On september 4, a new book will hit stores by none other than william shatner, the original captain james t. Just after the events of star trek generations, on the planet veridian iii, ambassador spock comes to the humble cairn, or stones, that marks the grave of james. We get a blending of the main characters of tos,tng, and voyager. Avenger audiobook by william shatner official publisher. William shatner says its too late in his career to reboot a television series around the character that made him famous. The chief exception was always leonard nimoy, whom shatner considered his. Star trek s iconic captain kirk has a new book, spirt of the horse. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Star treks william shatner wont return for new series. In april 2011, shatner launched his hugely popular oneman show, shatners world in australia and new zealand, followed by tours in canada and over 50 cities in the united states. The first series by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens. Kirk in the star trek franchise can be the kiss of death to a professional acting career, but it doesnt seem to have hurt william shatner. Star treks william shatner celebrates his 89th birthday. The irrepressible, unstoppable william shatner is back in action with a flurry of projects.
Star trek s william shatner has found a way to keep people and himself entertained by delivering parodies of his captains logs from the original series. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Shatner remains genuinely surprised that many of his star trek colleagues disliked him then, and avoid him now. Preserver and the whole mirror universe trilogy is a good read for any star trek fan. Kirk, called live long and what i might have learned along the way. William shatner reveals new star trek book youtube. Fort ticonderoga, new york star trek tour appearance. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e. Jan 21, 2020 a new book is detailing the alleged backstage bad blood on the set of star trek between costars william shatner and leonard nimoy. William shatner says goodbye to leonard nimoy in his new book. If you are waiting for star trek legend william shatner to make an appearance as captain kirk in a new film or tv series based on the original franchise, dont hold your breath.
But as he returns to earth for the first time since his apparent death upon the. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 82985 ratings. Mirror universe star trek book 1 by william shatner and judith reevesstevens. The return star trek shatner, william, reevesstevens, judith. Asked on twitter about the chances that hed play james t. William shatner books list of books by author william. William shatner is up for doing quentin tarantinos star trek. 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. Below we have listed the various series not directly linked to any of the major star trek novel series read more about those by clicking the various links on this page, william shatners shatnerverse novels and any crossover series that spans multiple star trek series, sorted by year of publication.
That controversy centered on william shatner, who did not attend the ceremony. James doohan scotty, nichelle nichols uhura, and walter koenig chekov have all come forward to talk about how disliked shatner was during the filming of the classic series. Sep 18, 2018 william shatners live long and what i learned along the way who is william shatner. A celebration in fact and fable, will be released in may 2017. Aug, 2007 william shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Star trek audiobook by william shatner official publisher. I lover how he has taken a poor character death, and continued on the stories filling in the gaps not in the films.
William shatner toupee does this star trek celeb wear. To the delight of many fans who made the trek pun intended to beautiful ticonderoga, new york, the one and only william shatner was waiting, making his. William shatner, quite obviously did not want himself to be completely torn away from the star trek universe and with this novel, his resurrection in the twenty fourth century, he quite literally guaranteed himself a continued and long life after the events in star trek generations, where we may never see the great captain kirk on screen again. The future of the star trek film franchise is in question after series star chris pine walked away from the negotiating table for star trek 4. Aug 09, 2017 william shatner is known for his role as captain kirk in the original star trek, but the actors personality is a sharp departure from his iconic character. Because of its broad appeal, star trek gained momentum and became a favorite among many. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. Beaming onto social media, the actor has been tweeting captainstyle logs the kind of which kirk would dictate on the show and in the.
I love star trek and the william shatner books are great. Mar 04, 2020 because of its broad appeal, star trek gained momentum and became a favorite among many. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Avenger is an engrossing new star trek epic and a moving. Mar 22, 2020 william shatner, who played the iconic captain james tiberius kirk in star trek. Stewart also hated on president trump and said his new show is nothing like the original. Jan 25, 2018 and now a second towering figure in trek lore has indicated that hed be willing to put on his old captains uniform again for the acclaimed director. William shatner, who played the iconic captain james tiberius kirk in star trek. At his star trek las vegas panel on saturday morning, william shatner revealed that hes working on yet another album. Shatner mentions the suit glibly in one section of the book, but then retells the whole. Star trek fans worldwide would certainly be ecstatic if william shatner reprised his role. The way shatner does it, lets us into his thoughts, is very tastefuly done.
In the book, shatner details his relationship with star trek comrade leonard nimoy, who died a year ago. William shatner felt unwelcome at leonard nimoys funeral. William shatner revisits his 50year bond with leonard nimoy. Kirk onscreen, william shatner has discovered that you can take the man out of the star trek, but you cant take the star trek out of the man. Bantam books 19671994 bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Buy a cheap copy of spectre star trek book by william shatner.
A celebration in fact and fable, out this week from st. In it, he shares not only his deep love of horses, but also the actual writings of literary figures ranging from jonathan swift to. Kirk in a similar series assuming that writers come up. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life.
