Is Pocket Books embarrassed about allowing Ishmael's crossover to slip through?

[Enterprise1701]

The trilogy was rife with typos and grammatical mistakes. There was almost one on every page. Not to mention the author’s penchant for naming almost every character after a member of Star Trek’s production personnel. The second trilogy was edited much better.

Huh. Fascinating!

 

[KRAD]

The trilogy was rife with typos and grammatical mistakes. There was almost one on every page. Not to mention the author’s penchant for naming almost every character after a member of Star Trek’s production personnel. The second trilogy was edited much better.

As the editor of the second trilogy (but not the first), you're welcome.

 

[Saul]

Though there is a lot to admire about Voyages of Imagination, one thing I find annoying about it is that if an author says nothing about a topic—or even a whole book—in an interview, Jeff Ayres does no research and cites no other sources on a topic. It stops the book from being the definitive reference it ought to have been.

Considering how massive the book already was I think it's partly out of necessity too. Although I'd prefer more info on the books than how the author got into Star Trek.

Would be great to see an update/expansion.

I'd love to see one done for the comics. It's really worth exploring in my opinion.

Now I'm wondering what secret drama surrounded the Reeves-Stevens' Trek books...

I don't think there was any drama. There was a little bit of drama after Voyages of Imagination came out though.

Thanks. I wasn't aware that there was one.

The Ashes of Eden comic is also great. Well worth reading too. Has a stunning cover.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I don't think there was any drama. There was a little bit of drama after Voyages of Imagination came out though.

RE: the secret drama surrounded the Reeves-Stevens' Trek books...

I think, IIRC, the Reeves-Stevens were planning their own book (or article?) about their Trek writing, and didn't want to reveal too much in Jeff's book. But when they started working on the "Enterprise" TV show, their spare time got sucked up by that.

Did they do a piece for one of the "Signature Edition" compilations?

UPDATE: Ah, yes, but before 2006. "Worlds in Collision" (Nov 2003) reprints "Memory Prime" and "Prime Directive" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, a new introduction by the authors, and an interview with the authors by Kevin Dilmore.

 

[Saul]

RE: the secret drama surrounded the Reeves-Stevens' Trek books...

I think, IIRC, the Reeves-Stevens were planning their own book (or article?) about their Trek writing, and didn't want to reveal too much in Jeff's book. But when they started working on the "Enterprise" TV show, their spare time got sucked up by that.

Did they do a piece for one of the "Signature Edition" compilations?

UPDATE: Ah, yes, but before 2006. "Worlds in Collision" (Nov 2003) reprints "Memory Prime" and "Prime Directive" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, a new introduction by the authors, and an interview with the authors by Kevin Dilmore.

Which seemed to have potentially not pleased Jeff Ayers who may have taken it a bit personally as demonstrated by his review of Star Trek Academy Collision Course. Which Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens responded to by apologizing again for turning down an interview.