Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years Author: Visit Amazon's David A. Goodman Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1781169152 | Format: PDF
Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years Description
Review
"A bountiful, full-color coffee table book that reads like something that would exist in the Star Trek universe itself. Included in its high-quality pages are Starfleet records, biographies of Starfleet personnel (like that alien-loving James T. Kirk), and histories of the federation." - Kirkus
"A must own for all serious Trek fans." - Nerd Span
"Will keep Trekkies of all ages “engaged” for hours!" - Barnes and Noble Book Blog
"A delight and should provide hours of happy browsing for Trek fans." - Project Fandom
"This book is a must read for Star Trek and science fiction fans alike." - Universe Today
"Star Trek: Federation: The First 150 Years is an important title and one that should be found inside the stocking of every Star Trek fan this Christmas. Highly recommended." - CBS Action
"If you enjoy
Star Trek the bottom line is you will find something to love in
The First 150 Years." - Giant Fire Breathing Robot
"If you know a Trek fan who likes to geek out over worldbuilding, this is the
Star Trek book for them." - io9 gift guide
"It’s the perfect gift for anyone who has ever wanted to know the “official” biography of James T. Kirk" - Den of Geek
About the Author
David A. Goodman has spent the last 26 years writing for television. His credits include The
Golden Girls,
Star Trek: Enterprise,
Futurama (where he wrote the Nebula Award nominated Star Trek homage “Where No Fan Has Gone Before”), and
Family Guy where he was head writer for six years. This is his first book. He lives in Pacific Palisades, CA with his family.
- Hardcover: 167 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books (October 8, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1781169152
- ISBN-13: 978-1781169155
- Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I bought the first printing of "Federation", which came with the pedestal. I was a little disappointed in that book's quality - the spine/glue was very weak and I am afraid to read it any more or some pages could start falling out. Also, I was surprised to see several typos in the first edition... hopefully those have been fixed in this edition.
Anyway, on to my review of Mr. Goodman's book.
Overall, I enjoyed his version of Star Trek's "history". Goodman does a commendable job connecting what seem to be unrelated events and characters into an exciting (albeit retconned) narrative that holds up. Where I felt Goodman came up short was in his telling of the oft-mentioned, never seen on screen Romulan War. As we learned from "Enterprise", a series which Goodman wrote for, the Romulan War is the catalyst for forming the United Federation of Planets. Since the Romulan War is arguably the flashpoint for the entire concept of his book, I was expecting a much more expansive and detailed telling of the war from Goodman. And while his version does have some nice ideas (the Battle of Sol shows you why aliens don't mess with Earth for the next 100 years), a better rendition of the Romulan War played out in the Enterprise novel series from Pocket Books, which operates on a much grander scale. Goodman's telling of the war's final battle at Cheron was a bit anti-climatic with only a few ships involved and the Romulans looking like first year cadets taking the Kobayashi Maru test. Oh, and Mr. Goodman, Bryce Shumar isn't the captain of the Intrepid - Carlos Ramirez is.
Anyway, the Romulan War aside, Goodman does tell some good stories and his writing is sharp.
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