I just read Shards of Earth (https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F55278507-shards-of-earth) and enjoyed it. Fun, action oriented space opera. I would recommend it.

I'm not even sure what else to say here... so much for the Three Laws ;-)

What happen?

EFF counts!

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Hey, I'm excited about the new movie and I don't really care about canon and all that (it's hard to as an Anime fan) but I'm pretty sure that the Enterprise was built in space...
And you are correct, ships are not built in the water - but they are generally built in a dry dock that can then just be flooded, rather then being built somewhere on shore and then shipped to a dock to be launched. I thought that the atmospheric capabilities of the Voyager were a big part of what made that ship unique - I don't think the Enterprise's were designed to be able to land on a planet (and then take off again).

You are dead on; and, I thought that this thing was built in space, right?
[Star Trek Encyclopedia]
"Launched in 2245 from the San Francisco Yards orbiting Earth, the Enterprise..."
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