Star trek discovery is a whole new ballgame with regard to continuity. Discovery season 2 arrives on bluray, dvd with 2 hours of extras first star trek. New frontier was the first star trek book line not to be based on a television series. Jan 22, 2018 which episodes of star trek are in continuity. Oct 25, 2017 continuity is a crucial part of building a franchise like star trek. The series was conceived as a direct prequel to tos, roughly ten years before kirk would be in the captains chair.
Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek. It looks like the timeline established in the star trek novel series in the wake of star trek. Nemesis may be continuing despite the picard series. Star trek discovery will fix continuity errors screen rant. Jul 30, 2019 but as a comic book publisher, marvel produced star trek comics in two, very brief eras. First, from 1979 to 1981, marvel published monthly comic book adventures starring kirk and the crew of the enterprise immediately after the events of star trek.
While the novels are not mentioned in regular continuity, they are often read by fans who felt kirk had. Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. Currently on a winter break, discovery left its viewers with an actionpacked episode that saw captain lorca and his crew in a headon confrontation with klingon ringleader kol. Feb 20, 2020 una mccormacks the last best hope, the first novel directly related to, and in explicit continuity with, the first season of star trek. Shockwave, part ii, where archer reads it on a book in a future library. At one point i thought back to a joking speculation i made when writing about dwellers in the crucible, about the 80s novel continuity being somewhere between canonical star treks timeline and one of the mirror universes. The official position is that, quite unlike the abrams films, the series is set in the exact same continuity as tos and the other classic star trek series. The next generation reading list is centered around the next generation relaunch, which chronicles events following star trek. However, the continuity within the shatner and reevesstevens series is independent of all other book lines. Star trek is science fiction franchise covering several different mediums created by american screenwriter and producer gene roddenberry. But if thats the case why are there so many inconsistencies with established continuity.
Perhaps most notably, enterprise, star trek s first prequel, is a series that introduces several 22nd century technologies that are just as powerful as in tos or even tng. Prometheus all of the shatnerverse novels are accepted as. Star trek continuity became a lot more complicated in 2009, when j. The original series a retronym, followed by several movies and television series most notably star trek.
As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. This was from the guy who literally wrote the book on star trek, the star trek encyclopedia a revised version of which just came out last year. Discovery aftermath comic unravels mystery behind season 2 finale star trek. These were stylized and diverged from the tv series continuity. The main thing to keep in mind is that this book was written years before star trek the next generation and subsequent shows really fleshed out klingons as a people and culture. Star trek picard connection to jj abrams star trek films. Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Almost continuously since 1967, a number of companies have published comic book series based on star trek and its spinoff series. Countdown is a fourissue comics miniseries published by idw publishing and released in 2009. It aired from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005 on upn. 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. Patrick stewart had a long run as jeanluc picard, the next generation captain of the starship enterprise. A look at the first tiein novel to star trek discovery. That was intended as a relaunch of the entire franchise, with abrams recasting iconic characters like kirk and spock.
Written by mike johnson and tim jones, based on a story by screenwriters roberto orci and alex kurtzman, the series is a prequel to the film star trek, detailing the backstory of nero. Picards biggest changes to star trek continuity screen rant. The next generation are dderidex class, the sleeker, bird of prey style ship in star trek. What you leave behind voy begins after the final episode of the series. Over time, television and movie production technology has gotten much better, and the cost of cgi fx have lowered. Tos 80s novel continuity read through page the trek bbs. This book goes a long way to explaining certain discrepancies as seen in the tenth star trek film nemesis. Before marvel did the whole interconnected on screen continuity, there was star trek in the 90s. The expansive continuity that is the star trek relaunch novels range often leaves people wondering. The star trek novel verse is an unofficial fanused name for the 21st century star trek novels with a shared continuity, part of the star trek expanded.
