The novel is another prequel, as I understand it, set during the time when (our) Georgiou was still alive. So my guess is if the mirror!Lorca theory is correct (which it certainly seems to be at this point), then the book would be focusing on the prime!Lorca, who we haven't met.
That's not to say he'd be noticeably different from "our" Lorca, though. Any difference could easily be explained away by him being a younger man, and it might even be set before the disaster with his first command, which would easily account for differences in personality. ...Plus, frankly, the novels are already in a non-canon position. They're trying a teensy bit harder this time around, it seems (David Mack was notified of Burnham's relationship with Sarek and Spock and asked specifically to write something where Spock and Burnham could interact, apparently, in Desperate Hours), but... well, I personally felt like the characterization of Burnham and Georgiou was a bit off.
We've got 4 episodes left, right? I'm guessing we find out the truth about Lorca at the end of next week's episode.
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Date: 2018-01-15 06:02 pm (UTC)That's not to say he'd be noticeably different from "our" Lorca, though. Any difference could easily be explained away by him being a younger man, and it might even be set before the disaster with his first command, which would easily account for differences in personality. ...Plus, frankly, the novels are already in a non-canon position. They're trying a teensy bit harder this time around, it seems (David Mack was notified of Burnham's relationship with Sarek and Spock and asked specifically to write something where Spock and Burnham could interact, apparently, in Desperate Hours), but... well, I personally felt like the characterization of Burnham and Georgiou was a bit off.
We've got 4 episodes left, right? I'm guessing we find out the truth about Lorca at the end of next week's episode.