| irishgrl |
08-01-2007 07:37 PM |
thats not true, I have the book for the first movie...and who says books are non-canon?
wiki says:
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The Star Trek canon is usually defined as comprising the television series Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the ten motion pictures, and excluding everything else.[1] However, the official Star Trek website acknowledges that this definition is not set in stone, but that the notion of what constitutes canon is fluid, open to interpretation and debate.[1]
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and this from startrek.com
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07.10.2003
How do the Star Trek novels and comic books fit into the Star Trek universe? What is considered Star Trek "canon"?
As a rule of thumb, the events that take place within the live-action episodes and movies are canon, or official Star Trek facts. Story lines, characters, events, stardates, etc. that take place within the fictional novels, video games, the Animated Series, and the various comic lines have traditionally not been considered part of the canon. But canon is not something set in stone; even events in some of the movies have been called into question as to whether they should be considered canon! Ultimately, the fans, the writers and the producers may all differ on what is considered canon and the very idea of what is canon has become more fluid, especially as there isn't a single voice or arbiter to decide. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was accustomed to making statements about canon, but even he was known to change his mind.
In the publishing world, there used to be two exceptions to the novel rule: the Jeri Taylor- penned books "Mosaic" and "Pathways." Many of the events in these two novels feature background details of the main Star Trek: Voyager characters and were to be considered as references by writers on the show. Now that the show is over, some of those events may never be incorporated into a live action format, so the question of whether details from these novels remain canon is open to interpretation.
With regard to the Animated Series, there are a few details from the episode "Yesteryear," written by D.C. Fontana, that reveal biographical background on Spock and planet Vulcan. Details from this episode have been successfully incorporated into the canon of Star Trek (such as in "The Forge") and now that the Animated Series is out on DVD, we hope that even more can make its way in!
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I have several novels by DC Fontana, and if she has Gene's blessing, then I would assume her works are canon.
on a different note, I found a cool timeline
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2045
* A Vulcan scout ship crash lands on Earth. (Strangers From The Sky - Book Two)
2048
* The Icarus discovers sentient humanoid life in the Alpha Certauri system. (Strangers From The Sky - "Author's Foreward")
Note: The Icarus was not a sleeper ship. The 30-year duration of its voyage is a predictable consequence of relativistic time distortion at very high sublight speeds.
2053
May 1
* Colonel Green, founder of the Optimum movement, wages nuclear war upon the United States. (Star Trek VIII: First Contact , also Federation and "The Savage Curtain," Star Trek 6)
* The residents of the Vanguard asteroid colony in orbit around Earth observe the nuclear detonations on the planet. (The Lost Era: The Sundered - Ch. 6)
2055
* Zefram Cochrane discovers a "breakthrough" in warp drive technology. Micah Brack begins funding his experiments. (Strangers From The Sky - "Author's Foreward", also Federation)
2058
August 9
* During a warp field test by Cochrane's Project Phoenix, the Vanguard colony is accidentally transported about 200 light-years from Earth. Less than one month later, the colony is attacked by Naussicans, who kill nearly a third of the colonists. (The Lost Era: The Sundered - Ch. 7-8)
2060
* Aboard the John Cabal, Zefram Cochrane demonstrates warp capability to Brack with a fluctuation superimpellor test sled. (Federation)
2063
April 6
* Zephram Cochrane is visited by the crew of the Enterprise-D from 300 years in the future, who implore him to continue with his warp flight test despite a recent attack by the Borg. Meanwhile, the Vanguard colony continues to practice radical genetic engineering so that their children mature faster and are better adapted to their environment. (The Lost Era: The Sundered - Ch. 12)
April 7
* Cochrane breaks the light barrier with the Phoenix. Vulcan makes first contact with Earth. (Star Trek VIII: First Contact, also Mosaic)
* Dulmer and Lucsly of the Department of Temporal Investigations perform reconnaissance at Cochrane's Montana base to ensure that no corruption of the timeline has occurred. ("Almost... But Not Quite," Strange New Worlds II)
2064
March 19
* Cochrane returns from his interstellar trip to Alpha Centauri on the Bonaventure, arriving at Christopher's Landing on Titan. The entire journey had taken 243 days. Shortly after his return, he departs again to flee Adrik Thorsen. (Federation - Ch. 1-2)
Note: The given year of 2061 is incorrect, as this would predate Cochrane's first manned test of warp drive.
2065
* The U.N.S.S. Amity rescues a disabled Vulcan craft within the solar system. (Strangers From The Sky - "Author's Foreward")
Note: The text claims this to be the first encounter with Vulcans. Either the prior contact with Zefram Cochrane was kept secret, or else the author meant the first offworld contact initiated by an Earth vessel. This particular event appears to have paved the way toward diplomatic relations.
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