The two books really feel like to me a study and critique of decaying imperial power, and what happens when that eroding power slips to the point where the imperium is visibly decaying, and starts to overcorrect and do truly shortsighted and ill-advised things in the quest to not only maintain the decaying status quo, but to reach back to a mythical golden era before that never really existed in the first place.
I’m now very glad that I did decide to read this; I’d encourage any other Star Trek fan who has read the licensed fiction to also check it out, even if one hasn’t seen all of DS9. Ardent fans of DS9 should particularly appreciate it. On the other hand, I wouldn’t recommend it to readers who have no familiarity with the series and its characters.
Often, there ends up being a common thread connecting my favorite stories for a given month. This month, however, the differences between my favorite stories seem more notable, particularly when it comes to structure.
“It’s quite a saga, let me tell you! While I began THESE BURNING STARS just for fun, it slowly evolved into something complex and dense, like a house of cards.” — Bethany Jacobs
We’ve got a packed November (and early December), y’all. We’re hosting several live events on Twitch, and we hope you’ll join us. Here’s what is on the docket: Our patrons are currently voting on the upcoming Holiday Special edition of Torture Cinema. We’ll update this post as soon as we know what’s up! We hope you’ll join us for these absolutely delightful events! Thanks for hanging with us all these years (and thanks to all those who joined us for the first time in 2023). Wee!
Ada Hoffmann’s The Infinite completes the Outside Trilogy, revealing not only the future of the world of A.I. Gods and extradimensional powers, but also, its origins.
