On a routine diplomatic mission to starfleet academy, the uss enterprise detects the presence of a rogue planet, orbited by a sun no larger than a pea a. Michael jan friedman is the author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which bear the name star trek or some variation thereof. This is the oldest star trek planet classification in the book. Picard, and one of the shows cocreators is alex kurtzman, the cowriter of both star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness 20. Janice rand makes her only gold key star trek comics appearance in this issue. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the returned, part i star trek. Boom studios has announced a star trek planet of the apes crossover at 2014 comic con.
Despite the groaner title star trekplanet of the apes. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. Mar 23, 2020 dear doctor has the distinction of introducing an important, and well known piece of star trek canon. Dinosaur planet is another of the later period, star trek. I loved star trek novels and all of the planet of the apes movies. Risa star trek beyond, the next installment in the series of reboot films, sees the enterprise crew trapped on a mysterious planet. New frontier book 1 kindle edition by david, peter. The wrath of khan kirk, mccoy and the rest of the surviving enterprise crew defy starfleet orders to commandeer the ship for a mission to the genesis planet to recover spocks body. Star trek planet of judgment joe haldeman first printing. May 17, 20 in star trek into darkness, the latest installment in the popular science fiction series, nibiru is the lush, volcanic jungle planet and was featured in the films trailer so no spoilers there. Since my experience of star trek was based only on the series original, not reruns i anticipated a shallow story with an heroic ending.
The planet of no return kirk, mccoy and rand explore a planet where plants are the highest link in the food chain, and the plants are hungry. He has also written for network and cable television, radio, and comic books, the star trek. With patrick stewart, alison pill, isa briones, michelle hurd. Jan 23, 2020 shockingly or not, the producer of star trek. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek.
Dec 01, 2014 despite the groaner title star trekplanet of the apes. The primate directive could actually be the opening surprise hit of 2015 so if i were you id get out there now and pick up the first issue villordsutch likes. The team discovers that once the children go through puberty, they contract a virus that kills them. If youre a star trek loving like me then you will love this book. Jul 19, 20 less well known than forbidden planet, but of similar importance to the development of star trek, is the film robinson crusoe on mars 1964. The primate directive is a pretty decent crossover comic between the original star trek crew and the original planet of the apes movie. Planet of judgement is the first of two star trek books written by haldeman and its supposed to be the best of the two and, in some circles, one of the best star trek novels. When the enterprise finds a planet that looks exactly like earth, captain kirk, spock, dr. Since ive become seriously interested in the development and production of star trek, ive found a number of books and websites which claim that gene roddenberry publicly admitted the influence of a few science fiction films, particularly forbidden planet 1956, on the programs early development.
I was very pleasantly surprised by the full, well rounded characters. Among his upcoming projects is solar opposites, an animated show set to debut in. The movie is set to be released july 22 in the us and uk and. It is also of note that the sketch of the berserker, titled doomsday machine, that appeared in the concordance was sketched by future franchise staffer greg. Planet 6, the debut novel of hugowinning star trek writer morgan gendel, reads very much like a nostalgic 1950s pulpstyle science fiction story, and this is both its greatest strength and its. Aug 01, 1977 planet of judgement is the first of two star trek books written by haldeman and its supposed to be the best of the two and, in some circles, one of the best star trek novels.
Excellent novel, a great diversion from the typical star trek story. Picard episode 7 saw kestra troiriker mention a captain crandall who helped her identify sojis planet and who could be an important character in the final few episodes of the cbs show. When the crew of the enterprise discovers the klingons are up to something, they decide to investigate. Mike mcmahan is best known for his work on the emmy awardwinning rick and morty, which he currently serves as executive producer and showrunner, and as the author of star trek. The series was written by brothers scott and david tipton, with artwork by rachael stott, her debut work. Scott is also the author of comic books 101, a humorous. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books. Scotts most recent prose work, the star trek vault. Discovery tiein novel, it ranks with the best trek novels ive ever read, right alongside diane duanes rihannsu trilogy and david a. The star trek cookbook, ethan phillips and william j. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. Star trek into darkness has doomsday planet nibiru cameo. I recently bought planet of judgment, a book in the star trek the original series universe. Planet x isbn 0671019163 is a 1998 star trek novel by michael jan friedman which is a crossover between the xmen comic book series and the characters.
