Mr. David, I cannot express enough gratitude for your work. The New Frontier novels rekindled my love of writing and I beleive they have added such a wonderful element to the Star Trek universe. I sincerely hope this isn’t the end for Captain Calhoun and the extended crew of Excalibur, but if it is, thank you so much for the ride.
Oh, I hope it’s not the last. I’ve grown rather fond of these folks.
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Anyway, looking forward to picking it up, probably this weekend. And yay, looks like Highness of the Low is moving forward, at long last!
Well, guys, I hope it’s not either. As soon as I know anything, you will as well.
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PAD
Is there anyone we can write to at Pocket to ask for more books, or are Star Trek letter writing campaigns getting a bit clichéd now? 😉
BTW, can’t wait to read it!
I have no idea who at Pocket makes the final decisions in these matters. I sure as hëll know it’s not the editors.
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At the very least, the site where the interview is is the official Trek site. Saying something in the comments section would be a start. And there’s other websites that are Trek oriented. You could start there, I guess.
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Maybe you’ll have more luck getting a concrete answer than I’ve had.
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PAD
Thanks for the heads up, I had no idea it was being released this week. Preordered for delivery to my kindle tomorrow…I’ll miss the series if it’s over, too. Hopefully the people at Pocket will sort something out.
I pre-ordered it at amazon and it should be waiting at my door this afternoon when I get home.
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Nice interview. I agree that Q-squared is your best Star Trek novel. Hopefully New Frontier can continue in some venue. If not a novel at least comic book mini-series.
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Looking forward to those ebooks. Do you know what distribution method will you use (Amazon, Apple, B & N, all of the above, none of the above or something new)?
Amazon at the very least.
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PAD
I think I foresee a trip to ye olde booke shoppe ine, I mean, in the near future….
Si, I can’t see that the notion of letting Pocket know you want to see more New Frontier novels is a bad thing, especially if it’s based on the fact that you’ve just purchased the last one.
All good things…
And if I knew it was coming to an end, that would be one thing. The fact that after a solid year I still can’t get a straight answer out of Pocket is wearying.
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PAD
Well, on the bright side, at least you don’t have some executive making a knee-jerk decision to end it. If things are in flux as far as “Trek” publishing goes, then at least they are taking their time and hopefully using it to determine the long-term future of the Trek book-verse.
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I’m sure the wait is wearying, but as a fan of your work I feel that is infinitely better than knowing the series will end.
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Looking back, it is amazing when you think about it, how the series was born when “Trek” seemed to be hitting on all cylinders. “New Frontier” debuted a mere 3 years after the end of the uber-popular “Next Gen” and Kirk’s demise onscreen and a mere year after the best-received “Next Gen” film. “Voyager” and “DS9” were still going strong.
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Now? It’s been,incredibly, a decade since the end of “Voyager”, a dozen years since the end of “DS9” and nine since “Next Gen” hit the big screen. You have to be 16 years old to drive in PA, so kids going for their license this year have never seen a new adventure of SAhatner’s Captain Kirk produced while they’ve been alive.
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In short, except for the Abrams film, there has been precious little to reenergize old fans and attract new ones. I hope the film has helped do that somewhat, but I find it unlikely that the interest in Trek and by extension peripheral items like new books will ever be as strong as it was in the ’90s.
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I do hope they find it profitable enough to give you a new contract. if for some reason they don’t, would you be willing to play in any of the other Trek book sandboxes. I always was hoping for more “Deep Space Nine” work from you.
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Good luck. May today’s release NOT be the end of “New Frontier”, but simply the latest of many more for us all to look forward to.
On the (hopefully unlikely) off-chance that “Blind Man’s Bluff” is indeed the last New Frontier book, how satisfying a conclusion is it? Or is it like one of those season finales where the show hasn’t been picked up, but people are hopeful, so they end with a cliffhanger that never gets resolved ’cause there was no pickup?
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Either way, I’m totally looking forward to reading it! (And the previous… two books, I think, in the series. I loaned a friend the series ages ago and STILL haven’t gotten ’em back, and I can’t afford to replace the whole set.)
It has a suspenseful, “Oh my God” ending, but it’s not a cliffhanger, no.
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PAD
I sincerely hope that New Frontier continues. It is the only Trek fiction I read any more. Precisely for the reasons PAD stated in this interview – the fact that it is only loosely restricted by the so-called canon of the TV shows and movies. There is amazing depth, fun, emotion, pain, everything you would want in a series. I will heartily join up in expressing my desire for more more more and will be getting the book on my Nook tomorrow!
