Comments | my_daroga: Classic Trek has something to tell you.

my_daroga

Classic Trek has something to tell you.

Jul 10, 2009 07:21

Lately, I've seen The Price of the Phoenix by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath recommended about. Recommended in the sense that it's UTTER CRACK in published form, which, to be fair, a lot of TOS is already.

What I hadn't seen was this cover. Which would have demanded my purchase even if I hadn't heard of it.

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tinyholidays July 10 2009, 15:18:28 UTC

What the Jesus hell.

Also: They were handing out plastic Star Trek cups at the gay bar I went to last night. So much score.

my_daroga July 10 2009, 15:25:57 UTC

If Kirk is Jesus, what does that make Spock?

Also, awesome. I clearly need to spend more time in gay bars. Geeky ones.

feanna July 10 2009, 16:40:21 UTC

If you're reading the books, do you have the download link for a massive amount of Trek books, and if not, do you want it?

That cover is AWESOME!

my_daroga July 10 2009, 17:17:33 UTC

I don't have it, but I might as well, thanks!

Though I suspect covers like this will keep me mostly in paper.

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my_daroga July 11 2009, 16:49:45 UTC

Awesome, thank you!

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iblamebroadway July 12 2009, 23:21:15 UTC

Oh my GOD. It's even more glorious than I imagined!

my_daroga July 13 2009, 01:30:21 UTC

Haha I KNOW. It's amazing. I OWN THIS.

The sequel I bought doesn't have anything like this as a cover.

spirktrekker42 August 11 2009, 17:31:47 UTC

I have this book and its sequel and I read them while I was at the con! *blush* My dad saw that cover and was like "look at those guys!" He likes to tease me about K/S.

I swear, in these books they referred to Spock as "your Vulcan" (meaning Kirk's Vulcan) at least 10 times. I lost count. They were the slashiest published things I've ever read, and I've read New Voyages 2.

my_daroga August 11 2009, 17:35:27 UTC

This cover is amazing. Seriously. What could they have been thinking?

And the book... Really, really slashy, but the writing largely makes no sense. It's incredible.

I was going to comment on your post, but thanks so much for your write-up. You really caused a stir!

spirktrekker42 August 11 2009, 17:39:32 UTC

Haha no problem! I'd just hope someone else would do the same for me had they gone to the con and I hadn't been able to.

And yes, the story is VERY hard to follow. I just skip the parts about the Romulan Commander and cloneKirk and just get to the K/S. Because, that's why I'm there. :D

my_daroga August 11 2009, 17:40:51 UTC

That's an excellent procedure. I still need to read the sequel.

I think the book got really perilously close to Jim/Jim, too.