it was very good, once the spelling was corrected

[prof_pangaea]

everyone talking about the movie has got me thinking about star trek (obviously). i started re-reading the wounded sky last night and am thinking about ishmael and other books. i'm wondering if there's a comm for star trek novels on lj (or dreamwidth). if there isn't would anyone be interested if i made one? i love star trek in most of its iterations but in a lot of ways the novels were really my fandom, and i've been seeing a lot of people talking about the old books and reminiscing and a lot of new fans asking what books they should read and it would be nice to have a place that focused on that. plus i'm anticipating paramount wanting to make some more money off the movie and they'll probably start releasing movie-verse novels soon, and there's a lot of potential for awesome there.

i'm thinking we could have groups readthroughs as well as be a nice central place for book discussion/questions/ etc. if it already exists point me to it but if not i'd love to make it happen so there's a place for people to post about k's't'lk and scotty's epic love or compare and contrast vulcan culture in the vulcan academy murders and, say, demons or the lost years.

Comments

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you make such a comm... Old novel!verse is my favorite iteration of Star Trek, hands down, and as it happens, I have read every title italicized in your post.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

right now i am trying to persuade myself that a header made from the cover of "spock, messiah!" is not actually a good idea.

[arefadedaway.livejournal.com]

I am most thoroughly interested in a novel comm, yes.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i just want to make sure one doesn't exist already because otherwise i'm definitely making it. I NEED A PLACE TO TALK ABOUT MOIRA.

[dancesontrains.livejournal.com]

I think there's this one already? http://starry-sea.dreamwidth.org/

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

hmmmm.... seems to be a general old school comm. i am definitely thinking of a book comm.

[watergal.livejournal.com]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicTrekCreativeFandom

Is not novels only, but novel talk is encouraged.

But what I really came for was to pimp one of my fav Spock slash fics evah, "Eyes of Fire." It's based on Black Fire. http://kardasi.com/bobw/daniikhirch.htm

Yes, there is hot Vulcanoid comfort prison sex, but that's the icing, not the story.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I'd join. The idea of group readthroughs is a particular attraction. (And apparently a lot of the old novels are still available on Kindle, of all things.)

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

http://rihannsu.dreamwidth.org/

A comm specifically for Diane Duane's Rihannsu books, and how cool is *that*? (I figure if you like The Wounded Sky, you probably like her other books, too.)

Scotty/K's't'lk, OTP! ;)

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

hehe, yah, i'm already a member.

and oh man, i think a huge portion of my outlook on life was informed by her star trek books. i read them all over and over when i was kid.