tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post4236136420256098276..comments2024-03-25T23:58:24.034-04:00Comments on Bending the Bookshelf: Star Trek Novels - More "Forward Thinking" Than The TV Show or MoviesSally Bibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380766673885084474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-43529520596319438542011-05-04T01:17:40.737-04:002011-05-04T01:17:40.737-04:00Wow, David Mack! Definitely one of the best Trek ...Wow, David Mack! Definitely one of the best Trek authors of all-time. All gushing aside, I would like to submit another lesbian marriage that I just discovered.<br /> Forgive me if it has already been mentioned. According to the Typhon Pact novel by David R. George III, "Rough Beasts of Empire," the female elder head of the Ortikant clan, Gell Kamemor, was once married to a woman named Ravent. The two apparently raised a son together.<br /> It is also mentioned that although she is not the eldest member of the family, Kamemor was chosen to hold the position, so she must have been widely respected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-79581598117600006732011-02-01T07:54:44.147-05:002011-02-01T07:54:44.147-05:00Thanks SO much for stopping by, David! I will defi...Thanks SO much for stopping by, David! I will definitely add your suggestions to my list (especially the Mirror Universe stories - they're always so much fun!).Sally Bibraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380766673885084474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-71678760298538536132011-02-01T00:22:15.911-05:002011-02-01T00:22:15.911-05:00Sally,
Glad you've noticed our efforts in the...Sally,<br /><br />Glad you've noticed our efforts in the realm of Star Trek literature. In addition to the fine examples you cited above, a few others worth mentioning are the two latest Vanguard novels, OPEN SECRETS and PRECIPICE, which both feature T'Prynn-focused story arcs.<br /><br />There are also positive, non-exploitational depictions of same-sex relationships in some of the recent Mirror Universe novels (which track with the most recent DS9/Enterprise MU continuity). In "Saturn's Children" by Sarah Shaw, it's revealed that the alternate-universe Leeta and Ezri are married. T'Prynn from Vanguard also appears in my MU novel THE SORROWS OF EMPIRE, and a closeted gay male Cardassian politician features in Rudy Joseph's short story "The Sacred Chalice" in the anthology SHARDS AND SHADOWS.<br /><br />As far as seeing a Star Trek novel with an openly gay commanding officer on the bridge of a Federation starship ... I'd say that's definitely a possibility. At the very least, it's a state of normalcy to which I think we should aspire.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />David MackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com