Archie goodwin and gil kane revamped the star hawks premise well zoom in on that topic in our coverage of the material collected in volume 3 and the star wars and star trek comic features each debuted in 79, as well. When captain jonathan archer of the uss enterprise discovers ancient weapons of absolute power scattered across the alpha quadrant, he and. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Section 31 is a series of thematically linked novels that explore the. Books and reading are at the very foundation of star trek. Kirks presumed death aboard the uss enterpriseb in 2293 and the cardassian withdrawal from bajor in 2369.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. The star trek cookbook, ethan phillips and william j. At last, the united federation of planets and the romulan star empire have agreed to meet on neutral ground to attempt to resolve the. Star treks expanded universe is a glorious mess is it that much better than the star wars eu, or is it all about what we read growing up lee hutchinson jan 18, 2014 5. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. The late twentythird centurystarfleet s golden age of exploration. This decline was due both to a wide scale correction in the prices being paid for all comic books as noted in the overstreet comic book price guide, as well as a general reduction of popular interest in the star trek franchise itself. Through a licensing process similar to those granted to create collectibles, comics, and games, paramount pictures has granted the rights to market star trek stories and books of various sorts through a number of different publishers, beginning in 1967 with a series based on star trek. Star trek licensees introduced a galaxy of new star trek products in 2014, from hoodies and books to alcoholic beverages and a phaser universal remote. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. Dec 05, 2019 as existing books go, this meant yay to using preston neal jones 2014 oral history return to tomorrow. A newly revised, 2book set is to be released on october 18, 2016 with about 300 pages of new and expanded entries, up to and including into darkness. The original series a retronym, followed by several movies and television series most notably star trek.
It is the imprint under which all current star trek massmarket paperback. In addition, the cover for john jackson millers star trek. Pocket acquired the license to publish star trek fiction in 1978 when. Sep 06, 2016 the star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. Block august 2000 hands down one of the most comprehensive books of its type ever published, this companion tracks the entire history of the show from initial concept to its final episode, with plenty of attention played to everything in between.
This is a comprehensive listing of professionally published star trek fiction novels and shortstory. Nearly all novels, technical publications and adaptations since then have been part of this ongoing series. The novels are set after the events depicted in the 2002 film star trek. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine. The original series features fullcolor photos of the entire original cast, including lieutenant uhura nichelle nichols, lieutenant sulu george takei, ensign chekov walter koenig, and chief engineer montgomery scott james doohan. A longtime favorite among serious trekkers and casual fans alike, the star trek 2014 wall calendar. Archive star trek star trek library of american comics. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. Artist and illustrator juan ortiz drew on thetraditions of bmovie posters, broadway playbills, and 1960s concert posters to create these fabulous retrofuturistic posters for episodes from the original star trek. Pocket books also retained the license to release star trek reference books in the us. It had plenty of space for me to write out what i needed. That star trek book insert name of star trek book here.
There was an acknowledgement stating that after star trek 7 or star trek 8 the credit for writing star trek novels goes to his wife and mother j. In 2014, the series with disavowed, by david alan mack. The series was conceived and edited by mario palmieri, and published by pocket books 456 a new novel was published in 2014. I am a star trek fan, and was impressed by the art style used in the planner. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. Star trek planet of the apes the primate directive 2014. Tos episode a piece of the action kirk unified the iotians, a people who have modeled themselves after twentieth century american gangsters, into a one world government. Photoartist john byrne puts his skills to use in a unique way in this extra extralength tale, reinterpreting and adapting the original star trek episode the cage to comicbook form. Stay at home and catch up on the latest books and magazines from the star trek universe.
William shatner explores new worlds of selfpublishing and. The series was published by pocket books from 2001 to 2017, and initially spanned four star trek. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. This movie was included in earth starship enterprises motion picture library in the year 2153. Theres always at least one friend who says something like, what book.
Order of star trek books star trek is science fiction franchise covering several different mediums created by american screenwriter and producer gene roddenberry. Star trek logs the animated series novelizations under ballantine books the original series. The trek books of the last few years have a lot of jumping on points, unless youre a ds9 fan thats a complete mess. Following up from our look forward to all the star trek fiction coming in the next year, today we take a look at the nonfiction, both scholarly and fun.
The book covers form a triptych by artist john picacio, and do not include. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Disavowed by mack, david 2014 mass market paperback mass market paperback january 1, 1900 4. Trek 2014 book and ebook release schedule update trektoday. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The light fantastic, jeffrey lang, june 24, 2014, 9781476750514. The origins of james kirk, spock and the crew of the uss enterprise from. This includes the ongoing adventures in the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise lines, along with spinoff series titan and adventures of the uss. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. Today, takes a look back at some of the most inventive and popular product that reached retailers this past year. Especially the latter which was the first time i think i saw anything approaching a critical analysis of tos from someone who had been involved with tos yes, there were probably others.
