Stardate 1999. To commemorate twenty years of thrilling Star Trek novels, Pocket Books is proud to present a one-of-a-kind tribute volume highlighting the most unforgettable moments from a generation of bold explorations by some of the most imaginative science fiction authors of our time! Selected by an expert Star Trek fan, Star Trek: Adventures In Time and Space contains page after page of terrific Star Trek moments. Over the course of two decades, Pocket Books has published hundreds of fantastic adventures set in the astounding universes of Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation®, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, and Star Trek: Voyager®. Here is the crème de la crème of Starfleet's literary voyages: the most dramatic confrontations, the strangest aliens, the most deadly perils that ever tested Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, and their valiant crews. Journey backwards through time to sample the best the future has to offer! SPECIAL BONUS FEATURE: The Star Trek Novel Chronology, showing where each book falls in the grand Star Trek saga -- because readers demanded it! It's a concept that shouldn't have worked: excerpts from the best of the Star Trek novels, grouped under such categories as The Crew, Visions of the Future and Aliens, and Allies and Enemies. After all, these segments of Trek narratives were designed to be read in context, weren't they? It's a tribute to Mary P. Taylor's editing skills, however, that this turns out to be a truly delightful volume, with the various extracts chosen so cannily that the final effect is of an exhilarating, world-spanning saga, with each section adding fresh insights. Of course, the segments that grip most compulsively are those by the most authoritative writers (such as Sherman and Schwartz's wonderful study of Spock in Vulcan's Forge and Steven Barnes's adaptation of a TV episode, Far Beyond the Stars . But such is Taylor's skill at picking the best: there are no episodes that are less than rewarding. It's also an intelligent touch to strip-mine the galactic derring-do with passages on the creation of the various TV series and movies. Here again, enthusiasts will find much to cherish (not least in the section by The Man himself, Gene Rodenberry). The final effect of the book, though, is to confirm the continuing vigor of a concept that shows every sign of lasting until the futuristic era it depicts. --Barry Forshaw, Amazon.co.uk Featuring more than 60 excerpts from 20 years of Star Trek fiction, this collection includes selections by Steven Barnes, Diane Duane, Michael Jan Friedman, and other authors who have contributed to the ever-popular series. An introduction and connecting narratives by Taylor blend the excerpts into a cohesive tapestry that displays the many sides of Star Trek. A comprehensive time line of all the novels, short stories, and audio recordings should appeal to series fans. For most sf collections. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. This feast for Trekkers excerpts, synopsizes, and thematically analyzes all the authorized Star Trek novels as of the end of 1998. Since Taylor discusses all 100-plus ST novels, and some of them several times, it is no wonder that the book contains nearly 600 pages of small print. Those are 600 invaluable pages for anyone interested in the ST phenomenon and the light the novels throw on Spock's emotional life, the culture of Spock's home planet Vulcan, the Romulans and the Klingons in all their various incarnations, the handling of other aliens, etc. Taylor emphasizes Captain Kirk's Enterprise and her right good crew, probably because she is a first-generation Trekker. She attempts no reconciliation of the continuity of the novels with that of the media series, and her prose positively oozes love for ST and all its avatars, characters, races, societies, and ships. Which is to be expected, since it has been said that of all media-made sf universes, ST's would be the most fun to live in. Roland Green Mary P. Taylor is a trial attorney in Chicago, Illinois, who finds the give and take of the courtroom endlessly exciting and fascinating. A lifelong reader of science fiction and fantasy (as well as anything else she could get her hands on), Ms. Taylor fell in love with Star Trek when it first aired on NBC in 1966. Written Star Trek seemed a logical development to her, and she has read every Star Trek novel ever printed and has published reviews online and for Star Trek fan club newsletters. She lives in the Chicago area with her three beloved cats in a house filled with books, computer parts, cat toys and a few too many Beanie Babies. Her email address is MaryT 2054@aol.com and she expects to hear from many readers who disagree with her choices for this book. Used Book in Good Condition