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Spoilers SNW: Toward the Night by James Swallow Review Thread

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Blurb:
A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!


While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star—and when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metals…quite possibly a crash site.

As they continue to investigate the strange signals, Spock and Una find shocking signs of dangerous alien life and remnants of what can only be Federation hardware. The trail soon leads Pike and Enterprise’s helmswoman Lieutenant Erica Ortegas deep into the mystery of a lost Starfleet vessel, missing in action for over ninety years—and to a terrible dilemma that will challenge the crew to question their past...and their future.

About the Author:
James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times bestselling author, a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and the only British writer to have worked on a Star Trek television series. His Star Trek fiction includes The Ashes of Tomorrow, The Dark Veil, Fear Itself, The Latter Fire, Sight Unseen, The Poisoned Chalice, Cast No Shadow, Synthesis, Day of the Vipers, The Stuff of Dreams, Infinity’s Prism: Seeds of Dissent, and short stories in Star Trek Explorer, Seven Deadly Sins, Shards and Shadows, The Sky’s the Limit, and Distant Shores. His other works include the Marc Dane thriller series and tales from the worlds of 24, Doctor Who, Halo, Warhammer 40,000, and more. He lives and works in London.


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New book time! :D

I picked this one up in Chapters today, which means it's out in the wild, and therefore it's time for our review thread! Looking forward to getting into this one, hopefully this weekend!
 
The Prime Universe version of what happened to Balthazar Edison and the U.S.S. Franklin from Star Trek Beyond. I've been hoping to see that for years. I'm genuinely surprised STO has never done anything with it.

Oh damn...... If that's the case I'm reading this. Never been a big fan of novels set during the shows, but this could make me read this.
David, could you do me a favor? If this is the case, without spoilers let me know. I'll grab a copy of it.
 
Oh damn...... If that's the case I'm reading this. Never been a big fan of novels set during the shows, but this could make me read this.
David, could you do me a favor? If this is the case, without spoilers let me know. I'll grab a copy of it.
Sure thing. And everyone else, since I pre-ordered the eBook, please don't let me know, I'd like to be surprised next week. ;)
 
So I am only a few chapters in, but I am enjoying the story so far.

If this is the case, without spoilers let me know.

I don't know how to answer this without spoilers, but will try. I am going to spoiler-code it anyway, since David cgc specifically asked not to be spoiled. (So I would also ask anyone to please be careful about that if you choose to reply to this, also.)

Being as vague as possible, this is not the case. Sorry.

(Which, honestly, makes sense to me, because the fate of the Franklin was from before the timeline split, so shouldn't it be the same in both cases?)

A little more detail for those who don't mind:
The missing ship is the USS Baldwin, a Freedom class ship that was lost in 2165.

Ortegas mentions that ships from this class were often named after astronauts. I don't recall any RL astronauts named Baldwin (although it's entirely possible I've overlooked someone), so I wonder if this is a reference to Ed Baldwin from For All Mankind? Pelia also mentions a USS Koenig of the same class... a reference to the commander from Space: 1999?

One thing that I'm finding vaguely off-putting (like a pet peeve, not a serious concern) is the capitalization of Lt. Noonien-Singh's given name. The book consistently gives her name as "La'An", whereas I always thought it was "La'an". I'm not sure which version is "official".
 
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