Your guide to upcoming star trek books and comics trekcore. Jul 23, 2016 in it, the onetime deep space nine and voyager writer revealed the official title of the new star trek tv show. First novel based on the new tv series, discovery, this book is. A more detailed timeline of the stories following star trek. Star trek timelines is a nice science fiction game that you can play on facebook, official website of disruptor beam, fb gameroom, ios and android.
Discovery will be set during the prime timeline rather than the rebooted kelvin alternate universe. It stands tall alongside the bestregarded incarnations of the trek franchise even as it raids elements from all of them. Discovery is the first show to be told from the point of view of a noncaptain. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery. Most likely, the earliest forms of star trek fiction many fans may recall being.
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. The premiere episode and all subsequent firstrun episodes will then be available exclusively in the united states on cbs all access, the networks digital subscription video on demand. The new star trek tv series, set to premier in january 2017, will not star michael dorn as captain worf. I just started reading the star trek books and would like to know what is the best order for reading so that i can progress chronologically. Please feel free to contribute by creating new articles or improving existing ones. Additional volumes were announced, but none were published. Beginning only 11 years before the adventures of captain kirk and the u. Running over 50 years, it has had five liveaction series, one animated series, several films, comics, novelizations, and an extremely obsessive fandom i.
Discovery is set exactly 10 years before the original star trek and fits in neatly in the prime timeline. Jon benjamin dissects his new and offbeat character edward larkin in the trouble with edward, and tells us exactly what tribble meat tastes like. One thing we are looking at is what the kelvin timeline has. What you leave behind, voy begins after the final episode of the series. Star trek timelines is a strategy roleplaying game developed by disruptor beam. Also to the left is the five year mission timeline i compiled. The first kelvin timeline films art was well documented in the 2009 art book, star trek. The complete pocket books novel list updates the novel list as given in the back of pocket books novels in years past, before the list became so long that it was.
The motion picture the art and visual effects, from titan books. This includes the ongoing adventures in the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise lines, along with spinoff series titan and adventures of the uss. With sonequa martingreen, doug jones, anthony rapp, mary wiseman. Within the tv show and movies alone, there are prequels, sequels, time travel and alternate universes to keep. Discovery joining forces with captain christopher pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the red angel. Abrams films positioned the original 1960s series in a new timeline, allowing contemporary. First, we have a return to the alternate timeline created in the 2009 star trek feature film, when. We will send you one email a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or. Nov 02, 2015 the star trek universe is fractured enough that a show could go in any creative direction. Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. There are the tilted and shaky camera shots zoomed in on characters faces in tense. More recent next generation novels link directly with other star trek book lines and series, such as. Read on to find out where the new series fits in the star trek timeline.
Discovery tiein novels have been published since 2017 by pocket books, under license from cbs consumer products. S voyagers return to earth, a ragtag crew of renegades and outcasts must covertly work with admiral chekov and tuvok to stop forces threatening the federation from outside, and within. Pocket bookss strange new worlds 19982016 series, edited by dean wesley smith, has a similar premise. Dorn himself, confirmed to the audience at rhode island comiccon on saturday that the. 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. Apr 17, 2015 in this episode i talk about star trek books, pick out some of my favorites, and talk about how even a newbie can get into reading them. The final frontier lets face it, any reference book about an active franchise is outdated like the following day of its publishing, so its no wonder that while this is honestly one of the best, and most gorgeous looking books about star trek, but due it was published in 1996, so what youll find in the timeline here is. Star trek returns to a new tv landscape the atlantic. Dec 05, 2017 i was initially excited to see that the production art from st. The novels are set after the events depicted in the 2002 film star trek.
Read on to find out where the new series fits in the star trek timeline september 24, 2017, was a great day for trekkies because star trek. Nov 08, 2015 the new star trek tv series, set to premier in january 2017, will not star michael dorn as captain worf. Jan 06, 2017 alex kurtzman is attached to the new series, which will premiere in january 2017 on cbs before new episodes debut on its digital and vod platform. Dorn confirms new star trek will not be captain worf series. Oct 16, 2017 thanks to the many shows and films made after the original series, the star trek universe has become vast and complicated. Discovery bringing the franchise back to television after a 12year absence, now is the best time to see why star trek has endured since the original series first aired in 1966. Voyager 19952001, and a 4 season prequel series, star. The star trek timeline now stretches over hundreds of years, taking in everything, from world war 3 to several attempted invasions by the borg. Discovery is the first new star trek series in over a decade.
