Brinkmanship. The Cold War between the Khitomer Alliance and the Typhon Pact is heating up to the point that it just may become another all-out war for the Alpha and Beta quadrant powers with seemingly little to prevent it.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Bruce Gibson are joined once again by Casey Pettitt to talk about Brinkmanship. We discuss the Cold War, trust, the Tzenkethi, recovering identity, leading ladies, last things, our ratings and final thoughts.

In the news we discuss the announcement of an upcoming book for 2022 from David Mack as well as the fourth issue of Mirror War. News New TOS Book Coming (00:03:21) Mirror War #4 (00:09:20)

Feature: Brinkmanship The Cold War (00:17:53) Trust (00:21:50) The Tzenkethi (00:33:58) Recovering Identity (00:45:26) Leading Ladies (00:52:30) Last Things (00:56:49) Ratings (01:04:40) Final Thoughts (01:08:30)

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Bruce Gibson

Guest Casey Pettitt

Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)