It is for the most part, but moves some books around to account for spoilers for later books, and more coherent chapters. The original star trek series focuses on the twentythird century adventures of captain james t. Picard countdown miniseries marks a milestone in the franchises history. The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories the publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series. All these books continue the events of tng, ds9, and voy beyond the final filmed events of the franchise, star trek. The story of star treks resurrection between the 1969 cancellation of the original series and the 1979 release of robert wises star trekthe motion picture, has become legend and like so many other legends, it tends to get printed instead of the facts. The best star trek books for the 50th anniversary book riot. The series name first appeared on 1999 reprints of.
Voyager book series by multiple authors includes books caretaker, the escape star trek voyager, no 2, star trek voyageur, tome 3. Voyager is a science fiction book that was done by gene roddenberry in 1995. Abrams blockbuster star trek movie explores the origins of james t. Pocketbooks only commissioned 2 novels for the romulan war, probably the most pivotal event in star trek history as it led to the federation i still think there should be a tales of the. Kirk and spock battle nazis, roman gladiators, and witness the great depression. The rise and fall of khan noonien singh develops the idea of the eugenics wars in the context of reallife history by representing it as a secret history, and that the truth behind the various civil wars and conflicts in the 1990s was not generally known. In the series chronology, this adventure sits between the episodes journey to babel and a private little war and implies that there was the passage of a few. Author ethan siegel explores and profiles these dazzling technologies and their role star trek, the science behind how they work, and how close we are to achieving them in the real world today.
The star trek novels were mostly written to accompany the various television series and movies, thereby enriching the mythos even more. During the dominion war, starfleet was forced to set aside exploratory missions and vessels in favor of combat missions and warships. The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This more recent selection in our list of the best star trek books is a novel by greg cox which looks at the life of a character well known to star trek fans. A practical guide to who, what, where, and why, written by terry j. Despite all the movies and tv, star trek tiein novels flourished in the 1980s, while the vast majority of star wars eu content didnt come into being until the 1990s and 2000s. A guide to the history that informs the world of star trek just in time for the next jj abrams star trek movie. Dec 24, 2018 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. There are a few women writing trek novels, but generally speaking, scifi, including star trek, is really whitewashed.
In the wake of that publication, here are all the tie. For a series set in our future, star trek revisits the past constantly. May, 2015 there was a huge universescale story happening, in the star trek world, with the focus shifting to different characters and crews depending on what books you happened to be readingbut if you were gradually reading them all, you were discovering this massive interwoven tapestry of storytelling happening in the trek world. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014.
Dayton ward successfully combined human history star trek history,along with story lines by greg cox novels,the eugenics wars,christopher l. It is well referenced throughout, so you can check or refer to. I bought this huge omnibus of the three books at a toys books calendar store in a local mall for the two deep and wellthoughtout reasons of 1 it had been a decade since id bought a trek novel and 2 it was huge and, like, three bucks. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history. Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star. World war iii 2026 2053 was the last of earths three world wars. Discovery tiein novels have been published since 2017 by pocket books, under license from cbs consumer products. 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. Enterprise the romulan war is a twobook novel series published by pocket books. This is the history of the first 150 years of the united federation of. Great, now come and discover the best star trek episodes that every trekkie should watch right now, or watch the video below for a complete guide to the star wars timeline that other scifi. Fear itself is a great new addition to the star trek.
Following up on the events of previous pocket ent novels, the good that men do and kobayashi maru, the series depicts the events of the earthromulan war from 2156 to 2160 and the foundation of the united federation of planets in 2161. Enterprise novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to. 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. 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. Encounter at farpoint the war started in 2026 over the. While this book emphasizes the original series, it also addresses the significance of subsequent. The dominion is commanded by changelingsthe founders, a race of shapeshifters responsible for both the creation of the dominion and all strategic decisions undertaken throughout its history. Treknology looks at over twentyfive iconic inventions from the complete history of the star trek television and film universe. Titan is a series of novels published by pocket books. Mar 12, 2020 great, now come and discover the best star trek episodes that every trekkie should watch right now, or watch the video below for a complete guide to the star wars timeline that other scifi. I enjoyed learning more about saru and his background.
