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Dark Matters: Ghost Dance. 
  
The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager finds itself tasked with one of the most interesting missions they've had as they try to find a way of ridding the universe of the mutated dark matter.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Dark Matters: Ghost Dance. We discuss Paris and Chakotay, the Entity, the Romulan story, meanwhile on Voyager, Harry is in love again, our ratings and final thoughts. 

In the news we have a new comic announcement plus our reviews of Resurgence #5, Star Trek #5 and Star Trek: Defiant #1.   
 
News
Comic Announcement (00:03:51)
Resurgence #5 (00:06:01)
Star Trek #5 (00:10:22)
Star Trek: Defiant #1 (00:14:06)                 

Feature: Dark Matters: Ghost Dance
Paris and Chakotay (00:18:17)
The Entity (00:28:46)
The Romulan Story (00:32:35)
Meanwhile on Voyager (00:37:49)
Harry is in Love Again (00:43:43)
Ratings (00:45:24)
Final Thoughts (00:47:49)        

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt 

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Dark Matters: Ghost Dance. 
  
The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager finds itself tasked with one of the most interesting missions they've had as they try to find a way of ridding the universe of the mutated dark matter.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Dark Matters: Ghost Dance. We discuss Paris and Chakotay, the Entity, the Romulan story, meanwhile on Voyager, Harry is in love again, our ratings and final thoughts. 

In the news we have a new comic announcement plus our reviews of Resurgence #5, Star Trek #5 and Star Trek: Defiant #1.   
 
News
Comic Announcement (00:03:51)
Resurgence #5 (00:06:01)
Star Trek #5 (00:10:22)
Star Trek: Defiant #1 (00:14:06)                 

Feature: Dark Matters: Ghost Dance
Paris and Chakotay (00:18:17)
The Entity (00:28:46)
The Romulan Story (00:32:35)
Meanwhile on Voyager (00:37:49)
Harry is in Love Again (00:43:43)
Ratings (00:45:24)
Final Thoughts (00:47:49)        

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt 

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Tonight's host is CONK! News' own "fulfillment journalist", HANK REARDON. Hank talks about the Dem's new monumental spending bill, how Republicans can never seem to get their sh*t together, and The Resurrection.

String Theory, Book 3: Evolution.

After incalculable losses, the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager continue to battle against the forces of "Phoebe Janeway" and her army of exiles, determined to re-enter Exosia. The effects of the conflict among the Nacene threaten to spill beyond the boundaries of the Monorhan system. The very underpinning of the universe threatens to unravel thanks to the actions of the exiled Nacene, and only Voyager stands in their way!

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson discuss the third and final book in the String Theory trilogy: Evolution by Heather Jarman. We talk about Tom & Harry's adventure in the Q Continuum, The Doctor's mission to Ocampa's past, the final showdown on Voyager, Janeway's absence in this novel, the plot elements that set us up for Voyager's future, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.

At the top of the show, we judge the upcoming More Beautiful Than Death by David Mack by its cover, review issue #11 of Star Trek: Year Five, and respond to feedback from The Babel Conference for Literary Treks 304: Vulcans Do Not Cry.

News
'More Beautiful Than Death' Details (00:02:20)
New Star Trek Comics Schedule (00:10:39)
Star Trek Year Five #11 Review (00:12:17)
Listener Feedback (00:23:59)

Feature: String Theory: Evolution
Tom and Harry’s Big Adventure (00:27:14)
The Doctor's Quantum Leap (00:39:11)
Showdown on Voyager (00:49:38)
Lack of Janeway (00:54:49)
Setting up for Season 5 (01:02:42)
Ratings (01:09:08)
Final Thoughts (01:14:29)

Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson

Production
Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) 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) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Collision Course.

James T. Kirk. He has crossed the galaxy, fought Klingons, Romulans, and Borg, and lived through more than anyone ever thought possible. But how did this remarkable Starfleet captain get his start? While the story of his academy years has been told in a number of different stories, never before have we seen his young life from the perspective of the man who played him: William Shatner.

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss the final Shatnerverse novel, Academy: Collision Course. We talk about this novel's relationship with Star Trek 2009, Jim Kirk's relationship with Starfleet, his family dynamic, Spock in his youth, another perspective on Tarsus IV, how Collision Course fits in with Trek canon, why the Academy book series was cancelled, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.

In the news segment, we judge the upcoming Discovery novel Fear Itself by its cover and review the latest New Visions comic, The Enemy of My Enemy.

News
Fear Itself REAL cover (00:03:33)
New Visions #21 (00:05:41)

Feature: Collision Course
Alternate Academy Years (00:17:08)
No Love for Starfleet (00:20:28)
Kirk (00:22:03)
The Kirk Family (00:28:22)
Spock (00:38:33)
Vulcan for Sale (0046:30:)
Another Conscience of the King (00:53:04)
Fitting In (01:01:28)
The Last Page (01:06:26)
Ratings (01:12:09)
Final Thoughts (01:15:33)

Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and 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) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)