And thus the british star trek came to a close, having been published almost weekly throughout 19691973. Star treks mysterious world war 3 ties into discovery season 2. To understand the allure of star trek, its necessary to understand. Authors prepare to mark centenary of first world war with. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. 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.
Jun 30, 2015 one of us first fought world war iii from the backseat of a station wagon headed toward myrtle beach, south carolina. Many of the stories serve as preludes or postscripts to ingame missions. Dvds blu rays digital releases novels comics collectibles. The result of a scientific attempt to improve the human race through selective breeding and genetic engineering, the wars devastated parts of earth, by some estimates officially causing some thirty million deaths, and nearly plunging the planet into a new dark age. That cold war influence came across in a different way 25 years after the series debut in star trek vi.
Discovery penultimate season one episode, the war without, the war within was painful to watch, i dont mean artistically. The complete unauthorized history by robert greenberger is a long book. They were produced nonchronologically, with episodes ivvi the original trilogy being released between 1977 and 1983, episodes iiii the prequel trilogy being released between 1999 and 2005, and episodes viiix the sequel trilogy, being released between. Coxs books do a beautiful job lining up real history with star trek. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. On the contrary, the writing and performances were all on par with last weeks episode, which was one of the strongest to date. Deep space nine goes where no star trek series had gone before ds9 was the first star trek production not based on a starship, but instead, a starbase, known as deep space 9 the starship uss defiant was introduced in season. Star trek, first edition abebooks passion for books. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Jun 09, 20 authors prepare to mark centenary of first world war with flood of new books this article is more than 6 years old plans for the 1914 anniversary will be unveiled on monday, and then a batch of. The englishlanguage memory alpha started in november 2003, and currently consists of 48,501 articles. First contact that world war iii was firmly established as ending in the year 2053. World war iii was a 21st century global conflict on earth, waged in part with nuclear weapons, in which an estimated 600 million perished.
Those thirtythree months when the series was first broadcastbetween. Star trek and history wiley pop culture and history. First contact contentsshow history historians of later centuries had varying. Star trek, first edition abebooks shop for books, art. 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. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale as only an expert and longtime fan could. Space seed, spock and mccoy imply that the eugenics wars were world war iii. The cold war in the real world ended decades ago and yet america and russia has more tanks, planes and aircraft carriers than before and that was a war where not a single major conflict ever. The posts are written from an inuniverse perspective, and tell short stories set during the iconian war. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brent spiner, levar burton. It was broadcast in firstrun syndication from january 1993 until june 1999. Before his death in 1995 he was a professor of history at acadia university in nova scotia, canada. This addendum highlights the latest episodes of star trek. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978.
Insurrection the thousands of photos and hundreds of illustrations place the star trek universe at. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Next generation tng, and all of the star trek feature films, including the three. Sep 06, 2016 the kindle edition of world of star trek is a reprint not of the 70s version of the book, but rather of the 1984 edition, which includes much expanded material on fandom, the interrupted effort to create a second trek tv series, and the three hit theatrical movies which followed. An exploding moonbased power station shades of the chernobyl nuclear disaster leads to an economic and environmental crisis in the klingon empire. Tales of the war is a series of short blog posts published on the official star trek online web page. Like the earthromulan war, very few details have been presented in star trek on world war iii. Those of us who were loving star trek in the late 1960s and into the early 1980s remember a time when star trek was not so abundant. I normally hate continuity porn in star trek novels, but bennett did it right, and managed to tie together pretty much every time travel story in the franchises history into a truly brilliant story that keeps you hooked from the very start. This is the ultimate reference book for all star trek fans. History of the 3rd infantry division in world war ii. Memory alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to star trek. Today star trek spans six television series, ten feature films and several interactive cdroms.
Encounter at farpoint the war started in 2026 over the. Ive read many books on star treks history and this one gave a lot of detail into. A guide to the history that informs the world of star trek just in time for the next jj abrams star trek movie. The references to the eugenics wars and to a nuclear war in the 21st century are somewhat contradictory. Marooned star trek voyager, no 14 by christie golden and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Eugenics wars and world war iii trek general the omega sector. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple liveaction and animated films. What to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations. Now, without further ado, lets jump into the complete history of star trek, shall we. When the original series of star trek was produced, the 1990s were several decades away, and so various elements of the backstory to star trek are set in that era, particularly the eugenics wars. The conflict involved nuclear cataclysm as well as genocide and ecoterrorism. James montgomery jimmy doohan was born to irish immigrants in vancouver, british columbia, canada on march 3, 1920.
From unique documents signed by winston churchill to rare maps of troop movements, there are some truly remarkable rare world war one books in the biblio rare book room, including many multi. I highly suggest that any star trekor even science fiction in generalfan should read this book. Star trek was one of the first dramatic series to confront the vietnam war. World war iii was a global, and ultimately nuclear, conflict on earth in the mid21st century. So if youre brand new to trek or a little hazy on the history of. Bruce franklin star trek in the vietnam era depauw university.
