169: Delusions of Grandeur

The Jackal's Trick. A Klingon usurper, bent on seizing control of the Klingon Empire. A dangerous con artist who uses trickery to control an army of disgraced Klingons. And enough plot twists and turns to make your head spin! All this and more in the second book of John Jackson Miller's epic Star Trek: Prey trilogy! In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing, Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson talk The Jackal's Trick. We discuss how jam-packed it is, Cross, expanding Star Trek, the Discommendated, pulling the strings, because it feels good, things not seen before and our ratings. In news this week we talk about the upcoming TNG/Aliens comic crossover, Boldly Go #2 and the latest ebook sales. News TNG/Aliens Crossover (00:03:28) Boldly Go #2 (00:06:09) Book Sales (00:10:50) Feature: The Jackal's Trick Jam-Packed (00:15:33) Cross Dresser (00:22:02) Expanding Star Trek (00:26:13) The Discommendated (00:29:41) Pulling the Strings (00:34:51) Because it Feels Good (00:39:19) Things Never Though of in Star Trek (00:48:59) One Last Question (00:54:11) Ratings (00:56:00) Final Thoughts (00:58:22) Hosts Matthew Rushing, Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson   Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)