There was also a slight drop in prices from 2002 to 2014, probably due to the several reprint editions available. New visions by john byrne 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. From shakespeare to sherlock holmes the two most popular literary references, and from plays to poetry, star trek underscores the continuing relevance of literature to the human species, especially as it moves among the stars. No time like the past by greg cox 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A newly revised, 2 book set is to be released on october 18, 2016 with about 300 pages of new and expanded entries, up to and including into darkness. The following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in andor interact with the postnemesis era of star trek. For star trek books, the voyage shows no sign of stopping. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. The lost era is a series of seven thematically linked novels that explore the period between the film the undiscovered country and the next generation episode encounter at farpoint known as the lost era. The series attempts to flesh out some events that were only mentioned briefly in the tv series, such as the tomed incident and the betreka nebula incident. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Feb 06, 2014 parallel lines, says writer, is very star trek in the way it invites an examination of deeper themes alison flood thu 6 feb 2014 07. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. An electrifying thriller from bestselling author diane duane set in the star trek. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. Discovering the first star trek movie, the second time around. Sauk rapids mans star trek book finds home in smithsonian. The slate will run the gamut from the original series to voyager to exciting crossovers. Star trek planet of the apes the primate directive 2014 idw. Star warstrek books the 2014 rebooted book talk thread.
The latest covers and blurbs, plus full schedules of forthcoming publications. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Some genuinely great recipes, many volunteered from the cast and crew. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available. At the start of the twentyfirst century, unconditional war swept across. The artistry of dan curry, by ben robinson, from titan books. Im no expert, but the original series books of late all seem to be oneanddones. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. S voyagers return to earth, a ragtag crew of renegades and outcasts must covertly work with admiral chekov and tuvok to stop forces threatening the federation from outside, and within. Star wars music christmas lights show 2014 star trek book club. Cooper and the trump administrations infringement imbroglio with star trek have brought the issues of infringement and sovereign.
Beneath the with nothing left to lose, the romulan star empire engages in allout war against humanity, determined once and for all to stop the human menace from spreading across the galaxy. The trouble with tribbles and the world of star trek. Although this was a time period before human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 2014. It occurred to me while writing my text feature for our upcoming star hawks volume 3 that 1979 was quite a watershed year for comic strip science fiction. The brave and the bold, book in this unforgettable star trek adventure spanning three generations, a series of ancient weapons wreak havoc across the galaxy.
Star trek s captain kirk turns to crowdfunding to finance new book on how to reinvent yourself after 50 alison flood mon 24 nov 2014 10. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. Would highly recommend for star trek fans looking for a basic planner. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. To arrive at a rough guess of the popularity of all original star trek novels to date, i began with wikipedias list of star trek novels, and i built goodreads shelves for original novels related to each of the star trek tv series and one shelf for crossover. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Oct 22, 2014 books and reading are at the very foundation of star trek.
Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books. The books were quite famous once the show gained popularity and bantam books republished blishs books in three volumes one for each season. The lost era is a book series that chronicles the events occurring between james t. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Whether its novels, comics, reference and behindthe scenes books, humor and inspirational books, star trek has been wellrepresented on. Ships of the line has what you cant get anywhere elsespectacular, eyepopping fullcolor illustrations of the sleek vessels, monumental space stations, and epic starscapes from across the star trek universe. My favorite book i read a lot, including the classics, and this is still my favorite book. Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. Pocket booksstar trek has 701 entries in their overdrive catalogue overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Each spread takes the viewer straight into the very heart of starfleet. Star trek series by james blish meet your next favorite book. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of. New frontier was the first star trek tiein fiction property not to be based on a television series.
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching earth, admiral james t. Star trek has been published in novel form by pocket books since 1980 in the usa under license from paramount pictures. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Celebrate star trek s 50th anniversary by revisiting where it all started, in this oneofakind storytelling style. Phase ii that was supposed to be published in 1998 and to contain an allnew ship and an allnew crew, but due to the general cancellation, it was never produced. Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. Simon and schuster books editor margaret clark has provided an update on the star trek book schedule for 2014 and a bit beyond the list includes both traditional books and ebooks. Most likely, the earliest forms of star trek fiction many fans may recall being exposed to are the. Pocket books was granted a license by paramount pictures to produce a series of original novels and film and episode novelizations based on star trek starting in the 1980s. I have used it for school, appointments, deadlines etc. The motion picture, since the interviews were conducted by jones with people who worked on the film from mid1979 through early 1980. Inspired by the iconic scifi franchises own unique spirit, these 36 images featured in the star trek 2014 16month engagment calendar are an allnew way to look at star trek.
Ordover 332 the novels explore life aboard the excalibur, commanded by. Best star trek books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books. The star trek publishing program, anchored by pocket books for fiction and other formats and idw for comic books, has exploded in the last few years. Cider mill presss appleseed press division released classic quotes. Im also still very fond of david gerrolds two st nonfic books from the 70s. David mack is the author of numerous star trek novels, including the usa today bestseller a. Dont miss a single one of these new star trek books. I just started reading the star trek books and would like to know what is the best order for reading so that i can progress chronologically. More recent next generation novels link directly with other star trek book lines and. The original series episodes written by james blish and published by bantam books through the 1970s. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled uss enterprise in order to intercept it.
With walter koenig, adrienne wilkinson, manu intiraymi, corin nemec. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Publishers with star trek licensing deals are getting a boost this year. On the title pages of many star trek novels from the early 2000s onward, a location.
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