All convoys, before departing their assigned ports of call, must first log all planned routes of travel with federation security personnel at the nearest established starbase or outpost in relation to the convoys point of origin. These books rock, and they even reconcile the faux 90s of oldschool trek. Star treks original series brought the cold war into space. First contact in 2026, at the start of the war, colonel phillip green led. World war iii was a 21st century global conflict on earth, waged in part with nuclear weapons.
Ever wondered what spock would look like on a babys onesie. This book is a collection of essays relating the scifi show star trek and its spin offs the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise as well as the numerous movies generated by these series and relates them to history. I highly suggest that any star trek or even science fiction in generalfan should read this book. Kirk and spock battle nazis, roman gladiators, and witness the great depression. Heres what you need to know about world war iii, according to star trek canon. For the other, it was at an island cabin on the puget sound waters of. Uss enterprise cvn65 1st aircraft carrier with nuclear propulsion. What was the cause of ww3 in the star trek universe. With episodes, interviews, pictures, and tons of information about the cast, sets, makeup, etc. The franchise started with a film trilogy set in medias resbeginning in the middle of the storywhich was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, better known as the skywalker saga.
World war iii was a global, and ultimately nuclear, conflict on earth in the mid 21st century. 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. If this is your first visit, please read an introduction to memory alpha. His father, william, was a pharmacist who apparently invented a form of highoctane gas in 1923. See more ideas about novels, first world and books. Back when tos space seed aired, the eugenics wars of the 1990s was. Discovery delved into littleexplored star trek history when it revealed the mysterious red angel appeared during world war iii but.
From the merits of voyager to speculation on star trek. After world war 3 breakout, battleship was reactivated and assigned to baltic fleet. In the flesh the possibility of a third global war following the first and second was feared for decades, particularly during the cold war, when geopolitical. 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. Well, now you can see, in this fun collection of thirty crossstitch projects made with love by star trek fans. World war iii memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The star wars film series centers around three sets of trilogies, which are collectively referred to as the skywalker saga.
Fortunes of war is a miniseries retroactively applied to two linked novels by diane carey. World war iii 2026 2053 was the last of earths three world wars. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Over 600 million people died in the war, and human civilization nearly collapsed, resulting in a period known as the postatomic horror that lasted into the early 22nd century. Stokesbury is the author of a short history of world war i, a short history of world war ii, a short history of the korean war, and a short history of the american revolution. A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. Dvds blurays digital releases novels comics collectibles. In addition, the star trek afficionado now has hundreds of novels to choose from with dozens more being published each year.
The borg travel back in time intent on preventing earths first contact with an alien species. The history of star trek discussion topics a discussion of the various forms in which star trek has appeared. The savage curtain the postatomic horror superseding the war lingered as late as 2079. The world war ii classic movie that still thrills fifty years later 20 years later the cast of saving private ryan, what some of them are doing now star treks mr sulu pleased california will apologise for the treatment of japanese in ww2. For george takei, beyond star trek to a graphic novel. The eugenics wars or the great wars were a series of conflicts fought on earth between 1992 and 1996. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. Discovery tackles general order one, world war iii, and. Star trek expert robert greenberger covers everything from show creator gene roddenberrys initial plans for a series combining sciencefiction and. 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. On the contrary, the writing and performances were all on par with last weeks episode one.
The history of star trek the original star trek was the brainchild of gene roddenberry 19211991, a us tv producer and scriptwriter. Star treks original series brought the cold war into. The complete unauthorized history was written by shuttle astronaut thomas d. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series. There are star trek and philosophy books, star trek and physics books but star trek and history is as fruitful. 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 from the original scripts to 77 of the. World war iii memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Deep space nine was the fourth star trek series and entered production in 1992.
Some of this information, such as when the war started and its basic causes, comes from an historical. Except, that is, for two final fivepage stories, published in 1978 and 1979. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Captain picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that zefram cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed. As of may 2020, more than 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 original series is a series of science fiction novels based on the popular television show 19661969 and movies created by gene roddenberry. His idea was to make a tv series that combined the futuristic possibilities of science fiction with the drama and. The undiscovered country, the last star trek movie featuring the full original crew. Star trek discussion runs a dime a dozen on the internet. Has anyone ever wanted to see more explained or shown about the world war 3 that was meant to have happened on earth sometime in the 21st century, i think this would be an excellent plot for a future trek film, we know that khan was involved in the war and that much of the planet was devastated by nuclear weopons causing mass casualties.
Jun 28, 2014 20 classic and contemporary books about world war i. Encounter at farpoint, qs postatomic horror court was set in the 2079, far after the end of the eugenics wars. Now, the publishing phenomenon continues with a new novel by michael jan friedman the author of the first star trek. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Generation tng, and all of the star trek feature films, including the three. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films.
You will also receive four 10x16 game maps for use with the combat simulator. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star trek. 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. For a series set in our future, star trek revisits the past constantly. From audet ix to zytchin iii, this book covers it all. In 1996, this event received a trekkers choice award for the oft heard but never seen award, as being the favorite historical moment only alluded to in star trek. Jones sts59, 68, 80 and 98, a fan of star trek from its 1966 debut. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. A collection of thirty crossstich projectscreated by star trek craftersperfect for both diehard trekkies and enterprising crafters alike.
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