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The ST Novels don;t constitute CANON,
By zak

Sorry, but I can't think of one good reason (shock not being a good reason) for killing off Adm. Janeway in the literary continuation of ST:Voy. Other characters, perhaps, but why kill off someone who should remain as central for some time. Surely that wasn't the ONLY way to continue creating interesting stories in the VOY framework.(Of course, she could also always be brought back, but your point is that she's now dead. So the written novel is now also canon. Hmm. )
But, you know, since that's been done by one author in a literary book, not a series or film, why should ST fans buy into it. I certainly don't and won't.
This is just my opinion but, first, I think having Janeway killed off was just a bad 'decision' motivated by the very shock value that is denied in the above interview.
More importantly,,second point, let's face it. The ST novels range from good to bad, yes, a few are entertaining and well put together, most are OK, some are bad. It is possible too that sometimes some of what's been written in a few of them might one day become part of what is filmed. BUT, that possibility not withstanding, I just don't expect or think of what's in any of those books, written by a myriad of some talented and some less so persons as CANON. More plainly, none of what is in any of those books is constitutive of new canon for the ST universe; and shouldn't be treated or thought of as such. Or, did I miss the announcement, has Paramount blessed them accordingly.
I know you'll retort that you're just trying to make things smoother in the ... what would you call it, the Star Trek universe as it pertains to novels, stressing again that since one doesn't expect new Voyager filmed material that this gives you such a license. It doesn't. Someone else might write a whole series of stories involving Janeway that just clash with the ones you're referring to. And wouldn't that be OK. My point being that since what is written in the ST novels is not canon, why try to fit it together so painstakingly when the novels aren't even all written by the same person.
So, in my way of thinking as a simple reader and watcher of ST in its various incarnations, you can kill Janeway and Picard and Kirk all you want in novels, but that's where it stays. And, I think it's a bit presumptuous to act otherwise.
And, please, there are just so many different things that come up in different books, even acting that they're some canon ... why...when we know they aren't. Apologies again if I missed Paramounts announcement.

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