At shatner universe, we pride in ourselves to create, develop and pitch projects that connects with viewers using integrated communication platforms. Pendragon accepts the first four shatner reevesstevens novels as part of its continuity. The ashes of eden, the return, avenger, spectre, and dark victory. I also like the way shatner ties in planets and events from past episodes of the original tv show intro his star trek books. Avid trekkers are sure to be delighted with this firsthand account from captain kirk himself. There were also a series of paperback novels dedicated to that universe, and william shatner himself wrote a whole. For three full decades, on television and in film, actor william shatner has portrayed one of the legendary heroes of science fiction. Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The mirror universe is a parallel universe where the patterns of events move in similar manners to that of the primary universe, but the intentions and characterizations are different, often showing evil characteristics in place of good, and vice versa. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Spectre ebook by william shatner, judith reevesstevens. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dark victory.
William shatner of star trek fame captain kirk is the bestknown example. Dealing with the mirror universe, kirk must work with his evil counterpart, tiberius, to get what he wants, and to try to stop possible universal armageddon. Preserver ebook by william shatner official publisher. The star trek books spectre, dark victory, and preserver, all written by william shatner, are about the mirror universe. The mirror universe is a dark and twisted reflection of our own, where humans and vulcans live as slaves to a brutal alliance of klingons and cardassians an alliance long believed to be the creation of one man. Preserver ebook by william shatner official publisher page. This film shows a mysterious and incredibly violent universe. I have read all the recent shatner novels and by far this is the best. Kirk, with his main antagonist being the deposed emperor tiberius, his mirror. Mirror universe trilogy memory beta, noncanon star trek.
Various novels have been set in the deep space nine version of the mirror universe, including a trilogy by william shatner, which reveals the mirror kirk or emperor tiberius as he calls himself is still alive and plotting to reconquer the empire. Starfleet intelligence, by 2267, referred to this reality as terran empire parallel. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e. In the world of star trek, the mirror universe was established back in the original series starring william shatner and leonard nimoy, but has featured in almost every major iteration since, the most recent appearance coming in the first season of. While best known for his creation of captain james t. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. William shatner star trek books in order the return is a novel by william shatner that was cowritten with garfield reevesstevens and judith reevesstevens. Mirror universe ebook written by william shatner, judith reevesstevens. The mirror universe is a dark and twisted reflection of our own, where all that is noble and compassionate is instead cruel and barbaric. Mirror universe star trek book 1 kindle edition by shatner, william, reevesstevens, judith. Meagher cnn a madman from the mirror universe is on the loose, and he. Book one of the shatner mirror universe series, william shatner along with the duo of garfield and judith reevesstevens produce a nonstop action packed galactic size quest of epic proportions. This book answers all the questions from its predecessors.
William shatner has 192 books on goodreads with 83 ratings. Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. Now william shatner again brings his unique blend of talents as an actor. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
Kirk was restored to life following his death in 2371, and went on to adventures involving former crewmates from the uss enterprise ncc1701 as well as prominent 24th century figures. The mirror universe features evil duplicates of the characters from the. The stories involved a crossing over into the mirror universe by protagonist james t. It is set immediately after the events of star trek iii. William shatner is the author of five previous star trek novels. It was published over four years beginning in 1998. Preserver and the whole mirror universe trilogy is a good read for any star trek fan. Captain kirk tries to persuade the evil spock to make a positive change in the evil world of the mirror universe. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Spectre by william shatner overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dark victory ebook by william shatner, judith reeves. A brief history of star treks mirror universe nerdist. Being that the mirror universe episode was always my favorite, this is a must read. This installment was developed to be a sequel to the original series episode the tholian web. I must agree with marc delmonico when saying that williams shatner has done an incredible job writing this book and keeping it contiuous with the star trek universe. Star treklike mirror universe may be discovered by scientists. Mirror universe star trek book 1 by william shatner and judith reevesstevens. Of a scientist, to attempt to revive their discredited. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss discovery around a decade earlier. Nick of time 1960 and nightmare at 20,000 feet 1963. In a mirror, darkly is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series star trek.
The shatnerverse is a series of star trek expanded universe novels written by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens the series theres ten in all do a pretty good job at making what shatner wanted to happen reconcile with the main trek continuity, although there is still an element of marty stu to his character the novels are split into trilogies. After reading the numerous and excellent judith and garfield reeves stevens novels, i wonder how much of the books shatner himself actually writes. The borg have formed an alliance with the romulan star empire in order. Apr 03, 20 the enterprise crew appears in a mirror universe because the machines are altered by a torment. The mirror universe was a parallel universe widely recorded as first being visited by james t. The mirror universe trilogy is the term applied to the second three novels in william shatners series of books the shatnerverse written in collaboration with judith and garfield reevesstevens chronicling the ongoing story of a revived james t. If you like the original kirk as shaped by william shatner, these books are made for you. The decision to set an enterprise episode in the mirror universe originated with a pitch to enable william shatner to appear in the series.
