388: The Hirogen "Threat"

Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness.     Star Trek literature's mission was to expand the universe of the series beyond what was seen on screen, so in doing that the books continued series that had ended as well as created characters to follow; the Gateway series brought all of those together in one massive crossover. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk about Demons of Air and Darkness. We discuss title questions, the opening, the treat of the book, Kira's leadership, the "threat", Shar and Nog, Quark, Ro, the reveal, the same scene, our ratings and final thoughts.  For the news we discuss the upcoming novel in the Picard line!   News New Picard Novel Coming (00:02:58)                  Feature: Demons of Air and Darkness Title Questions (00:05:52) The Opening Chapter (00:10:28) The Threat of the Book (00:12:55) Kira's Leadership (00:17:32) "Threat" (00:19:35) Shar and Nog (00:23:55) New Recurring Characters (00:29:33) Quark (00:32:47) Ro (00:34:36) Finally Revealed (00:38:12) The Same Scene (00:40:15) Ratings (00:43:24) Final Thoughts (00:46:13)         Hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan  Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)