Fan Fiction For Sale

gregebowman · #1 February 3rd, 2004, 10:56 PM

As much as a trekkie as I am, I don't really like reading the Star Trek books. I guess I got spoiled reading the Star Wars books, which about 99% of them are in continuity with each other and also the comic books. Paramount has no such desire to have a seamless continuity; they're more interested in making a buck. Also, as far as the ST books go, most of them were hack jobs by people I never heard of before who created a story and slapped the ST crew in there. I think the worse one I read was done by Barbara Hambly. As a fantasy writer, she's great. As a wannabe ST author, she stunk. There's only a handful of ST books I'll read, and those are done mostly by Peter David, Diane Carey, Diane Duane and William Shatner (and his ghostwriters). Sometimes I'll get one because of the subject, but as a rule, I don't buy that many of them.

Loser · #2 February 3rd, 2004, 11:07 PM

If you read Star Trek books ever you should read How Much for Just the Planet. It is a riot.

[ February 03, 2004, 21:32: Message edited by: Loser ]

Puke · #3 February 4th, 2004, 02:44 AM

When the games were fairly fresh and new, there were novelizations of both DOOM and XCOM. probably a few others, too.

[joking]In related news, I hear that there are novels with the same titles as the obscure adventure games The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, Neuromancer, Planetfall, Dragon Riders of Pern, and The Wheel of Time. Probably several more. Surely, it is time for hack novelists to stop ripping off games, or at least release their fan fiction into the public domain[/joking]

Speaking of the Dragon Riders of Pern, there has sure been an upswell in the number of Ann McAfree computer adventure games in the Last few years. a couple of them got really good reviews, but I cant remember their names now.

So, how long till Dogscoff publishes his first novel?

gregebowman · #4 February 4th, 2004, 05:07 AM

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Originally posted by capnq:
There was a fanfic called _The Doctor and the Enterprise_ by Jean Airey which was published in several editions. It was a Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover. It was a fun read, but needed a good editor.

As both a trekkie and a Whovian, I'm interested in this story. First time I've heard of such a crossover, and I'm curious as to how it worked out. Where can one get a copy of this?

Atrocities · #5 February 4th, 2004, 05:51 AM

I could never get into Dr Who or even the X files for that matter. Those two shows simply just did not appeal to me.

I don't really care for Vampire or other monster / horror books either. Never read Steven King, and really don't like his movies with a few exceptions.

Star Trek books are ok, as long as you avoid certain bad authors.

Of all the Star Wars books written, the two that I enjoyed the most were Han Solo and the Lost Legacy and Shadows of the Empire.

I read mostly Clive Custler books and a few others. I read Sphere before it was a movie, and the book made a lot of sense. The movie didn't though.

I read a book named the Alchemist, and it was good, but I cannot remember who wrote it. Another great read was a crime / drama book about an escaped convict and his buddies taking revenge upon those who put him in jail.

The one thing that I remember about this book, and I am hoping someone here read it and can tell me the name, was when one of the bad guys was afraid that his silenced automatic pistol made too much noise when he shot a cops wife in the back room of store she worked at. He was going to try a revolver the next time.

The Convict escaped while attending a funural. I would like to read that book again, it was a good read.

dogscoff · #6 February 4th, 2004, 01:10 PM

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So, how long till Dogscoff publishes his first novel?

I'm working on it, although it would help if I actually finished writing something first. I'm going to the local college's open evening tonight to sign up for a creative writing course.

gregebowman · #7 February 5th, 2004, 02:49 AM

Atrocities, I also read Clive Cussler. I've read all of the Dirk Pitt novels, and 2 of the 3 Kurt Austin ones. Haven't read the newest ones, as they're in hardback. Also, just finished reading the Sea Hunters II. I like the way he mixes his take on history and then describes his search for whatever wreck he's looking for. In this Last book, they tried to find the PT-109. It was published in 2002, so there's nothing written about Robert Ballard finding it. Unfortunately, I still haven't seen any footage on the wreckage. I guess I'll have to try Google to see if there is any available on the 'net.

And hey, what's wrong with Stephen King? He's my favorite author by far. He's a great read; not all of his books are about vampires, but the majority of them do involve some type of horror situation. Don't go by the movies. All of them stink in comparison to the books except for The Langoliers, which was a mini-series and is pretty faithful to the source material.