I am happy to hear that more Hidden Earth is still coming.
If this is the end Of New Frontier, Then I would like to say that Star Trek Publishing is dead to me… I started as a casual reader who would pick up a book if I could not find anything else I wanted to read. I evolved into a dámņëd star trek book junkie hanging out in bookstores waiting for my next fix. This evolution was in no small part due to the writings of you sir, and I am forever grateful. Over the last few years however the number of books has dwindled and what does come out seems to be multibook crossover spectaculars. These were cool at first, but you only fall for the buy 4 books only to have the last one be a hardcover at triple the price, so you really have to pay to see how it ends trick so many times. They developed an empire with the single book single storyline as their bread and butter… only to walk away from a virtual license to print money.
PAD I will read anything you publish, your name on a cover is enough to part me from my money, but if this turns out to be the last New Frontier, it is very likely the last Star Trek book I read at all. “and I will stand in the middle of the Pocket Books office bare ášš naked with a bull horn and say that”
Ditto, Evil Twin. To me you’re always been the literary equivalent of Peter O’Toole, a writer so talented I’d read anything you did. If there’s no more New Frontier, then Pocket has lost another Star Trek fan.
I will be crushed if this is the end of New Frontier.
The second volume in the Hidden Earth trilogy will only be available as an ebook? Did I read that right?
I’m a hands on a book type of reader, that would be very depressing for me.
I’m happy that we’re hopefully going to be able to read the second Hidden Earth book. My dad was a big fan of yours, Peter, and loved the first Hidden Earth book. Sadly, he passed away last year so reading the next chapter will have extra meaning to me. I think I’m a book behind on the New Frontier series but I’ll be picking the new one up soon!
Mr. David,
If the people in charge at Pocket Books does the smart thing and gives you a new contract to your liking, could you find a way to work Bernie into a book or two? I always liked the way you wrote him.
Forget Bernie. There’s a literal bášŧárd that I want to meet a very sticky end.
I love New Frontier. To me it is the best Star Trek series in print. I’ve always wanted to see it as a show, especially a live action or cartoon. Star Trek needs a series like NF. If pocket books drops it, they really would be making a mistake. Paramount and Pocket Books need to listen to the writers who really make the magic and listen to the fans who spend their hard earned money on this stuff. You rock Peter David.Thank you for putting out such great stuff.
God, I hope that it’s not the end of New Frontier. They’re my favorite of your works, Peter. I drop everything else that I’m reading whenever a new NF book comes out. I’ll offer my two cents at startrek.com.
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Two questions:
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If Pocket doesn’t publish any more NF books, would you consider continuing it as fan fiction?
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Is The Camelot Papers a novel, or short story?
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Do or does anyone else know if Amazon e-books can be placed on an iPhone? Or does an e-book have to be on iTunes for that?
(Sorry, I neglected to change the word “two” after thinking of that third question.)
iPhone has a Kindle app, which syncs up with all your Kindles. You can read Kindle ebooks on your iphone.
Also, by now, there are lots of conversion programs to allow you to read your ebooks in any format you want. I actually prefer iBooks as a program (and…um….don’t ask me why), but I’m able to convert Barnes and Noble books and Kindle books to the appropriate format in iBooks.
But according to the commercial, If I don’t have an iPhone, I can’t access all the books that I want.
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Which made me sad, because my Android Kindle app must be a figment of my imagination.
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Since I don’t have an iPhone, I don’t have an iPhone.
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I almost shed a tear.
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TAC
I sincerely doubt Peter would be able to continue NF as fanfic. That being said, could an ongoing comic be a viable alternative? I enjoyed all of the NF comics done to date. More would be nice.
Oh yeah. A comic would be nice. It’s doubtful that Pocket would go for it, though.
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Back around 1980 I had an idea kind of like the New Frontier series, with a young, barely tested captain and the crew of Excalibur; my bunch was a lot different, though. Original series/Wrath period, and Fred was in her late twenties. Capt. Frederica McGee, promoted during a battle by her dying captain, and Starfleet unable to find a valid excuse to demote her. Think I ever got it published? I don’t even recall finishing it.
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And _that’s_ why Peter is my Evil Twin; he comes up better ideas than I do and actually does something with ’em.
