Star Trek: The Q Conflict Written by Scott Tipton, David Tipton,
David Messina (Illustrations)
152 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2019
Let me start by saying Q is not my favorite villain in the Star Trek Canon, on the service the story here might seem like the most fan servicey fan service in fan service history but not without a purpose. If you have read the inter-office memos, and I have read many in my research for an article on D.C. Fontana then you would know she was aware the God-being trope of the TOS was a problem. That is why Q had to be added by Roddenberry to her first TNG pilot. As early as 1967 Fontana was saying enough with the god-like beings.
So yes on the surface this is a fun story that has a young Kirk teaming up with Worf, Riker with Janeway, and several other fan service combos... but the crews are brought together in a game played by all the Star Trek god-like beings. In that sense, Scott Tipton has made a fun novel that is also a commentary on one of the overused tropes in Trek. Light fun read
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