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I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying the DS9 relaunch. Yes, I did finally find 'Avatar, Books 1 and 2' and then later, 'Section 31: Abyss' in another bookshop.

Not only are the 'new' characters a good addition to the mix, they've become as real and vivid as the those we knew on the television series. The books have allowed the 'new' cast to develop without impinging on the 'old' - it's something that could have been off-putting, but I think the risk payed off.

Particularly, it's interesting to see how Ezri has developed in the novel series. I think I must have been one of the two people in the universe who actually preferred her to Jadzia, (he says, evading the rotten tomatoes), and the new direction that her character has taken was something that I'd have loved to have seen explored in the series.

However, that's what these books are for. Each novel is self-contained, yet there are some cool continuing plot lines for those reading the full series. I found the Prynn/Vaughn plotline a little melodramatic - personally, I'm enjoying the far subtler Shar story playing out.

The next book, 'Demons Of Air And Darkness' is already out in Australia, but I haven't picked it up yet, because I was worried that I'd spend my time reading that and not the biography of the Roman Emperor Trajan that I should be reading. My advice is to go find a good science fiction bookstore - they're more likely to have it than any of the bigger chains.

Trek BBS Today

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:

- Which Original Series episodes are just as important now as they were in the 60s?

- Have you seen Nana Visitor in 'Chicago'?

- In Science Fiction & Fantasy: What's the best SF film involving time travel?

More topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Trek Two Years Ago

These were some of the major news headlines on September 11, 1999:

• Braga On Voyager
  Voyager's executive producer, Brannon Braga, talked to TV Guide about the plan for Janeway's love interest in the sixth season. ""It'll probably be with an alien or a hologram. After six years alone, she needs this," he said. This resulted in the episodes 'Fair Haven' and 'Spirit Folk,' in which Janeway fell in love with an Irish holographic bartender, Michael Sullivan.

• New 'Incubus' Review
  Phil Anderson at Kaos 2000 Magazine posted a review of the film 'Incubus,' which starred William Shatner. This film's rather unique claim to fame was that it was shot entirely in Esperanto. "For William Shatner fans, here is a chance to see some of his very early work in films - and as a starring role for the time - and to see him speak in Esperanto," Anderson wrote. "Though some may feel that Shatner is an overactor, he plays this role straight and believably.

  More news can be found in the archives.

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