Star Trek: Avenger.

At the end of William Shatner’s The Return, Captain Kirk found himself in dire circumstances. Sacrificing his life once again to save countless others, it looked as though we had again lost the Starfleet legend. However, in 1997, William Shatner (along with collaborators Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), found themselves once again resurrecting galactic hero James T. Kirk!

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther are joined by Bruce Gibson to talk about William Shatner’s Star Trek: Avenger. We discuss coming back to the book, the Federation’ existential and ecological crisis, a group with questionable policies, Kirk as Sarek’s “Son”, Kirk avenging, the return…again, ratings and final thoughts.

In the news segment we rejoice at the news about Kirsten Beyer’s new writing gig and remind everyone that Jeff Lang’s Force in Motion is out now.

News KMFB News (00:02:27) Force in Motion (00:07:29)

Feature: Star Trek: Avenger Last Time in the Star Trek Universe (00:09:30) Back to Avenger (00:11:05) The Federation’s Existential and Ecological Crisis (00:14:01) A Group With Questionable Policies (00:29:28) Kirk as Sarek’s “Son” (00:37:38) Kirk Avenging (00:44:03) The Return… Again (00:48:18) Ratings (00:56:47) Final Thoughts (01:01:30)

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

Guest Bruce Gibson

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)