In ship of the line diane carey follows up on that brief cameo with a novel length. Ships of the line by doug drexler, margaret clark nook. See also star trek adventures for the preceding bantam books tos line. Star trek novel submission guidelines resources happy. In 2278, klingon commander kozara attempts to invade federation space and destroy starbase 12. The events in this novel take place after the graphic novel on the homefront which can be found here. None of the original characters or concepts belong to me, star trek belongs to the late great gene roddenberry, buffy, xander and co belong to joss whedon anyone else that gets dragged into this crossover belong to their original creator, only the crazy idea belongs to me. Includes both numbered and unnumbered novels, ebooks, and various series. Variations of this line are spoken, but not once was. Gloriously rendered, each of these illustrations was. The relevant history of the major political powers in the galaxy spans several notable periods. Published by pocket books, it was first released in hardback in october 1997.
Star trek wiki pages, watched cause and effect, and watched generations as her only research before writing this novel. There were interesting aspects to captain batesons story, but for the sheer amount of trek lore that the author gets wrong, and how much of it just doesnt fit with star trek, im afraid i have to give poor marks to this novel. The needs of the many official star trek online wiki. The planets surface is a broad, open plain with sparse vegetation.
Island, new york and has worked on several star trek novels and books. It was originally posted on livejournal and is reproduced on fanlore with permission. In celebration of one of science fictions most beloved franchises, this updated edition of the acclaimed ships of the line hardcover collection now includes dozens of additional images brought together for the first time in book formatspectacular renderings featured in the highly successful star trek. The original series novels published by pocket books. With those words, the story of janet kirk came to an end. The original series novel set during the fiveyear mission which will explore the antares maelstrom referenced by khan, although he will not be a character in the novel. If youre a fan of star trek fiction, or just beginning your journey and not sure where to start, youll find some valuable information and perspectives on the stories published by bantam and pocket books. Desperate hours, the brandnew book from david mack, is the first tiein novel associated with star trek discovery, and was timed to come out the. Ships of the line is a book created to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the star trek franchise. The star trek movie is filled with our favorite characters from the television series. Ships of the line star trek the 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle by aquarius features star ships from the famous show star trek.
Star treks cult following will be delighted to know of this collectors piece, and the most diehard puzzlers will enjoy the challenge this has to offer. The needs of the many is an officiallylicensed tiein novel for star trek online, published by pocket books in 2010. One of the most popular nonfiction books in star trek history is getting an. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular episodes over the series three seasons, along with the series original pilot episode, the cage. Published by pocket books, it was first released in hardback. The story was huge and epic, a gigantic space opera set in the star trek universe no reboots or alternate realities here after star trek. 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. 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. They dared to risk it all in a skiff of reeds or leather, on a ship of wood or steel, knowing the. As picard conducts highlevel negotiations for the return of federation prisoners of war, the starship enterprise 1701e is being. Ship of line audiobook by diane carey, kevin conway official. Martin from the perspective of jake sisko, in the year 2423, the novel provides backstory for the games 2409 setting, summarizing events which occur up until that point. Star trek has always dealt in the mysterious and exotic, and how t.
Kind of a shock to look her up and find just how many star trek novels shes written, including novelizations of several major episodes. There have been six television series and eleven films since its birth and the star trek franchise now includes many games and thousands of books and memorabilia. Its very cool to see that my favorite incarnation of star trek continues to be a head of its. Ship of the line is a pocket tng novel written by diane carey. To differentiate the relaunched novels, pocket books decided to do away with the original numbering system. They have expanded upon what takes place on screen. The starship enterprise 1701d has been destroyed, and captain jeanluc picard finds himself without a command. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Star trek under bantam books star trek log the animated series under ballantine. Our newest featured episode, beyond the nexus, takes you back to the anomaly from star trek. The book is a collection of images from the star trek. But moviegoers may also notice a new but familiar crew member on the captains bridge carnegie mellon computer science professor randy pausch. Diane carey is something of a star trek literature legend. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions.
The film was practically finished by the end of 2008, and this allowed foster to watch the whole film before writing the novelization, although the novel contains scenes absent from the films final edit. Gloriously rendered, each of these illustrations was created exclusively for pocket books. In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of star trek, here for the very first time collected together are the spectacular images from the highly successful and acclaimed star trek. The original series had its last release in december 2016 with the face of the unknown. The tv series star trek was first launched onto the small screen on september 8, 1966 and since then it has boldly gone where few tv shows have gone before. The twopart story avatar marked the relaunch of that series. Star trek online is a premier freetoplay mmorpg from cryptic studios and perfect world entertainment set in the famous star trek universe.
