It has been pretty quiet aside from the crickets inside the “Star Trek: Uncommon New Worlds” frontier nowadays, and after a NYCC Season 3 substitute at Paramount+’s Star Trek Universe Panel this earlier October that included an exhilarating clip of the Enterprise taking part with Gorn assault ships, we haven’t heard far more.
Little query a mannequin new trailer is someplace on the horizon, nevertheless until that third season enters Paramount+’s streaming orbit sometime in 2025, one strategy of sustaining one’s curiosity in Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and his gallant crew will probably be found inside the comforting pages of a model new tie-in hardback novel recently launched remaining month from Simon & Schuster that gives considerable dimension to the shut relationship between Pike and his Amount One (Rebecca Romijn).
Written by “Star Trek” veteran Una McCormack (“Picard: The Closing Most interesting Hope,” “Discovery: Wonderlands”), “Uncommon New Worlds: Asylum” makes for an outstanding seasonal study for clear starry nights when our concepts flip within the path of the heavens.
That is the official synopsis:
“When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one among his lectures, they immediately flip into mates. A stellar scholar, Una is the ‘poster girl’ of her class, and Pike is about to show right into a Starfleet captain alongside together with his private ship, rhetorically assembling his dream crew. As their friendship evolves, Pike moreover suspects Una is anxious with the Euxhana, a Chionian cultural minority, who’re in search of asylum in Federation space, leading to additional questions than options.
“Twenty-five years later, Una and Pike are working collectively on the USS Enterprise to settle a Chionian commerce settlement when a pro-Euxhana saboteur launches a terrorist assault. When the suspect is taken into custody for interrogation and is discovered to have a historic previous with Una, her earlier associations resurface, threatening to point out a secret she’s been harboring all these years…”
We linked with McCormack to check additional about how this outer space yarn originated and what retains her tied to Roddenberry’s “Wagon Put together To The Stars.”
Space.com: What was the genesis of this “Uncommon New Worlds” story centering on the dynamics between Pike and Una?
Una McCormack: That was exactly the genesis! “Let’s inform the story of how Pike and Una acquired to know each other.” The next step was to find in extra depth the place their relationship goes after “Advert Astra Per Aspera.” What these events would suggest for his or her friendship. After which I tried to find a method to hitch these two time durations collectively, so that Una and Pike can recall the place they started, and the way in which far they’ve come.
Space.com: How was this “Star Trek” book utterly totally different than earlier franchise titles you’ve gotten written and what was most likely essentially the most rewarding aspect?
Una McCormack: I’ve written a couple of “Picard” books, and some “Discovery” books, nevertheless that’s the novel book I’ve written for “Uncommon New Worlds.” And whereas they’re all “Star Trek,” each current has its private tone. So undoubtedly crucial exercise was to ensure that this felt like an “SNW” novel, and by no means one factor increased fitted to certainly one of many alternative displays. I massively profit from the characters on “SNW,” and doubtless essentially the most rewarding aspect was attending to jot down these voices.
Pelia particularly was good pleasing. Among the many characters solely have cameos inside the book, nevertheless even you then try to get these correct. There’s a scene with Spock, Ortegas and Uhura (who aren’t central characters on this novel) that’s presumably my favourite inside the book. And I cherished inserting inside the Gilbert and Sullivan references!
Space.com: What retains you spinning out compelling tales inside the final frontier of the “Star Trek” universe?
Una McCormack: They preserve coming once more and asking me! That’s one motive, nevertheless in spite of everything it’s an incredible pleasure to get to jot down tales based totally on displays and characters that I take pleasure in lots.
“Star Trek: Uncommon New Worlds: Asylum” is obtainable now.
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