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Feb 05 | Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby will be part of Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed – a full-cast reunion of Star Trek: The Next Generation® to be held at the Calgary Expo April 27-29, 2012. The special reunion event will be held at Calgary Stampede Corral on the evening of Saturday, April 28, 2012. This auspicious occasion marks the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation® and will be the first time in over twenty years that the cast has participated in an event such as this. Included in the evening’s program is a 90 minute panel discussion, a Q&A session, and a video presentation in honour of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation®. A commemorative guide will produced solely for this event along with exclusive merchandise. This is a separate ticketed event with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster on February 18, 2012 at 10 AM MST. Although the cast will be participating in various panels throughout the course of the weekend, Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed will be the only opportunity to see all nine of the cast members in one incredible panel. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and range from $40-$125 CDN.
Jan 30 | A large, heavy pewter sculpture that Paramount
commissioned, commemorating the series finale of DS9 in 1999 is available on eBay.
Jan 26 | A fan campaign to bring back Christopher Doohan for the next Star Trek film can be found here. Join the campaign !
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By GustavoLeao / 13:49, 9 March 2008 / Trek Books
Review by Jeff Ayers
From the opening page and the Dramatis Personae, you know that Day of the Vipers will be a treat. Fans of Deep Space Nine are quite familiar with the religious beliefs of the Bajorans, but the Cardassians are another matter. Do they even have spiritual beliefs?
The first book in the Terok Nor trilogy begins on day zero of the occupation when a Cardassian vessel stumbles upon the remains of a Bajoran ship in deep space. They offer to bring the bodies home and the Kai agrees. Soon they realize that their spiritual beliefs are quite similar, and that the Cardassians (of the Oralian faith) and the followers of the Prophets practice several rituals that are nearly identical. Soon a treaty puts the Cardassians on Bajor for raw materials and religious study. But what seems innocent initially becomes a horrifying plan to save a dying Cardassia by forcibly occupying Bajor.
Of course, we already know what ultimately happens, and therein lies the beauty of this story. The carefully orchestrated campaign plays out over a number of years, and is implemented in such small increments that by the time the occupation is official, the Bajorans have no idea what just happened. That is way more satisfying than a slam bang forced subjugation. The characters are strong, particularly Darrah, the peace officer wanting to do what is best for his family even though it could force them away. James Swallow's story in Skys the Limit was terrific, and he continues his streak of amazing writing and great storytelling. Over 500 pages in small print, this ranks as one of the longest Star Trek novels to date and yet never feels long. I can't wait to read the next book in the trilogy.
9 out of 10
Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com,
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