Free comic book day editions of idw star trek comics. The new frontier was a great series, a slightly different take on star trek books being written at the time. New frontier is a star trek novel series created by john j. Revealing more about the characters and events that have happened between the end of book 14 and the start of this one, i thoroughly enjoyed this series as it revealed what happened to some of the characters. Theyre also entertaining, funny, and adventurefilled, books. Apr 11, 2017 discovering new writing talent is just one of the goals of the strange new worlds writing contest, which originally ran from 19982007, and has launched the careers of over a dozen new authors, including acclaimed star trek novelist dayton ward.
New voyages, made a guest appearance in the star trek. S excalibur create the foundations on which all others would follow. Star trek new frontier has 48 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. David is also well known for his comic book work, particularly his awardwinning run on the incredible. The next generation book kindle edition by david, peter.
Someone has completed the climb captain kirk attempted at the opening. The next generation book 5 and millions of other books are. Calhouns search of xenex has failed to find any survivors, and now he is bound. New frontier was created in 1997 by pocket books editor john ordover and writer peter david. Jul 06, 2015 it has been fun reading these books back to back.
It is revealed in the opening new frontier novel story arc that her husband, voltak, suffered a fatal heart. You dont have to read that, because this book summarises the key points for you, but if you dont know it exists then youll scratch your head wondering if you missed something. Peter allen david, often abbreviated pad, is an american writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games. Sep 22, 2016 this feature is not available right now. With the excitement of our show warping back onto the airwaves after a brief hiatus for new and exciting adventures, the cast and crew are saddened to inform you that a friend and family member has left. On november 2, 2015, cbs announced a new star trek television series to premiere in january 2017, on the heels of the 50th anniversary of star trek. New visions is a photo comic series which utilized imagery from star trek to create new stories using modern photo editing and special effects software. Published by pocket books, the series was released beginning in 1997 the first trek novel series not based on a television series, new frontier began as a series of four short, interconnected novellas, then became fulllength novels, and eventually expanded. Voyager starfleet academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the. The new frontier adventures of captain mackenzie calhoun and the uss excalibur are available solely in book form. Star trek books new book releases, bestsellers, author. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman.
I really enjoyed the story and the interactions between the characters. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. Excalibur are back, picking up three months after the stunning events depicted in new frontier. For over twenty years, the adventures of captain calhoun have entertained fans of star trek and created a bedrock to let publishers know fans were willing to follow original characters into the void. New frontier is the series i tend to recommend for people who want to get into a series without having to know what y character did in x book as well as episode 73 of star trek. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the returned, part i star trek.
Prometheus will feature tensions on the frontier between the united federation of planets and the klingon empire, and will center on the uss prometheus nx749 and the iks bortas as they investigate the threat of terrorism in the lembatta cluster. Star trek memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The star trek book, strange new worlds boldly explained. Star trek books new book releases, bestsellers, author info. The next generation book 2 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Ordover 332 the novels explore life aboard the excalibur, commanded by. The idea behind it was to create a star trek book series with its own continuity and not one that is purely a reaction to the television shows. A practical guide to who, what, where, and why, written by terry j. Teacher takes lessons from star trek to enter new frontier. She is the chief medical officer on board the excalibur. The first new star trek series in more than a decade deals with the demands of longform storytelling and confronts earthbound production problems. Were pulling our entries from the book star trek 101. Star trek fiction existed before this massive multibook series, existed in books by the hundreds infact, but it was continuityless and.
The first trek novel series not based on a television series, new frontier began as a series of four short, interconnected novellas, then became fulllength novels, and eventually expanded. Oct 30, 2018 the star trek book is five main sections, space the final frontier, starfleet, federation allies and enemies, science and technology and new life and new civilizations. New frontier is a novel and comic series created by john j. Sep 21, 2017 the first new star trek series in more than a decade deals with the demands of longform storytelling and confronts earthbound production problems. The first installment in a brandnew threepart digitalfirst star trek. Excalibur, as told by new york times bestselling author peter david. The blish books have been gathered, twice, into more convenient form. Much like timothy zahns thrawn trilogy created the modern star wars expanded universe, so did peter davids adventures of captain mackenzie calhoun and the u. The star trek book is five main sections, space the final frontier, starfleet, federation allies and enemies, science and technology and new life and new civilizations.
