Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in trade paperback in may 2009. The actors, creators, writers, and crew of star trek.
Nemesis is a fascinating, twisty pageturner that will keep surprising you. Today, december, 2012, marks the 10th anniversary of the release of star trek. Nemesis as it has always been a contentious entry in the tng narrative. Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. Right off the bat, you know this isnt going to be a typical star trek film from the way it starts. A massmarket paperback edition was released in august 2010. Background information the novel was fosters first work. There have certainly been plenty of books and comics that have. Titan under the command of starfleet captain william t. The novelization of star trek nemesis is an adaptation of star trek nemesis, written by j. Bound for our galaxy at warp speed, a bold new companion book to cbs allaccess hit scifi series star trek.
And thats ultimately why nemesis is such a spectacular failure. Picard is getting a prequel novel and comic series. This book goes a long way to explaining certain discrepancies as seen in the tenth star trek film nemesis. Star trek films have had their up and down moments, and range from excellent, star trek ii. The cast are still as strong as ever,just like every other star trek,but i found it disappointing for the fact that it was the. Ariprovided the world with an unprecedented glimpse of thegreek shipping magnates orbit of dizzying wealth, twistedintrigues, and questionable mores. The novelization of star trek is an adaptation of star trek, written by alan dean foster. A generations finaljourney beginsproductinformationin star trek nemesis youll set a course for a galaxy ofunparalleled action and adventure as captain jeanluc.
Project nemesis, a 2012 kaiju novel by jeremy robinson. The term relaunch is used to delineate the novels and their divergent continuity from other tng prose the post nemesis fiction began with the novel death in winter in winter 2005. Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star. The next three books in the series were published in 2007, to celebrate tngs 20th anniversary. On their way to the honeymoon, the enterprise picks up a positronic signal from the largely uninhabited planet of kolarus iii.
Out of curiosity, i thought it might be interesting to check out j. Cutting from a wedding presided over by a playful captain picard patrick stewart to a chase featuring futuristic dune buggies, nemesis initially seems well on its way to a balance that only a few previous trek films found. The enterprise is diverted to the romulan homeworld romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. The post nemesis fiction began with the novel death in winter in winter 2005. Tng relaunch memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Taken from the stance of trek continuity, the novel has wesley crusher as a lieutenant serving in titans engineering section, despite other canon establishing that hes still with the traveler. The clear implication at the end of the film is that something of data has remained and in the tiein comics to the new 2009 reboot of star trek, we learn that when laforge attempted to install datas emotion chip into b4, that was the final trigger needed for datas memories and personality to override the crude personality of the b4 android. Nemesis combines both brilliantly, for half an hour or so. Nemesis is a 2002 american sciencefiction film directed by stuart baird. Pocket books was the first publisher given license by paramount pictures to produce a series of original novels and episode novelizations based on star. Titan is a series of star trek novels that take place after the events of the 2002 film star trek nemesis, detailing the adventures of the u.
Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. The next generation is a series of science fiction novels by various authors, based on the popular television series created by gene roddenberry. Complete pocket books novel list the star trek litverse. Titan 20052017, destiny 2008, typhon pact 20102012, and the fall 2014.
Star trek nemesis movie still captain picard patrick stewart, exec. After having read the book and have seen the movie, i must say that the book is deffinately worth reading. Although the books are not considered canon, they do. It tells a fastpaced moving story about age, regret and anger, themes which distinguished the best star trek film, wrath of khan. Buy star trek 10 nemesis limited edition 50th anniversary steelbook from zavvi, the home of pop culture. Nemesis may be continuing despite the picard series. The novel is loosely related to the future history of his robot series, empire series, and foundation series, into which asimov attempted to integrate his science fiction output. It was written by john logan from a story developed by logan, brent spiner, and producer rick berman. Addictive as a puzzle, moving with breakneck speed, nemesis had me guessing until the very end.
