Prometheus will feature tensions on the frontier between the united federation of planets and the klingon empire, and will center on the uss prometheus nx749 and the iks bortas as they investigate the threat of terrorism in the lembatta cluster. This was before pocket books gained the rights to publish star trek books. But you know, unlike the vulcans of star trek who made the decisions based on logic and fact, these guys make it on ideology. The next generation novels the next generation 97 books in this series.
Earlier books like the star trek spaceflight chronology, which was the chief inspiration for this book, have attempted to do this before but have largely been. Get the best deals on star trek books when you shop the largest online selection at. Topics star trek television programs, star trek films history and criticism publisher pocket books collection. Deep space nine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Voyagers monumental mission, bringing the star trek adventures timeline up to 2379. The president has listened to some people, the socalled vulcans in the white house, the ideologues.
Reading rookie recently because i enjoy reading and i wanted to document my complete journey through reading all of the books in the star wars universe, mostly in order. Detailed information about the postwar federation and s. Historical spacecraft of the federation, kumari miyazaki, 2002. The history of the future is a reference book detailing the history of the star trek universe, written and compiled by production staffers mike and denise okuda, and officially endorsed and licensed by paramount. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. The 8 page full colour delta quadrant sourcebook pdf contains. In those 12 years there was published only 15 original novels and two collections of short stories. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. Captain kirk crosses paths with fellow captains picard, janeway. 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. Trekkie enthusiasm fueled the success of comic books, cartoons, novels, action figures and other merchandise based on the series, as well as star.
Series, 1966 69, was published at a crucial moment in star trek history. It is those exact elements that allowed star trek to go from simply a good show to the massive media franchise it is today. Captain kirk meets his lawyer and they discuss books. The complete unauthorized history, a new book about the history of the star trek franchise, spans a time frame from the early 1960s, when star trek was still only an idea in gene.
Daniel bernardi investigates and politicizes the presentation of race in star trek in the original series of the 1960s, the feature films and television spinoffs of the 1980s and 1990s, and the current fan community on the internet. Each listing includes the year, then any sources or deductions that led to the entry in the timeline for that year. Although star trek into darkness does include a cameo of spock prime, and star trek beyond mentions his death and features some images from the primeline, we dont feel that they are enough of a plot point in those films to officially include them in our chronology of the prime universe. 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. Get the best deals on star trek books when you shop the. For details on outofuniverse reference books see list of star trek reference books. Extensive content on the borg collective, including their history, hierarchy, locations, processes, and technology. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Deep space ninetoo long a sacrifice to idw section.
Ive read almost all of the star wars expanded universe novels and i remember how much of a cluster fuck it was trying to figure out which series or books to read and in what order. The complete history of star trek from wwiii in 2026 to spock and neros timetraveling in 2387 giving birth to the current star trek movies, we chart out the history of the future. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. The best star trek books for the 50th anniversary kristen mcquinn sep 6, 2016. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. The star trek annotated timeline by win scott eckert c 20012003 iv introduction this timeline began in the late 1970s as an effort to place the original star trek novels published by bantam books, and the star trek log books by alan dean foster, into a logical chronology with the televised episodes of the original series. Star trek miniature book news wvu libraries west virginia. Star trek and history isbn 9781118167632 pdf epub nancy.
A cultural history will appeal to scholars of media, television, and popular culture, as well as to fans of the show. Despite being written from an inuniverse perspective, it. The voyager relaunch is a moniker given to the set of novels written after the events of endgame, the final episode of star trek. Voyager relaunch memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. 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. Keith booker offers an intriguing account of the series from its original run to its farreaching impact on society. Star trek illustrated handbooks is a series of books that provide indepth profiles of the star trek universe, covering a wide range of topics from individual starships to races such as the klingons. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. Enterpriseb on a mission near tzenkethi space, they explore rejarris. Theyre easy reads, and not bad in keeping with the original series storyline. The original series novels the original series 6 books in this series. Deep space nine makes its longawaited return to comics.
