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David Mack: Seekers 1:
Second Nature.

The writing trio of David Mack, Kevin Dilmore, and Dayton Ward
brought us some of the most memorable 23rd-century adventures with
their Vanguard series. While the story of Starbase 47 has
concluded, the exploratory missions of the Endeavour and the
Sagittarius continue on in the new series Star Trek: Seekers.
Capturing the fun and wonder of The Original Series with a modern
sensibility, Seekers returns readers to the strange new worlds that
made Star Trek so popular from the start.

In this episode of Literary Treks we're joined by David Mack to
learn more about the first book, Second Nature, along with the
background story of how Seekers was born. We find out how the new
series differs from Vanguard, how he and the team of Dilmore and
Ward decided who would write which ship, how the first story turns
TOS on its head, and more. We also discuss matters of faith and the
challenges of writing captains that are not simply
pseudo-Kirks.

In our news segment we judge the upcoming Ships of the Line book
by its cover, debate digital versus print for the second volume of
the Gold Key comics restoration, and even take some Hot Wheels for
a spin.

 

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Chapters

News

New Ships of the Line book cover revelead (2:52)

IDW's Gold Key Archives, Volume 2 due out in October (8:09)

Sponsor: Audible (12:20)

 

Feature: David Mack: Seekers 1: Second
Nature

Based On an Imaginary TV Shows (16:18)

How Does Seekers Differ from Vanguard? (28:53)

Divvying Up Ships and Storylines (34:36)

Turning TOS On Its Head (41:30)

The Needs of the Many and Matters of Faith (47:15)

Writing Captains (52:37)

Bringing Together Different Writing Styles (57:28)

Evolving Klingons in the 23rd Century (59:48)

The Future of Seekers (1:03:00)

What's Next for David? (1:09:44)

Closing (1:15:33)

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