1) No, I would not continue it as fan fiction.
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2) “Camelot Papers” is very much a novel, over 104,000 words.
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Other people have answered the tech questions.
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PAD
Thanks, Peter.
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Thanks, guys.
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🙂
I picked up Treason in TPB, but I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. I have yet to decide whether to get Blind Man’s Bluff in TPB or get it for my Kindle.
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Speaking of: I’m still awfully frustrated with Pocket/S&S and their e-book pricing. The price for Missing in Action is still $14.99 for the Kindle, even though the paperback has long been out. Not that that has helped: too many of the older paperbacks are still priced at $7.99 or $6.99, which is often above the original cover price.
In fact, looking around Amazon.com a bit, it seems that S&S wants the standard price point to be $8.99 – MORE than for a mass market paperback.
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I’ve said it for several years now: S&S is simply attempting to sabotage the e-book market, rather than embracing it.
Is one ebook reader better than the others or is it rly just a matter of branding and preference?
There’s a lot that goes into it, IMO. I mean, the basic one is whether the reader uses eInk technology or not. eInk is used by the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, and B&N Nook (but NOT Nook Color, apparently), and it’s designed to mimic the page. It’s great tech.
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The iPad, as an ebook reader, is just like any other computer screen. Glare issues, eye strain, etc.
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But beyond that, obviously each has their differences. For example, I don’t think the Sony Reader still has a wireless option for downloading books, while the Kindle has had 3G/Wi-Fi, and the Nook had Wi-Fi.
I was thinking about purchasing one, and I did a lot of research.
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I ended up not buying one, because in the end, I know I’d lose an expensive piece of equipment.
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Quick basics:
If you want length of battery, go with the Kindle. If you don’t continually use the wifi / 3g, you can go for around a month.
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A Nook’s is about ten days.
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Mind you, the Nook has done the color Nook, which eats up more battery power than any of them.
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The Nook has a SDCard slot, and a bigger library (B&N), but really, if you’re wanting to keep over 1500 books on your reader, you’re more organized than I am.
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Most of the people I know have a Kindle, and it seems the better reader.
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TAC
Mind you, the Nook has done the color Nook, which eats up more battery power than any of them.
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I think the Nook Color isn’t even eInk, it’s just a traditional LCD. Looking at the site, they’re calling it a tablet, which means they’re trying to compete directly with the iPad, rather than the Kindle DX.
Yeah, it’s Android based… and I hear it’s fairly clunky too.
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TAC
I’ve got both a Kindle (2nd gen) and iPad -for what it’s worth, I do prefer kindle for reading, particularly for longer sessions. That said, I’ve found fairly comfortable settings for reading on the iPad, and tend to rely on it more and more for short trips and offhand use. Better for cookbooks as well.
A bit off topic – iPad’s become a pretty decent platform for comics as well. I still support my LCS for new comics, but I’ve certainly come to appreciate the Marvel/DC/Boom and generic comicology apps – you can get the same story arcs included in many TPBs for $2 an issue.
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Well, that bit of news kinda sucks.
Well, besides the fact that this may be the last ST:NF book, I’m not happy with the fact that Borders only had it in the $16 trade size and not the standard $7.99 paperback size.
But those are both gripes directed at Pocket, not you Peter.
Read the first 2 chapters (to date).
Good stuff.
Well, what happened within the last couple of years is that Pocket Books decided that, instead of hardcovers, they’d release those titles as trade paperbacks.
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So, what has happened with the last couple of NF novels is that instead of a hardcover release followed about a year later by a mass market paperback, it’s a trade paperback release followed about a year later by a mass market paperback.
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I thought it was an awful decision, personally.
Peter–I couldnt help myself, I got the book on Monday and I started reading it and I couldnt stop myself. I finished it in one night. Its always amazing reading a new New Frontier book and this one didnt disappoint.
I really really hope that ST New Frontier continues! Or at the very least gives you one more book to let us “the fans” & you “the author” give it a good send off! I have been with this series since the beginning and its great and unlike any book series I have ever read!
I just hope the Powers that arent holding to the philosophy that anything thats NOT in JJ Abram’s Star Trek Universe cant be published. Because I have a bad feeling thats what they are thinking.
Thank you very much for this book!
