In the flesh the possibility of a third global war following the first and second was feared for decades, particularly during the cold war, when geopolitical. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. Nov 25, 2012 the new coffee table book star trek federation. Detailed information about the postwar federation and s. Nov 01, 2018 a brief history of the dominion war, from the opening of the bajoran wormhole to the battle of cardassia and treaty of bajor. Heres what you need to know about world war iii, according to star trek canon. Voyagers monumental mission, bringing the star trek adventures timeline up to 2379.
The novel dark mirror comments that 40 million lives were lost in the third world war, which contradicts encounter at farpoint. First contact contentsshow history historians of later centuries had varying. Gerrold discusses what was successful and what wasnt, offering personal interviews with the series legendary stars and dissecting the trends that developed throughout the seasons. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Encounter at farpoint, qs postatomic horror court was set in the 2079, far after the end of the eugenics wars. Thus there is no reason for future star trek productions to change the 20th and 21st century history of the star trek universe to make it the same as in our history. Its hard not to, especially as star trek was my introduction to science fiction and i primarily read that and its lovely literary partner, fantasy. Anyways world war iii is a largely unexplored era of star trek history, i will be using what little sources we have about the war from various star trek movies and episodes and i will also be using information from extracannonical sources such as novelizations and reference books. Goodman, is an in universe history of star trek that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the founding of the united federation. The enterprise war ebook written by john jackson miller.
Goodman did an excellent job on this book, which is a musthave for trek fans. The autobots traveled on a titan a transformer the size of a city called. It starts when the reallife earth of 2011 switched places with the post world war iii star trek earth of 2063 at the end of the events of star trek. World war iii is a common theme in popular culture. It was in this episode inspired by a world war ii submarine thriller, the enemy below that we learn a bit of vulcan history, with. I love giving book recommendations almost as much as i love cracking open a new hardcover, and so i thought it would be fun to offer a few suggestions pairing trek fan. Zefram cochrane is a fictional character in the star trek universe. Vulcan philosophy vulcan salute war warp control waterfall wave weapons pod winter workshop world war iii year. Star trek history, as laid down in the sixties, is inevitably going to run afoul of real history, but thats not going to hurt the show any. Please make sure it is about or involves a world war 3 multiple countries fighting. It starts when the reallife earth of 2011 switched places with the post world war iii star trek earth of 2063 at the end of the.
He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, ebooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them star trek, world of warcraft, starcraft, marvel comics, buffy the vampire slayer, serenity, resident evil, gene roddenberrys andromeda, farscape, xena, and. Discover the amazing science of star trek and how it has influenced realworld technology such as flip phones. The luminous, winged being directly interfered at the end of the devastating global conflict, which is a part of star trek history that has been referenced many times throughout the franchise. Here is a timeline of important events leading up to our game. A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. I often find myself connecting star trek to my other hobbies, like reading. An exploding moonbased power station shades of the chernobyl nuclear disaster leads to an economic and environmental crisis in the klingon empire. Jan 06, 2011 looks back at events across star trek history that occurred from january 16. For those of us who are both, i cant imagine a more satisfying read.
Responsible for starting world war iii with his genocidal attacks, he spouts such pearls of wisdom as no one talks peace. The science ficton universe of star trek touchs on the theme of world war iii. Based in the universe of star trek, created by gene roddenberry. Star treks original series brought the cold war into space. From that point on, star trek canon stuck with the idea that a major world war happened in the 21st century.
Jul 22, 2016 now, without further ado, lets jump into the complete history of star trek, shall we. The enterprise war is the fifth novel for the television series discovery, written by john jackson miller, published on 31 july, 2019. Over 600 million people died in the war, and human civilization nearly collapsed, resulting in a period known as the postatomic horror that lasted into the early 22nd century. World war iii was a global, and ultimately nuclear, conflict on earth in the. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. The wrath of khan, when khan and his people, living in exile on a desert planet. This time world war iii is said to have happened in the 21st century. The history of the united federation of planets is the tale of an extraordinary interstellar alliance, slowly forged from the convergence of human, vulcan, tellarite, and andorian histories, and those of its other member species.
