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Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback))

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"A warrior fights to the death." That quote alone speaks volumes about "The Klingon Way." Star Trek Klingon for the Galactic Traveler is an excellent addition to your Star Trek library. Not long after reading through this book, I almost felt as if this were a real culture I was reading about. Some of the Star Trek "extras," as like to call them are at best, superfluous. That is not the case in this book. If you're even remotely interested in or intrigued by the Klingons, this book is worth the price. My only complaint, as with other Star Trek "extras," is that it's peppered with black & white photos. Thank you very much to the author for this one.

Klingon for the Galactic Traveler builds on the introductory studies of Klingon culture and language introduced in The Klingon Dictionary. For those who want to learn more about Klingons, what they eat, how they think, feel, etc., Klingon for the Galactic Traveler is a fine place to start your quest for knowledge of Klingons.

This seems to be the best book if you are trying to learn the Klingon Language "tlhingan". It includes a dictionary and a grammer part. Really nice!

This is the second book linguist Marc Okrand has written on the Klingon langugage. He created it for the Star Trek series. Believe it or not, there are people who do speak Klingon. They even get together to speak it and publish a journal. This book talks about "regional" Klingon variations, specialized vocabulary (especially relating to warfare), phonetics, and language changes. It is fun to write in Klingon! See, too, Okrand's KLINGON DICTIONARY.

If you are interested in learning the Klingon language, there are two reference that you must have at minimum. The first is the Klingon dictionary The Klingon Dictionary (Star Trek). You will not find a comparable reference on line. The second is this book. This book links the Klingon language to Klingon culture. Since language and culture are intimately intertwined, you cannot fully understand one without the other. I also think in general, you will enjoy Marc's writing style. From it you will get the impression that Klingons are real (at least for us, their language is!). Klingon is currently the second most popular conlang (comstructed language; the first most popular is Esperanto), and there are many creative works (including an opera) in Klingon. So, here's an excuse to start learning Klingon! QaQ jaj! (good day!)

Great book that discusses more than just the language, but the history and where the different dialects come from and their use in this complex language. A must own for those serious about the Klingon language

I was stationed in Turkey and didnt have a lot to do, so I bought this book for fun. Helped pass the time.