Brandon,
Since Pocket has already scrapped several completed post-Abrams movie set novels; supposedly, but not confirmed, at the insistence of Paramount, it doesn’t look like the lack of a new contract for Mr. David has anything to do with New Frontier taking place in the Prime Universe.
First, touching Scotty story, thanks.
Second, What?! Maybe last book? Aw man, the New Frontier books were the only Star Trek books I still read. When I was a kid growing up I used to use my $5 allowance money each week to get a new TNG novel (course I always had to “borrow” some more change to pay the 95 cents and tax, gosh books used to be cheaper, and gas, anyway…) and I always looked forward to when the latest was one of yours. It was a treat to have an entire Trek-verse with all Peter David books. Hopefully Calhoun and his merry band of crazies get more books, either way Thanks.
That’ll suck if it is canceled. Always enjoy a good read and New Frontier has always been a good read.
PAD,
I plan on picking up the book today at Barnes and Noble. I wonder if anyone else has noticed this lately when visiting their local book store. When I would to go to my favorite book store there used to be a sense of excitment that I can find a new book rather cheap and find some good deals and spend an hour or two and relax. Now I notice the shelfs are bare and(logically) prices have gone up and now less is more. There is so little to choose from and when I ask the clerks are like “Star Trek? What is that? We dont carry much of those any more. BUT if you would you like to read the Twilight books. We have 1 BILLION of those (placed in the same spot my beloved Trek and Star Wars books USED to occupy) and I am sure you would love to read those. By the way do you want a Nook/Kindle/Ipad to complete your transaction??? (psychotic smile complete with twitchy eyes)LOL I wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing? I have started using Amazon for most of my book purchases.
PS PAD is there anything can do to help your cause? Facebook/Twitter/email/blog etc…
Having bought and read the new book from cover to cover today, all I can say is… wow.
Just finished Blind Man’s Bluff and really enjoyed it, couldn’t stop reading once I got started. I hope there’s more ST:NF books in the future! I’ve read a lot of Star Trek novels over the years and most of my favorites have your name on them.
Just wanted to say thank you for having Blind Man’s Bluff come out around Mother’s Day. It was the best present ever. I will be sad when it is over, but thanks for the ride.
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Mr. David, I cannot express enough gratitude for your work. The New Frontier novels rekindled my love of writing and I beleive they have added such a wonderful element to the Star Trek universe. I sincerely hope this isn’t the end for Captain Calhoun and the extended crew of Excalibur, but if it is, thank you so much for the ride.
Oh, I hope it’s not the last. I’ve grown rather fond of these folks.
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Anyway, looking forward to picking it up, probably this weekend. And yay, looks like Highness of the Low is moving forward, at long last!
Well, guys, I hope it’s not either. As soon as I know anything, you will as well.
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PAD
Is there anyone we can write to at Pocket to ask for more books, or are Star Trek letter writing campaigns getting a bit clichéd now? 😉
BTW, can’t wait to read it!
I have no idea who at Pocket makes the final decisions in these matters. I sure as hëll know it’s not the editors.
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At the very least, the site where the interview is is the official Trek site. Saying something in the comments section would be a start. And there’s other websites that are Trek oriented. You could start there, I guess.
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Maybe you’ll have more luck getting a concrete answer than I’ve had.
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PAD
Thanks for the heads up, I had no idea it was being released this week. Preordered for delivery to my kindle tomorrow…I’ll miss the series if it’s over, too. Hopefully the people at Pocket will sort something out.
I pre-ordered it at amazon and it should be waiting at my door this afternoon when I get home.
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Nice interview. I agree that Q-squared is your best Star Trek novel. Hopefully New Frontier can continue in some venue. If not a novel at least comic book mini-series.
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Looking forward to those ebooks. Do you know what distribution method will you use (Amazon, Apple, B & N, all of the above, none of the above or something new)?
Amazon at the very least.
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PAD
I think I foresee a trip to ye olde booke shoppe ine, I mean, in the near future….
Si, I can’t see that the notion of letting Pocket know you want to see more New Frontier novels is a bad thing, especially if it’s based on the fact that you’ve just purchased the last one.
All good things…
And if I knew it was coming to an end, that would be one thing. The fact that after a solid year I still can’t get a straight answer out of Pocket is wearying.
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PAD
Well, on the bright side, at least you don’t have some executive making a knee-jerk decision to end it. If things are in flux as far as “Trek” publishing goes, then at least they are taking their time and hopefully using it to determine the long-term future of the Trek book-verse.
