Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide.

Journeying thought The Original Series timeline the Mere Anarchy series have given fans a taste of what was happening in every period of the characters lives as well as the important events they were apart of and the penultimate book in the series is no exception.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther talk about The Blood-Dimmed Tide. We discuss Mestiko becoming a focal point, the oversight issue, bureaucracy, setting up the milieu of The Undiscovered Country, the Klingon Empire as a metaphor, Kirk’s prejudice, frustration acting out and our ratings.

In the news segment we talk about the new covers and blurbs for Elusive Salvation and Live by the Code, the German Prometheus trilogy and Doug Drexler’s upcoming covers for the Prey trilogy.

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)

News Elusive Salvation Cover and Blurb (00:02:27) Live by the Code Cover and Blurb (00:06:21) German Prometheus Trilogy (00:10:18) Prey Covers (00:13:08)

Feature: The Blood-Dimmed Tide Crazy to Think (00:15:38) Mestiko Becoming a Focus (00:16:42) The Oversight Issue (00:20:22) Bureaucracy (00:24:49) Setting Up the Milieu of The Undiscovered Country (00:26:19) The Klingon Empire as a Metaphor (00:34:54) Kirk’s Prejudice (00:39:11) Frustration Acting Out (00:46:17) Ratings (00:52:22) Final Thoughts (00:54:24)

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