The Cardassians have been oppressing the Bajorans for the past fifty years. Now they are suddenly withdrawing all presence on Bajor and returning all displaced Bajors to their homes. At least, that’s the official line presented in the latest Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. In fact, things are rather messy, with Cardassians not wanting to quietly withdraw and Bajorans wanting
Read MoreSir Patrick Stewart is a beloved actor on stage and screen, both big and small. He’s best known for his roles as Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard and Marvel’s Professor Charles Xavier, but who was he before these roles? Where did he come from? His RP British accent and his strong, authoritative demeanor give the impression of a high-class upbringing, but the
Read MoreOn an undeveloped planet in the neutral zone between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, a scientist has gone missing. In fact, an entire team has mysteriously vanished. Ships from both the Federation and the Empire have sent teams to recover the scientist and any surviving research. But the planet turns out to be hiding a deadly secret. The two teams
Read MoreA suffering refugee population on a remote planet, a dangerous war criminal, and a (slightly) disgraced intelligence officer looking for their next move. These three things come together on Ordeve, a planet with a long and complicated history, in Una McCormack’s Star Trek Picard: Second Self. [Note: While I am reviewing this novel independently and honestly, it should be noted that
Read MoreIn the year 2259, the U.S.S. Enterprise heads off to a planet so remote that it is only known by its surveyor’s catalog entry, FGC-7781 b. They’re investigating the disappearance of Braidwood, a civilian anthropological expedition that had been missing for almost a year. What they discover on FGC-7781 b is something that no one was expecting. Find out just what
Read MoreStar Trek is near and dear to our hearts at The Cosmic Circus, so when we found out about The Star Trek Cookbook from New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, we quickly opened a new channel and sent a priority one communique to try to review it. The book is the first official Star Trek cookbook since 1999, so it makes sense that
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