.
I’m sure the wait is wearying, but as a fan of your work I feel that is infinitely better than knowing the series will end.
.
Looking back, it is amazing when you think about it, how the series was born when “Trek” seemed to be hitting on all cylinders. “New Frontier” debuted a mere 3 years after the end of the uber-popular “Next Gen” and Kirk’s demise onscreen and a mere year after the best-received “Next Gen” film. “Voyager” and “DS9” were still going strong.
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Now? It’s been,incredibly, a decade since the end of “Voyager”, a dozen years since the end of “DS9” and nine since “Next Gen” hit the big screen. You have to be 16 years old to drive in PA, so kids going for their license this year have never seen a new adventure of SAhatner’s Captain Kirk produced while they’ve been alive.
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In short, except for the Abrams film, there has been precious little to reenergize old fans and attract new ones. I hope the film has helped do that somewhat, but I find it unlikely that the interest in Trek and by extension peripheral items like new books will ever be as strong as it was in the ’90s.
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I do hope they find it profitable enough to give you a new contract. if for some reason they don’t, would you be willing to play in any of the other Trek book sandboxes. I always was hoping for more “Deep Space Nine” work from you.
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Good luck. May today’s release NOT be the end of “New Frontier”, but simply the latest of many more for us all to look forward to.
On the (hopefully unlikely) off-chance that “Blind Man’s Bluff” is indeed the last New Frontier book, how satisfying a conclusion is it? Or is it like one of those season finales where the show hasn’t been picked up, but people are hopeful, so they end with a cliffhanger that never gets resolved ’cause there was no pickup?
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Either way, I’m totally looking forward to reading it! (And the previous… two books, I think, in the series. I loaned a friend the series ages ago and STILL haven’t gotten ’em back, and I can’t afford to replace the whole set.)
It has a suspenseful, “Oh my God” ending, but it’s not a cliffhanger, no.
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PAD
I sincerely hope that New Frontier continues. It is the only Trek fiction I read any more. Precisely for the reasons PAD stated in this interview – the fact that it is only loosely restricted by the so-called canon of the TV shows and movies. There is amazing depth, fun, emotion, pain, everything you would want in a series. I will heartily join up in expressing my desire for more more more and will be getting the book on my Nook tomorrow!
I am happy to hear that more Hidden Earth is still coming.
If this is the end Of New Frontier, Then I would like to say that Star Trek Publishing is dead to me… I started as a casual reader who would pick up a book if I could not find anything else I wanted to read. I evolved into a dámņëd star trek book junkie hanging out in bookstores waiting for my next fix. This evolution was in no small part due to the writings of you sir, and I am forever grateful. Over the last few years however the number of books has dwindled and what does come out seems to be multibook crossover spectaculars. These were cool at first, but you only fall for the buy 4 books only to have the last one be a hardcover at triple the price, so you really have to pay to see how it ends trick so many times. They developed an empire with the single book single storyline as their bread and butter… only to walk away from a virtual license to print money.
PAD I will read anything you publish, your name on a cover is enough to part me from my money, but if this turns out to be the last New Frontier, it is very likely the last Star Trek book I read at all. “and I will stand in the middle of the Pocket Books office bare ášš naked with a bull horn and say that”
Ditto, Evil Twin. To me you’re always been the literary equivalent of Peter O’Toole, a writer so talented I’d read anything you did. If there’s no more New Frontier, then Pocket has lost another Star Trek fan.
I will be crushed if this is the end of New Frontier.
The second volume in the Hidden Earth trilogy will only be available as an ebook? Did I read that right?
I’m a hands on a book type of reader, that would be very depressing for me.
Bob Greenberger did say the books would be available print-on-demand as well:
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http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2011/02/23/crazy-8-explained/
Well that makes me feel a little better.
I’m happy that we’re hopefully going to be able to read the second Hidden Earth book. My dad was a big fan of yours, Peter, and loved the first Hidden Earth book. Sadly, he passed away last year so reading the next chapter will have extra meaning to me. I think I’m a book behind on the New Frontier series but I’ll be picking the new one up soon!
Mr. David,
If the people in charge at Pocket Books does the smart thing and gives you a new contract to your liking, could you find a way to work Bernie into a book or two? I always liked the way you wrote him.
Forget Bernie. There’s a literal bášŧárd that I want to meet a very sticky end.