May 01, 2011 real lawyer reacts to star trek tng measure of a man picard defends datas humanity legaleagle duration. This is a very poor book, if one judges it as a star trek warstory, or a fictional history, or as military sciencefiction. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Although it was cancelled, star trek went on to become one of the most celebrated and financially lucrative franchises in television history, quickly becoming a cult classic and spawning a media empire, including five additional television series, 11 theatrical films, and numerous books, games, and other products. I was really excited by this book event called the captains table and even more due that by when i bought the books 2002, i got all five at that moment were five, later they published a sixth novel and later an aditional anthology book with more different stories in their individual printing since now it seems that its only able to get on its eventually collective edition. The savage curtain the postatomic horror superseding the war lingered as late as 2079. All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. This monthly series follows captain james kirk and his crew aboard the starship enterprise as they continue their adventures during the final year of their historic mission of exploring strange new worlds and seeking out new life and new civilizations. Jan 20, 2020 first up, idw publishing is offering two new titles, beginning with star trek. It was also good to see our friends from the shenzhou again. Star trek has been around for over 50 years, but weve attempted to create a cohesive timeline of the major events across tv shows and movies. In the star trek universe, the dominion is an interstellar state and military superpower from the gamma quadrant, composed of hundreds of dominated alien species. 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. He is often referred to as simply khan in the star trek episode space seed and in the star trek film star trek ii.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the romulan war. The secrets of star trek is a fan celebration and discussion of the longrunning tv and movie franchise that looks at all of the tv series, movies, and other properties going back to the original series and right up to all the new star trek being produced today and in the near future. 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. The conflict involved nuclear cataclysm as well as genocide and ecoterrorism. The books were the destiny trilogy of star trek novels, by david mack. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Enterprise war was released on july 30 and is available now at amazon in paperback, ebook, audio cd and on audible. 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. A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. Keep in mind this is not a strictly chronological order. Disc offered a delicious taste of the captains history. Kirk, spock, and the crew of the uss enterprise from the original star trek series and how these iconic characters came. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books.
Drastic measures by dayton ward it is 2246, ten years prior to the battle at the binary stars, and an aggressive contagion is ravaging the food supplies of the remote federation colony tarsus iv and the eight thousand people who call it home. At last, the united federation of planets and the romulan star empire have agreed to meet on neutral ground to attempt to resolve the. 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. The rise and fall of khan noonien singh is a two volume set of novels written by greg cox about the life of the fictional star trek character khan noonien singh. The wrath of khan the novels detail khans life until he leaves the earth in the dy. Temporal cold war with agents from the 31st century first established in the pilot episode of star trek. In fact, the filmmaker is such a history buff that he collaborated in the publication of the 20 book star wars and history, which was edited by history. Were pulling our entries from the book star trek 101.
The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Enterprise and recurring until the series fourth season premiere, it is a struggle between those who would alter history to suit their own ends and those who would preserve the integrity of the original timeline. Enterprise book 14 kindle edition by martin, michael a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fortunes of war is a miniseries retroactively applied to two linked novels by diane carey. I also have to say that im really enjoying all of the new unabridged star trek books from all of the series that have come out recently. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Tales of the war is a series of short blog posts published on the official star trek online web page.
Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Following on from the events of star trek nemesis, it follows newlypromoted captain william t. Sep 06, 2016 there are a few women writing trek novels, but generally speaking, scifi, including star trek, is really whitewashed. Mr kaminski has provided a well researched and informative book that deals with the history of the star wars movie franchise and its changing plot developments over time. Maybe, hopefully, the wins of the hugo awards this year by n. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations. The final frontier lets face it, any reference book about an active franchise is outdated like the following day of its publishing, so its no wonder that while this is honestly one of the best, and most gorgeous looking books about star trek, but due it was published in 1996, so what youll find in the timeline here is. The omnibus edition of an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the star trek universe, and revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the federations most dangerous enemythe borg. Sep 15, 2018 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. 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.
The posts are written from an inuniverse perspective, and tell short stories set during the iconian war. 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. 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. Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. An electrifying thriller from bestselling author diane duane set in the star trek. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Running over 50 years, it has had five liveaction series, one animated series, several films, comics, novelizations, and an extremely obsessive fandom i. Years before the formal first contact that would be recorded in earths history, a vulcan space vessel crashlands in the south pacific, forcing humanity to decide whether to offer the hand of friendship, or the fist of war. Voyager series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. 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.
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