The film depicts the formation of the crew of the uss enterprise in a newly established alternate timelinereality created by the films villain nero. He is from the 24th century, and he interacts with young kirk and scotty. After several subsequent print publications such as the 2017 the art of star trek. According to the novel, the only way one timeline could replace another is if they coexisted side by side from the. Is there a book about the alternate timeline where the borg. But ive been thinking that theres at least one other split, maybe several. As a result, the empire continued to exist into the 24th century and controlled all known space after conquering the klingons and defeating the romulans. Within the tv show and movies alone, there are prequels, sequels, time travel and alternate universes to keep. The novel is set in the alternate timeline created by the 2009 star trek movie following the events of the film. And secondly, star trek kind of has a builtin fix for such discontinuities. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. The word alternate here also seems to imply that the original timeline must be continuing as. Whats the best chronological order to watch and read the star trek kelvin. As such, inconsistencies can and will be found with accepted canonical sources, such as the star trek chronology and the star trek encyclopedia, and with unofficial but wellestablished sources in trek fandom, such as the various starfleet manuals.
The first star trek novel set in the kelvin timeline is due out in. The film depicts the formation of the crew of the uss enterprise in a newly established alternate timeline reality created by the films villain nero. The uss enterprise is destroyed the uss enterprisea is commissioned at starbase yorktown as its replacement. Alternate original series movies choose not to use archive warnings. We are in the prime timeline, kurtzman confirmed, referring to the original series timeline as opposed to the alternate kelvin timeline established in jj abrams 2009 star trek movie. Star trek is the eleventh entry in the star trek film series, the eighth to feature tos characters, and, discounting time travel, the earliest film chronologically. The film, written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman and directed by j. The next generations third season, yesterdays enterprise, turned 30 this week and remains one of the most beloved and acclaimed episodes of not just tngs run, but all of star trek. Star trek technically, the events of this film are in an alternate timeline that splintered off from events that take place after star trek. Alternate original series movies navigation and actions.
Taking place in an alternate timeline created when the starship kelvin was destroyed by. The episode routinely pops up on best of lists for its series and for the franchise as a whole, and its the kind of episode so full. Department of temporal investigations novel watching the clock goes into detail about how and why some forms of time travel create parallel alternate realities and others lead to the overwriting of the same timeline. Countdown, old spock and nero are shown living in the 24th century and interacting with the characters picard, data, worf, etc.
The year 2233 is when the kelvin timeline diverges from the prime timeline. Alternate realities is the sixth entry in the star trek. Old spock is the same spock featured in the prime universe. Bennett in the 2008 novel of the series, infinitys prism, the concept of quantum realities. Apr 24, 2020 star trek the unsettling stars by alan dean foster. The kelvin timeline bluray disc set of the three alternate reality films on the occasion of the. Abrams movie as being set in an alternate timeline.
There have been some rather good pieces of fiction in this timeline of the star trek universe, including a particularly enjoyable comic book series, so i am looking. Several statements in star trek suggest that many alternate timelines coexist. Given that most of the unofficial ones werent particularly complimentary, its weird. Picard is fairly straightforward, assuming you have followed the stories of star trek. In first contact, we only see the borg assimilated world for a few seconds while the enterprise is in the temporal wake, but i would love to know if there is a published book, or a decent fanfic about the events that transpire in those few seconds but existed for 300 years in an alternate timeline. The alternate timeline of the new star trek movies finally. For star trek fans, since the 1990s the first place to look to dig into the artistry of the sets, props, and costumes was the book the art of star trek, by judith and garfield reevesstevens, the ultimate art reference for decades of star trek productions. The general consensus regarding star trek timelines in that theres two, one for all the tv shows and another for the kelvin timelinejjversewhatev. Waiting on wednesday upcoming star trek novels the unseen. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. The alternate timeline being the one of star trek 2009. Deep space nine millennium miniseries explores an alternatetimeline created.
However, there is more to this alternate reality than just those movies. Terran empire memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. In addition, the makers of the game star trek online, which takes place in the original timeline, released this image which helps clarify where their game fits into the new status quo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek 20112016 vol. This nicely lays out how the two timelines are related, and shows they both continue to exist. The official star trek twitter revealed the cover for the novel star trek. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. Abrams star trek movie takes place increates an alternate timeline version of the trek universe we know and love. 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. A timeline through the star trek universe, part i the star trek saga has boldly traveled through space and time throughout its over fifty year history. An original novel based on the thrilling star trek movies directed by j.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. The unsettling stars book by alan dean foster official. The synopsis of the plot of the unsettling stars reads. The landmark alternate timeline episode from the middle of star trek. A trilogy called myriad universes each offer three novellas showing amazing alternate realities that put wild spins on trek history. To do this, lieutenant paul stamets navigates the ship through. The alternate reality was a new reality created on january 4, 2233 stardate. But without an official name to call the timeline, star trek fans have had to use a variety of unofficial names like the abramsverse, or the jjverse, or nutrek or the alternate. The kelvin timeline reference book, the franchise moniker was for the first time used for a home video format in june 2019 with the release of the star trek trilogy. Kirk and an inexperienced crew commandeering a repaired u. Cbs has finally announced an official name for the alternate timeline that started with 2009s star trek. Ultimately, spock is pulled into a black hole at the end of the story, sacrificing himself, with.
