Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read now that weve all seen the teaser trailer for star trek into darkness, weve got a bad case of read more. Mccoy was most famously portrayed by actor deforest kelley in the original star trek series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the animated star trek series, six star trek movies, the pilot episode of star trek. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books. If you like star trek into darkness you are looking for futuristic, humorous and semi serious movies about with spacecraft, outer space, space travel, space and aliens, adventure, space wars and heroic mission themes of action, adventure and scifi genre shot in usa. Published may 21st 20 by pocket booksstar trek first published january 1st. Originally from wellington, new zealand, karl urban now lives in auckland. While it is more eventful than its 2009 predecessor, there seems to be fewer stops for audience rest and thorough character development. After ds9 and star trek discovery, star trek does not need another dark version of the federation and our future. Background information the novel was fosters first work in the star trek universe in almost thirty years. Great deals on diamond select star trek action figures. Carol marcus, aka alice eve, is the narrator of the star. Born on june 7, 1972, he is the son of a leathergoods manufacturer who had hoped that karl would follow in his footsteps. A massmarket paperback edition was released in august 2010. With the release of star trek into darkness just a few days away, what better way for trekkies and trekkers to celebrate than by picking up a star trek comic book.
The film takes place in an alternate time line, dealing with james t. Sep 22, 2018 star trek into darkness uss vengeance part 2 duration. The motion picture with this classic movie novelization written by legendary star trek creator gene roddenberry. In october, orci said that location scouting was underway, and a comic book series of which orci would be. Sep 05, 2017 karl urbans performance as leonard bones mccoy in the 2009 star trek reboot literally moved leonard nimoy to tears. Star trek into darkness uss vengeance part 4 duration.
Doctor who is a longrunning british science fiction television program. Star trek has referenced doctor who on a few occasions in tng. With chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, benedict cumberbatch. His first acting role was when he was 8 he had a line on a television series.
The toughest star trek film quiz in the known universe as star trek beyond beams into cinemas this friday, test your knowledge of the big screen. Abrams relied on subtle depthoffield for his 3d approach which definitely enhances the scale in larger action beats, while adding shape to the twists and turns of the enterprise bridge and hallways. I like how this fills in some small holes from the movie, like dr. Star trek into darkness is headed into its second weekend and our own polling shows that many fans plan to see the movie a second third, fourth, etc. Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read.
Star trek into darkness uss vengeance part 1 youtube. The crew of the uss enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the federation stands for, to the test. Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in trade paperback in may 2009. First officer spock, doctor leonard mccoy, lieutenant nyota uhura, chief engineer. The book s creative visual design will provide readers with a. Star trek into darkness audiobook, by alan dean foster. Star trek beyond makes the 2009 star trek a much better. While this book is great for reliving the film, and its got some fabulous extra bits for scotty, there are a bunch of really strange choices in the narrative that arent in the film at all, such as mccoy somehow managing in just a few minutes to get all of. Abrams and company have returned to take us on another journey into the final frontier. In a way, damon and i were the biggest debaters about this, recollected roberto orci.
Star trek into darkness uss vengeance part 2 duration. Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, star trek into darkness is a rocksolid installment in the venerable scifi franchise, even if its not as fresh as its predecessor. But if youre not a huge star trek fan, and youre looking for something thats more than just action, thrills, and pure entertainment, you may come away a. Abrams has delivered an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. So today, as with all the star trek franchise movies, i was expecting big things. Bones mccoy is a character in the american science fiction franchise star trek. When the crew of the enterprise is called back home, they find an.
Karl urbans star trek performance moved leonard nimoy to. Karl urbans star trek performance moved leonard nimoy to tears. In star trek into darkness, spock prime is described as living on new vulcan while the younger spock remains aboard the enterprise struggling with the loss of his homeworld, as well as his relationships with uhura and james t. Interestingly, the film is used as the prime example of the franchises curse having been somehow been inverted by nemesis, as it is a contested sequel coming off the rather wellreceived 2009 reboot and preceding the surprisingly improved sequel, star trek beyond. Star trek into darkness audiobook listen instantly. After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from. The ethics of star trek by judith barad and ed robertson. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at.
The compendium special features damon lindelof said the jumping off point for the story was deciding whether khan would be the villain, and they weighed the pros and cons of him appearing. Star trek into darkness is the sequel to star trek 2009. I would kinda say the same thing about star trek into darkness, although it is a better movie that world war z, and i personally got more enjoyment out of it than i did with world war z. Over and over, kirk comes up against situations and opponents that he cant defeat through bullheadedness, luck. Enterprise, as well as the movies star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. For diehard trekkie fans, this is definitely a book that you want to pick up. Maybe i am missing something, but i really didnt think the movie was appropriately named. He is an actor and producer, known for star trek 2009, thirteen days 2000 and i, robot 2004.
Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster the official novelization of the. Among the topics the star trek book will cover are starships, the starfleet crew and galaxy wars. Bruce greenwood was born on august 12, 1956 in noranda, quebec, canada as stuart bruce greenwood. Its almost as though the creative minds involved decided that they wanted to stretch the formula and style a bit further to hammer home the point that the new trek movies werent going to suffer from the safe overfamiliarity of the old. First contact, he no longer wears his visor in lieu of the more innocuouslooking ocular implants. Star trek into darkness and millions of other books are available for instant. Doctor who actors names are listed among clare raymonds descendants. The next generation, and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Mar 02, 2015 cnn around 2002, i was browsing in a used book store in pittsburgh, and there it was. The toughest star trek film quiz in the known universe. Kirk and the uss enterprise crew hunting down rogue federation agent john harrison.