I love New Frontier. To me it is the best Star Trek series in print. I’ve always wanted to see it as a show, especially a live action or cartoon. Star Trek needs a series like NF. If pocket books drops it, they really would be making a mistake. Paramount and Pocket Books need to listen to the writers who really make the magic and listen to the fans who spend their hard earned money on this stuff. You rock Peter David.Thank you for putting out such great stuff.
God, I hope that it’s not the end of New Frontier. They’re my favorite of your works, Peter. I drop everything else that I’m reading whenever a new NF book comes out. I’ll offer my two cents at startrek.com.
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Two questions:
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If Pocket doesn’t publish any more NF books, would you consider continuing it as fan fiction?
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Is The Camelot Papers a novel, or short story?
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Do or does anyone else know if Amazon e-books can be placed on an iPhone? Or does an e-book have to be on iTunes for that?
(Sorry, I neglected to change the word “two” after thinking of that third question.)
iPhone has a Kindle app, which syncs up with all your Kindles. You can read Kindle ebooks on your iphone.
Also, by now, there are lots of conversion programs to allow you to read your ebooks in any format you want. I actually prefer iBooks as a program (and…um….don’t ask me why), but I’m able to convert Barnes and Noble books and Kindle books to the appropriate format in iBooks.
But according to the commercial, If I don’t have an iPhone, I can’t access all the books that I want.
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Which made me sad, because my Android Kindle app must be a figment of my imagination.
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Since I don’t have an iPhone, I don’t have an iPhone.
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I almost shed a tear.
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TAC
I sincerely doubt Peter would be able to continue NF as fanfic. That being said, could an ongoing comic be a viable alternative? I enjoyed all of the NF comics done to date. More would be nice.
Oh yeah. A comic would be nice. It’s doubtful that Pocket would go for it, though.
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Back around 1980 I had an idea kind of like the New Frontier series, with a young, barely tested captain and the crew of Excalibur; my bunch was a lot different, though. Original series/Wrath period, and Fred was in her late twenties. Capt. Frederica McGee, promoted during a battle by her dying captain, and Starfleet unable to find a valid excuse to demote her. Think I ever got it published? I don’t even recall finishing it.
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And _that’s_ why Peter is my Evil Twin; he comes up better ideas than I do and actually does something with ’em.
1) No, I would not continue it as fan fiction.
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2) “Camelot Papers” is very much a novel, over 104,000 words.
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Other people have answered the tech questions.
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PAD
Thanks, Peter.
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Thanks, guys.
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🙂
I picked up Treason in TPB, but I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. I have yet to decide whether to get Blind Man’s Bluff in TPB or get it for my Kindle.
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Speaking of: I’m still awfully frustrated with Pocket/S&S and their e-book pricing. The price for Missing in Action is still $14.99 for the Kindle, even though the paperback has long been out. Not that that has helped: too many of the older paperbacks are still priced at $7.99 or $6.99, which is often above the original cover price.
In fact, looking around Amazon.com a bit, it seems that S&S wants the standard price point to be $8.99 – MORE than for a mass market paperback.
.
I’ve said it for several years now: S&S is simply attempting to sabotage the e-book market, rather than embracing it.
Is one ebook reader better than the others or is it rly just a matter of branding and preference?
There’s a lot that goes into it, IMO. I mean, the basic one is whether the reader uses eInk technology or not. eInk is used by the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, and B&N Nook (but NOT Nook Color, apparently), and it’s designed to mimic the page. It’s great tech.
.
The iPad, as an ebook reader, is just like any other computer screen. Glare issues, eye strain, etc.
.
But beyond that, obviously each has their differences. For example, I don’t think the Sony Reader still has a wireless option for downloading books, while the Kindle has had 3G/Wi-Fi, and the Nook had Wi-Fi.
I was thinking about purchasing one, and I did a lot of research.
.
I ended up not buying one, because in the end, I know I’d lose an expensive piece of equipment.
.
Quick basics:
If you want length of battery, go with the Kindle. If you don’t continually use the wifi / 3g, you can go for around a month.
.
A Nook’s is about ten days.
.
Mind you, the Nook has done the color Nook, which eats up more battery power than any of them.
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The Nook has a SDCard slot, and a bigger library (B&N), but really, if you’re wanting to keep over 1500 books on your reader, you’re more organized than I am.
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Most of the people I know have a Kindle, and it seems the better reader.