One of his later science fiction novels, it was published in 1989, three years before his death. In episode one, were also treated to a brief look at b4, another android created by datas maker. More recent next generation novels link directly with other star trek book lines and series, such as. Well, the most obvious change would be that instead of shinzons ridiculously convoluted plan to hide b4s parts all over a planet filled with dangerous natives that could most likely kill picard while hes on his silly jeep ride, they could just have had shinzon raid whatever place lore was kept, steal lore, reactivate lore, and then try to replace data with lore while the enterprise crew was. Peter evanss biography of aristotle onassis, ari, metwith great acclaim when it was published in 1986. Dillards adaptation of the film as novelizations will often flesh out ideas and add scenes that were deleted from the theatrical release and all sources confirm that nemesis had about an hour. I recently got the urge to rewatch and reevaluate star trek. During the dominion war, starfleet was forced to set aside exploratory missions and.
The creators stated that they were trying to essentially replicate the wrath of khan. Nemesis involves a couple of strands, one involving a clone of data brent spiner, which somehow seems redundant, and another involving what seems to be a peace feeler from the romulan empire. Nemesis riker and troi are married in a ceremony presided over by best man picard. Following on from the events of star trek nemesis, it follows newlypromoted captain william t. B4 was a prototype soongtype android constructed by doctor noonien soong in the 2330s, and, like the majority of dr. That is, they were trying to create a nemeisis for picard the way that khan was a nemesis to kirk. B4 hummed it after having datas memories downloaded into him towards the end of the movie. Nemesis is the first book in the young adult science fiction series, called project nemesis by author brendan reichs. The ship has never appeared in canon, but a series of interconnected star trek novels continues to follow the ships adventures under rikers command after the events of nemesis. Oct 02, 2010 b efore we get into this i should probably say that its my belief that philip roth, now 77, can write whatever the hell he likes. Soongs works, was modeled after soongs own likeness. Perhaps by that point wed grown tired of star trek films and wanted a new crew exploring the big screen, but if you remove it from its franchise context star trek.
Tng had been about an android searching for his humanity, but nemesis basically used the android character as an easy prop for a martyr sacrifice. The last of the eponymous tetralogy, nemesis is the powerfully written tale of bucky cantor and the newark polio crisis of 1944. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nemesis star trek. Data sang blue skies at the wedding of will riker and deanna troi in star trek. Nemesis have an excellent jumpingon point with these three books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Nemesis is a 2002 american science fiction film released by paramount pictures. It is the tenth feature film in the star trek franchise and, to date, the last of the star trek films to include the entire main cast of the star trek. So i decided to rewatch it to see if my memory of this film as.
Star trek authorvarious countryunited states languageenglish genrescience fiction. Mcintyre strangers from the sky margaret wander bonanno final frontier diane carey spocks world diane duane the lost years j. The destiny trilogy, by david mack septembernovember 2008 prospective new readers looking to find out what happened to captain picard and the crew of his enterprise, along with the characters from star trek. It is the tenth film in the star trek film series, as well as the fourth and final film to star the cast of star trek. The publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series. The next generation books by hillary bader, christopher.
Nemesis, the enterprise is diverted to the planet romulus, supposedly to negotiate a truce with old enemies, but the federation soon finds out that theres been a coup, led by a clone of captain picards. The nook book ebook of the star trek the next generation. Nemesis, the furthest point in star trek s prime timeline canon aside from the destruction of romulus, takes place one year later, in 2379. The next generation essentially saved star trek from fading into history. Nemesis, a 1998 science fiction thriller by bill napier. The next generation novels set after the movie nemesis. Everything you need to know about star trek first contact 1996 duration. It fills in much that the movie skimmed or skipped over entirely, and by so doing holds the readers interest even if that reader recalls the film in detail. Longtime enemies of the federation, the romulan empire has expressed its desire to initiate negotiations which, it is hoped, will lead to a lasting peace and the ultimate goal of unity within the galaxy.
The next generation tng focuses on the twentyfourth century adventures of captain jeanluc picard aboard the u. In okudas timeline there is a gap of eighteen years rather than the fifteen years established in dialog. Nemesis is a science fiction novel by american writer isaac asimov. Nemesis, by james swallow, book in the horus heresy book series. Advance word on nemesis has star trek fans around the world ecstatic about the latest voyage of the starship enterprise. Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in hardback in december 2002. This also happens to be the same year as that films 15th anniversary. It is the tenth film in the star trek film series, as well as the fourth and last to star the cast of star trek. Star trek novels reveal picards possible future in new.