Best movies like star trek into darkness bestsimilar. Carol marcus, aka alice eve, is the narrator of the star trek into darkness audiobook. Mar 31, 2016 among the topics the star trek book will cover are starships, the starfleet crew and galaxy wars. Star trek into darkness is an interesting mixed bag. Picard starts with starfleet doing some pretty shady stuff. To ask other readers questions about star trek into darkness, please sign up.
With the assistance of the enterprise crew, admiral kirk must stop an old nemesis, khan noonien singh, from using. Captain kirk and the crew of the enterprise face a dire new threat rising in the wake of the movies momentous events. Kelley said that his greatest thrill at star trek conventions was the number of people who told him they entered. Publisher comicmix won a ruling in a lawsuit brought against it by dr. It was first released on dvd, bluray, and bluray 3d in the united kingdom on september 2 7 and in the united states and canada on september 10. While this book is great for reliving the film, and its got some fabulous.
Turns out that when youre a cocky, inexperienced captain of a starship who keeps breaking the rules, you eventually get removed from command. It is about the uss enterprise crew who explore space. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Star trek into darkness paramount pictures, 20 is the twelfth feature film based on the popular science fiction television series, star trek. Why would a starfleet admiral ask a threehundredyearold frozen man for help. The star trek franchise continues with this followup to 2009s j. Carol marcus lies to get on the enterprise and that is something that spock would never do. Star trek into darkness book by alan dean foster official. Section 31 would be further explored in shows like enterprise and discovery, as well as the film star trek into darkness. Star trek may be speeding into darkness, but the lens flares on the enterprise are brighter than ever and that can mean only one thing j. Kirk, first officer spock, doctor leonard mccoy, lieutenant nyota uhura.
The movie was full of action, tension, a fair amount of fun and had something to it that drew me to find. Lets take a look at star trek into darkness which was written after the movie of the same name was released. The toughest star trek film quiz in the known universe film. The star trek franchise consists of six liveaction and one animated tv series and thirteen motion pictures, which boldly go where no one has gone before. Jan 01, 20 star trek into darkness is the sequel to star trek 2009. Like lost in space and the twilight zone, it is one of very few englishlanguage science fiction franchises that are older than star trek and currently in production, and the only such franchise maintaining narrative. It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. Star trek into darkness was released as a digital download on august 20, 20. Cnn around 2002, i was browsing in a used book store in pittsburgh, and there it was. Kirk, first officer spock, doctor leonard mccoy, lieutenant nyota uhura, chief. Star trek into darkness kindle edition by foster, alan dean. The next generation book 9 kindle edition by friedman, michael jan. The underlying mechanics of the visor the transmission of images directly into the brain to overcome blindness has been developed in the real world, albeit not as precisely as seen in star trek. When the crew of the enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.
Someones edited star trek scenes into the force awakens trailer and its weirdly wonderful. It will also chart the development and major arcs of tos, star trek. Kirk has a certain amount of casual sex, because hes james t. Fans of tos the original series will be intrigued to note that a certain dr. Jul 19, 2016 the toughest star trek film quiz in the known universe as star trek beyond beams into cinemas this friday, test your knowledge of the big screen franchise from the very beginning jordan hoffman. Star trek beyond 2016 s tar trek into darkness is both suspenseful and an actionpacked sequel. Kirk, first officer spock, doctor leonard mccoy, lieutenant nyota uhura, chief engineer montgomery scott, lieutenant hikaru sulu, and ensign pavel chekov. Carol marcus shows up, and although there isnt time for more than light. Benedict cumberbatch crack video star trek into darkness. The official movie tiein novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2009s blockbuster feature film star trek. Carol marcus, aka alice eve, is the narrator of the. Enterprise will embark on the greatest manhunt in history. Star trek into darkness movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
The franchise began as a tv series on nbc which ran from 1966 until 1969, and was rebooted with a successful new feature film series in. Int his particular movie, the enterprise crew have to face off with a formidable foe khan or more appropriately, khaaaan. In times of darkness, like we have now, we need more light, not more darkness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek into darkness. When a ruthless mastermind known as khan benedict cumberbatch declares a oneman war on the federation captain kirk chris pine spock zachary quinto and the daring crew of the u. The naked now, riker asks for a sonic driver to open a force field, a reference to the sonic screwdriver used by the doctor to open doors and force fields throughout the doctor who franchise. Karl urbans performance as leonard bones mccoy in the 2009 star trek reboot literally moved leonard nimoy to tears. Star trek into darkness is playing as premium 3d and imax experiences and its easy to recommend either version to interested moviegoers. May 16, 20 star trek into darkness quotes john harrison. But the second film, star trek into darkness, deliberately refutes its predecessor.
Star trek star trek beyond was inspired by fan response to star trek into darkness says simon pegg benedict cumberbatch revealed star trek spoilers to stephen hawking. Star trek into darkness audiobook by alan dean foster, alice eve. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a call to darkness star trek. Star trek into darkness 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Diamond select star trek action figures for sale ebay. The original fiveyear mission of the starship enterprise to explore strange new worlds and to seek out new life and new civilizations has ended. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. Star trek into darkness by alan dean foster goodreads.