Star Trek Movies Books

This book is based on the two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where Spock travels to the Romulan homeworld. His goal is to give impetus to the unification movement that is slowly developing on the Romulan homeworld. A group of Romulan idealists are trying to push forward the idea that the Romulan Empire should reunite with their Vulcan cousins. Unfortunately, the Romulan government is totally opposed to the movement, considering any such advocacy an act of treason punishable by death.
Spock departs without being sanctioned by the Federation, which makes him somewhat of an outlaw. Captain Picard and Data are sent to make contact with him in an attempt to determine what he is trying to do. Since the Enterprise has no cloaking device, they are forced to obtain transport on a Klingon ship. The captain of that ship has a foul disposition, as he is trying to improve his position in the fractious Klingon Empire. It has just recovered from a civil war and not everyone has settled on the idea that the war is over.
Meanwhile the Enterprise uncovers a plot by the Romulans to invade and conquer Vulcan. Therefore, under the command of Will Ryker, they follow the clues to the site of the invasion. It is thwarted while Picard and Data manage to escape from the Romulan homeworld after being captured.
There are many subplots in this story, the most significant of which is the residue of the mind meld that took place between Sarek and Picard in an earlier episode. In an attempt to understand Spock's motives, Picard travels to Vulcan to speak to Sarek. However, Sarek is in the last stages of a terminal illness and he is only occasionally lucid. He manages to regain his sanity for a short time, but has no valuable information about Spock. Since Spock never melded with his father and they were nearly always at odds, in many ways the residue from the mind meld makes Picard closer to Sarek than Spock. This situation is handled very well, revealing some of the details of the relationship between Sarek and Spock. In many ways it is typical of a large number of human father-son relationships.
The episodes that this book is based on are some of the best in the ST:TNG series and this book continues in that sphere of excellence. Like all good books based on a movie or episode, it expands on the action, giving details that simply could not be included in the visual work.

This book follows the episode closely, with some additional scenes thrown in as a treat! This book is FAST reading, and a MUST for all ST:TNG book fans. Highly recommended!

I saw this episode when it came out years ago and my Father bought me the book for my birthday later that same year. Loved both interpretations, but a decade later I couldn't recall much of the story other than that I enjoyed. So I decided to reread the novel and I was very glad that I did!

The plot is exciting and moves along quickly. I could hardly put it down and my pulse was pounding for last 40 pages or so. Picard and Spock are naturals together - even on the written page the chemistry between them was evident. Fans of Tasha Yar will enjoy seeing her daughter as one of the chief nemisis for Picard. Star Trek has often been reflective of our politcal climate and I couldn't help but notice the similarities Vulcan and Romulus had with West & East Germany. (Remember this book was written prior to that unification)

This book takes on the feel of a Star Wars novel the way the author introduces ,develops and weaves new charachters into the plot. At times the Enterprise Crew almost took a backseat to these interesting new comers. The alien lounge singer, the meticulous middle manager, the inflexible bureaucrat, and the success obsessed Star Fleet Junior officer all could just as easily shown up in that famous bar scene in Star Wars. They bring an interesting slant to the story and if you're not careful, they might teach you a little bit about yourself and those around you!

"Star Trek Unification" is a fun, fast and entertaining read and a 'must' for any fan of Next Gen or the original series. Cowboy diplomacy, indeed!

This is a novelization of a popular "Next Generation" episode, in which Picard and the Enterprise crew interact with Spock. All told, it isn't a bad job of novelization, but it's a little rough around the edges; the author mentions in her introduction that it took her a month to write it; that seems like an awfully short time to throw together a project of this size, and it shows. Still, the plot is interesting, the characters handled reasonably well, and other than a few points where there was obviously an insufficiency of proofreading and copy editing, the writing isn't bad. If you're a fan who enjoys almost any Star Trek book, this one is certainly good enough for you. If, on the other hand, you only bother with the best of the large selection of Star Trek books, this one won't make the grade.