Star trek kelvin timeline behindthescenes reference book finally hits. Thanks to the many shows and films made after the original series, the star trek universe has become vast and complicated. All of this which leads us to idws current ongoing star trek title, which is set in the new abrams universe. Discovery airs on the space channel at the same time. Discovery is available exclusive in the us on cbs all access with new episodes released sundays at 8.
However a new rumour has hit the internet this week which suggests that star trek 2017 will have each season as a standalone anthology. Novels based on deep space nine and enterprise were published as recently as 2017. David mack returns to print one final time in 2017 with the newest. He was executive editor of geek magazine and senior editor at cfq, the revival of cinefantastique magazine, from 2003 to 2006. Nov 02, 2015 the brand new star trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. This would mean each season would have a new ship and a new crew or at least a new setting and each season could potentially jump to various timelines.
Discovery launched on netflix today, marking the franchises return to television after a 12year gap the new series is set ten years before the original star trek series, and. Speaking at sdcc, fuller also confirmed something fans of the classic series were hoping for. Alex kurtzman will serve as executive producer for the new star trek tv series. The art of the film and i was hoping for as much material from the more recent movies.
The publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series. The page lists star trek publications and releases in 2017, including all. The star trek universe is fractured enough that a show could go in any creative direction. Alex kurtzman is attached to the new series, which will premiere in january 2017 on cbs before new episodes debut on its digital and vod platform. Discovery follows commander michael burnham as she struggles to reconcile her duty and feelings when. At first, there was only one star trek timeline besides the mirror universe but thats a whole other story for another time. In it, the onetime deep space nine and voyager writer revealed the official title of the new star trek tv show. Fans are wondering about the timeline for discovery. The kelvin timeline, due out december 5th from titan books, showcases behindthescenes. Novels desperate hours, by david mack, drastic measures, by dayton ward, fear itself, by james swallow, the way to the stars, by una mccormack, the enterprise war, by john.
Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are currently in print. Star trek has been around for over 50 years, but weve attempted to create a cohesive timeline of the major events across tv shows and movies. Jan 17, 2019 after answering a distress signal from the u.
Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Aug 02, 2017 new star trek books books may 11, 2020. September 24, 2017, was a great day for trekkies because star trek. He covers film music and other subjects for the hollywood reporter and has written hundreds of movie and television soundtrack liner notes booklets. You will have famous crew of star trek on the game and you will start your adventure. 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. The series continued with disavowed 2014 and control 2017, by david mack, which are linked with the deep space nine relaunch novels. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Original concept series such as prometheus, new frontier, titan, section 31, seekers, and vanguard, have been published since 1994. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Abrams introduced to the universe with his 2009 star trek reboot. Alas, a lot of that good buzz may have been lost with the release of star trek into darkness, which was still an excellent film, although it lacked the fun and discovery of the first j.
Voyager series finale endgame, where admiral janeway goes back 27 years to the delta quadrant and secures voyagers earlier return to the alpha quadrant. The original series of star trek ran for three seasons from 19661969, and was later joined by 7 seasons each of star trek. Shortly before beyond was released in 2016, anton yelchin pavel chekov died in a. The kelvin timeline is an alternate reality or parallel universe created in 2233 due to the.
Nemesis, ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. Meanwhile, there are plans albeit shaky ones for another star trek film in the kelvin timeline. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books. With walter koenig, adrienne wilkinson, manu intiraymi, corin nemec. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and enterprise were. Although this was a time period before human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 2017.
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. July 7 july the star trek abc book by dennis shealey, from little golden books. B would see release several years after the movies debuts. In this episode i talk about star trek books, pick out some of my favorites, and talk about how even a newbie can get into reading them. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Your ultimate resource for star trek timelines since 2017. Dorn confirms new star trek will not be captain worf. Star trek books new book releases, bestsellers, author. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories. Section 31 crossover miniseries was inspired by the autonomous, clandestine, paramilitary organization introduced in the deep space nine episode inquisition. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Ten years before kirk, spock, and the enterprise, the uss discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
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