100: In the Shadow of the Emissary

Rising Son. The last time Jake Sisko was seen in the Deep Space Nine relaunch, he had bought a ship from Quark and was headed into the wormhole, in an effort to fulfill a prophecy that seemed to indicate he would be reunited with his father. It would not be till six books later that we would have an answer to the question, "What happened to Jake?". In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther talk about Rising Son. We discuss our first impressions, Opaka's escape, Jake's life in his father's shadow, how we live, free will, predestination, responsibility, life's purpose, planting the seeds for the future and our ratings.  In our news segment we talk about the way the Star Trek books hold up, judge a book by it's cover and then celebrate the 100th episode by talking about some of the favorite books we've covered, interviews and a sincere thank you to all of the listeners for their support as well as to the authors for being so generous with their time.   Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther   Editor and Producer  Matthew Rushing  Richard Marquez   Associate Producers Will Nguyen Ken Tripp   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   News How the Books Hold Up (00:02:39) Judge a Book by it's Cover (00:05:21) Thanks for 100 Episodes and to 100 More (00:10:53)   Feature: Rising Son First Impressions (00:21:48) Opaka's Escape? (00:24:49) In His Father's Shadow (00:27:42) How Do I live? (00:32:19) Free Will, Predestination and Responsibility (00:41:03) Life's Purpose (00:51:23) Planting the Seeds (00:54:42) Final Thoughts and Rating (00:57:23) Closing (01:00:51)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/trekfm"><span class= "s3">@trekfm Facebook: <a href= "http://facebook.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: <a href= "http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: <a href= "http://www.trek.fm/contact"><span class= "s5">http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at <span class= "s3">http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: <a href= "http://itunes.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://itunes.com/trekfm Goodreads: <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/150546-literary-treks-a-star-trek-books-and-comics-group">Goodreads Group    Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at <a href= "http://patreon.com/trekfm"><span class= "s3">http://patreon.com/trekfm