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The Kobayashi Maru (Star Trek Novel)
''The Kobayashi Maru'' is a 1989 ''Star Trek'' science fiction novel by Julia Ecklar which has several characters from the Star Trek original series marooned in space on a disabled shuttlecraft. Its title comes from the unwinnable Starfleet Academy training scenario first introduced in the 1982 movie '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. Plot introduction While stranded in a damaged shuttlecraft, Kirk, Sulu, Chekov, and Scotty recall their Starfleet Academy Command School experiences with '' The Kobayashi Maru'', a training simulation where a cadet has to rescue a crippled fuel freighter by that name from the Klingons The Klingons ( ; Klingon language, Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' ('' ..., a no-win scenario where any course of action the cadet takes ends in failure. The purpose of the no-win outcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobayashi-Maru
The ''Kobayashi Maru'' is a training exercise in the ''Star Trek'' franchise designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. The ''Kobayashi Maru'' test was first depicted in the 1982 film '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', and it has since been referred to and depicted in numerous other ''Star Trek'' media. The notional goal of the exercise is to rescue the civilian spaceship ''Kobayashi Maru'', which is damaged and stranded in dangerous territory. The cadet being evaluated must decide whether to attempt to rescue the ''Kobayashi Maru''—endangering their ship and crew—or leave the ''Kobayashi Maru'' to certain destruction. If the cadet chooses to attempt a rescue, an insurmountable enemy force attacks their vessel. By reprogramming the test itself, James T. Kirk became the only cadet to defeat the ''Kobayashi Maru''. The phrase "''Kobayashi Maru''" has entered the popular lexicon as a reference to a no-win scenario. The term is also some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Ecklar
Julia Ecklar (born 1964) is a John W. Campbell Award–winning science fiction author and a singer and writer of filk music who recorded numerous albums in the Off Centaur label in the early 1980s, including '' Minus Ten and Counting'', '' Horse-Tamer's Daughter'', and ''Genesis''. Her ''Divine Intervention'' album released in 1986 was the first filk genre release to combine the lyrical elements with orchestral and rock arrangements. Julia's first solo album in 25 years, ''Horsetamer'', was finished by March 2013, produced by Michael Moricz. L.A. Graf L.A. Graf is a pseudonym for the writing team formed by Ecklar, Karen Rose Cercone, and Melissa Crandall for the 1992 Star Trek novel #60 ''Ice Trap''. For all later L.A. Graf novels the writing team was a partnership between Ecklar and Cercone. L.A. Graf reportedly stands for ''Let's All Get Rich and Famous''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wrath Of Khan
''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer and based on the television series ''Star Trek''. It is the second film in the ''Star Trek'' film series following '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), and is a sequel to the original series episode "Space Seed" (1967). The plot features Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'' facing off against the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film is the beginning of a three-film story arc that continues with the film '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984) and concludes with the film '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986). After the lackluster critical response to the first film, series creator Gene Roddenberry w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