The primate directive is a fiveissue crossover comic book series produced in partnership by idw comics and boom. I ordered this book on the rep of the author rather than a love for all things star trek. Recently, for example, mark clark wrote in the book star trek faq 2012 that. Star trek voyager book 02 star trek voyager mosaic 4of4 by zaira vblog. An engaging guide to the neveraired 8th season, an official parody book published in 2015. Nemesis 2002 that centers on jeanluc picard sir patrick stewart in the next chapter of his life. The wrath of khan kirk, mccoy and the rest of the surviving enterprise crew defy starfleet orders to commandeer the ship for a mission to. Now on a small, outoftheway planet named direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals. Planet x isbn 0671019163 is a 1998 star trek novel by michael jan friedman which is a crossover between the xmen comic book series and the characters of star trek. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. The star trek encyclopedia, michael and denise okuda. Mccoy, and yeoman rand beam down and discover a gang of children roaming the city. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more.
Feb 5, 2018 explore ladycrow67s board star trek book covers, followed by 312. Picard episode 6 the impossible box recap with spoilers. Scott tipton is a new york times bestselling author and comic book historian with a wide variety of both graphic novel and prose works to his credit. Thats enough information for narek and his sister to determine the planet where maddox built. A new york times bestseller, it was a sequel to an earlier crossover, detailed in the marvel comics oneshot star trek. Picard episode 7, streaming now on cbs all access and on amazon prime internationally, captain crandall is revealed to be a retired captain living on nepenthe alongside riker and. The star trek concordance refers to the device as the berserker or planeteater. Created by kirsten beyer, michael chabon, akiva goldsman.
Ten of his titles have appeared on the new york times bestseller list. Star trek planet of the apes crossover announced comic con 2014. Studios and released between december 2014 and april 2015. Likewise, television series did not include the prefix on its title card until season three. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Its basically about how people are becoming mutants on a random planet and being persecuted.
The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Star trek planet of the apes crossover announced comic. Discoverys second season hits cbs all access this week, and fans were left hanging when the first season ended with a stunning tease as. Star trek books new book releases, bestsellers, author. The crew of the enterprise, complete with a lifesize inflatable starship in its cargo bay, heads to a planet that could be one of the richest sources of dilithium ever discovered. There were only eleven different original star trek stories, but they have been released and rereleased a number of times in different record types. In star trek into darkness, the latest installment in the popular science fiction series, nibiru is the lush, volcanic jungle planet and was featured in the films trailer so no spoilers there.
There have been a total of twentythree record packages released from 1975 to 1979 by peter pan records and power records which was a division of peter pan industries. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Dinosaur planet book and record set 1979 series at the best online prices at ebay. Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read. Phlox, archer, and ensign sato travel to the planet to investigate. The star trek concordance refers to the device as the berserker or planet eater. It begins with captain kirk and the others bones, spock. The enterprise discovers a planet exactly like earth, but the only inhabitants are children who contract a fatal disease upon entering puberty. It goes all the way back to the original series pilot, the cage, in which talos iv. To do this, lieutenant paul stamets navigates the ship through. Star trek voyager book 03 pathways abridged 2 by zaira vblog. Enterprise novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. Planet x is a pocket tng novel a crossover with the marvel comics xmen.
This more recent selection in our list of the best star trek books is a novel by greg cox which looks at the life of a character well known to star trek fans. Some genuinely great recipes, many volunteered from the cast and crew. Like the previously covered adventure the robot masters, dinosaur planet is perfectly fine, if a little dull, comic book, but the audio portion is pretty good. The uss discovery s specialty is using its sporebased hub drive to jump great distances faster than any warpfaring vessel in starfleet. The forever war author wrote two star trek novels in the late 1970s, and by all accounts this is the better of the two. Following the success of star trek in broadcast syndication during the early 1970s and the popularity of the series at sciencefiction conventions, paramount studios. The series features the original series characters teaming up with the original characters from the first planet of the apes series. As a result, the novel is set in the same continuity as the comic star trek xmen. The writers get the interaction of the characters pretty spoton, and of course the dinosaurcentric plot is something the. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions.
The primate directive is a miniseries produced by idw publishing in conjunction with boom. The original series, book 36 by john m ford book cover, description, publication history. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, kim darby, michael j. Enterprise crew with taylor, nova and the cast from. When the valakian ask archer for help in a medical emergency, tpol, dr. Following the success of star trek in broadcast syndication during the early 1970s and the popularity of the series at sciencefiction conventions, paramount studios made several attempts to produce a feature film. There have been a total of twentythree record packages released from 1975 to 1979 by peter pan records and power records which was a. Planet of titans, is an unproduced film based on star trek, which reached the script and design phases of preproduction. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. This book plays out like a professionally published fan fiction, and the author clearly loved both star trek and xmen, as theres definitely a keen eye for little details that remind us fans why we love these characters to begin with. 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. Discoverys second season hits cbs all access this week, and fans were left hanging when the first season ended with a stunning tease as the discovery found itself face to face with the.