Unification is the novelization of Star Trek The Next Generation's outstanding fifth season episodes "Unification, parts one and two," guest starring Leonard Nimoy as Spock, in a long awaited reappearance of a Star Trek The Original Series cast member in the twenty fourth century incarnation.

The "Unification" novelization is also the first published story by Jeri Taylor who later wrote Voyager's "Mosaic" and "Pathways." Having been a screenwriter, producer and executive producer between the two shows, she "truly" knows the characters and her depth of character knowledge plays out extraordinarily well in this novelization.

Credit for this novelization also goes to those who originated the story idea; Rick Berman and Michael Piller, with the part one teleplay being written by Jeri Taylor and part two written by Michael Piller.

The premise:

In this exciting and extraordinarily gratifying STNG tale the Federation learns that Ambassador Spock has disappeared and they receive evidence that he is now on Romulus. Fearing a betrayal of this magnitude, Starfleet sends Captain Picard on a mission to find Spock and bring him home to the Federation. They believe that he is the most capable person for this mission based on his brief but terribly poignant friendship with Spock's father, Sarek.

As the story unfolds, you will find that this novelization is even more captivating than the two part episode, given the author's opportunity to add a few things here and there that the shows producers weren't able to squeeze in. Considering that this novelization was written by Jeri Taylor, in some ways, the entirety of this novel should be considered canon in the Star Trek universe.

I highly recommend this novel as it is very true to the ethos that is Star Trek, making it a very enjoyable read! {ssintrepid

The calendar is wonderful! It's very colorful and has pictures of all your favorite epiosodes and characters! I think any Trek fan should buy it!

These beautiful letters and numbers headed by stylish TOS photos make this calendar perfect for any Trekker(like me!)

A great calendar set! Any true trekker would be proud to have this one hanging one their wall. The pictures are so great, and each image brings a classic episode fresh and new into my mind.

This was to great! I am like the biggest Star Trek fan, and of course at my age the original series is number one! this is a great calendar and no Trekker should be without it. If you are looking for somethin new in your Star Trek collection that won't ruin your bank accout this is it! ~=^)

This calender was not designed for the fan who likes large photos of the crew. I would have preferred a background to the photos; which are smaller than ever. The Voyager calender incorporated a designer background to each monthly photo. Too much white space; is the first comment I'd have about this edition. Too plain and ordinary. I wish I were the editor on this one; cause' it would have went back to the edit mode on the computer.

I love the pictures shown on the calendar. It's fun to see who can figure out what episode they're from first. (Nerdy I know..lol) The packaging is good and the backing on the calendar is sturdy, not likely to just fall over.

I wish the descriptions had more too them though. They're somewhat vague. It would be more interesting to see some sort of behind the scenes info.

This year's Star Trek Stardate: day to day calendar is a must buy. I has been five days of the year 2006, but the design of the page with the photos continues the great design from the year 2005 verison of the Star Trek: day to day calendar.

I do LIKE the Star Trek Stardate 2006 Calendar. It's one of those pads that you see one day at a time and then tear the page off the next day. It has great pictures from the episodes of every single incarnation of Star Trek (except the animated series), including the movies. The pictures have captions stating from which episode it is screencapped along with a little about that storyline. Overall it is a great calendar....

However,....

Somehow, I thought it would not only have the date, but also the "stardate". Now why would I think that? .... because it SAYS "STARDATE". Uh, silly me!!!!

If you are a Star Trek fan, (and who else would buy this but a Star Trek fan) you'll love this. Just don't expect it to have the stardate, even though it says it is a "Stardate" calendar.... uh, because it doesn't.

Is a small way to relive the-startrek/tng/ds9/voyager and Enterprise (6) series on your desk -celebrate Star Treks 40 year Anniversary

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT ITS LIKE A BIBLE TO ME!!!!

