Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

Derek Tyler Attico: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko.     The captains of Star Trek are some of the most revered characters in the saga yet there is only one whose story is as unique as the one who lead on Deep Space Nine. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome author Derek Tyler Attico to talk his book, The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko. We discuss...

John and Maria Jose Tenuto: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film.     Coming off the heals of Star Trek: The Motion Picture it was not a forgone conclusion that there would be a sequel yet since its release in 1982 the mystique around the second Star Trek movie has only grown.  In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome John and Mar...

Making it So.     When people think of Star Trek, there are actors names that immediately come to mind and one of the first is Patrick Stewart for his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Patrick Stewart's memoir, Making it So. We discuss his early life, theater life, leading to Picard, left out, Star Trek work,...

Cast No Shadow.     The fallout of the conspiracy that Kirk and his crew uncover in The Undiscovered Country is not something that we get to see on screen, thankfully the books exist. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Cast No Shadow. We discuss unpacking Valeris, Spock's small role, unpacking the conspiracy, fueling hate, Elias Vaughn's first miss...

The Buried Age.     Jean-Luc Picard's life is so much more than his time on the Enterprise, in fact he had a whole lifetime of events that helped forge the man we saw on screen in The Next Generation. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Lost Era novel, The Buried Age. We discuss Picard's buried age, failure, the Manroloth, the science, setting up TN...

Rebels: The Liberated.     The revelations finally come in the final book in this trilogy, how the Tiffnaki came to be on the planet and just who the Liberated are that have taken over Emissary's Sanctuary. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about end of the Deep Space Nine trilogy Rebels with The Liberated. We discuss the natives, the Liberated, the pas...

Dayton Ward: Somewhere to Belong.     The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery was hurled into the 31st century and it left a lot of lingering questions for fans as season 4 picked up with everyone seeming to be completely fine with the massive change in their lives. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome author Dayton Ward to talk about his new book, Somewhere t...

Dark Matters: Shadow of Heaven.     The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager is on one of the most important missions they have ever been given as the fate of every galaxy hangs in the balance and Harry once again finds love in all the wrong places.  In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the final book in the Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Matters trilogy, Shadow of...

Rebels: The Courageous.     Deep Space Nine is no longer under Starfleet's care as the Bajorans take running the station for a test drive, while Sisko and the crew of the Defiant find themselves in a no-win Prime Directive scenario on one of the strangest worlds you'll ever read about for Star Trek. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the second boo...

Dark Matters: Ghost Dance.     The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager finds itself tasked with one of the most interesting missions they've had as they try to find a way of ridding the universe of the mutated dark matter. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Dark Matters: Ghost Dance. We discuss Paris and Chakotay, the Entity, the Romulan story, meanwhile on...

John Jackson Miller: The High Country.     One of the joys of a new Star Trek series is when the literature is able to fill in gaps and create new adventures for the crew. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt are joined by author John Jackson Miller to talk about his new book, the first Strange New Worlds novel, The High Country. We discuss the timeline, the ge...

Rebels: The Conquered.     The mission of Captain Sisko was to help Bajor get ready for Federation membership so what better way to do that than to hand over the station to the Bajorians for sixty days to see if they are ready for the responsibility. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the first book in a trilogy, Rebels: The Conquered. We discuss E...

Dark Matters: Cloak and Dagger. By the time that Star Trek: Voyager was released, there were not as many numbered books coming out for the series, so compared with The Next Generation or The Original Series, the amount of literature for Voyager seems miniscule. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the nineteenth Voyager novel, Dark Matters: Cloak and...

David Mack: Harm's Way. One of the beauties of tie-in fiction is the ability to fill in the gaps between episodes, giving authors the ability to show how characters deal with the aftermath of the life-changing events that don't always get seen onscreen in the next episode. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome back author David Mack to talk about his lat...

Enterprise: The First Adventure. Every journey has a beginning which means the crew of the Enterprise from The Original Series had to become the family fans knew through working together, one mission at a time. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Enterprise: The First Adventure. We discuss the first mission, Kirk, Spock, Rand, Uhura, first contact,...

Ship of the Line. One of the blessings of tie-in fiction is the ability of writers to fill in the gaps between episodes or movies in a franchise and Star Trek's literature has done that better than most. In this episode of Literary Treks Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt discuss Ship of the Line. We discuss back story, another gap, Madred, the Klingon villain, Picard's journey, Bateson's journey,...

Star Trek: First Contact: The Making of the Classic Film. Star Trek is one of the longest running franchises and yet the amount of reference books, art books and making-of books that come out is sorely lacking compared to something like Star Wars. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Star Trek: First Contact: The Making of the Classic Film. We discus...

Warped. Star Trek books had a long history of event hardcover novels for The Original Series as well as The Next Generation, but for Deep Space Nine, the trend seemed to grind to a halt. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the first DS9 hardcover, Warped. We discuss early DS9, a Bajoran coup, a license of freedom, the truth will set you free, a spir...

Second Self. Star Trek: Picard lead to the end of the lit-verse for Star Trek which in turn has opened the doors for writers to fill in the gaps between the previous shows and the new series. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Second Self. We discuss the structure, living with the past, history, gritty, complexity of life, plain simple Garak, hope,...

New Earth: Challenger. The mission that the Enterprise has had to help safeguard the colonists of Belle Terre has been harder and more taxing that anyone expected, yet it is about to come to a close, but not before one more unexpected challenge. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the final book of the New Earth series, Challenger. We discuss Kirk a...

Federation. Star Trek books and comics have been a backbone of the franchise from almost the beginning of the series, getting fans through many lean years when there was little hope of more stories being told onscreen. In this 350th episode of Literary Treks, hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt celebrate by talking about the beloved book, Federation. We discuss it being a monumental book, Coch...

New Earth: Thin Air. The planet of Belle Terre has been through hell as have the colonists from the Federation but what was thought to be a random Klaud attack may have made the planet uninhabitable for life, forever unless the crew of the Enterprise can come up with a solution in a matter of days. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about New Earth: Thin...

Daedalus's Children. The crew of the NX-01 finds themselves in a unique position, they're no longer in our universe and the one they find themselves in is hostile to the very proteins they need for survival, plus there is the possibility of the crew finding themselves in the middle of a civil war. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Daedalus's Child...

New Earth: The Flaming Arrow. The colony of Belle Terre seems to just get out of the frying pan, only to find themselves in the fire, which leaves the crew of the Enterprise the task of once again finding a miracle to save the planet. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt discuss the fourth book in the New Earth series, The Flaming Arrow. We discuss following up...

Daedalus. The crew of the NX-01 has come across an anomaly that baffles even T'Pol so of course they must investigate and that's were everything goes horribly wrong leaving Trip and Hoshi stranded with a group of aliens in the middle of a civil war and the Enterprise captured. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Daedalus. We discuss back with Enterp...