Feb 16, 2020
The Battle of Betazed.
At the height of the Dominion War, the peaceful world of Betazed
was invaded by the Jem'Hadar and the Cardassians in pursuit of
their goal of control over the Alpha Quadrant. With Starfleet
stretched thin, the Betazoid Resistance comes up with a desperate
plan to turn their power of telepathy against the occupying forces.
However, the use of their talents in the goal of killing may change
the face of the peace-loving Betazoid culture forever...
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are joined by Earl Grey's Amy Nelson to discuss the TNG novel The Battle of Betazed by Charlotte Douglas & Susan Kearney. We talk about the criminal Hent Tevren, killing with telepathy, Dr. Crell Moset, DS9's contributions to the mission, Troi's command abilities, the fateful choice facing the people of Betazed, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news segment, we report on four new upcoming novels from
Simon & Schuster. We also review the Star Trek: Year 5 Valentine's
Day special issue and respond to feedback from The Babel Conference
for Literary Treks 294: Walls Behind Walls Behind Walls.
News
Agents of Influence Blurb (00:03:07)
Other New Releases (00:05:08)
ST: Year Five Valentine's Special (00:08:12)
Listener Feedback (00:22:18)
Feature: The Battle of Betazed
Initial Thoughts (00:24:47)
Hent Tevren (00:33:06)
Killing Me Softly (00:40:32)
Crell Moset (00:51:02)
Lemec and Luaran (00:57:50)
DS9 Representation (01:00:27)
Deanna Troi's Mission (01:07:50)
Violations on Troi (01:12:56)
Amy's Math Moment (01:20:00)
Ratings (01:23:49)
Final Thoughts (01:34:44)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Amy Nelson
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)