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The Q Continuum
''Star Trek: The Q Continuum'' is an omnibus edition of a three novel miniseries written by Greg Cox, based on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. The novels explore the history of the multi-dimensional being Q prior to his introduction in the 1987 episode "Encounter at Farpoint". The Science Fiction Book Club released a similar edition with a different cover in 1998, also titled ''The Q Continuum''. The edition is part of the ''Star Trek: Signature Edition'' (2003–04) series, published by Pocket Books. Included, is an interview of Cox by Kevin Dilmore. Production ''The Q Continuum'' trilogy was conceived by John J. Ordover at Pocket Books. Cox lamented he was uncertain he had "nine-hundred pages" in him when offered the project. He accepted the task after rewatching all the episodes featuring Q. Cox said, in ''Voyages of Imagination'' (2006), the poetry included in the novels was written by Karen Palinko. Several printings included a facsimile signa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cox (writer)
Greg Cox (born 1959) is an American writer of science fiction, including works that are media tie-ins. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He has written numerous ''Star Trek'' novels, including ''The Eugenics Wars'' (Volume One and Two), '' The Q Continuum'', ''Assignment: Eternity'', and ''The Black Shore''. His short fiction can be found in such anthologies as ''Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War'', ''Star Trek: The Amazing Stories'' and ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' logs. His first " Khan" novel, ''The Eugenics Wars: Volume One'', was voted best sci-fi book of the year by the readers of ''Dreamwatch'' magazine. Cox can be found in a bonus feature on the "Director's Edition" DVD of '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. Bibliography ''Star Trek'' novels *''Star Trek: The Original Series'' **''Assignment: Eternity'' (1997), **''The Rings of Time'' (2012) **''The Weight of Worlds'' (2013) **''No Time Like the Past'' (2014) **''Foul Deeds Will Rise'' (2014) **''Child of Two W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Mitchell (Star Trek)
Gary Mitchell (born 3 May 1965) is a Northern Irish playwright. By the 2000s, he had become "one of the most talked about voices in European theatre ... whose political thrillers have arguably made him Northern Ireland's greatest playwright". From a working-class, loyalist background, Mitchell's first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play was produced by Tinderbox but Mitchell's first major theatre success was the production (by Connall Morrison) of his ''In A Little World of Our Own at the Peacock'', a gripping and unflinching portrayal of loyalist culture. It won ''The Irish Times'' Theatre Award for Best New Play in 1997, and it later went to Belfast as part of an Abbey Theatre tour. The following year the Peacock Theatre produced his ''As The Beast Sleeps''. He was writer-in-residence at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1999. His works have also premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre. ''Force of Change'' won the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q-in-Law
''Q-in-Law'' is a 1991 science fiction novel by American writer Peter David, part of the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' saga. It features Lwaxana Troi and Q. The book was ignored by the ''Star Trek'' office at Paramount, and apparently published only at the insistence of Majel Barrett, the actress who played Lwaxana on the television series, and was wife to its creator Gene Roddenberry. Plot The ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) is assigned to diplomatic duty to host the wedding between two houses of the Tizarin, a race that lives only in space and engages in commerce. One of the guests is Lwaxana Troi, to represent Betazed ''Star Trek'' is a science fiction media franchise that began with Gene Roddenberry's launch of the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' television series in 1966. Its success led to decades of films, novels, comics, and spinof .... The time setting places it after the events of "Deja Q" (third season) and before "Q-Pid" (fourth season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q-Squared
''Q-Squared'' (full title '' Star Trek: The Next Generation – Q-Squared'') is a non-canon ''Star Trek'' novel by Peter David. It spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in 1994.http://www.hawes.com/1994/1994-07-24.pdf ''Q-Squared'' was released in July 1994 as one in a series of "Giant Novels" for the ''Star Trek'' line from Pocket Books. Although the novel was primarily based on and around the characters of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', this book was particularly notable for bringing together the characters of Q from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and Trelane from '' Star Trek: The Original Series''. Plot Trelane, who first appeared in the original ''Star Trek'' episode " The Squire of Gothos", is revealed to be a member of the Q Continuum. He taps into the power of the continuum and uses this ability to tamper with time and reality, resulting in the intersection of three different parallel universes which are also referred to as time "tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Q
''I, Q'' is a 1999 ''Star Trek'' novel by John de Lancie and Peter David. Set in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' fictional universe, the novel depicts Q joining forces with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data to save his wife and son and avert the end of the universe. It is the first novel to explore Q's parenthood. De Lancie, who played Q on several ''Star Trek'' television series, was the only ''Next Generation'' actor to write a novel based on his character. Plot summary The novel opens with a mysterious Lady, who, having grown bored with contemplating the Universe, has decided to bring it to an end. She walks to the beach of the island where she lives alone, and summons a storm. As the storm builds up, a bottle washes up to the shore. The Lady picks up the bottle, takes out a manuscript it contains, and begins to read as the storm stands by and waits for her. Q is deep-sea fishing (literally standing at the bottom of an ocean) with his wif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrekNation
