This is awesome. A bunny in an Elizabthan collar — genius. (Same goes for the collars on the birds. But the bunnies are cuter.) Absolutely brilliant.

There are four previous novels published under the Section 31 banner; they span a range of Star Trek series and settings.

Just as I worked in io9 homages into my Cold Equations novels, Disavowed has a character named in honor of io9 contributor Esther Inglis-Arkell. Once I have my author's copies, I'll e-mail you to ask how I can send her a signed copy.

And, in case there are any Star Trek fans out there, be on the lookout for my new novel, Section 31: Disavowed, which officially goes on sale October 28, but will be available early (in limited quantities) next week at New York Comic Con, where I will be signing on Thursday, 10/9, from 3–4PM in Simon & Schuster's…

Obviously, I mis-typed; I meant to write, "Nick Harkaway's prose approach..." Meanwhile, I remain perplexed as to why the Kinja commenting system directed my reply to you, Charlie Jane, rather than to the article's author.

This is hardly the first time superheroes have been depicted in literary prose. There have been a great many licensed novels based on the DC and Marvel characters throughout the years, by a wide range of authors — including such talents as Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher, Peter David, Christopher L. Bennett, and yours…

Ladyhawke needs a full-on remake. With Daniel Craig as Navarre; Charlize Theron as Isabeau; and Ellen Page as a gender-bent Gaston. With a score by David Arnold (or Bear McCreary). And for a director, Rian Johnson.

Fair enough. I think the bias against bisexual and homosexual male characters is one seen more in American television than in European programming. An exception to this trend was Queer as Folk, which focused primarily on the friendships of gay men, and which was adapted from its original British version to an American…

The book in question was Star Trek Vanguard: Harbinger, published in 2005. It was the first volume in the 8-book saga, on which I alternated writing duties with the writing duo of Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore.

My first narrative prose work for Star Trek was for the Star Trek: S.C.E. series of eBooks, which features linguist Bart Faulwell — an openly homosexual man in a committed relationship. I wrote two stories that took a detailed look at him and his relationship — Wildfire and Small World, in which he was a key character.

Effin' A, Cotton. Effin'. A.

It's the second coming of James T. Kirk!

Star Trek: The Original Series novels tend to be fairly standalone and aren't usually linked into the ongoing continuity that has been shared by a majority of the new Star Trek fiction published during the last 10 to 11 years.

I've recommended this flowchart to many folks who have asked me about where to jump on in reading the recently published Star Trek novels that are part of the large shared continuity. Glad to see it getting some wider notice here. Kudos!

No one's saying those aren't great novels, just that they aren't part of the interconnected continuity developed over the past 10-11 years of the Star Trek books publishing program.

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As someone who has written for Star Trek: Corps of Engineers, and who was one of the co-creators of Star Trek Vanguard, I'm very flattered that you thought to include them in this roundup of Star Trek incarnations. That said, they really don't belong in the same category.

I also use music—usually, movie scores—to set my mood for an evening's writing. But like Greg says, nothing with lyrics (at least, not in English), for the same reason: it short-circuits my process to have words going into my brain when I'm trying to get words to come back out.

You mean besides a double vodka and club soda?