In 2000, pocket books began a second book only series star trek. Star trek 101, s newest regular column, serves two functions. How much trouble can a pair of federation starships get into. New frontier is a series chronicling the adventures of captain mackenzie calhoun and the crew of the uss excalibur. Calhoun is the only nontv star trek character to be the subject of an action figure. The novels follow the crew of the uss excalibur, under the command of mackenzie calhoun. Peter david is the new york times bestselling author of numerous star trek novels, including the incredibly popular new frontier series. Published by pocket books, the series was released beginning in 1997. Created by peter david in 1997, it was the first star trek book series to prominently feature characters created directly for print rather than for the screen.
I really want to read the last two new frontier books plus these three new ones. The next entry in sterlings pop culture psychology series features 20 essays and an exclusive interview with rod roddenberryson of star trek creator gene roddenberry. Jul, 2017 star trek new frontier books 14 house of cards, into the void, the two front war, end game. Starfleet corps of engineers but in a whole new format, the series is released as ebooks.
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. Peter davids the captains daughter is a good sequel to the enterpriseb part of star trek generations. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. Since before this, there were only prose novels about the original series and spinoffs aired on tv, however, pocket books made a strong bet giving green light. If youre digging through back issues of trek comics, the chances you what youre holding is an old dc star trek comic are pretty high. First prose star trek series this novel was very important for the line of prose novels of pocket books about star trek. Ordover and peter david, and primarily written by peter david. The first installment in a brand new threepart digitalfirst star trek. Prometheus is a novel miniseries created by christian humberg and bernd perplies. Ordover and peter david and published by pocket books. I play the part of captain rupert trask on star trek.
Ten years before kirk, spock, and the enterprise, the uss discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien. Each completed image is original to the comics, and characters, settings, and action, designed to appear seamless, regardless of the images source. Although the previous novel was missing in action, be aware that there was a comic star trek. Novels have been included in crossovers with other star trek book lines, such as. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek. New frontier was the first star trek book line not to be based on a television series. He really developed the back story on demora sulu and hikaru sulu. I also liked the fact the toys didnt have to be put back in the box by the end of each story. New frontier series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. New frontier was the first star trek tiein fiction property not to be based on a television series. His notable comic book work includes an awardwinning, 12year run on the incredible hulk, as well as runs on aquaman, young justice, supergirl, and fallen angel.
Star trek new frontier omnibus by peter david nook book. The following year pocket books launched another new adventure. Star trek voyager book 03 pathways abridged 1 duration. This was the first star trek series since star trek. New frontier provided a selfcontained corner of the alpha quadrant written entirely by peter david, carrying the consequences from one story to the next. I liked how the series flowed from one book to another in the early part of the series. Now, over a dozen books later, peter david has gathered some of the finest star trek authors to tell new tales of the excalibur crew. Someone has completed the climb captain kirk attempted at. His star trek work includes both comic books and novels such as imzadi, and cocreating the new frontier series. Star trek refers both to the star trek universe and to star trek. Mccoy, scotty, uhura, sulu and chekov were the initial faces that first introduced us to life on a spaceship. His tngstarfleet academy books are also great, and introduce a number of characters from the new frontier series.
In addition, he has also written dozens of other books, including his acclaimed original novel, sir apropos of nothing, and its sequel, the woad to wuin. Enterprise concluded in 2005, and the first show to be developed specifically for the cbs all access streaming. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. New frontier book 1 kindle edition by david, peter. New frontier book series by peter david includes books house of cards star trek new frontier, no 1, into the void star trek new frontier, no 2, the two front war, and several more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But his line of firesurvival duology developed the worfkheyler back story as well. Sep 17, 2019 new frontier provided a selfcontained corner of the alpha quadrant written entirely by peter david, carrying the consequences from one story to the next. New frontier is the father of the modern star trek expanded universe. With sonequa martingreen, doug jones, anthony rapp, mary wiseman. Another good installment in the series, with some quite shocking developments. New frontier enovel from new york times bestselling author peter david.
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