TrekNation is a reference and community website for the ''Star Trek'' franchise. It also serves as a hub for its network websites: TrekToday, a news site updated nearly daily; The Trek BBS, which describes itself as the largest ''Star Trek'' community on the Internet; and Jammer's Reviews, a ''Star Trek'' review site. TrekNation History TrekNation was established on June 27, 1999 by Christian Höhne Sparborth as a network site for Sparborth's sites TrekToday and TrekBBS after he left another network, the TrekZone Network, over disagreements with TrekZone's founder. Other websites included in TrekNation were Jamahl Epsicokhan's review site Star Trek: Hypertext and the now defunct Warp Eleven. In addition to serving as a network site, TrekNation conducted a number of interviews with past and present ''Star Trek'' cast, crew, and contributors; published articles and columns on the Trek franchise; and posted reviews of ''Deep Space Nine'', '' Voyager'' and ''Enterprise''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterprise Products, a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company * Enterprise Records, a record label * Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a car rental Provider ** Enterprise Holdings, the parent company General * Business, economic activity done by a businessperson * Big business, larger corporation commonly called "enterprise" in business jargon (excluding small and medium sized businesses) * Company, a legal entity practicing a business activity * Enterprises in the Soviet Union, the equivalent of "company" in the former socialist state * Enterprise architecture, a strategic management discipline within an organization * Enterprise Capital Fund, a type of venture capital in the UK * Entrepreneurship, the practice of starting new organizations, parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deja Q
"Deja Q" is the 13th episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and the 61st episode of the series overall. This episode aired on syndicated television in February 1990. In this episode, as the 24th-century crew of the starship '' Enterprise D'' struggles to prevent a moon from falling out of orbit, their situation is further complicated by a visit from a powerful nemesis named " Q" (John de Lancie), who informs them that he has been stripped of all his powers and must live out a mortal life. The episode is noted for its comedy and exploration of humanity and morality. Plot The Federation starship ''Enterprise'' arrives at planet Bre'el IV to prevent the looming disaster of the planet's asteroidal moon falling from its orbit and crashing into the highly populated planet; as the ship arrives, the planet is already experiencing damaging effects of the moon's gravitational field. As the crew is working, Q (Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, most often seen as the captain of the Federation starship . Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and two episodes of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', as well as the feature films ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), and '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). He is also featured as the central character in the show '' Star Trek: Picard'' (2020–present). Picard was born in La Barre, France, to Yvette and Maurice Picard. Casting and design After the success of the contemporary ''Star Trek'' feature films, a new ''Star Trek'' television series featuring a new cast was announced on October 10, 1986. ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry named Picard for (one or both of) the twin brothers Auguste Piccard and Jean Piccard, 20th-century Swiss scientists. cited in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where No Man Has Gone Before
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, ''Star Trek''. Written by Samuel A. Peeples and directed by James Goldstone, it first aired on September 22, 1966. In the episode, after the ''Enterprise'' attempts to cross the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy, two crew members develop powerful ESP abilities which threaten the safety of the crew. The episode was the second pilot, produced in 1965 after the first pilot, " The Cage", was rejected by NBC. Reportedly, Lucille Ball, who owned Desilu Productions (where the pilot was produced), persuaded NBC management to consider a second pilot, thereby exercising a special option agreement it had with Desilu, because she liked Gene Roddenberry and believed in the project. The episode was eventually broadcast third in sequence, and it was the first episode to be shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC on July 12, 1969. commented out because it is never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), or ''Enterprise''-D, is a starship in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and the film ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994). It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. ''The Next Generation'' occurs in the 24th century, 78 years after the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the starship ''Enterprise''. Andrew Probert's ''Enterprise''-D updates Matt Jefferies' iconic 1960s ''Enterprise'' design, depicting a ship supporting a larger crew on a longer mission "to boldly go where no one has gone before." Development and production Concept Paramount Television Group and ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry announced the development of a new ''Star Trek'' series in October 1986. Because the ''Enterprise'' had been "just as important to he original ''Star Trek''as Kirk, Spock, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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