"Encounter at Farpoint" (Written by D.C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry, First aired September 28, 1987) was the two-hour pilot "movie" that introduced us to the new crew of the new starship "Enterprise-D" as they come together for the first time on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The initial mission for the Galaxy-class starship is to check out Farpoint Station, which has been created on Deneb IV. Captain Jean-Luc Picard is not only trying to negotiate an agreement for Starfleet to use the station, but to try and learn how the Bandi built something that is clearly beyond their technological capabilities. But before they even get to the station, the "Enterprise" runs into Q, a mysterious and powerful being who puts the crew on trial for the sins of humanity. If Picard cannot convince Q to overturn the verdict, the crew will die (Warp 4).

In the second "part" of the story, the mission to Farpoint will be Picard's opportunity to prove the worth of humanity, but Q gives him only 24 hours to make his case. At Farpoint, Picard meets his new first officer and the rest of his crew, and on the planet's surface is surprised to discover that your wishes come true. Then a strange "ship" appears and starts blasting the Bandi city. You all know how small the Star Trek universe really is, so everything ends up being related and the "Enterprise" passes this initial test, because there are more episodes to come after this one (Warp 4.5).

In terms of the plot lines the first encounter with Q is of much more importance than solving the mystery of Farpoint Station. Little did we know that the trial would become the bookends for the series, but then I am betting that the creators did not know that either as the beginning. There is also a delightful cameo by DeForrest Kelly and the infamous "Imzadi" mental exchange between Riker and Troi that the producers quickly regretted (although eventually it would give us the best STNG book of the same title by Peter David). However, the masterstroke was the creation of Jean-Luc Picard and the casting of Patrick Stewart. Face it, one look at Picard and you know he is not Jim Kirk, but as soon as you hear that voice you just do not care.

An incredibly bad choice as the first episode to follow the two-part pilot, "The Naked Now" parallels "The Naked Time" episode from the original series. The key difference is that we had a much more solid understand of the characters on Star Trek before we watched them be stripped of their facades. The scene where Spock weeps for his parents and Kirk talks of his love for the Enterprise are emotionally significant because they have been set up by our complete understanding of these two characters. In "The Naked Now" the crew of this new Enterprise are still character types more than fully realized characters.

Consequently, this particular episode makes more sense out of context, if you fill in all that you learn about the characters in the years to come. But even from that perspective this a very shallow exploration of Picard and the others and just not worth the effort. "The Naked Now" continues some of the character and relationship exposition from the pilot, providing our first real proof of boy genius Wesley Crusher and the first hint of any feelings between Captain Picard and Doctor Crusher. The toss off scene of Tasha seducing Data does become poignant following her death, but right now it is just a joke (Warp 3).

I remember when I first watched this episode thinking it was not a good sign that the producers were already trying to rip-off the original Trek. When you watch the first season it becomes pretty clear that was exactly what they were trying to do with the vast majority of episodes. However, this particular episode represents the absolutely worst way to do so. The best, of course, would be the Deep Space Nine episode that blends so seemlessly with "The Trouble With Tribbles."

"Encounter at Farpoint" is worth a second look just to see how they laid the foundation for what was to come and even, in the show's second season, kicked it into warp drive. I still remember people actually gathering at my house to watch the first new "Star Trek" episode in two decades. As much as we cherish the original series because it gave us something so different from what we had to endure before in terms of science fiction on television, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is really the flagship series in the franchise.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT ITS LIKE A BIBLE TO ME!!!!

This cd is very good. It contains music from the pilot episode of Star Trek- The Next Generation, including the theme song. The music is very clear, without a lot of backround noise. It has provided many hours of enjoyable listening. I would recmmend this cd for all Star Trek fans. Also, check out the collection of Star Wars cds. They are really good too!

This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning about what goes into television production. Stevens and Stevens (who are screenwriters themselves, having written for the "Batman" animated TV series, among other things) go into detail about how "Deep Space Nine" got made. From the show's initial story concept to the inevitable pre-production meetings that followed, story development, and casting: it's all here.