Its certainly the best final scene, but that line isnt particularly good in my mind. Mar 12, 2012 in 1970, james blish published the first original star trek novel. The motion picture novel is a detailed analysis of the slash relationships in star trek. Ive recently started watching the ost on netflix and ive fallen in love with it. Most of the canon star trek series have their mirror universe. Last week, i found myself unexpectedly in possession of a copy.
The original book, published in 2006, featured images from all of the ships of the lines calendars at the time, while the 2014 edition will include all of the previous images and every image created for the ships of the line. Star trek novels publication has been consistent with over 600 books. My new book children of time focuses on one such craft, humanitys last hope in a desperate, millennia. Day of honor crossover miniseries is inspired by the voyager episode day of honor.
The book was edited by doug drexler and margaret clark. While waiting for his new ship, captain picard has gone with lieutenant worf on a delicate diplomatic mission to the cardassian empire. The chronology gives an overview over historic events and the timeline of star trek online. The women writers behind pocket books 1980s star trek.
St 09 had a novelization and a graphic novel including a spin off called spocks reflection that was very critical acclaimed stid had a novelization. Ships of the line is a book collecting together images from the ships of the line calendars with text by michael okuda released as part of the star trek 40th anniversary celebrations. Ship of the line memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. In 1970, james blish published the first original star trek novel. I would highly recommend this book to any star trek fan who laughs at the oneliners and cant wait until the next movie comes out to relive the adventures of the starship enterprise. Desperate hours, the brandnew book from david mack, is the first tiein novel associated with star trek discovery, and was timed to come out the week after discoverys debut on cbs and cbs all. In part one, we learned about the lives of several famous star trek writers. Idw is already following up on kelvinset star trek beyond, as well as issuing comics that tap into familiar realms like the next generation and the original series. While not outright slash, killing time definitely depicted kirk and spock as closer than most tiein trek books did. Star trek book line is based on the television series of the same name. It was the first time in star trek fiction that the story telling picked up where an onscreen series had ended and would go forward in future novels with a continual story. Ships of the line 2014 edition will celebrate trek with an updated edition of the acclaimed ships of the line hardcover book. Six months later, tamera kirk is having dreams about her sister.
Eventually, though, i read them, and they were fantastic. Star trek novels journeying through the universe of star. Over 1153 star trek fan fiction stories trek writers guild the place for star trek fan fiction a forumindex website with over 1153 stories for aspiring authors writing fan fiction in the star trek universe. Ship of the line reveals an unforgettable lost chapter in the ongoing saga of star trek that will thrill readers of every generation. There are few images as iconic as the ships of star trek. Ship of the line tells the story of the first voyage of the u. Each year fans around the globe look forward to the release of the new ships of the line calendar. The original series novels the original series 6 books in this series. Treatys law is a star trek novel, but does not include the original series subtitle.
The following list is the most recent release of each series. Star trek uncharted pilot rendezvous with destiny by. Science fiction loves a space colony, or alternatively a colony ship on its way to one. The star trek universe of novels is far more vast than any other universe i am aware of, at least for the novel universes i am interested in reading. This book was published in 1985 as killing time, a star trek tiein novel. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Ship of line by diane carey the starship enterprise 1701d has been. So many novels have been published from 1970 to the present that. Ship of the line by diane carey goodreads share book. The most misquoted popular oneline from star trek is, beam me up, scotty. Star trek novel submission guidelines resources happy new. Reading this novelization based on the movie made the scifi nerd in me very happy. In the time before the 22nd century, many ancient civilizations arose and declined. May, 2015 eventually, though, i read them, and they were fantastic.
May 08, 2009 the star trek movie is filled with our favorite characters from the television series. Ships of the line 2015 star trek ships, star trek starships. Nemesis, a big old story about the borg invading the alpha quadrant and what the various star trek characters and their ongoing lives were doing about it. It was first published by pocket books in november 2006. We usually work very closely with experienced star trek authors to create the hardcover stories which are larger in scope than the regular novels. The original series novel written by della van hise and published by pocket books in 1985. Ship of the line memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The original manuscript had kirkspock slash fiction elements, and these were requested to be removed by paramount. It honestly felt at some points like the writer had read a handful of memory alpha the star trek wiki pages, watched cause and effect, and watched generations as her only research before writing this novel. As a sequel to one of my favorite episodes, it fails on nearly every level. The next generation by diane carey book cover, description, publication history. Paramount moved the films release from december 2008 to may 2009, as the studio felt more people would see the film during summer than winter. Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another.