The first welldocumented crossover into the mirror universe, in 2267 the mirror universe is a parallel universe where the patterns of events move in similar manners to that of the primary universe, but the intentions and characterizations are different, often showing evil characteristics in place of good, and vice versa. Preserver is a great conclusion to shatners cliffhanger series. Spectre by william shatner in chm, djvu, fb2 download ebook. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Theres also dark mirror, a preds9 mu novel assuming the terran empire survived into the 24th century. Here are 20 of the best trek alternate realities besides the mirror universe to show how fans just love seeing characters in a new light.
This parallel universe coexisted with the prime universe in the same space, but on another dimensional plane. Boldly going where no audio has gone before, star trek memories is william shatners own behindthescenes look at the legendary 60s television series that continues to spawn movies, books, and series spinoffs 26 years after the last episode aired. It is set in the star trek universe but, as part of the shatnerverse, does not follow the timeline established by other star trek novels. Book one of william shatners mirror universe trilogy has nearly everything for the star trek fan.
William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its obvious they do a great deal of the more detailed work, more than the book. William shatner gets the joke about william shatner. Asked in celebrities, authors, poets, and playwrights how many books did christopher paul curtis write. Asked in books and literature how many books did williamshakedspeare write. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spectre. I also really liked the idea of incorporating aspects of voyager. God that bitch is such a fatty cool story, trumpy by mirror universe female shatner october 19, 2019 5 0. I wonder how much of the books shatner himself actually writes.
Buy a cheap copy of preserver star trek book by william shatner. Maybe because im intrigued by the mirror universe okay, i actually bought the original episode mirror, mirror. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. A fat person, almost always a man, who makes fun of other fat people for being fat, while denying how fat he himself is. Kirk, with his main antagonist being the deposed emperor tiberius, his mirror counterpart. Again, the book were technically astute, probably the most technically correct star trek books ive ever read.
Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The mirror universe trilogy by william shatner for free with a 30 day free trial. Scientists are actively looking for evidence that a mirror universe, the likes of which has been seen in the star trek franchise, actually exists. Earlier mirror universe tales are in separate, incompatible continuities. The books published by pocket under the mirror universe banner since 2007 glass empires, obsidian alliances, shards and shadows, the sorrows of empire, and the upcoming rise like lions share a single continuity, along with the three ds9 novels you mention and the mirror universe story in seven deadly sins. This novel fillin some of the blanks that were left over from the original series, tng, and ds9. In this novel called spectre by the writing team consisting of william shatner, judith reevesstevens and garfield reevesstevens, people from the evil mirror universe come enter the good universe and some of them raise hell. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Odyssey trilogy mirror universe trilogy totality trilogy academy shatnerverse. I would add if you like the original kirk, and believe that he is, and always should be, the center of the trek universe, as well as the greatest captain nay, the greatest being, that ever lived, then these books are for you i liked em well enough, but man, it was definetly shatnerpreening all the. The teleplays for both parts of the episode were written by mike sussman. The way shatner does it, lets us into his thoughts, is very tastefuly done. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spectre.
Whats the general opinion on the shatnerverse books. The footage illustrates almost inconceivable extremes of size and time, from galaxies to subatomic. Kirk, spock, janeway, scotty, bones, who could ask for anything more. If anyone read dark mirror by diane duane, it states spock was executed for treason. They take place in the 24th century at around the same time as the next generation movies, and give a 100year history of events in the mirror universe starting after this episode. Enterprise, and originally aired on april 22 and 29, 2005. His selfeffacing attitude, so perfectly parodied in the bombastic character he now plays on boston legal, is one of the reasons for his huge popularity. A followup series by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens to their odyssey trilogy. Dark victory ebook by william shatner, judith reevesstevens. While it is not continuous with dark mirror by duane ward, i am ready to dismiss that book for this. The shatnerverse is a series of star trek expanded universe novels written by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens the series theres ten in all do a pretty good job at making what shatner wanted to happen reconcile with the main trek continuity, although there is still an element of marty stu to his character. What they dont put on television or even in the motion pictures is certainly available in this book. The mirror universe trilogy was a miniseries of three books written by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens, including spectre, dark victory, and preserver.
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