Kirk Vs. Picard

I was hooked on Star Trek (became a Trekkie) the first time I watched it on my little black and white television in 1966.  All I had were rabbit ears for an antenna and the picture was snowy, but I never missed it!

Even though both characters were fun and interesting to watch, there were a lot of fundamental differences between Captain Kirk and Captain Picard.  You must consider the rather large change  in special effects that occurred between the two shows.  The Next Generation had the advantage of over 20 years of advancement in special effects.  So with this advantage, Picard was able to be the more cerebral of the two and less of the action hero that Kirk played.  Picard had Data to aid in his efforts to out think his enemy and gain peaceful solutions.  Although Kirk had Spock (another intellectual guy with a mind-meld), he was always willing to jump right in to the fray in order to subdue his enemies.  Besides the Captains, Scotty and Sulu were my favorite characters in the original series and Worf, Geordi and counselor Troi were my favorites in TNG.

Ron

Book Ideas

Although I have had quite a few requests to write the sequel to THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON, I have another idea for a book. It wouldn’t be more that 50 or 60 pages, so maybe I should call it a booklet! It would be entitled THE INCREDIBLES and it would present factual information (not theories) about the unique nature of the human body, our solar system and the wonderful planet earth that we live on. There are many, many people who either believe that everything just happened by chance or, they have never taken the time to explore just how magnificent and wonderful our universe is. I would like to, in some way, get the news out and it is my goal to do so in the writing of this book.

Ron

New Book Signing

This is James and just letting you all know that Ronald Dunn will be signing copies of The Wisdom of Solomon: The Revised Edition this Saturday. It is short notice but we got in at the last minute and figured what could it hurt. It will be at Barnes & Noble in The Shops at Highland Village and he will sign from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Click link below for the info!

Book Signing Event Page

There will other authors in attendance, so you may find some new favorites while your there. Below is a short list, but I think there may be more. As soon as I find out who they are, I’ll post and let you know.
If you can make it out, please do. Ron would love to meet his readers and hopefully make some new friends. If you can’t, then you can purchase the book to the right. I’ve read the book myself and was a fan from the start and Ron has already started working on the second.
If you’ve read it, what are some questions that you might have for Ron? He would love to answer any questions you have!

Secrets from Beyond the Stars or Hints at the Next Book in the Series

I got an email from Ron yesterday and it’s got hints as to what he has in store for Rob, the main character of his novel The Wisdom of Solomon. I read it and was so giddy with anticipation that I dropped what I was doing so that I could call him to drop what he was doing and tell him that I wanted that sequel RIGHT NOW!

Knowing that wasn’t going to happen, I told him that I would have to just go back and re-read the first one until he finished. Here’s what he’s told me so far.

Rob has got himself into a mess like no one in the history of mankind.  He now has not one, but two monumental problems.  First, he must deal with the fact that his 65 year old mental self is now encased in the physical body of his 9 year old self.  His brain power, which has been tremendously enhanced by his association with an alien spacecraft, does not work well with his young, immature body.  He must now face every situation, including his interaction with his parents and brother, knowing that he must “act his age”!  How about school?  Can he somehow act normally in front of all his classmates from 56 years earlier.  Back then he was known to interrupt class proceedings and get in trouble with the teachers because of too much talking.  Now, what will everybody think when he remains mute because he knows opening his mouth will surely provoke much more severe problems!

    Secondly, Rob has lost his telepathic connection with Torena, the alien woman who helped him travel back in time to his childhood.  His connection with Torena is his only tie to his prior place in the time continuum and he knows, that without her help, he can never be careful enough to keep from changing his previous future; unless he can, somehow make it back to the cavern in Northern New Mexico!

If you haven’t read the first book then you need to click on that button to the right. This is definitely gonna be a humdinger of a ride and I can’t wait. How about you?