A choice of futures, tower of babel, uncertain logic, and live by the code, as well as shorter works including stories in the anniversary anthologies constellations, the skys the limit, prophecy and. Furthermore, i learned that this book was the third and final book of the totality trilogy the first two being captain s peril star trek and captain s blood star trek. The books spanned all four major trek television tiein novel series at that. For every star trek fan, this notebook is the perfect notebook for exciting notes. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Captain s peril is an excellent read, recommended to star trek fans that, like me, still think that the book series was in comatose state, until shatner started writing his outstanding trilogies with the reevesstevens. The series is also known as star trek logs and star trek.
Here, the captain could engage in administrative work with all relevant office equipment at hand without interfering with bridge operations while having instant access to the bridge in the event of a crisis. Contentsshow publication dates last issue star trek. Captains blood is a novel by william shatner, cowritten with judith and garfield reevesstevens, based upon the television series star trek. Captain s blood written by william shatner and judith and garfield reevesstevens is a genuine spoton hit. 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. Kirk played by william shatner is almost like a modern odysseus. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more. Its a very subtly told, simple tale with only a few charascters interacting in quiet, even lyrical scenes. Captains quarters the original series official star trek shop.
The story began with captain s peril and concludes with captain s glory. Kirk, he has appeared in such notable films as the brothers karamazov and judgment at nuremberg, and on television in t. William shatner is the author of several star trek novels. Captains quarters the original series official star. Also included here is nogs spinoff comic series starfleet academy, in which a titan character originated.
We get a blending of the main characters of tos,tng, and voyager. Jonathan archer of the starship enterprise, as told by louisa swann. Sadly, its very likely that a lot of trekkers and scifi fans havent read it. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. Characters main characters allies enemies minor characters other charactersplacesthings recent storylines star trek. Above, you can watch as performer robert petkoff reads and records for the audio book version, available for order now. Mcintyre strangers from the sky margaret wander bonanno final frontier diane carey spocks world diane duane the lost years j. The ashes of eden, the return, avenger, spectre, and dark victory. Created by andrew wilson for the titan books release star trek. The novel was released in 2002 in hardcover format.
The original series wilson book enterprise short sleeve tshirt lets you celebrate the 50th anniversary of star trek. This book is positioned in a solid 5th place, in my very personal top list of star trek novels that i have read, and i still cant imagine something able to make it to lose its high position. Captain to captain in the legacies book 1 series is a novel which brings back a previously lesser known but important character, number one from the original star trek pilot, the cage and the the menagerie. Nemesis, with sir patrick stewart slipping back into the captains chair as retired admiral jeanluc picard. Dillard prime directive judith and garfield reevesstevens. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. He has written such critically acclaimed star trek novels as ex machina, the buried age, the titan novels orions hounds and over a torrent sea, the two department of temporal investigations novels watching the clock and forgotten history, and the enterprise novels rise of the federation. Throughout the following decades, takei championed the idea of giving sulu his own television series, but it never came to pass. The captains oath is not only a beautifully written kirk origin story, its also a great novel, as well as being one of the better books i have read recently. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name.
Shatner combines the next generations characters ability to overcome odds with science and morality with the original series characters bloody knuckles approach to create a fun and adventurous tale. For those that have not followed the original star trek from the begining and throughout. Nemesis, with sir patrick stewart slipping back into the captain s chair as retired admiral jeanluc picard. Christopher bennett authors captain s oath, out this week from simon and schuester and available on amazon and bookstores everywhere. Star trek log is a series of ten novelizations based on, and inspired by, episodes of the science fiction television series star trek. The undiscovered country, george takei was finally given a muchdeserved promotion to captain sulu of the uss excelsior. Captains peril is an excellent read, recommended to star trek fans that, like me, still think that the book series was in comatose state, until shatner started writing his outstanding trilogies with the reevesstevens. It tells a story which delves through history and invokes a prior enterprise captain, robert april and his crew. New frontier and an adventure of christopher pike based on the cage. In this followup to the bestselling captain s table series of books, nine new star trek captains belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including. Nemesis, on the leading edge of star trek s future history, captain s glory depicts a federation attacked from within, on the brink of collapse, with earth s own solar system an armed and isolated camp. The captains table, book 2, the mist, and several more. I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook format of this book, and i found that listening to the story helped enhance certain aspects of. In addition to his ongoing role as captain james t.
The series has already been greenlit for a 10episode second season, so this lavish new literary guide book should bring you up to speed next month to prime yourself for the. Furthermore, i learned that this book was the third and final book of the totality trilogy the first two being captains peril star trek and captains blood star trek. Kirk is still around in the new start trek time frame because he disappeared in some kind of time thread and was thought dead for around 75 years and was brought back by picard in the movie and latered seemingly died but was returned to life a book by. Sadly, it s very likely that a lot of trekkers and scifi fans havent read it. It s a very subtly told, simple tale with only a few charascters interacting in quiet, even lyrical scenes. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e. Brand name the unemployed philosophers guild item weight 3. Star trek fans will enjoy this reading by william shatner because he brings the characters alive with his engaging impersonations although he could work on his women s voices. The star trek books by shatner and the reevesstevens are known for their incredibly complicated plots and huge cavalcades of characters. Star trek movies, 19791994 paramount the tv version of capt. Kirk, the novel is a definite improvement over the previous story, captain s peril.