Daunted by the prospect of catching up with a fiftyyear franchise, many potential star trek fans just gave up until director j. Its time to dive into the endall debate about the different star trek timelines. The same borg queen that picard encountered in star trek the first contact made appearances in voyager. In the final episode titled endgame, janeway seemingly destroyed the borg queen with help from an alternate timeline version of herself. The word alternate here also seems to imply that the original timeline must be continuing as it was, and the new timeline is a branch of the original. Abrams star trek movie takes place increates an alternate timelineversion of the trek universe we know and love. He talks a lot about quantum physics and the new way of viewing time travel if it were actually possible. Taking place in an alternate timeline created when the starship kelvin was destroyed by a romulan invader from the future. Star trek 2009 memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Waiting on wednesday upcoming star trek novels the. Jul 22, 2016 its fair to say that star trek is one of the biggest media franchises in popular culture history 703 episodes are spread across five series and thats not even counting the animated series. First, we have a return to the alternate timeline created in the 2009 star trek feature film, when.
All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Starfleet has visited the distant past, the far future, and even some alternate timelines. In 2002, star trek nemesis became the final feature film to feature the tng crew and famously ended with datas death. While putting alternate history in the description of the list may seem limiting, we discuss the whole of history in star trek assuming there is a consistent flow to the historical patterns of that universe thus exploring that flow by positing changes in the history. The result is an evil version of luke, a more competent empire, and a potentially worse galaxy. Tos mirror, mirror the original mirror universe episode as well as tngs parallels and the more recent bad robot star trek movies 20092016 have firmly established that star trek is a multiverse, and not just a universe. This article dicusses the fictional timeline of the star trek franchise. New star trek movie takes place in alternate timeline. Mar 22, 2020 the same borg queen that picard encountered in star trek the first contact made appearances in voyager. The unsettling stars is first entry in a new series of novels set in the kelvin timeline of the star trek universe, the alternate timeline that occurred in the 2009 star trek film. Star trek the unsettling stars by alan dean foster. Abrams introduced the phenomenon to a brandnew audience in 2009. Kirk that there is indeed such a thing as a nowin scenario, q transports kirk, crew, and enterprise over 100 years into the new timeline. He is an extremely intelligent and ruthless terrorist, and was the most prominent of the genetically engineered human augments of the late20th century eugenics wars period on earth.
The uss discovery s specialty is using its sporebased hub drive to jump great distances faster than any warpfaring vessel in starfleet. Alternate realitybased episodes were some of the most unique star trek. Deep space nine millennium miniseries explores an alternatetimeline created after the uss defiant is transported twentyfive years into the future. Feb 21, 2020 the landmark alternate timeline episode from the middle of star trek.
Jan 14, 2020 we are in the prime timeline, kurtzman confirmed, referring to the original series timeline as opposed to the alternate kelvin timeline established in jj abrams 2009 star trek movie. Taking place in an alternate timeline created when the starship kelvin was destroyed by a romulan invader from the future, this bold new novel follows captain james t. Does voyager take place in an alternate timeline to tng. Who else could bring together the alternate timeline created in the star trek movie universe with the the already established timeline on st. In star trek 2009, did the original timeline survive. Enterprise out of spacedock for a simple shakedown cruise. Apr 01, 2020 the unsettling stars is first entry in a new series of novels set in the kelvin timeline of the star trek universe, the alternate timeline that occurred in the 2009 star trek film. That star trek series continued with 20s star trek into darkness and will once again arrive in theaters with this summers star trek beyond. Jan 19, 2020 the novel is set in the alternate timeline created by the 2009 star trek movie following the events of the film. Cowriter for the 2009 star trek movie roberto orci backed this up in an interview when asked if the new timeline had wiped out the old one, answering, it continues. The star trek book is a perfect primer to the 50year old franchise. In this timeline, spock was assassinated in 2279 before his reforms could be implemented. What universe or timeline is star trek discovery in. In an alternate timeline, the terran empire is commonly known as the united empire of planets.
Tng writers reveal darker alternate ending for one. Khan noonien singh, also known as john harrison or also simply as khan, is the main antagonist of the 20 scifi actionadventure film star trek into darkness. Light in dark time, the series real plot begins when doc and marty inadvertently get luke and his friends to create an alternate timeline where anakin never became darth vader, but order66 still happened. Alternate timelines were altered versions of the timeline. Star trek postnemesis reading order 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. Khan noonien singh alternate timeline villains wiki fandom. Alternate because it is different from the established history of the star trek universe. In real life, 18 years have passed between nemesis and. The entire star trek countdown comic book series takes place in the prime timeline of 2387 telling the story of spock and nero and how they came together to fall into a black hole sending them. This fits with the alternate timeline, unlike her alternate birth date of 2239, for. Timeline of star trek news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message.
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