However, over the past 15 years most pocket books novels have taken place in a shared continuity in which the events of one novel can and often do have major repercussions on the novels following it. Star trek discovery season 2 will fix continuity problems. At the end of the film when kirk is being awarded his medal, behind the federation counsel you can see 3 flags in the background the center flag is the california state flag. However, over the past 15 years most pocket books novels have taken place in a shared continuity in which the events of one novel can and often do have major. Star trek movies and tv shows are there too many in. Una mccormacks the last best hope, the first novel directly related to, and in explicit continuity with, the first season of star trek. Listen to the to boldly go 50th anniversary star trek book talk given. Im glad however that the reason the novel continuity has ended is positive that we have a new tv series which is quite possibly the best written trek yet. Darren mooney noted, the lost era is a collection of star trek novels designed to plug various holes in continuity. Picard, fills in some of the gaps between star trek. Most likely, the earliest forms of star trek fiction many fans may recall being. Star trek is the first film of the franchise to have won an academy award, the academy award for best achievement in makeup. After kirk shakes pikes hand, and the camera pans up and back, the california flag is hanging significantly different so that it is no longer recognizable, seeming almost blank white.
The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. Discovery heres how far the series is jumping forward this means the show will take into account any important events established in the upcoming picard series so as to avoid any continuity errors. I found the book to be an excellent read and highly entertaining. Star trek and picard how patrick stewarts picard ties. Last week, cbs all access wrapped up the first half of star trek discovery season 1, with the show taking a brief hiatus before the second half of the season resumes on sunday, january 7 at 8. At one point i thought back to a joking speculation i made when writing about dwellers in the crucible, about the 80s novel continuity being somewhere between canonical star trek s timeline and one of the mirror universes. The previous seasons of discovery had quite a lot of creative freedom since they were set before any other star trek timeline, while the new season is set 930 years in the. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Kirk was restored to life following his death in 2371, and went on to adventures involving former crewmates from the uss enterprise ncc1701 as well as prominent 24th century figures. Star trek online game novel is it in continuity with the main no no its not in continuity with the main novel line. Regarding the films set in the abramsverse officially.
Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Meeting michael and denise okuda, longtime graphic artists whove worked on star trek since the mid80s movies and tv shows. The expansive continuity that is the star trek relaunch novels range often leaves. Short treks, calypso, was an interesting and unusual star trek experience. It is to the credit of writer david george iii that it actually does an excellent job of standing on its own two feet. The first mention of the romulan star empire is in ent. Right off the bat, the strikingly different cover design led me to believe that perhaps this novel was disconnected from the tight continuity that the. The initial publisher of star trek comic adaptations and tiein comics was gold key, part of whitman publishing.
If even star wars can burn out from launching too many spinoffs and prequels, no franchise is safe, and cbs in. Discovery will seek to reconcile with the franchises continuity in season 2, according to one of the shows producers. Although the books are not considered canon, they do give plausible reasons. Picard revealed something new about the romulan star empire. 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. I noticed right off the bat that the book did not begin, as most trek novels do, with a historians note, establishing when the events of the book. Star trek is a decades old television series that has successfully franchised its offerings into books, movies and graphic novels. Posted by a middle aged geek on january 17, 2018 november 5, 2019. In february of 1984, dc comics began publishing an ongoing star trek series set directly after the events in the wrath of khan. Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star.
Does this book fix star trek discoverys continuity problems. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. What do i need to read before articles of the federation. Does this book fix star trek discoverys continuity. Sep 29, 2017 a look at the first tiein novel to star trek discovery. 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. It is the second novel in the postnemesis tng continuity and centers around the crew of the enterprise fighting a stranded borg cube. The kirkera part of star trek generations is set 78 years before 2371 established by way of an onscreen caption, thus is set in 2293 and soon after star trek vi the gap between the 1986 film star trek iv. There is a certain deal of discontinuities between the single incarnations of classic star trek. It looks like the timeline established in the star trek novel series in the. Most notably, the series is a massive retcon of the star trek.