Nemesis, on the leading edge of star treks future history, captains glory depicts a federation attacked from within, on the brink of collapse, with earths own solar system an armed and isolated camp. Jonathan archer of the starship enterprise, as told by louisa swann, chakotay of the uss voyager, as told by christie golden, david gold of the. The books spanned all four major trek television tiein novel series at that time, including tos, tng, ds9 and voyager, additional installments featured stories based on star trek. Star trek voyager book 02 star trek voyager mosaic 4of4 by zaira vblog. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blish s star trek 1. Voyager starfleet academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the.
A continuence of the storyline from the lack luster captains peril, captains blood is an kirkcentric novel with twists and turns and plenty of actionadventure. An allnew star trek adventure set during the original series era and featuring james t. The captain s table was a series of thematic crossover novels released by pocket books. The captains table book series by multiple authors includes books war dragons star trek. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher o f star t rek tiein fiction.
This is an abridged audio version of the third book in a trilogy about an enemy called the totality. To negative people who put their feelings here, do you really want the worst star trek books ever written. This is one of the best star trek novels that i ever read. While captain s blood is plagued by many of the same issues that the rest of the shatnerverse novels suffer from an overabundance of kirkworship, picard and his crew being forever upstaged by the legendary james t. Bought this as a gift for my boyfriend who loves star trek. Aug 30, 2019 the captains oath audiobook runs for a pretty typical length of time for a star trek book, at just under 12 hours long, meaning that dedicated listeners should be able to get through this quite quickly. The captains table, book 1, dujonians hoard star trek the next generation. Leonard bones mccoy and chief engineer scott, kirk must join forces with admiral kathryn.
Captain s blood is a novel by william shatner, cowritten with judith and garfield reevesstevens, based upon the television series star trek. A quick search on the web revealed that this book is a part of what is unofficially known as shatnerverse, which began with the odyssey star trek trilogy. The series has already been greenlit for a 10episode second season, so this lavish new literary guide book should bring you up. Fans of tilly, of discovery, or simply of good, charactercentered storytelling will love the way to the stars. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. The best star trek captains, ranked by competency vulture. Foster named the books after the captains log narration in each episode, referring to them as star trek logs in voyages of imagination 2006.
In each of these books, a particular captain from the star trek universe relates a story to fellow captains at a unique and exclusive bar that seems to exist outside of normal spacetime. But one part of the legend has barely been touched upon until now. Star trek fans will enjoy this reading by william shatner because he brings the characters alive with his engaging impersonations although he could work on his womens voices. 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. Captains blood written by william shatner and judith and garfield reevesstevens is a genuine spoton hit. Tales from the captains table memory beta, noncanon star. The captains oath audiobook runs for a pretty typical length of time for a star trek book, at just under 12 hours long, meaning that dedicated listeners should be able to get through this quite quickly.
Jonathan archer of the starship enterprise, as told by louisa swann chakotay of the u. The original series and millions of other books are available for instant access. Keep your very own captains log just like kirk and picard. The novel still manages to be quite captivating and filled with intrigue. The price of the first round of drinks is always a story, and each captain settles back to spin a yarn. Keep your very own captain s log just like kirk and picard. 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. The captains table was a series of thematic crossover novels released. If you want a glimpse at what a possible series may have looked like, however, then look no further than the captains. Im near done the second book in this captains table series and if it werent for that i would be starting this by saying how this concept just doesnt work. In this followup to the bestselling captains table series of books, nine new star trek captains belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including. Christopher bennett authors captains oath, out this week from simon and schuester and available on amazon and bookstores everywhere.
The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A continuence of the storyline from the lack luster captain s peril, captain s blood is an kirkcentric novel with twists and turns and plenty of actionadventure. I am captain kirk star trek little golden book by frank berrios. Both are worth reading, though mccormacks novel has the edge in both. Following the explosive events of star trek nemesis, the romulan. Bennett an allnew star trek adventure set during the original series era and featuring james t. Part two in the captains series, william shatner once again proves that his imagination and creativity is a powerful force in star trek literature. Its main storyline takes place near the end of the 24th century, 18 years following the events in star trek. Star trek captains log the unemployed philosophers guild. Discovery tiein novel, it ranks with the best trek novels ive ever read, right alongside diane duanes rihannsu trilogy and david a. Logs the series is similar to novelizations based on.
Also included here is nog s spinoff comic series starfleet academy, in which a titan character originated. Published by ballantine books from 1974 to 1978, the series was written by alan dean foster and edited by judylynn del rey. Tales from the captains table memory beta, noncanon. Its got the prime directive on the inside cover and a foldout in the back with a federation timeline, quotes from the captains, and a warp speed conversion chart. This substantial volume brings together six novels, all set in the captains table, a bar where ships captains from many worlds throughout history can gather to drink, talk, and brawl.