A STITCH IN TIME Read By Garak Himself...

[Farscape One]

On 8/1, A STITCH IN TIME, the novel written by Andrew J. Robinson, our beloved Garak, was released as an audio reading read by the man himself.

My wife got the trial Amazon Audible membership so we can get this. I have the novel, and I loved it. (I told her about the book a while back and how great it is, and being the internet sleuth she is, saw this was coming and got it for me.)

We have been listening to it for an hour or two each night since... it's almost 12 and a half hours long.

It's fantastic! The first audio reading of a book I've ever heard. And with both of us absolutely loving Garak, it's been a joy to hear this book from Garak himself... and watching my wife enjoy it for the first time.

If anyone else is a fan of Garak or DS9, I definitely suggest getting this.

 

[DrMike]

Never read the book, or even knew about it, but I love Garak and this sounds absolutely delightful. Thanks for bringing my attention to it!

 

[Farscape One]

Never read the book, or even knew about it, but I love Garak and this sounds absolutely delightful. Thanks for bringing my attention to it!

You're welcome.

I doubt the book is still in print (it was released 20 years ago), but you might be able to find it online. The cover is quite different than what you see as the cover for the audio recording.

(The original book cover has Garak standing while holding a flower on Cardassia, with a white background. If memory serves me.)

 

[kkt]

Yes, that's right about the cover. There are used copies available online, but at a hefty price. Maybe I'll move mine to my safe deposit box.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Se...-Results&tn=stitch in time&an=andrew robinson

 

[Farscape One]

Whoa! Almost $200!

I must have a goldmine in novels, then. Nearly every ST novel I have is the original release.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

It's a really good book, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Star Trek. It's strengths are in exploring Cardassian family and seeing Federation values from the outside. However, I find it difficult describing it as a novel. It is more of an extended monologue. Listening to it ought to be the superior experience.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I picked up this book for $3 way back when in the early 00s and gave it to my ex as a Christmas present... I imagine she is the type to keep things, so she's got a nice little nest egg there.

Who could have known? I would have picked up 5 if I had any idea!

 

[Farscape One]

It's a really good book, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Star Trek. It's strengths are in exploring Cardassian family and seeing Federation values from the outside. However, I find it difficult describing it as a novel. It is more of an extended monologue. Listening to it ought to be the superior experience.

Andrew J. Robinson does a pretty good impersonation of Odo in the reading. (When he is quoting Odo.)

I was reminded of a little bit of trivia while listening to this... he was one of the finalists for Odo's part. It was down to him, Rene Auberjonois, and someone else that I can't recall. He basically got the Garak part as a consolation prize, and at the time he was just going to be a one-off character. Robinson's skill and charm as Garak made him the recurring (and in many ways, lead) character he became.

Though it is fun to speculate if Rene and Andrew were reversed...

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Auberjonois would have made a fantastic Garak. He was fantastic in everything. Sadly missed. Equally, I'm sure Robinson would have made a great Odo. Both very talented performers.

 

[Farscape One]

Auberjonois would have made a fantastic Garak. He was fantastic in everything. Sadly missed. Equally, I'm sure Robinson would have made a great Odo. Both very talented performers.

Agreed. Both supremely talented.

One of my favorite episodes of NIGHT GALLERY, "CAMERA OBSCURA", had Rene Auberjonois in it.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Agreed. Both supremely talented.

One of my favorite episodes of NIGHT GALLERY, "CAMERA OBSCURA", had Rene Auberjonois in it.

First and foremost to me, he’s Clayton from Benson.

I just looked it up. I can’t believe it’s four years ago that he passed. Time flies.

 

[DrMike]

It's a really good book, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Star Trek. It's strengths are in exploring Cardassian family and seeing Federation values from the outside. However, I find it difficult describing it as a novel. It is more of an extended monologue. Listening to it ought to be the superior experience.

So it's Portrait of the Tailor as a Young Man?

I kid, I kid. I expect it to be thoroughly more approachable than Joyce. Call me a Philistine, but he's just too obtuse for my ADHD-addled brain to enjoy. Too much of a chore to read. I shudder to think what kind of experience a Joyce audiobook would be, I can't imagine being unable to pass over a paragraph multiple times before moving on.

I picked up this book for $3 way back when in the early 00s and gave it to my ex as a Christmas present... I imagine she is the type to keep things, so she's got a nice little nest egg there.

Who could have known? I would have picked up 5 if I had any idea!

Who knew that used Star Trek books were better longterm investments than Microsoft shares back in the early 2000s?

"What's your portfolio look like?"

"A U-Store-It full of Star Trek novels."

 

[kkt]

Mine was $44 plus shipping back in 2014...

 

[Richard S. Ta]

@kkt

I'm sure I picked up the copy in question in around 2002 from a comic shop bargain bin. It may have been as little as 1 pound.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

So it's Portrait of the Tailor as a Young Man?

No, it's more like Andy Robinson's one man show, with lots of expression but not quite enough exposition.

 

[DrMike]

@kkt

I'm sure I picked up the copy in question in around 2002 from a comic shop bargain bin. It may have been as little as 1 pound.

That's still a pretty heavy book. How much did you pay, though?

No, it's more like Andy Robinson's one man show, with lots of expression but not quite enough exposition.

That sounds entertaining, I'm sold.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

That's still a pretty heavy book. How much did you pay, though?

You are a good newbie. You can come again.

 

[Lynx]

I bought the book about five or six years ago. I can't remember what i paid but it was a decent price back then.

Great read! My absolute favorite among Star Trek books, together with the Star Trek Voyager book The Black Shore by Greg Cox.

Amazing how Robinson came up with such agreat book about his character in the series.

 

[kkt]

I don't do streaming but I'm looking forward to Robinson's reading coming out on disc.

 

[Relayer1]

I don't do streaming but I'm looking forward to Robinson's reading coming out on disc.

Will it be on disc ?

I somehow doubt it.