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Oct 6, 2022 1 hr 19 min

Book Club: Second Self

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Positively Trek 217: Book Club: Second Self With Special Guest Author Una McCormack & Guest Host Jessie Earl! Jean-Luc Picard enlists the aid of Raffi Musiker in a dangerous mission to apprehend a wanted Cardassian war criminal. To undertake this mission, Raffi will have to face the ghosts of her past and come face-to-face with some of her darkest memories. Accompanying her is the earnest Qowat Milat warrior Elnor, who is sure to complicate matters. In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Jessie Earl are joined by Una McCormack to discuss her new Star Trek: Picard novel, Second Self. We discuss the novel in a spoiler-free manner for the first part before we dig deep into the story for the second part of the show. Heads up: fans of Deep Space Nine will not want to miss this book! Una McCormack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/unamccormack Jessie Earl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessiegender Dan Gunther on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kertrats Purchase Second Self: Hardcover: Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3ykXw6o Amazon.ca: https://amzn.to/3CbfOYL Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3ymbfK5 E-book (Kindle): Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3ygMi2I Amazon.ca: https://amzn.to/3SY6j67 Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3SEp0vO Audiobook: Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3CzpUnU Amazon.ca: https://amzn.to/3RDXI7x Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3yog85p Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 Twitter: http://twitter.com/positivelytrek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyTrek Help support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out! Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. Chapters Opening (00:00:00) What’s Going On With Star Trek Publishing? (00:02:17) Spoiler-Free Discussion (00:04:38) Patreon Shout Out (00:23:08) Spoiler Discussion (00:24:09) Closing (01:17:25) Hosts Dan Gunther Jessie Earl Guest Una McCormack Production Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)

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