Most of the information about this species comes from noncanon sources. Before i start, yes, i know what canon is, and yes, i know that the star trek novels arent considered canon. Still it will likely be enjoyed more by fans than new readers. As has been said, they are complete departures from canon and must be viewed through that prism before you can truly evaluate them. Discovery writer kirsten beyer an accomplished in her own right took a different approach. Created by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman, discovery was originally set roughly a decade before star trek. Books, games and comics will generally not be used.
This is a pretty good story that highlights picards strategic thinking, the borg threat and the power of time travel. The ship famously fought in the final battles of the dominion war under the command of benjamin sisko. Despite this, however, the species is possibly most well known as the makers of the famous saurian brandy. For this article, i solicited titles from readers on my blog. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Canon in star trek online official star trek online wiki.
The original series, set primarily aboard the starship uss discovery, before jumping from the 23rd century to the 32nd century. From shakespeare to sherlock holmes the two most popular literary references, and from plays to poetry, star trek underscores the continuing relevance of literature to the human species, especially as it moves among the stars. Star trek novels and comics are not considered part of the official canon. Star wars opening crawl tagline found on canon adult fiction novels published by del rey. Countdown a tiein to the 2009 star trek film and the timeline established for the star trek online game depict data as alive in 2387. Defiant is a defiant class starship in service since 2375. Memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki is a fandom books community. Lieutenant saru is a kelpien, a member of a prey species born on a world. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books. Telling the flashback story was a good idea, but making the present timeframe story about a military conflict, when anything from a disease to an accident would have. 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. Discovery is the sixth liveaction series set in the star trek universe and the seventh in total. And star trek online calls them the elachi, though im not sure how a species without speech has a phonetic name for itself see also horta and various others. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
Canon species that were named in the books the trek bbs. One of the most shocking things about the adaptation is the new physical take on the. The cover for the third tiein novel to the cbs all access series star trek. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. The only canonical appearance of saurians occurred as one of the background aliens in. The original series novels the original series 6 books in this series. Therefore the events of this book series dont fit in with the tv series because theyre not canon.
In addition to the canonical television shows of over 700 episodes and 12 films, the fictional universe is comprised of approximately 500 novels, 450 short stories, 800 comics, and 200 video games, plus various reference materials, roleplaying game books, and star trek online virtual episodes, for a. Races and cultures memory beta, noncanon star trek. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Thirteen movies shown in theaters from 1980 to 2016. It doesnt turn the star trek universe on its head, but this looks to be the standard in star trek comics. A book for learning about races and species of the star trek world.
It seems like everyone is looking for things to relate to and, just as importantly, things to watch as we enter our new normal of socialdistancing in our homes. 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. A large body of licensed star trek works exists that, while approved for publication by paramountcbs, are not considered part of star trek canon. Star trek onlines internal canon extends beyond what. No, mute is a nicknameslur used by those who fear them. Sadly, this book follows the same, highly militarized themes as most star trek books since the jjverse, and was stressful to read. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc.
Its likely however that the originating species labeled itself as species 1. Obsession, ensign garrovick describes a gaseous creature as being several cubic meters in size, but his distance as about twenty feet away. The original species of the borg was never mentioned. Originally named sao paulo, she was the replacement for the original u.
The star trek tiein books that are actually canon screen rant. 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. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. The star trek universe is inconsistent in its use of measurement standards. I simply dont understand the reasoning behind the decision to draw a great big line between star trek tv and star trek literature. Some star trek questions about discovery there are some confusing plot points like that timeline, but who needs clarity. Star trek the orions are a greenskinned humanoid species native, as their name indicates, to the orion constellation. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. What perplexes me more is why this is still the case. Star trek refers both to the star trek universe and to star trek. When known, races and cultures listed here should also be listed dual categorized. Are the borg species 1 or 0 and what did they look like.
Here are 10 episodes that took starfleet through some of its worst epidemics and quarantines. Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. In a series of posts to the official star trek websites forums, viacom senior director harry lang left no doubt that he considers the reference books as canon. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. St has a tendency to rewrite its own universe from time to time so will anything ever be canon. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Star trek comic books and star trek magazines are generally not considered part of the canon. When known, races and cultures listed here should also be listed dualcategorized. All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. Seven television series first shown from 1966 to today and. By location alpha and beta quadrant races and cultures gamma quadrant races and. It was canon for 15 years after it first aired it was only after the first season of tng that roddenberry officially got it decanonized. This includes most of the novels, comics, games, and older reference books such as the star fleet technical manual.
Star trek simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. What are all the sins against canon in the star trek films. Without the back story of the earthkzinti wars, on the other hand, the tas episode makes hardly any sense. First contact with a new species is supposed to be among the. Although the majority of star trek novels in recent years have been written to be consistent with one another and with certain star trek comic books, they remain. Their external appearance is similar to humans, except for the skin color, which can range from pale to dark green and, in some cases, greenish blue. 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. Star trek onlines internal canon extends beyond what takes place in the game. The star trek franchise is changing shape, making tiein novels and comics a bigger part of the series canon than ever. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Please be aware, this video series is based on common canon, that is to say, all star trek tv shows and films. 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.
As such, sto mmo as a game is not canon, under the best definition of canon that star trek has. She personally worked with novelists and comic book writers in order to create a synergy between the different mediums, and as a result the books should really be. This includes novels, comics, games, and older reference books such as the star fleet technical manual. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by other writers.
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. To understand canon and continuity, the overall star wars saga should be looked at as a set of stories written by many different people which document past events. These discrepancies continue through all the star trek series and movies. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading architects of infinity star trek. Theyre eventually called the vertians, since i chose to identify them with the mute civilization of gamma vertis iv mentioned in the empath. The star trek canon is the set of all canonical material in the star trek universe. Books and reading are at the very foundation of star trek. The animated series is disputed, but is generally considered canon except where it conflicts with the liveaction series and movies. The keepers of the canon how franchises like star trek maintain continuity in an age of everexpanding fictional universes. Star trek memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Defiant which was destroyed during the second battle of chintoka. Discovery is now here, and were getting a better look at what we can expect out of the new series.
The official star trek website and gateway to the final frontier. When asked about how discovery fits with the rest of the star trek universe and, specifically, if it tied in with the prime or the kelvin timeline and. Lets dive into show theories and ask some canon questions. The newest entry in the star trek canon is swept up in picardianism, the hokey but not yet wornout utopian world view that longs to recognize common ideals across the galaxy, while also.
Theres no need for any other star trek works to acknowledge. A guide to reading the star trek litverse providing series by series reading lists for star trek books in chronological order and more. Many of these types of collections are often known as franchises the main parts of the star trek franchise are. Worlds of the federation star trek johnson, shane on. Picards involvement was really only covered in the novels tng. List of canon starships official star trek online wiki. Races and cultures memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. It is impossible to judge these movies based on canon. Doing otherwise is unfair to the spirit in which they we. Books like star trek but not about star trek this is a list for people to find excellent space opera featuring multiple alien races and how they interact socially, culturally, and economically. In its broadest sense, star trek is a collection of science fiction video entertainments, owned by paramount and cbs, as well as various spinoffs. Im interested to know if there are any novels that are considered canon. Tamarians and saves sector 001 from all out war with species 8472.
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