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Published: Sept. 8, 2014, 10:09 a.m.

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Slings and Arrows: That\\nSleep of Death.

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In 2007 Pocket Books decided to honor the 20th anniversary of\\nStar Trek: The Next Generation with a six-part eBook series that\\nbridged the gap between the destruction of the Enterprise-D in\\nGenerations and the next time we saw the crew on the big screen in\\nFirst Contact. Penned by J. Steven York, Christina F. York, Phaedra\\nM. Weldon, William Leisner, Terri Osborne, Robert Greenberger, and\\nKeith R.A. DeCandido, these novellas tell the story of the\\nEnterprise-E\\u2019s shakedown cruise.

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In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and\\nChristopher Jones discuss the fourth book in the Slings and Arrows\\nseries, That Sleep of Death, which delivers a pinch of First\\nContact setup with some generous helpings of A Christmas Carol.\\nJoin us as we discuss the first diplomatic mission of the new\\nstarship, why Beverly Crusher\'s primary role on the 1701-E is\\napparently theatre director, the idea of a mutualistic species that\\ncombines a humanoid and a coating of living creatures, and find out\\nwhy Beverly is so rude to the EMH when she activates it in First\\nContact.

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Feature: Slings and Arrows: That Sleep of\\nDeath

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Someone Really Loves A Christmas Carol (25:22)

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How Does This Fit Into First Contact? (31:18)

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