157: Redeeming Voyager

Full Circle. The Voyager series of books had relaunched with the Homecoming and Spirit Walk duologies but then found it's story continuing in major ways beyond the Voyager books and a few years ahead of where the relaunch had left off - Enter Kirsten Beyer to save the day and fill in the missing pieces of the story as well as reinvigorate the Voyager series by bringing it "full circle". In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Bruce Gibson talk about the Star Trek Voyager book Full Circle. We discuss connecting the dots, character growth, dealing with the major plot points, new characters, lingering storylines and our ratings. In the news we congratulate Dayton Ward for his Scribe Award and talk about he and Kevin Dillmore's upcoming Waypoint comic. News Scribe Awards Winner (0:02:25) New Gold Key Comic (00:04:05) Feature: Full Circle Official Janeway Mug (00:07:34) Connecting the Dots (00:09:48) Character Growth (00:13:41) Klingon Story (00:19:34) Dealing With Janeway's Death (00:23:54) Judging Voyager (00:28:57) New Characters (00:33:18) Plot Threads (00:37:55) Back in the Delta Quadrant (00:40:50) Other Plots (00:45:45) Ratings (00:47:31) Final Thoughts (00:49:31) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Bruce Gibson Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)