Adventures In Time and Space

Taylor, Mary P.

ISBN 10: 0671034154 / ISBN 13: 9780671034153

Published by Pocket Books, 1999

About this Item

Near fine condition.Pocket Books,1999.First Pocket Books paperback edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Includes the definitive Star Trek novel Chronology.Large format paperback(two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a small colour mark, ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.602pp including Appendix:The Pocket Books Star Trek Timeline.A collectable first edition-first printing. This is another paragraph Review: 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. First Pocket Books paperback edition-first printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adventures In Time and Space
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671034154
• ISBN 13: 9780671034153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near fine

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Synopsis

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!

About the Author

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.