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. The original star trek series focuses on the twentythird century adventures of captain james t. Pdf star trek picard by una mccormack free ebook downloads. Kreski, chris, 1962publication date 1995 topics star trek films. The animated series novels the del rey series 25 books in this series. The easiest way is to see it as nothing more than a star trekdoctor who crossover. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Despite being written from an inuniverse perspective, it also is annotated with some realworld commentaries by the authors. I am a hard core, died in the wool, unapologetic trekkie. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014.
Each fullcolor, heavily illustrated reference work is packed with isometric illustrations, artwork, photographs and cg renders, and features. Characters vice admiral kathryn elizabeth janeway 2377 2380. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale. May 01, 2011 captain kirk meets his lawyer and they discuss books. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Star trek and history traces the shifting and reforming meaning of race articulated throughout the star trek television series, feature films, and fan community. Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations for more information about star trek books, try the official site, the psi phi database, the complete starfleet library, the lcars book database or the star trek novel rankings.
By placing the star trek franchise within the context of american history and popular culture, the author explores how the series engaged with political and social issues such as the vietnam war, race, gender, and the advancement of technology. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. Ive read many books on star treks history and this one gave a lot of detail into. As told by jeri taylor, cocreator and executive producer of star trek.
History is unraveling right before their eyes, and the more garcia struggles to maintain the time line, the quicker it seems to change. Added rejected thaddeus marx spinoff comic to malibu comics section. As originally solicited, the collection would also have included the various newspaper comic strips. This site is a guide to those early star trek novels published by bantam books. Sep 14, 2019 star trek illustrated handbooks is a series of books that provide indepth profiles of the star trek universe, covering a wide range of topics from individual starships to races such as the klingons. Pocket booksstar trekpublisher overdrive rakuten overdrive. Pocket booksstar trek has 699 entries in their overdrive catalogue. This book merges star trek scientific lorehow the science of the time informed the. The complete comic book collection is a dvdrom from graphic imaging technologies, collecting the various star trek comic series in pdf format, from gold key through to wildstorm. Its actually bigger than that, in terms of crossover potential, and so dont be surprised to find a lot more within the pages, and the books to come.
Raceing toward a white future bernardi, daniel leonard on. The realization of star trek technologies the science, not fiction. Kirk and spock battle nazis, roman gladiators, and witness the great depression. I cant remember a time when star trek wasnt a part of my life. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Star trek technical manuals are a number of both official and fanproduced works detailing the. This book requires the star trek adventures core rulebook to use. It also has tables for comics, audiobooks, unofficial. In creating star trek, roddenberry was inspired by the horatio hornblower novels, the satirical book gullivers travels, and westerns such as the television series wagon train. Timeline of star trek history editing and compilation by alex rosenzweig all yearsold earth calendar the notes in brackets explain the background, sources, and thoughtprocesses for this timeline of star trek history. Browse fiction science fiction star trek ebooks to read online or download in epub or pdf format on your mobile device and pc. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. The complete unauthorized history by robert greenberger is a long book.
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. Orders placed with free standard shipping typically arrive within 37 business days. Killed in june of 2380 aboard a borg supercube in the sol system. An original novel set in the lost era time period between star trek. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. 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. Later, as the show became popular, after the studio axed it like. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and.
Prometheus is a novel miniseries created by christian humberg and bernd perplies. A guide to the history that informs the world of star trekjust in time for the next jj abrams star trek movie. 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. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. A guide to the history that informs the world of star trek just in time for the next jj abrams star trek movie. Voyager, this is an indepth look into the mind and soul of star trek s newest captain. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. For a series set in our future, star trek revisits the past constantly. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale as only an expert and longtime fan could. Most likely, the earliest forms of star trek fiction many fans may recall being exposed to are the numbered star trek books adapted by james blish from the original scripts to 77 of the 79 classic.
173 877 548 1089 235 1403 574 779 704 1477 729 1565 292 1238 602 678 318 712 1493 1357 97 1083 957 965 355 438 10 1179 122 362 422 868 844 934