And blish dives right into one of the most baffling aspects of star trek continuity. Pendragon accepts the first four shatnerreevesstevens novels as part of its continuity. So far enterprise maintains continuity, although it was never quite credible that humans wouldnt meet romulans face to face in more than a hundred years. New frontier is a series of novels from the star trek expanded universe written by peter david. This modern continuity will be referred to here as the star trek litverse. These include the romulan war and the evolution of the coalition of planets into what becomes the united federation of planets. Discovery is losing 2 major characters before season 2 ends. Gold key comics published the first star trek comics between 1967 and 1978. Within a decade, star trek managed to have four films and three tv shows going that all had interconnected continuity and no one realized it was the future of entertainment. In short, star trek needs to calm down and take things a little slower for a while. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Star trek online game novel is it in continuity with the.
Novels marked with are not necessary for plot continuity. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Although the federation vessel managed to win the day eventually, the discoverys. New frontier was the first major spinoff star trek book series, featuring the. The books detail many of the events viewers would have seen in later seasons had the show not been cancelled. The series ran for 61 issues between july 1967 until march 1979, and is noted for the first nine issues of the series being published with photo covers, made up from promotional photographs supplied by paramount, some of. The pendragon staff have gone on record as feeling that dark victorys substandard writing and the untenable changes to the nature of the trek universe shown in preserver place. Dillard published by pocket books in the august 2007. In most issues, the crew members, except for spock, wear lime green uniforms. Kirk back from the dead, much like mainstream comic books. Its a common, recognizable, relatable thing that makes discovery a star trek show, instead of an imitation like seth. The tandarans temporal warfare disinformation campaign, referenced in rise of the federation, was first discussed in star trek. The language was uncharacteristic and completely unnecessary to the story. Apr 30, 2018 it was interesting to wrestle with this.
Nov 02, 2018 just in case you wanted to rewatch all 12 movies and 6 tv series a little differently this time, weve got you covered. Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. Apr 14, 2018 star trek discovery takes place in the prime time line. Star trek discovery takes place in the prime time line. The next generation, it follows the most badass captain in starfleet history, captain mackenzie calhoun, and his rather unorthodox crew in their journeys of sector 221g, thallonian space. This was accomplished through accidental time travel, with travelers from the future rewriting history and creating an alternate timeline. Resistance novel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Star trek and picard how patrick stewarts picard ties into. Mirror universe relaunch continuity series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It also received three more academy award nominations. How did the federation get involved with this world.
Star trek the picard the last best hope then star trek picard the series, could be released in video next, followed by a star trek. Discovery season 3 photos introduce david ajala as book star trek. D the story neatly dovetails into later events with wine making making its way in there as well. It also may have solved one of the continuity problems that have bothered star. The thallonian empire has fallen, and calhoun and crew have been. Treklit reading order flow chart the trek collective. Discovery is supposed to be set in the main star trek continuity timeline. Writer david mack explains how upcoming captain jeanluc picard centric star trek tng novel collateral damage represents the culmination of.
Some information and thoughts about the book, as well as some of the interesting background facts for dsc, uniforms, ensign daft punk. The romulan people despise androids and all forms of artificial life. The reading list booklist on bookguide for a mostlycomprehensive list of star trek novels. Writer david mack explains how upcoming captain jeanluc. Cbs all access has already renewed star trek discovery for a second season, and while we still have six episodes to go before the first season closes out, many are wondering how some of the.
Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read. The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories. Mirror universe relaunch continuity book series by multiple authors includes books glass empires, shards and shadows, star trek. But they take place in a new persistent timeline, which constitutes a different continuity. By john trumbull january 22, 2018 january 21, 2018 i know i originally promised a continuation of my ideal images column from last time, and thats still coming, but i felt like having a little fun this week. The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories the publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series. These are the klingons of the original star trek series. This loathing led to the creation of the zhat vash and. In star trek 2009, neros time travel and the destruction of the uss kelvin entails a chain of events with. With patrick stewart returning to the world of star trek, a new continuity will likely be established ignoring. Part of the star trek novel verse, continuing the series star trek. So it even predates the first encounter in minefield.
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