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John Jackson Miller:\\nAbsent Enemies.

The Fall set the Star Trek universe on a new course, and what\\nbetter way to usher in this brave new world than with the addition\\nof a new face to the roster of renowned authors? John Jackson\\nMiller may be new to Star Trek, but he\'s no stranger to those who\\nlove tie-in fiction. His work on Iron Man, Mass Effect, and Star\\nWars: Knights of the Old Republic is loved by comic readers\\nworldwide, as are his Star Wars novels, including Kenobi. For his\\ndebut in the Star Trek universe, John brings us a Titan novella,\\nAbsent Enemies, that follows up on the events of The Fall. But as\\nyou\'ll find out, Absent Enemies is not the first time he\'s written\\nStar Trek. Not even close.

In the episode of Literary Treks, John Jackson Miller joins us\\nto talk about Absent Enemies, about writing both comic and fiction,\\nboth Star Wars and Star Trek, and his approach to capturing the\\nsource material and getting into character. We also discuss some of\\nthe inspirations for his stories, including his background in\\nSoviet studies. There\'s even an unexpected connection to Literary\\nTreks!

In our news segment we judge Fun with Kirk and Spock by its\\ncover, take a peek at Dayton Ward\'s Pale Blue Dot, find out what\'s\\nnext for James Swallow, learn about John Byrne\'s Star Trek New\\nVisions, and examine the latest update to the Trek Collective\'s\\nStar Trek Lit-verse Reading Order flow chart.