It looks like the timeline established in the star trek novel series in the wake of star trek. Conceived in the regal senate halls of romulus and forged in the dilithium mines of remus comes a nemesis bent on destroying picard and. Nemesis question regarding b4 and lore the trek bbs. Unable to go into the war like his friends primarily due to his poor eyesight, bucky a natural athlete works as a gym teacher and playground director do those even exist anymore. Nemesis was written by longtime trek fan and oscarnominated screenwriter john logan.
The term relaunch is used to delineate the novels and their divergent continuity from other tng prose. A planet whose inhabitants have been without a voice for generations. The tng relaunch is an unofficial title given to star trek. M download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Share the chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories.
What you leave behind voy begins after the final episode of the series. The search for spock take place in 2285 the wrath of khan is a sequel to the episode space seed, which okuda dates to 2267. Questionable as to whether this is the true end for this crew or not. A guide to reading the star trek litverse providing series by series reading lists for star trek books in chronological order and more. Nemesis 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Titan is a series of novels published by pocket books. Summary edit from the book jacket remus mysterious sister world to romulus. Nemesis is a 2002 american science fiction film directed by stuart baird and based on the franchise of the same name created by gene roddenberry.
A thrilling novel leading into the new cbs series, una mccormacks the last best hope introduces you to brand new characters featured in the life of beloved star trek captain jeanluc picard widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction. Commander riker jonathan frakes and counselor troi marina sirtis face a new threat from the romulans in star trek nemesis. Dillards novelizations of the star trek films are always well done, and this book is no exception. 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. I loved so much about this novel, and even as i am typing this, i am itching to ditch my computer and grab my copy of the sequel so i can lock myself in a room and read read read. But upon their arrival on romulus, the enterprise crew is faced not with. Theres also an ongoing concern that there arent any new ideas left, and this installment skirts the edges of that repetitive. Nemesis did right to find the good in this maligned movie. Patrick stewart is rumored to return as captain picard in a new star trek series.
While on the way to the nuptials of will riker and deanna troy, captain jeanluc picard and the crew of the enterprise are rerouted to romulus for peace negotiations, but murder, betrayal, and brand new enemies await them. The series is set during the 2360s, approximately 100 years after star trek. He brightens noticeably when describing the parts of the film he got to design from scratch, or redesign to override. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. The next generation has been published in novel form by pocket books since 1987 in the usa, under license from paramount pictures. Nothing, though bairds offhanded and repeated dismissal of preestablished star trek canoncharacters, design, relationships, backstory, previous trek filmsstrongly implies a fatal contempt for the series. Oct 06, 2011 star trek nemesis full version of blue skies duration. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Star trek kobayashi maru full audio book youtube 360p duration. 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.
Star trek 10 nemesis limited edition 50th anniversary. Regular cast members michael dorn, levar burton, gates mcfadden, and whoopi goldberg costar with. In the course of the movie the romulan senate is wiped out by a deadly blue powder and the sister planet of remus stages an. The federation is about to encounter its greatest challenge the romulans want peace. Nemesis, the final film with the next generation crew and last film before the jj abrams team took over the franchise. The following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in andor interact with the post nemesis era of star trek. I also thought that the plot of the book was a combination of star trek 2 and star trek 6. A planet where hope surrendered to darkness long ago. After more than 50 years working at the highest level, after. Nemesis was the first film in the series that didnt have opening.
Star trek nemesis as a prototype unit, b4s positronic brain was considerably less advanced than his younger. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. The writer of the tenth star trek film is promising a worthy adversary for captain picard and his crew published. Titans deluxe collectors edition delivers an intimate look at the making of star trek. Nemesis is a good movie with a pretty decent storyline that kind of gets to the point too quickly but is fun and action packed,unlike insurrection,that is very slow paced,and i thought nemesis was much better. The novelisation of the eagerlyanticipated tenth star trek feature film. Nemesis was one of the weaker trek stories anyway and this book seems unnecessarily rushed.