97: TOS' "Family" Episode

Shadow of the Machine. In the aftermath of The Motion Picture the TOS characters were seen supposedly going back to the final frontier but what if they went back to Earth first for repairs and shore leave first?  In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther discuss Shadows of the Machine, the latest enovella by Scott Harrison. We talk about the how heroes are real people, some of the continuity issues with other novels, dive into the stories of Kirk, Sulu and Spock, and give our ratings. In the news segment we judge the covers for the New Frontier novellas, talk about blurbs for the upcoming Titan, Seekers, TOS, and DS9 books, discuss the news of a 50th anniversary trilogy, finishing up by reviewing the new issues of the Trek/Apes crossover and Ongoing #43.    Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther   Editor and Producer  Matthew Rushing  Richard Marquez   Associate Producers Will Nguyen Lisa Stevens Kenneth Trip   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   News Multiple Covers to Judge (00:02:30) Titan: Sight Unseen Blurb (00:09:09) Seekers: All That's Left Blurb (00:12:08) TOS: Child of Two Worlds (00:14:53) DS9: Ascendance (00:17:04) 5Oth Anniversary Trilogy (00:24:39) Trek/Apes 4 (00:27:38) Ongoing #43 (00:32:39)   Feature: Shadows of the Machine Shadows of the Machine (00:38:01) Heroes are Real People (00:39:25) Continuity Issues (00:44:10) Kirk's Story (00:48:27) Sulu's Story (00:52:47) Spock's Story (00:58:14) Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:03:30) Closing (01:06:15)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm