Adventures In Time and Space (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback)) [Paperback]

Mary P. Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback) | Publication Date: August 1, 1999

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!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com 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. --Barry Forshaw, Amazon.co.uk

From Library Journal

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek; Original edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671034154
• ISBN-13: 978-0671034153
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding; truly on-the-mark character study, October 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures In Time and Space (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback)) (Paperback)

I have read many of the reviews here and elsewhere, and to those who have been disappointed, I daresay that you most likely did not understand what it was you were trying to read. Adventures in Time and Space was not meant to provide any new stories, new characters, or go where no one hasn't already been. Rather, it's meant to be a character study of those characters we've already grown to love (or love to hate) and perhaps tell us why if we didn't already know. Mary Taylor has taken the very best of the best of the Star Trek fiction that has already been published - fiction that we may or may not have already read - provides a small exerpt, and then demyisifies it to the point where we understand the CHARACTERS that these novels are about. If you are looking for a list of novels that is nothing other than a list which doesn't cause you to engage your brain, then this book isn't for you. But if you're looking for a very intelligent, thought-provoking, and very well-thought-out comment on how the very best of Pocket Books' novels have brought out the true essence of the Star Trek universe's characters, then I highly encourage you to pick up a copy of Mary Taylor's Adventures in Time and Space.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By A Fan For Fans, July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures In Time and Space (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback)) (Paperback)

Adventures in Time and Space is a clip show book featuring selections from many of the best Star Trek novels published over the past twenty years by Pocket Books. Ms.Taylor divides the book into subject areas such as 'The Crew' and 'The Vulcan Chronicles'. Each passage is selected to show some character trait or aspect of Star Trek and is preceded by very entertaining and informative commentary that sets up the passage. I found the selections to be well made though I know some people will be disappointed that their favorite novel is not represented. If you are interested in reading Star Trek novels and have never read one or have only read a specific Star Trek series then there is no better place to start than Adventures in Time and Space. It is obvious that Ms. Taylor knows her Star Trek and put a lot of though and effort into this book. A bonus for fans at the end of the book is the fan prepared Pocket Books Star Trek Timeline which places all the novels in the correct chronological order within the various series. For those readers wanting to read all the stories in order then this is the place to find that order.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide for a busy reader!, August 29, 1999

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Delia M. Turner "dmturner" (Haverford, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures In Time and Space (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback)) (Paperback)

I know this is heresy, but I don't have time to read all the Star Trek novels, let alone rediscover all my old favorites. This book is invaluable to me. The author (with whom I share a fondness for the Star Trek characters and their development) has taken the time I don't have to dip into all the books and to describe and excerpt the ones she recommends. I haven't made my way all the way through the book yet because I keep putting it down to go buy another Star Trek Pocket Book I've just discovered. Adventures in Time and Space is going to have a permanent place in my reference bookshelf.