Next generation tng, and all of the star trek feature films, including the three. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. Jan, 2012 i love it when a book makes a serious effort to make pop culture accessible to historians and vice versa. World war iii 2026 2053 was the last of earths three world wars. Theres no consistency to what world war iii is in trek mythology. Poised on the verge of interstellar war, captain kirks last best hope that the federation can. Drawing on hundreds of contemporary news articles and primary sources not seen in decades, this book tells the true story of the first. World war iii at memory beta, the wiki for licensed star trek works world war iii at wikipedia. And as a history teacher, i can see how useful this book will be in supplementing more standard texts in. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. These two reasons clearly show that star trek does not inaccurately teach the viewers that the third world war happens in. What was the cause of ww3 in the star trek universe. The spaceflight chronology was a star trek reference book published by pocket books in 1980, by stan and fred goldstein, illustrated by rick sternbach.
However the franchise has also outlined a fictional future history of earth prior to this, and, primarily through time travel plots, explored both past and furtherfuture. Boldly go on a chronological journey through the trek universe by richard edwards 12 march 2020 from the original series. History geeks will love the way this book makes the patterns of real world history visible in the star wars universe, too. That cold war influence came across in a different way 25 years after the series debut in star trek vi. World war iii memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The franchise is primarily set in the future, ranging from the mid22nd century star trek. These books rock, and they even reconcile the faux 90s of oldschool trek.
You actually get to see the war erupt on earth in 2053, and get a ton of details about. Star trek history, as laid down in the sixties, is inevitably going to run afoul of real history, but thats not going to hurt the show. Rising from the ashes of world war iii, new seeds of the federation were brought forth in 2063, when doctor zefram cochrane created earths first warpcapable ship. Information on many of the species inhabiting the quadrant, including the kazon collective, the vidiian sodality, the malon, the voth, and more. World war iii memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The peace of the alpha quadrant is shattered when, without warning, the romulan sun suddenly goes supernova, destroying the entire solar system.
And as a history teacher, i can see how useful this book will be in supplementing more standard texts in world history classes. A civil war rages on vulcan, drawing into it the crew of the enterpris. Bread and circuses, spock states that thirtyseven million people died in world war iii consistent with phloxs assertion that over thirty million died in the eugenics wars again connecting world war iii and the eugenics wars but not rikers claim that six hundred million died in the nuclear conflict in star trek. The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It seems that every once in a while, history requires that the monsters win. Never seen award, as being the favorite historical moment only alluded to in star trek. After world war iii ended in 1992, khan and his followers ruled until they were deposed in 1996.
First contact, upon seeing beverly crushers new more advanced scanner, a doctor wondered if it was japanese. Discover the amazing science of star trek and how it has influenced real world technology such as flip phones. What was a nifty oneoff episode would inspire the best of the star trek movies, 1982s star trek ii. Jan 08, 2020 anyways world war iii is a largely unexplored era of star trek history, i will be using what little sources we have about the war from various star trek movies and episodes and i will also be using information from extracannonical sources such as novelizations and reference books.
Enterprise launched 22642270 events of the original star trek series 2273. I recently found a star trek the next generation book in a small local store. Pocketbooks only commissioned 2 novels for the romulan war, probably the most pivotal event in star trek history as it led to the federation i still think there should be a tales of the. Around the star trek world in 150 years ars technica. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. This article dicusses the fictional timeline of the star trek franchise.
What to read this summer based on your favorite star trek. Phasers are common particlebeam weapons first seen in the. Star trek was an american science fiction television series that first aired in 1966. Oct 28, 2016 star treks original series brought the cold war into space. Star treks mysterious world war iii ties into discovery season 2. First contact that world war iii was firmly established as ending in the year 2053. Spaceflight chronology memory beta, noncanon star trek. Also included are detailed sections on the changes made since the time of the tv series in the governments of the klingons, romulans. Star treks mysterious world war iii ties into discovery. Date event 19921996 the eugenics war 2053 world war iii on earth 2063 first contact between humans and vulcans 21562160 romulanearth wars 2161 founding of the united federation of planets 2245 u. The book comes with translated historical documents, rare archival.
