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I.K.S. Gorkon
''Star Trek: Klingon Empire'' is series of interlinked Klingon-centric ''Star Trek'' novels written by Keith DeCandido. The series was published by Pocket Books from 2003 to 2008. Originally published as ''Star Trek:'' I.K.S. ''Gorkon''. Production Following positive reaction to his novel ''Diplomatic Implausibility'' (2001), DeCandido was curious if there was sufficient interest in a Klingon-centric series. In '' Voyages of Imagination'' (2009) by Jeff Ayers, DeCandido said "Pocket Books … was willing to take a chance." He had "already set it up" in ''Diplomatic Implausibility'' and ''The Brave and the Bold,'' Book 2 (2002), so he "took it forward" with two novels. A third novel followed in 2005. In 2008, the series was relaunched as ''Klingon Empire''. The scope of ''A Burning House'' was expanded beyond the crew aboard the ''Gorkon''. The series ended with ''A Burning House''. Members of ''Gorkon'' crew appear in the '' Destiny'' (2008) miniseries, by David Mack, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith DeCandido
Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such as '' Star Trek'', '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Doctor Who'', '' Supernatural'', '' Andromeda'', '' Farscape'', ''Leverage'', '' Spider-Man'', ''X-Men'', '' Sleepy Hollow'', and ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life DeCandido was born in the Bronx in New York City, the son of Robert L. DeCandido and GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido. He claims to have been a '' Star Trek'' fan even before his birth, as his parents were fans of ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. DeCandido attended New Rochelle Academy, and then Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx before attending Fordham University. While attending Fordham University, DeCandido worked as an editor and writer of one of the college newspapers, called simply ''the paper''. Career After gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Matter Of Honor
"A Matter of Honor" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 34th episode overall, first broadcast on February 6, 1989. The teleplay is written by Burton Armus, based on a story by Armus, Wanda M. Haight and Gregory W. Amos, and directed by Rob Bowman. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, Commander Riker is assigned to temporarily be first officer aboard a Klingon vessel as part of an officer exchange program. Plot As part of an officer exchange program, Benzite Ensign Mendon is brought aboard the Federation starship ''Enterprise''. Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher mistakes Mendon for Mordock, another Benzite who took the Starfleet entrance examination with him (in "Coming of Age"). Captain Picard suggests a similar officer exchange with the Klingons, and Commander Riker readily vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Based On The Mirror Universe (Star Trek)
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
