For fans of star trek starships and for fans of the kelvin timeline and certainly for fans of both. New frontier was the first star trek tiein fiction property not to be based on a television series. The series was published as part of the next generation book line based on recommendations from the sales team at pocket books. Picard countdown miniseries marks a milestone in the franchises history. Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series.
The best look at the future of the star trek universe. We will send you one email a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new. The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life. New cover artwork for both stories is expected to be released before these books hit stores next year. The publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series.
Timeline placement of star trek online edit edit source star trek online takes place in the prime timeline. Trek core the designing starships series is hard to beat as a complete set of coffee table books. Forced to take refuge in the federations universe, she bides her time until section 31, a rogue spy force within starfleet, offers. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
The synopsis of the plot of the unsettling stars reads. Star trek fans will have the opportunity to return to the kelvin timeline in april. One of the highlights of the recently completed star trek las vegas convention was the star trek publishing panel. Star trek timeline explained, including two kirks, two different prequels, and the return of picard. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. Abrams star trek trilogyfeaturing new, prequel adventures of kirk, spock and the rest of the original series characters, aboard the uss enterprisehas brought the franchise to a new generation and perfected a process that is increasingly central to entertainment media. But to get back to picard, his new show will continue to take place in the prime timeline that all star trek has aside from the abrams films. The new frontier timeline is in concurrent with the next generation, deep space nine, and voyager television series.
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. One thing we are looking at is what the kelvin timeline has established from the. Nemesis may be continuing despite the picard series. It was announced at star trek las vegas that two of the cancelled star trek kelvin timeline novels will finally be published in 2020. The star trek annotated timeline by win scott eckert c 20012003 iv introduction this timeline began in the late 1970s as an effort to place the original star trek novels published by bantam books, and the star trek log books by alan dean foster, into a logical chronology with the televised episodes of the original series. Nemesis is the furthest point for now, but that will change in 2020 of our timeline. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity.
So without going into the details and intercharacter relations that. Star trek fans finally have an official name to use when referring to the film franchise currently unfolding in movie theaters. All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. Each book is a manageable size to thumb through, without being so big that they become unwieldy. While the inciting incident of the kelvin timeline. Attendees got a glimpse at what is coming next year in the form of star trek novels and comics and a few surprises along the way.
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. Dont miss a single one of these new star trek books. Based in the universe of star trek, created by gene roddenberry. According to schlesinger, this new novel will deal with primarily sylvia tilly. Deep space nine makes its longawaited return to comics. Relaunch novels timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Discovery, with season 2 airing its finale episode nearly a year ago, in april 2019. Its a threeissue comic book miniseries written by mike johnson and kirsten. The first star trek novel set in the kelvin timeline is due out in.
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 first box. The motion picture the art and visual effects, from titan books. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. The series is produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout and roddenberry entertainment. Taking place in an alternate timeline created when the starship kelvin was destroyed by. While technically not a film, its worth noting that star trek online takes place in the original timeline and continues the story past the events of star trek. At a panel at star trek las vegas, gallery books editor ed. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. The official star trek twitter revealed the cover for the novel star trek. 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 history of the future okuda, michael, okuda, denise on. The star trek timeline is laid out for all to see in a new video posted on startrek. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. The two books are the order of peace by alan dean foster and more beautiful than death by david mack. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download. A brief history of the alpha and beta quadrants, exploring major and minor powers. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. In the realm of comics, idw publishing is hitting multiple points along the star trek timeline this month. Jeanluc picard will return not only to the silver screen in the very near future, but also to the written page. What you leave behind voy begins after the final episode of the series. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t.
It is the imprint under which all current star trek massmarket paperback novels are published. As such, inconsistencies can and will be found with accepted. Boldly go on a chronological journey through the trek universe by richard edwards 12 march 2020 from the original series. This table shows each tv series and movie, its year of release or broadcast.
Star trek can seem labyrinthine and too dense for new fans to find their way in. 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. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. The timeline is altered by a man hoping to bring his wife back. Its a mistake for them to refer to everything in the new trek as alternate timeline in. Technically, the events of this film are in an alternate timeline that splintered off from events that take place after star trek. In fact, mack noted on social media that he originally wrote a kelvin timeline book 10 years ago, but that his book, as well as. This is the story continuity which includes the events of all the star trek television series and the first ten movies.
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. Cbs hasnt yet revealed exactly when fans can expect new episodes. 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. Star trek online concentrates on continuing the original star trek timeline after the. No one in the history of histories has lost more than philippa georgiou, ruler of the terran empire. Several new star trek books revealed for 2018 and 2019. Voyager series finale endgame, where admiral janeway goes back 27 years to the delta quadrant and secures voyagers earlier return to the alpha quadrant. Within the tv show and movies alone, there are prequels, sequels, time travel and alternate universes to keep. The novels explore life aboard the excalibur, commanded by capt.
Abramsdirected star trek in 2009, a splinter timeline was created that effectively rebooted the franchise while still maintaining ties to the previous decades of canon. Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe where star trek exists only in published book form. Star trek discovery season 3 release date, trailer, cast. It looks like the timeline established in the star trek novel series in the wake of star trek. The last best hope came out recently and ive been digging through it with a lorecomb i think thats a thing. In the wake of that publication, here are all the tieins that. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories. With two seasons in the books and a third coming soon, star trek. A guide to reading the star trek litverse providing series by series reading lists for star trek books in chronological order and more. 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. Picard features sir patrick stewart reprising his iconic role as jeanluc picard, which he played for seven seasons on star trek. Avid readers will get the chance to not just read new star trek.
An all new novel based upon the explosive star trek tv series. 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. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books. Picard stories as they wait for the shows release, but also read new stories set in the kelvin timeline. Unravel the mysteries of the season two finale in star trek. Star trek returns to the kelvin timeline in the unsettling. The biggest part of the games story takes place in the early 25th century, roughly 30 years after the last on. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Discovery continues to build upon the vast canon of star trek in new and exciting ways. Deep space nine too long a sacrifice, from idw publishing. The novels are set after the events depicted in the 2002 film star trek.