Eugenics war world war 3 discussion in general trek discussion started by hux, apr 5, 2015. Featuring informative and analytical text combined with exciting photography and infographics throughout, the star trek book is broken down into main categories such as science and technology, starfleet, allies and enemies, and more. Jan 24, 2019 but one of the other historical villains is a guy named colonel green, who spock identities as a major jerk from world war iii. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star trek. The war was starting up again on earth when world war iii happened, just like in the history of the star trek universe. Following their bestsellers vulcans forge and vulcans heart, josepha sherman and susan shwartz conclude their new trilogy chronicling the latterday adventures of one of star treks most beloved characters, shedding new light on his worlds shocking history. Janice liedl has done a fabulous job with nancy reagin to bring the geeky history of star wars into the geeky world of real history for obsessive readers like myself. But one of the other historical villains is a guy named colonel green, who spock identities as a major jerk from world war iii. Decandido was born and raised in new york city to a family of librarians. Instead, keeler started a pacifist movement, causing the united states to delay its entrance into world war ii, allowing nazi germany enough time to develop a nuclear weapon and win the war. The story provides much more background than we ever got in the television version as to the. Discovery tackles general order one, world war iii, and.
Memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki is a fandom books community. Star treks mysterious world war 3 ties into discovery season 2. 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 1983 hit 99 luftballons by nena tells the story of a young woman who accidentally triggers a nuclear holocaust by releasing balloons. History geeks will love the way this book makes the patterns of realworld history visible in the star wars universe, too. The undiscovered country, the last star trek movie featuring the full original crew. The first 150 years collects the chronology of pivotal events in star trek history, tells the story of how humanity made contact with other life in. Space seed, spock and mccoy imply that the eugenics wars were world war iii.
An alternate universe work on by doragon, which can be found here if you happen to be a member. James cromwell later played cochrane in the 1996 feature film star trek. The book opens with a letter from commandant of starfleet academy brigham wu thanking the faculty who helped to author the volume, which is intended to educate starfleet academy cadets about the history of the federation and starfleet. The great ships have left wartorn vulcan behind and, after a most arduous journey, have arrived at their destination. These two reasons clearly show that star trek does not inaccurately teach the viewers that the third world war happens in the 1990s ad. It depicted a time many years in the future, where mankind wasnt restricted by many of the cultural issues that affected the lives of those watching the television show. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 star trek episode metamorphosis, in which he was played by glenn corbett. So if youre brand new to trek or a little hazy on the history of.
As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. As for the war itself, the tos episode space seed establishes that world war iii also called the eugenics wars was the conflict during which khan and his eugenicallybred superhuman followers conquered a quarter of the earth. Boldly go on a chronological journey through the trek universe by richard edwards 12 march 2020 from the original series to discovery, heres how the star trek timeline fits. In the world of star trek, david gerrold opens up dialogue on the people, places, and events that made star trek one of the most popular series ever. The search for spock take place in 2285 the wrath of khan is a sequel to the episode space seed, which okuda dates to 2267. The motion picture world war iii reached its peak on 1 may 2053. The enterprise war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star trek. The story of star treks resurrection between the 1969 cancellation of the original series and the 1979 release of robert wises star trekthe motion picture, has become legend and like so many other legends, it tends to get printed instead of the facts. Now, without further ado, lets jump into the complete history of star trek, shall we. Discovery season 2s second episode, new eden, made world war iii a part of the ongoing mystery of the red angel. The first 150 years collects the chronology of pivotal events in star trek history, tells the story.
Jan 25, 2020 thus there is no reason for future star trek productions to change the 20th and 21st century history of the star trek universe to make it the same as in our history. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. World war iii was a 21st century global conflict on earth, waged in part with nuclear weapons, in which an estimated 600 million perished. In okudas timeline there is a gap of eighteen years rather than the fifteen years established in dialog. And if the entries tilt toward deep space nine, thats because weve spent the week celebrating the 18th anniversary of the shows premiere. Star treks original series brought the cold war into. This supplement contains a complete time line from the beginning of earths space history to the time of star trek iii. The vulcans at the time are technologically advanced compared to the humans and have had much more experience as a space faring species, they dont view humans as inferior simply because they fought a nuclear war, they view humans as children in need of guidance not only because of recent human history but because the ancient vulcans fought a.