When it debuted in 1966, the star trek series quickly became a pop culture phenomenon, inspiring six spinoff series and thirteen filmsincluding star trek beyond, opening july 22, 2016 as well as books, comics, games, toys, and more. Larry nemecek was an overview of current and upcoming novels from the star trek extended universe, featuring releases from 2015 to 2016. Created by peter david in 1997, it was the first star trek book series to prominently feature characters created directly for print rather than for the screen. The best star trek books for the 50th anniversary book riot. 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. Two new star trek books explore 50 years of behindthescenes drama. Paul ruditis has written companion books for a number of popular television shows, such as the walking dead, buffy the vampire slayer, charmed, battlestar galactica, and star trek including the humorous holiday picture book a very klingon khristmas and the star trek visual dictionary for dk. Star trek 2009, star trek into darkness 20, and the posthumously released star trek beyond 2016. Two new star trek books explore 50 years of behindthe. None the less with the existence of the internet and the online star trek encyclopedia wikia known as memory alpha which has incredible sources of information, recaps of episodes, and bts info a book set like this seems quaint. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Star trek series by james blish meet your next favorite book. The following is a list of various documentaries and television specials related to star trek. Paul has also written numerous original young adult novels, comic books, and novelty books.
Reviewed in the united states on november 12, 2016. Altman author, nathaniel philbrick author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that 2016 is star treks 50th. Pocket bookss strange new worlds 19982016 series, edited by dean. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books. The complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of star trek. The history of the future okuda, michael, okuda, denise on. This is the first book to combine an authoritative history of the star trek franchiseincluding all six television series and eleven feature filmswith anecdotes about the show from those who helped shape it from the outside in. 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 star trek canon is the set of all canonical material in the star trek universe. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. Thumbnail image of the star trek book 1 thumbnail image of the star trek book 2. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale as only an expert and longtime fan could.
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. Smithsonian magazine, may 2016 the history of star trek. The original seriesthat stretches from the earliest voyages of the starship enterprise to captain kirks historic fiveyearmissionand from one universe to another. Born to a russian jewish family in leningrad, yelchin and his family. One simple act, and the troubles of the united federation of planets have grown darker overnight. Purgatorys key 2016, dayton ward and kevin dilmore. 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. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. The fiftyyear mission is the peoples history of star trek.
Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Star trek miniature book news wvu libraries west virginia. With chris pine, zachary quinto, karl urban, zoe saldana. Revelation and dust, allegiance in exile, the typhon pact novels raise the dawn, plagues of night, and rough beasts of empire, as well as the new york times. He examines the behindthescenes saga from the struggles of trek s enthusiastic. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. New frontier is a series chronicling the adventures of captain mackenzie calhoun and the crew of the uss excalibur. Abrams blockbuster star trek movie explores the origins of james t. The official star trek website defines canon as comprising the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, lower decks, and short treks as well as the films in the franchise. Retrospective of the star trek franchise, in honor of its 50th anniversary. Fifty years after the cult classic science fiction tv series star trek made its. Star trek expert robert greenberger covers everything from show creator gene roddenberrys initial plans for a series combining sciencefiction and.
She has published several books in modern european history, and has firm opinions. Star trek expert robert greenberger covers everything from show creator gene roddenberrys initial plans for a series combining sciencefiction. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Fiftyyear mission hc 2016 tdb the complete uncensored. However the franchise has also outlined a fictional future history of earth prior to this, and, primarily through time travel plots, explored both past and furtherfuture. Best star trek books score a book s 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.
The franchise is primarily set in the future, ranging from the mid22nd century star trek. The fiftyyear mission, volume one is to star trek history what howard zinns a peoples history of the united states is to a whitewashed version of american history. Describing the book using the selection choices for fiction is difficult to use when its a fictional reference book. Star trek books that dont actually suck, star crack. The star trek encyclopedia, revised and expanded edition. Bantam books 19671994 bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Price new from used from single issue magazine, 2016.
In june 2016, for the computer game star trek online, cbs has named this universe, from the star trek films produced by j. Current and upcoming novels from star treks extended. Star tr ek beyond i s a 2 016 american science fiction action film directed by justin lin, written by simon pegg and doug jung, and based on the television s eries star trek created by gene roddenberry. New frontier was created in 1997 by pocket books editor john ordover and writer peter david. This year, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic science fiction. It is the th fi lm in the star trek film franchise and the third installment in the reboot seri es, followi ng star trek 200 9 and star trek into darkness 20. March 11, 1989 june 19, 2016 was an american actor. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. 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. Discover the amazing science of star trek and how it has. George iii, whose previous trek tales include the lost era. The fiftyyear mission is a noholdsbarred oral history of five decades of star trek, told by the people who were there. Abrams, the kelvin timeline, named after the uss kelvin which was attacked and destroyed by the future romulan vessel, the narada, in the opening scene of star trek. The star trek cookbook, ethan phillips and william j.
Kirk resumes command of the overhauled uss enterprise in order to intercept it. Perfect for fans of the various star trek tv series, including the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise, the star trek book details everything you need to know about 50 years of excitement and adventure on the final frontier. Forgotten history is probably the star trek novel ive been most anticipating this year. Bennett claimed that this novel could be viewed as either a department of temporal investigations novel or as a novel of the original star trek series. The original series mass market paperback june 28, 2016 by greg cox author.
Smithsonian magazine, may 2016 the history of star trek single issue magazine 2016. This is the history of the first 150 years of the united federation of planets. Fifty year mission, a twovolume oral history of star trek published in 2016. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine. Books like star trek but not about star trek, best star trek the original series boo. The forgotten art of fortunino matania is even better than expectedit now gets my highest recommendation.
One distinction that can be made between the two is that documentaries tend to be of a purely informative nature, mostly providing behindthescenes background information on the liveaction productions, whereas television specials often tend to be of a celebratory nature with emphasis on. Enterprise is a secret that has been passed from captain to captain, from robert april to christopher pike. This article dicusses the fictional timeline of the star trek franchise. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history series reagin, nancy r. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history series. Kirk, spock, and the crew of the uss enterprise from the original star trek series and how these iconic characters came. We have only 20 copies of the deluxe storms at sea by mark schultzthis listing alone will most likely sell those out mike ploog is back with an all new allages picture book, goliath, also available signed. This is a comprehensive listing of professionally published star trek fiction. Star trek logs the animated series novelizations under ballantine books the original series. The special 50th anniversary trilogy series star trek legacies celebrates the original series with all new stories by famed star trek authors.
The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. Trekkie enthusiasm fueled the success of comic books, cartoons. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. The crew of the uss enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the federation stands for, to the test. The original series episodes written by james blish and published by bantam books through the 1970s. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. Some genuinely great recipes, many volunteered from the cast and crew themselves. An epic new trilogy beginsa tiein for the milestone fiftieth anniversary of star trek.