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Published: Aug. 24, 2014, 1:40 p.m.

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David Mack: Seekers 1:\\nSecond Nature.

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The writing trio of David Mack, Kevin Dilmore, and Dayton Ward\\nbrought us some of the most memorable 23rd-century adventures with\\ntheir Vanguard series. While the story of Starbase 47 has\\nconcluded, the exploratory missions of the Endeavour and the\\nSagittarius continue on in the new series Star Trek: Seekers.\\nCapturing the fun and wonder of The Original Series with a modern\\nsensibility, Seekers returns readers to the strange new worlds that\\nmade Star Trek so popular from the start.

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In this episode of Literary Treks we\'re joined by David Mack to\\nlearn more about the first book, Second Nature, along with the\\nbackground story of how Seekers was born. We find out how the new\\nseries differs from Vanguard, how he and the team of Dilmore and\\nWard decided who would write which ship, how the first story turns\\nTOS on its head, and more. We also discuss matters of faith and the\\nchallenges of writing captains that are not simply\\npseudo-Kirks.

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In our news segment we judge the upcoming Ships of the Line book\\nby its cover, debate digital versus print for the second volume of\\nthe Gold Key comics restoration, and even take some Hot Wheels for\\na spin.

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Chapters

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News

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New Ships of the Line book cover revelead (2:52)

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IDW\'s Gold Key Archives, Volume 2 due out in October (8:09)

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Sponsor: Audible (12:20)

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Feature: David Mack: Seekers 1: Second\\nNature

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Based On an Imaginary TV Shows (16:18)

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How Does Seekers Differ from Vanguard? (28:53)

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Divvying Up Ships and Storylines (34:36)

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Turning TOS On Its Head (41:30)

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The Needs of the Many and Matters of Faith (47:15)

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Writing Captains (52:37)

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Bringing Together Different Writing Styles (57:28)

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Evolving Klingons in the 23rd Century (59:48)

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The Future of Seekers (1:03:00)

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What\'s Next for David? (1:09:44)

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Closing (1:15:33)

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