I cant remember a time when star trek wasnt a part of my life. 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. Enterprise series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. April 24, 2020 free ebook planet ben robinson, book leave a comment. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. As of august 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Books, health, mind and body books, history books, humor books, lifestyle and home books, mysteries and thrillers books, nonfiction books, parenting books, politics and current events books, professional and technical books, reference books, religion and. Star trek and history nancy reagin ebok 9781118226346. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. Enterprise book series by multiple authors includes books broken bow, star trek.
The 8 page full colour delta quadrant sourcebook pdf contains. The best star trek books for the 50th anniversary kristen mcquinn sep 6, 2016. 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. Krauss star trek books, star trek, star trek universe. 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. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. Ive read many books on star treks history and this one gave a lot of detail into.
Each ship is profiled with technical information, operational history and plan view cg renders wherever possible using the original vfx models that were. Each fullcolor, heavily illustrated reference work is packed with isometric illustrations, artwork, photographs and cg renders, and features. The original series novels the original series 6 books in this series. The easiest way is to see it as nothing more than a star trekdoctor who crossover.
Topics star trek television programs, star trek films history and criticism publisher pocket books collection. At last, the united federation of planets and the romulan star empire have agreed to meet on neutral ground to attempt to resolve the. 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. Bruce franklin by god, weve kicked the vietnam syndrome once and for all. Gemworld book one of two star trek the next generation, no 58 by john. This site has two main areas, the novels page and the timeline. Ladda ner och las pa natet the physics of star trek gratis bok pdfepub. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more. Captain kirk crosses paths with fellow captains picard, janeway. For those wishing for a journal of the making of star wars, j.
A shattered ship, a divided crewtrapped in the infernal nightmare of conflict. Keith booker offers an intriguing account of the series from its original run to its farreaching impact on society. 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. Discovery dead endless with narrator robert petkoff. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Deep space nine makes its longawaited return to comics. A guide to the history that informs the world of star trekjust in time for the next jj abrams star trek movie for a series set in our future, star trek revisits the past constantly. An allnew novel based upon the explosive star trek tv series. If one is a star trek fan and a history buff a lot can be gleaned from this book. From the founding of the federation, to zefram cochranes invention of warp drive, to james t. 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. Each listing includes the year, then any sources or deductions that led to the entry in the timeline for that year. Star trek novels pdf this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically, and ordered as a printed book.
Read online star trek and history pdf by reagin, nancy for. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. The hugo awardwinning author wrote the books that adapted every single original star trek episode into short stories, and then went on to write the first star trek novel for adults, in 1970. Captain kirk meets his lawyer and they discuss books. The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. An electrifying thriller from bestselling author diane duane set in the star trek. Star trek graphic novels collection this extraordinary new collection contains all the key moments of star trek comic history. The metaphysics of star trek download pdfepub ebook. Despite being written from an inuniverse perspective, it also is annotated with some realworld commentaries by the authors. View the new experience and read this book on fulcrum. May 01, 2011 captain kirk meets his lawyer and they discuss books. The next generation companion, by larry nemecek november 1992 the official history of each major aspect of the series, along with all sorts of juicy trivia as well as a. Given all of the many star trek fan films paying tribute to the original series, in my book, star trek continues sets itself apart as a genuine part of star trek history. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name.
Voyagers monumental mission, bringing the star trek adventures timeline up to 2379. Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Rinzlers authoritative book on the subject is your onestop source that will forever remain as the source of information on the film, and provided invaluable supplemental information for the second edition of the secret history of star wrs.
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. First airing in 1966, with a promise to boldly go where no man has gone before, star trek would eventually become a. This is the first book to combine an authoritative history of the star trek franchiseaincluding all six television series and eleven feature filmsawith anecdotes about the show from those who helped shape it from the outside in. Detailed information about the postwar federation and s. The complete unauthorized history by robert greenberger is a long book.
Raceing toward a white future bernardi, daniel leonard on. Voyagertm, this book provides a comprehensive look at star trek s incredible history. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. Added the german episode fumetti adaptations in gong magazine from the 1970s. 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. Ive read many books on star trek s history and this one gave a lot of detail into. 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. The following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in and or interact with the postnemesis era of star trek. Browse star trek ebooks to read online or download in epub or pdf format on your mobile device and pc. Star trek shipyards is a series of lavishly illustrated books that provide inuniverse profiles of star trek ships, building into the ultimate illustrated encyclopedia of star trek vessels. Order of star trek books star trek is science fiction franchise covering several different mediums created by american screenwriter and producer gene roddenberry.
Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. 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. Dont miss a single one of these new star trek books. This article dicusses the fictional timeline of the star trek franchise.
The franchise is primarily set in the future, ranging from the mid22nd century star trek. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. Click download or read online button to get star trek e books pdf book now. Discover the secret origins of characters you know, and meet lost characters such as dr. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. 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 and history explains how the holodeck is as much a source for entertainment as it is a historical teaching tool, how much of the technology we enjoy today had its conceptual roots in star trek, and how by looking at norse mythology we can find our very own q. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Kirks early days in starfleet academytm, to the voyages of the starship enterprisetm under captain jeanluc picard, to the newest adventures of the u. I am a hard core, died in the wool, unapologetic trekkie. Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations.
For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. This site is a guide to those early star trek novels published by bantam books. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale as only an expert and longtime fan could. The metaphysics of star trek welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the metaphysics of star trek, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. 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. As originally solicited, the collection would also have included the various newspaper comic strips.
Kirk and spock battle nazis, roman gladiators, and witness the great depression. The original series a retronym, followed by several movies and television series most notably star trek. The original star trek series focuses on the twentythird century adventures of captain james t. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. 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 aventine. Unravel the mysteries of the season two finale in star trek. Other essays deal with the shows take on gay rights, terrorism, the soviets, the nazis, time travel, the middle ages, and questions about whether impersonal forces drive history or individuals great man theories. A cultural history will appeal to scholars of media, television, and popular culture, as well as to fans of the show. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books.
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. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blish s star trek 1. 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. Read pdf star trek and history absolutely for free at. However the franchise has also outlined a fictional future history of earth prior to this, and, primarily through time. Pocket booksstar trek has 700 entries in their overdrive catalogue. 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 star trek chronology documents every important event. I found star trek and history a worthwhile read, despite mrs.
Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. It also has tables for comics, audiobooks, unofficial. Information on the federations relationship with the dominion and other gamma quadrant denizens, as of 2375. The gamma quadrant sourcebook provides gamemasters and players with a wealth of information to aid in playing characters or running adventures set within the everexpanding star trek universe. 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. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. This was before pocket books gained the rights to publish star trek books. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history series. In those 12 years there was published only 15 original novels and two collections of short stories. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. 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.
This is the history of the first 150 years of the united federation of planets. Tom clancy books, books for men, video game companion book. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager. Voyager, this is an indepth look into the mind and soul of star trek s newest captain. The book itself is a collection of essays from various authors delving into star trek storylines pulled from the full spectrum of the series and movies and how those episodes and topics relate to history, current. Also, i am aware the eaglemoss section is outofdate since i am that series editor. The science fiction franchise star trek has been adapted into published novels, novelizations, and short story collections since 1968. The complete history of star trek continuesin a single. Discovery ships, new manga novels, and more available in march 2020. This pdf history is a great tribute to the series that ended way before its time.
The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. 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. 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. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Star trek e books pdf download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Star trek postnemesis reading order 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.