This book also provides some brief but useful information on art design, make-up, directing, editing, how scripts are written (and re-written), and so on. There's even a helpful section at the end of the book which explains who all these people are whose names whiz by in the closing credits of a TV show. (Ever want to know what a property master is or what a scenic artist or grip does? Now you will.)

In short, even if you have no interest in the Star Trek universe whatsoever but you are interested in television production, this book should give you an excellent introduction to the art form.

And, oh, yeah... if you are a Star Trek fan, you'll love this book even more for all the inside trivia it provides on one of the finest (and most underrated) sci-fi shows ever to grace the airwaves.

All the behind the scenes technical information in this book. Viewers get to see the original production sketches of the DS9 station in development. Many of the designs were far better than what was eventually used. Overall, it is an entertaining book to read. This show more than the others depicted life on other worlds. They gave Trek fans what they always wanted to see...more alien species and action. Something the Next Generation and Voyager lacked. This series showed us how we all have to work together for peace or all is lost.

I have had this book now, for about 5 years. I must have read it dozens of times (yup i'm a geek). Its got all the technical stuff on filming the pilot (and beyond) from script development, model making and special effects, to acting and characters (even the story of how Morn came to be!). This book is well written, interesting, and above all a heap of fun. Go ahead and enjoy.

... of the behind-the-scenes design, artwork, and storyboarding for the first two Next Generation movies, "Generations" and "First Contact." Indispensible to a real starship hardware fan, this book gives plenty of details and is interspersed with interviews, recollections, and notes from some of the principal talents involved in creating the location sets, some of the special effects, and the new ships seen in both films, as well as much unseen material from the design of the Borg presence. I found the evolution of the Enterprise-E, Phoenix warp ship, and Vulcan ship from First Contact especially interesting. My only criticism is that, even at 340+ pages, there is not enough! First Contact alone should occupy a 400-page "Making of" book. Nevertheless, this volume is a gem which belongs in the library of any hard-core Trek devotee.

Not only is this volume a must for anyone interested in production design, it is also a well designed book all round. Each page is a stunning work of art in its own right. Full compliments to John Eaves for so carefully selecting his, and other artist's work, for the book. His commentary throughout is informative and interesting. JM Dillard holds it all together with his, as always, brilliant text. I hope Eaves releses a new book about Insurrection, or at least, has the existing book expanded to include this film. Well done, S&S, John Eaves and JM Dillard.

I interviewed John Eaves two years ago and first heard about this book at that time; I am more than slightly relieved to say that it was worth the wait! Profusely illustrated -- with artwork that has NOT already appeared everywhere else -- the book is both reader- and Trekkie-friendly, with brief anecdotes which humanize the filmmaking process while also supplementing the nice pics. Eaves' attention to detail -- especially in regard to properly crediting those responsible for a given design -- is both noteworthy and surprisingly welcome ... This book almost makes up for previous "authorized" illustrated Trek volumes, nearly making me forgive Pocket/S&S for THE ART OF STAR TREK, and gives cause for one to hope Eaves will contribute in a similar fashion to STAR TREK 9. (and generate another book like this as well.)

One of the first books written about the behind the scenes activities of TOS. Pictures, interviews, and anecdotes from the original production run.