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TAC
Mind you, the Nook has done the color Nook, which eats up more battery power than any of them.
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I think the Nook Color isn’t even eInk, it’s just a traditional LCD. Looking at the site, they’re calling it a tablet, which means they’re trying to compete directly with the iPad, rather than the Kindle DX.
Yeah, it’s Android based… and I hear it’s fairly clunky too.
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TAC
I’ve got both a Kindle (2nd gen) and iPad -for what it’s worth, I do prefer kindle for reading, particularly for longer sessions. That said, I’ve found fairly comfortable settings for reading on the iPad, and tend to rely on it more and more for short trips and offhand use. Better for cookbooks as well.
A bit off topic – iPad’s become a pretty decent platform for comics as well. I still support my LCS for new comics, but I’ve certainly come to appreciate the Marvel/DC/Boom and generic comicology apps – you can get the same story arcs included in many TPBs for $2 an issue.
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Well, that bit of news kinda sucks.
Well, besides the fact that this may be the last ST:NF book, I’m not happy with the fact that Borders only had it in the $16 trade size and not the standard $7.99 paperback size.
But those are both gripes directed at Pocket, not you Peter.
Read the first 2 chapters (to date).
Good stuff.
Well, what happened within the last couple of years is that Pocket Books decided that, instead of hardcovers, they’d release those titles as trade paperbacks.
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So, what has happened with the last couple of NF novels is that instead of a hardcover release followed about a year later by a mass market paperback, it’s a trade paperback release followed about a year later by a mass market paperback.
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I thought it was an awful decision, personally.
Peter–I couldnt help myself, I got the book on Monday and I started reading it and I couldnt stop myself. I finished it in one night. Its always amazing reading a new New Frontier book and this one didnt disappoint.
I really really hope that ST New Frontier continues! Or at the very least gives you one more book to let us “the fans” & you “the author” give it a good send off! I have been with this series since the beginning and its great and unlike any book series I have ever read!
I just hope the Powers that arent holding to the philosophy that anything thats NOT in JJ Abram’s Star Trek Universe cant be published. Because I have a bad feeling thats what they are thinking.
Thank you very much for this book!
Brandon,
Since Pocket has already scrapped several completed post-Abrams movie set novels; supposedly, but not confirmed, at the insistence of Paramount, it doesn’t look like the lack of a new contract for Mr. David has anything to do with New Frontier taking place in the Prime Universe.
First, touching Scotty story, thanks.
Second, What?! Maybe last book? Aw man, the New Frontier books were the only Star Trek books I still read. When I was a kid growing up I used to use my $5 allowance money each week to get a new TNG novel (course I always had to “borrow” some more change to pay the 95 cents and tax, gosh books used to be cheaper, and gas, anyway…) and I always looked forward to when the latest was one of yours. It was a treat to have an entire Trek-verse with all Peter David books. Hopefully Calhoun and his merry band of crazies get more books, either way Thanks.
That’ll suck if it is canceled. Always enjoy a good read and New Frontier has always been a good read.
PAD,
I plan on picking up the book today at Barnes and Noble. I wonder if anyone else has noticed this lately when visiting their local book store. When I would to go to my favorite book store there used to be a sense of excitment that I can find a new book rather cheap and find some good deals and spend an hour or two and relax. Now I notice the shelfs are bare and(logically) prices have gone up and now less is more. There is so little to choose from and when I ask the clerks are like “Star Trek? What is that? We dont carry much of those any more. BUT if you would you like to read the Twilight books. We have 1 BILLION of those (placed in the same spot my beloved Trek and Star Wars books USED to occupy) and I am sure you would love to read those. By the way do you want a Nook/Kindle/Ipad to complete your transaction??? (psychotic smile complete with twitchy eyes)LOL I wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing? I have started using Amazon for most of my book purchases.
PS PAD is there anything can do to help your cause? Facebook/Twitter/email/blog etc…
Having bought and read the new book from cover to cover today, all I can say is… wow.
Just finished Blind Man’s Bluff and really enjoyed it, couldn’t stop reading once I got started. I hope there’s more ST:NF books in the future! I’ve read a lot of Star Trek novels over the years and most of my favorites have your name on them.
Just wanted to say thank you for having Blind Man’s Bluff come out around Mother’s Day. It was the best present ever. I will be sad when it is over, but thanks for the ride.