Well of Souls.
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Running Time: 49 minutes 48 seconds.
Captain Rachael Garrett and the crew of the Enteprise-C were some of the biggest highlights of an already stellar episode of The Next Generation making them the perfect subject for one of The Lost Era novels from Pocket Books.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk about the Well of Souls. They discuss their expectations, kind of being in it, other characters, the structure, doing too much, ending with their ratings and final thoughts.
In the news section they discuss the latest book announcement!
News
Toward the Night Announcement (00:03:11)
Feature: Well of Souls
Expectations (00:10:20)
Kind of In It (00:12:37)
Other Characters (00:19:01)
The Structure (00:29:08)
Do Too Much (00:34:14)
Rating (00:43:10)
Final Thought (00:46:06)
Hosts
Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)
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Well of Souls. They discuss their expectations, kind of being in it, other characters, the structure, doing too much, ending with their ratings and final thoughts.
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