64: A Sense of Isolation

Published: June 15, 2014, 3 a.m.

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David R. George III: One\\nConstant Star.

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Many fans know Demora Sulu merely as the daughter of Hikaru and\\nhelmsman of the Enterprise-B. We only catch a glimpse of\\nher in Generations, but as the literary universe has evolved we\'ve\\ncome to know her through novels like The Captain\'s\\nDaughter and Serpents Among the Ruins. For David R.\\nGeorge III, Demora has been an important character and the\\nrelationship between her and Captain John Harriman has been central\\nto his view of the Lost Era\\u2014the time period between 2293 and 2369.\\nReturning to the Lost Era for the first time in nine years, David\'s\\nnew novel brings us back to Demora, who is now captain of the\\nEnterprise-B.

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In this episode of Literary Treks, Dan Gunther of TrekLit\\nReviews sits in for Matthew as we\'re joined by David to discuss the\\ngenesis of the novel, his goals in exploring the relationship\\nbetween Demora, Hikaru, and Harriman, what it was like returning to\\nthe Lost Era after writing so much 24th-century political fatigue,\\nthe sense of isolation that pervades Demora\'s life, and the sense\\nof responsibility that friends and colleagues have for one another.\\nIn our news segment we look Cross Cult\'s covers for a new German\\nedition of Greg Cox\'s Eugenics Wars duology.

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