Sci-Fi Baby Names [Paperback]

Robert Schnackenberg (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 1, 2007

Boldly Go Where No Parent Has Gone Before!
 
Here are 500 out-of-this-world baby names from classic science-fiction movies, books, and television shows. Choose James to honor the captain of the starship Enterprise. Choose Leia or Leah to salute the sister of Luke Skywalker. Choose Neo to celebrate the ultra-cool messiah from The Matrix. Hardcore fans can go even further with exotic names such as Barbarella, Beldar, Jor-El, and Tron (just don’t send us the therapy bills).
 
Arranged by category for quick reference—with chapters such as Power Names, Feminine Names, and Intellectual Names—Sci-Fi Baby Names is a terrific gift for expecting parents and a wonderful roll call of our favorite science fiction characters.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“It used to be that parents would look to the Bible or history or long-gone relatives to find a name for their baby. Then Mom and Dad began looking to singers and sports starts and movie actors and actresses for inspiration. Now comes Brooklyn writer Robert Schnakenberg with a new source: science-fiction characters.”—Chicago Tribune
 
“Tempted to name your son Yoda? A new book called Sci-Fi Baby Names can help you make that important decision.”—Newsday
 
“Baby names such as ‘China’ and ‘Moon Unit’ are so yesterday. Now your kid can be 23rd century from Day One if you zap him or her with a name from the new book Sci-Fi Baby Names.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

About the Author

Robert Schnakenberg is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn, New York.  He is the author of several books, including The Encyclopedia Shatnerica, the world’s first A-to-Z guide to the life and career of William Shatner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594741611
• ISBN-13: 978-1594741616
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.6 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, weird binding problems January 24, 2009

By Sean Crago

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Useless novelty item or no, I'd say this book still makes a perfectly good gift. Read through it first, and it contained a plenty of names that sound a good deal more reasonable than some of what you hear when you get introduced to a modern kindergarten class. Reads as much like a sci-fi trivia book as it does a baby names book, and is very entertaining.

That said, the binding is so tight and the margins so narrow that it's a struggle to read the words nearest the spine. The publisher needs to find a new printer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A treat for sci-fi enthusiasts to page through December 2, 2007

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Paperback

Sci-Fi Baby Names: 500 Out of This World Baby Names from Anakin to Zardoz lives up to its title and then some. Each of the five hundred names presented is listed along with a source and trivia tidbit referring to characters of that name in science fiction movies, comics, television, and books. The names are categorized into traditional names ("George"), masculine names ("Cameron"), feminine names ("Talleah"), power names ("Quentin"), intellectual names ("Sigmund"), and exotic names ("Vultan"). A treat for sci-fi enthusiasts to page through, and a nice starting point for prospective parents interested in naming their child something a little bit different.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book! December 22, 2010

By L. Kelley

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I bought this book because I am a Sci-Fi fan and the idea of it amused me. I find the book incredibly entertaining. My only problem is the binding is incredibly stiff and tight making a little hard to read.