Josh Reviews Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-In Fiction
I’ve been reading Star Trek novels for as long as I can remember! I have fond memories of spotting some of the early Pocket Book Trek novels in my middle school library, and being quickly hooked. When I was old enough to start buying books for myself, I bought Star Trek book
Josh Reviews Dune: A Masterpiece in Disarray
Dune: A Masterpiece in Disarray is an oral history of the making of David Lynch’s 1984 Dune, written by Max Evry. I had a fun time reading this; I’d recommend it for any Dune fan or anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes stories of how movies get made. I first saw th
Star Trek: I, Q
I haven’t been writing much about Star Trek novels on this site lately. That’s because I haven’t been reading many! I seem to have gotten somewhat soured on the whole enterprise (see what I did there?) after Paramount and Simon & Schuster put the kibbosh on t
Josh Reviews MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios is an entertaining look back at the creation and rise of Marvel Studios. The book is written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. The book is a detailed examination of why has Marvel been so successful, while other studios foundere
Star Trek: Picard: Second Self
Una McCormack’s Star Trek: Picard novel, Second Self, is set between the end of Picard season one and the start of season two. Jean-Luc Picard becomes aware of trouble brewing on the planet Ordeve, so he sends Raffi Musiker and the young Romulan Elnor to help resolve the situa
Revisiting Fletch and the Original Fletch Novel!
As a kid I loved the 1985 Fletch film starring Chevy Chase. There was a period in my life in which I didn’t think anything was funnier than that movie!! Recently I decided it was high time that I read the original Fletch novel, from 1974, written by Gregory Mcdonald. Mr. Mcd
Artemis and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Author of The Martian!
I loved Andy Weir’s novel The Martian (and I think the film adaptation, directed by Ridley Scott and written by Drew Goddard, is also excellent!), so I thought it was high time I read the two subsequent novels that Mr. Weir has written. First up was Artemis, from 2017. This novel
Star Trek: The Brave and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold is a two-novel duology, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido, back in 2002. Mr. DeCandido is one of my favorite authors of Star Trek novels (I’m sad that he no longer writes Trek books!!), and this story is an incredibly fun cross-over story that spans what at t
Directed by James Burrows
There is probably no single greater master of the TV sitcom that director James Burrows. You’ve probably seen the “directed by James Burrows” credit at the start or end of many of the television comedies you’ve loved the most from the past half-century: Taxi, Cheers, Friends
Star Trek: Living Memory
Christopher L. Bennett’s Star Trek novel Living Memory is set in the era between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Admiral Kirk is serving as the commandant of Starfleet Academy, and he is attempting to oversee the incorporation of a group of a