- Paperback: 206 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (13 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060952768
- ISBN-13: 978-0060952761
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,131,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Now die-hard Star Trek: The Next Generation fans can boldly go where no one has gone before, with this stellar 0combination of high art and high comedy. It's a one-of-a-kind anthology that explores an alternative literary universe any avid reader or Trekker would love -- 20 episodes from the legendary television series (not really) written by the leading lights of the Western literary tradition, including James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Jackie Collins, Tom Clancy, and even Dr. Seuss!
-- Taps into the hottest TV franchise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is the most successful syndicated television series ever.
-- The privately published edition of this book sold out its 2,000-copy printing at last year's World Science Fiction Convention.
-- Highly promotable and well-connected, author Steven R. Boyett is a veteran of the Trek and science fiction convention circuit and is an accomplished showman.
-- Taps into the hottest TV franchise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is the most successful syndicated television series ever.
-- The privately published edition of this book sold out its 2,000-copy printing at last year's World Science Fiction Convention.
-- Highly promotable and well-connected, author Steven R. Boyett is a veteran of the Trek and science fiction convention circuit and is an accomplished showman.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
PARODY: The Almost-Final-Frontier
8 July 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is very good but not one to spend money on. It is funny the first time read, but the second etc, unless you have a very short memory, you remember. I checked this out from the library and read it 1/2 way through on the way home. I especially like the names of the crew ( captain Petard, or captain Jean Hewlett-Picard; the vampire Le Forge not by Anne Rice; Geordache, Doodad) I thought that the entire book was very original and the author did a very good job in the authors unique style of writing though he did lack one thing which would be a Sherlock Holmes story. And by the way, if you don't recognise the authors it doesnt really matter. I only knew of Steven King (The Trekking) Kurt Vonnegut (holodeck-5) Dr. Seuss (Oh the Treks you'll Take!), Anne Rice (The aformentioned Vampire Le Forge), Jurassic Trek (3 guesses as to that author) and J.d. Salinger (The Crusher in the Rye) But I could figure out the other ones easily. You don't have to be a diehard Trekkie to enjoy these but it helps to have seen at least a seasons equivilant of shows. I liked it alot.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Gleeful entertainment
31 Aug 2001
Format:Paperback
One of the best--and most literate--Star Trek texts out there, this collection of short parodies should be enjoyable to any reasonably-well-read Star Trek fan.
The only thing to note is to be sure you're familiar with most of the authors involved before you read the parodies, as the true fun is in seeing how successfully Boyett mimics many different styles, from pitch-perfect Tom Robbins to superb faux Joyce (!) to Anne Rice, to J.D. Salinger, to...
The only thing to note is to be sure you're familiar with most of the authors involved before you read the parodies, as the true fun is in seeing how successfully Boyett mimics many different styles, from pitch-perfect Tom Robbins to superb faux Joyce (!) to Anne Rice, to J.D. Salinger, to...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant
6 April 1999
Format:Paperback
Obviously better educated than some of his critics, Boyett captures the essential style of each and every author he parodies. The author of "Ariel" (1984) and "Architect of Sleep" (1986), Boyett isn't known for his humorous works, but shows us with "Treks" that he can take us anywhere he chooses. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves (or hates) Star Trek, to the educated reader who enjoys a well-crafted parody of the old (and new) favorites, and to anyone who appreciates wonderful writing in any form.
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