250: Tom Clancy Without Technobabble

David Mack: A Time to Heal. Federation forces, led by Picard and the Enterprise, have captured Tezwa, a world that threatened to become a flashpoint in a devastating war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. However, as difficult as the attack itself was, the occupation of Tezwa will prove even more difficult, costly, and bloody. And the price that Picard's crew pays in lives may be in the service of a cover-up that reaches to the very highest levels of the Federation... In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson welcome back author David Mack to talk about his novel A Time to Heal. We discuss the difference between this book and A Time to Kill, what Starfleet at war is really like, the effect of war on the people involved, Troi's anger, Riker's experiences as a prisoner of Kinchawn, and wrap up with a surprise announcement from David Mack about an upcoming project, as well as where you can find him online! At the top of the show, we respond to viewer comments about episode 248, all about DS9: Millennium, Book III: Inferno by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens. News DS9 Millennium Inferno Responses (00:03:44) Feature: David Mack David's First Two Novels (00:13:24) Utter Despair (00:23:54) Black Hawk Down (00:29:48) War Changes You (00:34:11) Conspiracy Between Worlds (00:37:04) The Snowball Down the Mountainside (00:47:15) Tiger Cruise (00:53:14) Riker Needs To Be More (00:58:28) Peart and Perim (01:06:17) The Flavor of Star Trek (01:10:28) Future Books (01:14:10) Chapter 25 (01:21:29) Final Thoughts (01:25:45) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest David Mack Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)