42: Beset by Serpents

Published: Nov. 24, 2013, 3 a.m.

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David Mack: A Ceremony of\\nLosses.

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Over the past decade the prime universe has grown richly complex\\nas print adventures have taken over where television left off. Now,\\nin a new five-book series titled "The Fall," some of Star Trek\'s\\ngreatest authors are going to rock the Federation to its core with\\nan adventure that takes place over a period of sixty days and\\ninvolves TNG, DS9, and Titan.

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In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and\\nChristopher Jones continue our series of interviews with the\\nauthors of The Fall as David Mack joins us to talk about his entry\\nin the series, A Ceremony of Losses, which falls right in the\\nmiddle of the saga and centers around the Andorian reproductive\\ncrisis. We learn about the genesis of his part of the story, the\\nchallenges in bringing DS9 characters back into the fold, the\\nreal-world historical bases for may aspects of the story, and a bit\\nmore about David\\u2019s upcoming books Seekers and Section 31:\\nDisavowed. In news we get an update on Kirsten Beyer\\u2019s next Voyager\\nnovel, Protectors, and we have some Fun with Kirk and Spock.

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