing the Enterprise Relaunch (00:25:01) Expansive Scope (00:26:13) Columbia Disappears (00:39:48) Character Work (00:41:52) Media in Wartime (00:52:02) War, What is it Good For? (00:58:39) Losing the NXs (01:07:52) Ratings (01:12:11) Final Thoughts (01:15:37) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther Guest Bruce Gibson Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)