The official home of william shatner merchandise from star trek, tj hooker, boston legal with the best and cheapest prices found on some of the most unique merchandise and collectibles. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new. It would have been the fourth series in the shatnerverse. I also like the way shatner ties in planets and events from past episodes of the original tv show intro his star trek books. Picard, fans hoping for william shatner to return as kirk may be disappointed. William shatner books list of books by author william shatner. William shatner s live long and what i learned along the way who is william shatner. William shatners new memoir leonard is surprising and moving. William shatner had his phaser set to zing as he discussed the upcoming 50th anniversary of star trek with the post taking aim at the presidential hopefuls and old foe george takei. In fact, william shatner took up the mantle of james kirk again to give a humorous, incharacter update about the coronavirus. Some either include original cast members or make strong homages to what came before. He played a brilliant lawyer far past his prime in boston.
May 05, 2018 press conference for william shatner weekend at the star trek. Stewart also hated on president trump and said his new. Mar 19, 2020 while he recently said he would no longer play captain james t. Jan 31, 2019 the future of the star trek film franchise is in question after series star chris pine walked away from the negotiating table for star trek 4. William shatner will not play captain kirk in any new.
William shatner says no to new star trek cosmic book news. The original series set tour in ticonderoga, new york on may 4, 2018. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. Mirror universe star trek and millions of other books. Captain kirk is synonymous with star trek for a very good reason. William shatner gives hilarious captains log updates. William shatner will not play captain kirk in any new star. William shatner not interested in captain kirk return. Sep 02, 2018 in his new book, the actor who saved the starship enterprise for 79 weeks and ended up kissing james spader says hes still trying to figure out how to make this strange, wonderful, bizarre thing. The original series and seven star trek films, turns 89 years young today. They dont need everything laid out before they try something new.
New frontier was the first star trek book line not to be based on a television series. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain james t. While the show had and continues to have an interesting cast of characters, kirk was the heart and soul of the show from the very beginning. The return is a novel by william shatner that was cowritten with garfield reevesstevens and judith reevesstevens. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including. Captains blood written by william shatner and judith and garfield reevesstevens is a genuine spoton hit. And 2 of them were the new york times bestsellers at that time. The canadian actor attended mcgill university where he was active in theater productions on campus. Avenger by william shatner although kirk appeared to perish at. The novels follow the crew of the uss excalibur, under the command of mackenzie calhoun.
Shatner will be appearing at the star trek tours exhibit in fort ticonderoga, ny on friday june 26, 2020 and saturday june 27, 2020. Jul 01, 2000 the way shatner does it, lets us into his thoughts, is very tastefuly done. New frontier was the first star trek book line not to be based on a television. It took its lead from star trek generations, and told the story of kirks revival. Star trek fans may remember the controversy surrounding leonard nimoys funeral in 2015. Looking for a gift for that special fan on your list. The original series fans wondering if theres a chance of william shatner returning to his role as james t. The tour even attracts notice from various star trek luminaries, perhaps none brighter than the original captain kirk himself. Feb 18, 2016 william shatner revisits his 50year bond with leonard nimoy in new memoir. Star treks original captain william shatner is well known for being prolific on twitter, but every once in a while he dives into the world of reddit and trekmovie has verified the account is. Credit to william shatner, as arguably the best captain of the enterprise, just says no the new star trek that is airing on the shaky cbs all. One of the most gripping and personal star trek stories ever told, the ashes of eden provides a new understanding of one of science fictions greatest heroes as written and read by william shatner. William shatner posts star trek captain logs amid coronavirus.
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. Sep 05, 2018 star trek fans may remember the controversy surrounding leonard nimoys funeral in 2015. Tv and movie props, one of a kind collectables from his career. Shatner s approach to star trek is the direct opposite of his successor, patrick stewart, who sat in the chair for the next generation and came pack for star trek. In april 2011, shatner launched his hugely popular oneman show, shatner s world in australia and new zealand, followed by tours in canada and over 50 cities in the united states. Aug 20, 2019 william shatner captain kirk has had a difficult relationship with all his former costars from star trek. The shatnerverse series by william shatner goodreads. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books. The rivalry is detailed in the new book, shatner, by. Right now im happy doing what im doing, he told the star in.
William shatner rules out starring in a new star trek. Buy a cheap copy of the return star trek book by william shatner. William shatner s newest book, spirit of the horse. A continuence of the storyline from the lack luster captains peril, captains blood is an kirkcentric novel with twists and turns and plenty of actionadventure. A lot of us can relate to those sentiments, even the captain of the starship enterprise. Was william shatner jealous of leonard nimoys star trek. While he didnt reveal details about a release date, he did promise that hes currently laying down tracks and plans to get back into the studio as soon as next week. An intended but abandoned series of novels by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens.
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