Discovery has already aired on live tv on cbs this past sunday september 24, 2017. The official star trek website and gateway to the final frontier. More recent next generation novels link directly with other star trek book lines and series, such as. The first kelvin timeline films art was well documented in the 2009 art book, star trek. Original discovery novels first appeared in 2017, shortly after the series. 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. The series continued with disavowed 2014 and control 2017, by david mack, which are linked with the deep space nine relaunch novels. For star trek books, the voyage shows no sign of stopping star trek publishing gets a boost this year, thanks to the franchises 50th anniversary and other events. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted.
To celebrate both new star trek and 30 years of star trek. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Sep 26, 2017 continuing the deep space nine sagaan original novel from new york times bestselling author david r. 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. Nobody at pocket books ever told me to stay away from the 23rd century because we didnt want to step on the movies toes. Ignoring the negativity elsewhere about how not every single episode is included in the james blish adaptations. And hence my bitching about the slow accretion of more and more streaming services with only a handful of watchable titles each. When it comes to sex on the starship voyager, the captain had a strict rule. This is a line of books that continues the stories of star trek.
Quentin tarantino has had a star trek spinoff film idea in development since december 2017, although recently said he would probably not direct it. Desperate hours 1 by david mack september 26, 2017. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Goofs despite being a prequel, set 10 years before the original star trek and more than a century before the next generation, deep space nine and voyager, the discovery is far more advanced than any of the ships from those series spore drive, holographic displays, automated selfcovering spacesuits, etc. His writing credits span several media, including television for episodes of star trek. In november 2019, the fourth star trek film in the reboot series was announced to be in development with noah hawley in talks to serve as writer and director. Discovery might be diving into a period that hasnt been thoroughly explored in star trek lore, but its creators are very cognizant of what canon they can and cant stay true to. Star trek can seem labyrinthine and too dense for new fans to find their way in. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. Enterprise chrome injectionmolded emblem lets you show every one on the road that wherever you are going, you are going there boldly. Discovery, and functions as the coordinator for discovery tiein media, such as comic books and novels, on behalf of cbs. His iconic vulcan salute has become one of the most recognized symbols of the. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The feathered and fearless space pirate eurydice returns to tempt captain kirk and the crew of the endeavour with a daring plan to uncover secrets that could change the fate of the galaxy.
The best star trek books for the 50th anniversary kristen mcquinn sep 6, 2016. Jul 12, 2018 then in 2017, star trek discovery debuted on cbs all access, garnering mostly positive attention for its alternate universe plots, its use of swear words and its approach to samesex relationships. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. It was known all along, or nearly so, that the bad robot. Discovery continues its exploration of the mirror universe, a world of glass and shadow, in this weeks twistheavy episode. The art of the film and i was hoping for as much material from the more recent movies. Beautiful leather bound book and a trip back in time to the original and best star trek.
Mar 20, 2017 star trek actor lawrence montaigne, who at one point was expected to replace leonard nimoy on the original series, died friday. Control is a fastpaced, highstakes, plotdriven book that explores questions that star trek needs to deal with. The star trek canon of the franchise includes the original series, an animated series, five spinoff television series, the film franchise, and further adaptations in several media. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. Fans react to starship discovery on social media, 2017 season air date announced star trek tv series features a totally new star ship with a design that seems not too convincing for fans. Your guide to upcoming star trek books and comics trekcore. This updated and expanded edition includes 300 more pages, information, photographs and illustrations, and offers exhaustively researched and detailed entries on the characters, ships, and events from the last fifteen years of star trek. If this is your first visit, please read an introduction to memory alpha. Deep space nine, film, short fiction, and comic books. This year is the 50th anniversary of the series, which aired for the first time on september 8, 1966, so. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast. For star trek books, the voyage shows no sign of stopping.
Now, the star trek encyclopedia has been thoroughly revised and redesigned for a new generation of fans. I like them all, but ds9 is the best in my opinion. B would see release several years after the movies debuts. Star tr ek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blis hs star trek 1. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. As of november 2019, approximat ely 850 n ovels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been pu blished novel s based o n s tar trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. It is the imprint under which all current star trek massmarket paperback novels are published. The day of the dove 1985 is a variant of star trek 11 1975. Jun, 2018 the star trek canon of the franchise includes the original series, an animated series, five spinoff television series, the film franchise, and further adaptations in several media. This movie takes place 10 years after the uss voyager returned to earth from the delta quadrant voyager returned in 2378 according to star trek canon, so this would make it 2388, so this would place chekovs age at approximately 143 years old. Star treks william rikers 11 weirdest romances syfy.
David mack is the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the star trek destiny and cold equations trilogies. Spock is the superintelligent, halfvulcan halfhuman first officer of the enterprise in the original series. Star treks william rikers 11 weirdest romances syfy wire. The discovery in this episode the uss argo commanded by captain drake finds the long lost uss enterprise b. Now, the star trek encyclopedia has been thoroughly revised and redesigned for a new generation of. Kirsten beyer is an american science fiction writer, best known for her novels based on the star trek. Pocket books star trek september 26, 2017 language. Bashir fights the system in evocative actionthriller. The englishlanguage memory alpha started in november 2003, and currently consists of 48,501 articles. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. Robinson on an extended mission into the gamma quadrant.
I used to buy the star trek books when i was a teenager in the 70s and this has been a thoroughly enjoyable trip back in time for me. I cant remember a time when star trek wasnt a part of my life. Dont miss the latest chapter of the hit series set after the events of star trek beyond. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. I was initially excited to see that the production art from st. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and enterprise were. Section 31 crossover miniseries was inspired by the autonomous, clandestine, paramilitary organization introduced in the deep space nine episode inquisition. In star trek future history, physical books are still around, although treated as a sort of novelty, like.
The star trek encyclopedia, revised and expanded edition. Memory alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to star trek. Discussion in trek literature started by jwolf, sep 1, 2017. At the end of 2385, in a significant shift of its goals from military back to exploratory, starfleet sent captain benjamin sisko and the crew of the u. The 5th live action star trek series divided fans when it premiered in the fall of 2001, with some questioning the need for a prequel set before the original series. 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. 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. According to star trek canon, pavel chekov was born in 2245. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine. The cancelled books set in the kelvin timeline wouldve come out in 2010. Packed with highly detailed information, including brief episode and film synopses, no other book has come close to offering the same wealth of insight into the star trek universe. Voyager star kate mulgrew revealed that she had pretty strong ideas about not. I am a hard core, died in the wool, unapologetic trekkie.
Originally trailed as seth macfarlanes family guyesque parody of star trekstyle scifi, it has instead revealed itself as a trojan horse for his attimes entirely sincere star trek. As you are reading this article, the first episode of star trek. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. If that was supposedly the reasoning back then, thats news to me. Star trek actor lawrence montaigne, who at one point was expected to replace leonard nimoy on the original series, died friday. As re cently as 2 017, novels based on deep space nine and. Montaignes daughter, jessica, took to facebook to alert the public that her dad had died, according to the hollywood reporter. The page lists star trek publications and releases in 2017, including all prose fiction, comic books, nonfiction, and foreign language books, video games, music. I hope you enjoyed watching it in prime time because that will be the only time at least for the immediate future you will be able to watch a new episode of star trek. It dives into these issues in interesting ways, and rewards. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. Discovery released a new trailer at comiccon on saturday, revealing a look at rainn wilsons character and other new tidbits.
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