As someone who viewed the original Star Trek series when it aired for the first time, I can be considered an original Trekkie. While the science segment of the science fiction was often weak, the ideas and the vision for the future that it represented extended beyond what anyone could have imagined at the time. It represented a future where humanity had finally been able to end the conflicts on Earth, build a mighty fleet of star ships and find species on other planets that became allies. However, the future was not altogether rosy.
In episodes such as "The Space Seed" there were allusions to a ghastly, incredibly destructive nuclear war on Earth. It was hinted that this was the event that finally galvanized the human race to end conflict and join together. There were also the continuous conflicts between the Federation and the Romulans and Klingons. However, while there was the mention of a brutal war having been fought between the Federation and the Romulans, war is averted in the two episodes where the Enterprise and the Romulans meet.
Gerrold was the writer of "The Trouble With Tribbles" considered by many to be the best episode in the original series. He takes us behind the scenes in the creation, piloting and filming of the original series. He pulls no punches in his description of Star Trek, describing the strengths and weaknesses of the series. When something was done poorly, he explains that some of the failures were a consequence of the time. The late sixties was a time when women and minorities were not given strong roles, what you see in the original series was ground-breaking for the times. Any attempt to go any farther than what was done was blocked.
Gerrold also mentions how the show began to show signs of fatigue, as the story lines began to be repeated in an attempt to save money. Star Trek was a high budget show, so there was every attempt to save production costs, often to the detriment of the show. Finally, Gerrold also describes the development of the first three Star Trek feature movies and the fits and starts that took place before the first one was ever made. Given the success of the series of Star Trek movies, it is amazing to read how much time and effort it took to get the first one made.
Gerrold has an insider's view of the Star Trek phenomenon and he tells his stories very well. If you want to go beyond the basics of the series and learn something about how things were really done, then this is a book you need to read.

"The World of Star Trek" is a masterpiece! With episodes, interviews, pictures, and TONS of information about the cast, sets, makeup, etc., it's no wonder that it's my favorite Star Trek book. I highly suggest that any Star Trek-or even science fiction in general-fan should READ THIS BOOK!

as stated, these comics are absolutely for any co&ca fan!

i would not, however, recommend them for anyone else. i found it interesting (almost mesmerizing) to connect these comics with the songs and i certainly applaud sanchez's creativity (i love you, claudio!), but they are incredibly short and i was expecting much more depth.

don't get me wrong, i love the amory wars series! but if you're not a co&ca fan, you may find these comics a bit lacking without having the music to compare and link the story with.

but to the fans: BUY IT NOW!

If you are a dedicated coheed fan dying to understand the storyline behind the lyrics this is a must have. They are very short and pricey, but it is so fulfilling to read and connect the comics with the songs. So if you're not into Coheed and Cambria its not for you. However I love them!

...until I read Richard Hanley's book. I read this book while taking Hanley's Philosophy 102 class and it really helped me understand the basic philosophical questions we were tackling. It also helped me understand why people are so obsessed with the Star Trek shows. It reminded me of Sophie's World-both books teach you about philosophy and get you thinking without boring you to death.

Don't be misled by the title: even people who haven't seen the series will really enjoy the contents of this book. The Star Trek universe is used in a very agile way by Hanley to analize quite an interesting number of subjects, offering his point of view, and opening the door for hours of stimulating discussion.

Richard Hanley challenges the reader to reconsider (or perhaps consider seriously for the first time) a number of philosophical issues concerning our existence: what are the basic elements of our human nature (or our personhood); life after death; mind over matter...

Hanley uses the plots of different chapters of ST to make the reader think. It does not matter if the depicted scenarios are not possible with today's technology, because what really is important is the analysis of situations. For instance, as a very small sample of what you will be discussing:

- Willl androids eventually become life forms, with rights of their own?

- Is it possible to alter the past? Is it possible to alter the future?

Finally, a personal contribution for more philosophical discussion. In the episode of Unnatural Selection, we are put face to face with the Fountain of Eternal Youth: the transporter!

It's so simple to use: you store all the physical identity of yourself, say at age 20 (better make some backups too, just in case!), when you have excellent health. Any time in the future, say 20 years after (or every year, suit yourself!), you put yourself in the transporter, and they beam you somewhere (inside the same ship will do just as well!). The only thing that you have to do is ask the operator to rematerialize you using the physical information of yourself at age 20. Voilá!

A very stimulating book indeed!

I buy the Star Trek Calendar, so that I can take it to Star Trek conventions. Then I have the actors autograph the calendar.

The 2006 calendar is my fave calendar to-date. I ordered one, then ordered two more for friends, after seeing the quality and choice of photos. The pictures themselves are bright and bring out the character's best facial traits. This sexy crew has a calendar to match.

Permission to come aboard, Captain Archer.