Deep space starbase k11 memory beta, noncanon star. The star trek tiein books that are actually canon screen rant. Created by kirsten beyer, michael chabon, akiva goldsman. Timothy zahn says we shouldnt assume that all star wars. The books were quite famous once the show gained popularity and bantam books republished blishs books in three volumes one for each season. Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations.
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. The 2009 star trek film did impact the canon of the prime timeline, namely the destruction of romulus, and this is present in star trek onlines canon, along with spocks disappearance being referenced several times. The various official references such as the star trek encyclopedia or the star trek chronology may be used as a guide to canon information. All n ovels were published as mass market paperback editions. The official star trek website defines canon as comprising the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, lower decks, and short treks as well as the films in the franchise. Enterprise is a secret that has been passed from captain to captain, from robert april to christopher pike. Trek novels and comics are not considered part of the official canon. Star trek provides examples of two extremes regarding canon and comic books.
Star treks expanded universe is a glorious mess is it that much better than the star wars eu, or is it all about what we read growing up lee hutchinson jan 18, 2014 5. With novels like the destiny series, the typhon pact series and the fall series significantly redefining the star trek universe should the events in these mainstream books be considered canon for the purposes of the star trek universe. This wiki was started on april 15, 2005, and we are currently working on 54,459 articles. Nemesis 2002 that centers on jeanluc picard sir patrick stewart in the next chapter of his life. Now referred to as star trek 1, star trek is a novelization of seven episodes from the original star trek series, all the stories from its first season. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. They either included everything being published, or left off the.
This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The borg coopt the technology and knowledge of other alien species to the collective through the process of assimilation. Discovery, beyer is one of the cocreators of star trek. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. Before i start, yes, i know what canon is, and yes, i know that the star trek novels arent considered canon. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The star trek canon is generally defined as all released television series and feature films. The star trek movies ranked worst to first blastr.
Originally named sao paulo, she was the replacement for the original u. Like star wars, much of the noncanon star trek books are being thrown out the window, but there are elements of the side stories that will be represented in discovery, goldsman told ign. With two seasons in the books and a third coming soon, star trek. Defiant which was destroyed during the second battle of chintoka. Discovery are valid, but we should be careful about using the shows look and canon problems as a reason to dismiss it as something that doesnt belong with star trek.
Memory alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to star trek. This is a video where i list the top 5 things that i feel have earned their place in star trek canon and deserve to be. The englishlanguage memory alpha started in november 2003, and currently consists of 48,195 articles. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Behind the scenes, shes keeping all the complicated canon in order, while helping craft some of the most memorable star trek stories in recent memory. The original seriesthat stretches from the earliest voyages of the starship enterprise to captain kirks historic fiveyearmissionand from one universe to another. In the kelvin timeline, deep space starbase k11 was a federation space station, a kclass starbase in starfleet service in the 2260s decade. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The creators of star trek defined the star trek canon as limited to the contents of television. Canon is a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works. The star trek franchise is changing shape, making tiein novels and comics a bigger part of the series canon than ever.
Of course, a lot of the criticisms about star trek. Though james blish was a respected and accredited scifi writer, he was not at all familiar with the tv series. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. In general, star trek canon is divided not by series, but by medium livetv and movie events are canon to each other including j. Mostly like star wars, much of the noncanon star trek books are being thrown out the window, but there are. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by other writers.
Timothy zahn says we shouldnt assume that all star wars expanded universe books are noncanon. This wiki contains a plethora of spoilers relating to the star trek series and novels. Best star trek books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Official star trek productions, including reboots, excluding fandocumentarybehindthescenes productions.
The ship famously fought in the final battles of the dominion war under the command of benjamin sisko. The bottom line is that this one episode must be heavily retconned in order to maintain continuity with the rest of star trek, and to remain canon at all. Most people familiar with the star trek canon know that earth and romulus had a war around. The borg are cybernetic organisms, linked in a hive mind called the collective. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. If this is your first visit, please read an introduction to memory alpha. One thing to consider is that throughout its 50plus years star trek and. The borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise. Discovery takes place 10 years before the events of the original series, meaning it could easily stand on its own, apart from the rest of the franchise. Perhaps star trek new frontier isnt canon but maybe one day we get to see captain calhoun. Welcome to memory beta memory beta is a wikipediastyle database for licensed star trek works, including novels, comic books, rpg sourcebooks, video games and any other licensed works.
I simply dont understand the reasoning behind the decision to draw a great big line between star trek tv and star trek literature. The day of the dove 1985 is a variant of star trek 11 1975. James blish was the first person to write star trek books through short stories for each episode into one book. With patrick stewart, alison pill, isa briones, michelle hurd. The official star trek we bsite d efines canon as comprising the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, lower dec ks, a nd short treks as well as the films in the franchise. A new book seamlessly connects the old canon to the new. Canon in star trek online official star trek online wiki. The star trek canon is the set of all canonical material in the star trek universe. Being the first prequel series since enterprise, the show has been methodic and careful in its storytelling, as it could easily and majorly break the continuity of the main timeline all the shows try to follow. Even this wasnt a hardandfast rule, with two tiein novels written by jeri taylor the cocreator of star trek. Are the stories that are written in the star trek novels considered. Dayton ward is the author or coauthor of numerous novels and short stories, including a whole bunch of stuff set in the star trek universe, and often.
All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. The star trek ca non is the set of all canon ical material i n the star trek universe. I read dozens of star trek books when i was in grade school and middle school. An epic new trilogy beginsa tiein for the milestone fiftieth anniversary of star trek. Defiant is a defiant class starship in service since 2375. Discovery writers treating eu as canon until its not traditionally the extended universe of star trek novels and comics are not considered part of the official canon. Star trekvoyagerseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. He wrote total 11 books based on the three seasons of original star trek episodes.
Are the novels that are written outside of the broadcast showsmovies considered official canon to the star trek universe. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. Kirk took the uss enterprise to deep space k11, to. Star wars opening crawl tagline found on canon adult fiction novels published by del rey. Abrams, because of the alternate timeline copout, while books are in their own canon, and video games likewise fall into their own canon.
Such is the case of the first names for hikaru sulu and nyota uhura, which were first used in the novel the entropy effect and the reference book star trek ii. Star trek onlines internal canon extends beyond what. Voyager used by the shows writers when scripting episodes of the series. List of canon starships official star trek online wiki. From what im aware, very few, if any of the books or ga. With the advent of the star trek films and subsequent television series and the greater attention paid to media tiein products like novels and. As such, star trek has traditionally considered all the comics and novels to be noncanon, however good they may be. The trek universes tieins have always been completely understandable. Its just as much canon as the george lucas star wars movie novel. Ten favorite classic star trek comics september 2011 ten favorite old star trek books june 2011. Mudds enterprise 1994 is a variant of mudds angels. The good that men do is the first postenterprise book, sort of. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. What perplexes me more is why this is still the case.
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