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Published: Nov. 24, 2014, 2:09 p.m.

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David Mack: Section 31: Disavowed.

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Doctor Bashir\\u2019s entanglement with the Federation\\u2019s secretive\\nrogue agency has not turned out well for him over the years, and\\n\\xa0he even sacrificed his career for a chance to infiltrate the\\ngroup and destroy it from within. Now, in a direct follow-up to the\\nevents of The Fall, Section 31 is back to take Bashir on one more\\nride to save not only the Federation but the entire galaxy. And to\\ndo so will mean crossing over into the Mirror Universe.

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In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Matthew Rushing and\\nChristopher Jones are joined by author David Mack to discuss his\\nlatest entry in the Star Trek saga, Disavowed. We find out how he\\nset up Bashir\\u2019s story and moved it forward, how he approaches\\nworking in the Mirror Universe, the influences he draws upon in\\nwriting the spy game, where he sees Bashir going in the future, and\\nmore. We also get a first-hand account of how the cover art came\\ntogether, and learn about the original cover design that was even a\\nfew notches higher on the Scale of Sufficient Excitement.

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In our news segment we judge Christopher L. Bennett\\u2019s The\\nCollectors by its cover, find out a bit more about Kirsten Beyer\\u2019s\\nAtonement, speculate on just how John Byrne is going to bring the\\nBorg to the 23rd century in New Visions, and review the fourth part\\nof The Q Gambit.

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Hosts

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Matthew Rushing and Christopher Jones

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Guest

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David Mack

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Editor and Producer

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Christopher Jones

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Associate Producers

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Will Nguyen and Lisa Stevens

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News

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Judge a Book By Its Cover: The Collectors (00:02:53)

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Blurb revealed for Kirsten Beyer\\u2019s Atonement (00:07:07)

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John Byrne bringing the Borg to TOS in New Visions\\n(00:10:09)

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Review: The Q Gambit, Part 4 (00:16:11)

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Feature: Section 31: Disavowed

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Designing the Cover (00:32:01)

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Crafting Disavowed and the Life of Bashir (00:40:03)

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Researching and Remembering the Past (00:50:17)

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Working in the Mirror Universe (00:57:16)

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Charting Bashir\\u2019s Future (01:09:28)

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Influencing the Spy Game (01:20:12)

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Section 31 Didn\\u2019t Know WHAT?! (01:23:34)

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Principles Betrayed and a More Interesting Conflict\\n(01:29:59)

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What\\u2019s Next for David? (01:36:59)

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Closing (01:43:32)

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