This week on The Clonestar Podcast, Seo sits down with New York Times bestselling author David Mack to discuss his latest novel, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Ring of Fire.

In this gripping new adventure, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise are dispatched to Kathara Station, a secret research facility orbiting a black hole — where sabotage, buried secrets, and unresolved guilt threaten to tear everything apart.

David reveals the inspirations behind the story’s emotional core, from Pike’s haunted past to Una’s moral dilemmas and the tangled relationships among Spock, Chapel, and La’an. Together, they unpack how Ring of Fire captures the spirit of Strange New Worlds — blending high-concept science fiction with intimate human storytelling.

Join us for an insightful conversation about redemption, character, and the timeless Trek themes of hope and forgiveness — straight from one of the architects of modern Star Trek storytelling.

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