Capsule blurbs from the most recent Science Fiction Book Club newsletter…

Star Trek: Captain’s Peril by William Shatner

The Dominion War is over, and Kirk and Picard are off to enjoy some well-deserved down time together. At a dig site on Bajor, the captains join a group of scientists, only to find they’re being stalked by a killer. When Picard disappears, Kirk must reach into his past to confront a threat to the existence of all life in the galaxy.

I don’t really want to consider the implications of Kirk & Picard “enjoying some down-time together” (*squick*)…

Star Trek: Captain’s Blood by William Shatner

While trying to reunify the Romulans and Remans with their distant forebears, the Vulcans, Ambassador Spock is assassinated, and the investigation falls to James T. Kirk. Accompanied by his five-year old son, Joseph, Dr. McCoy, and Captain Picard, Kirk sets out on a StarFleet spy ship. But StarFleet has its own agenda, and Picard his own covert assignment…

So… Shatner finally takes the opportunity to kill off his big rival in the Trekverse (Spock)…

I find it really sad (and amusing) that this guy, who tried so hard to distance himself from Star Trek in the 70s, is now basically writing fan fiction with the ultimate Mary Sue character — himself.

And it isn’t enough for him to write tales set in the ‘classic’ Trek era, he has to force himself into the Next Gen/DS9 age, in order to make sure the glory of The Kirk overshadows the heroic captains of that era.

I’ve known for a while that Shatner was an asshole, but I didn’t realize (until just now) how much of his own okeydoke he’s swallowed.