Star trek light twist scientifically explains mirror universe. Through the decades the desire to return to star treks mirror universe has remained, enabling the franchise to explore areas it otherwise couldnt and adding possibilities beyond its usual framework. Mirror spocks rising through the ranks to admiral, staging a coup to become emperor and purposely weakening the terran empire so that the klingoncardassian alliance would conquer them and be destroyed from the inside the worst of both worlds. In the mirror universe miles smiley obrien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might ems days the cold case.
Visit our sister communities stobuilds and stoscreenshots welcome to rsto this is the official subreddit for the star trek online, the licensed star trek mmo. The series is cataloged as star trek adventures by book discovery sites, such as. So it kind of makes sense that a milestone like issue 50 utilises one of the most beloved concepts from classic star trek. That exhortation leads to a cascade of events beautifully imagined by multiple authors including mack in glass empires and extended and concluded here by mack. His writing credits span several media, including television for episodes of star trek. In fact, the mirror universe seems headed for a complete meltdown as the new mirror universe story rise like. Second planet isbn 9780999010105 pdf epub shelby merry. Though now, it seems like that divergence is connected to. You are under the impression that you are the captain. Captain kirk and the members of the enterprise crew once again have to face their doubles from mirror, mirror. It was released on region one dvd in the united states on november 1, 2005.
Set between the events of star trek 3 and star trek 4, this arc from dcs spin at the star trek wheel which, if nothing else, looks a hell of a lot better than the marvel ones did pits an older kirk against his mirror universe doppelganger once more, as the latter realizes theres a chance to take over a second galaxy if he plays his cards right. David mack is the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the star trek destiny and cold equations trilogies. 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. Advertisement the borg are presumably still doing reconnaissance like in the prime universe so its probably just a. How star trek discovery designed the mirror universe and. David mack is the new york times bestselling author of more than twenty novels and novellas, including wildfire, harbinger, reap the whirlwind, precipice, road of bones, promises broken, rise like lions, and the star trek destiny trilogy. David mack author david mack is the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the star trek destiny and cold. Does the new star trek timeline have a new mirror universe.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Crispin, author of the star trek novels yesterdays son and time for yesterday. Jan 22, 2018 existing star trek canon has the divergence between the good universe and the mirror universe at some point in the distant past. Mirror universe is the unofficial designation for the parallel universe the terran empire and the klingoncardassian alliance originate from. As things stand in the mirror universe, the borg are exactly the same as they are in the prime universe because they had no contact with the terran empire. This was his moment, my name is james tiberius kirk and i am the captain of the uss enterprise.
A hypothetic star trek scenario july 26, 2014 by coldspring in the star trek. Leonard bones mccoy travels back in time to 1930s earth and changes history, creating an alternate reality. Mirror universe publications and stories novels the sorrows of empire rise like lions. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks.
Enterprise rise of the federation explores the creation of the. In the mirror universe, spocks secret plan, memory omega, begins to take shape. Because of incursions from our own universe in the deep space nine episodes crossover, through the looking glass, shattered mirror, resurrection, and the emperors new cloak, along with many other stories in the form of star trek prose, the timetable for the implementation of spocks. Mar 19, 2008 just alittle something i knocked up for a star trek rpg i play be gentle my frist time doing something like this. Apr 03, 20 the enterprise crew appears in a mirror universe because the machines are altered by a torment. Star treks mirror universe is one ofhell, themost famous parallel universes in science fiction history. Star trek light twist scientifically explains mirror. David mack ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. He developed the star trek vanguard series concept with editor marco palmieri.
Some things in star trek online involving the mirror universe and the tholians make a lot more sense now that ive seen in a mirror, darkly. David mack published on 20111129 by simon and schuster. This is a comprehensive listing of professionally published star trek fiction novels and shortstory collections. Now if we hold sorrows of empire and rise like lions as canon or semicanon, protocanon, nearcanon, or whatever even though its actually not canon, the borg will never meet the terran. The enterprise crew appears in a mirror universe because the machines are altered by a torment. In 2018, cbr rated discoverys mirror universe saga as the 18th best multipart episode story of the star trek. It is also to some extent the sequel to the same authors novel the sorrows of empire. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Now thats what im talking about i just finished reading david macks novel rise like lions, the phenomenal, longawaited conclusion to the. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Star trek online wiki is a fandom gaming community.
The mirror universe storyline was concluded in the novel rise like lions, released in november 2011. In contrast to the prime universe, the course of history has taken a different turn early in earths history and possibly other planets as well. Rise like lions by david mack overdrive rakuten overdrive. Miles smiley obrien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in the. Rise like lions by david mack in the mirror universe. Follows events from my mirrorverse version of star trek 2009, an unholy alliance. A look through star treks mirror universe boing boing. Oct 09, 2017 in the mirror universe, everyone is a way bigger asshole than they are in the regular star trek timeline. In the original star trek timeline, they could access this mirror universe via transporter in the 2009 film star trek, a new timeline is established when nero and spock. In the star trek universe, theres a mirror universe where the federation and our familiar trek characters are basically the opposite of what it is in the main universe. The mirror universe became a storytelling staple on ds9, right through the 7th season.
Mirror universe series and other related litverse novels in chronological order. Share your glorious or hilarious ingame adventures through stories and screencaps, ask your game related questions, and organize events with your fellow captains. Sure, it was over the top at some points, but it has some great stuff in there. Written by jerome bixby and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on october 6, 1967 the episode involves a transporter malfunction that swaps captain kirk and his companions with their evil counterparts from a parallel universe. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star trek. The rise of empress sato to power the sorrows of empire. Feb 16, 2012 rise like lions concludes the saga set off by the mirror mirror episode of star trek tos. Rise like lions by david mack, 9781501107122, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The world runs under one central government known as the union, a ruthless and desperate organization on a search to find another planet for colonization. Miles smiley obrien struggles to hold together his weary band of. The star trek comic brings the mirror universe to the. Spock prime has returned from the mirror universe or at least part of him has and, for his sake, mccoy makes one last trip to vulcan. Because of incursions from our own universe in the deep space nine episodes crossover, through the looking glass, shattered mirror, resurrection, and the emperors new cloak, along with many other stories in the form of star trek prose, the timetable for the implementation of spocks plan is moved up. A further story taking place in the mirror universe, section 31 disavowed, was released in october 2014. Written in response to a comment from minecraft guardiansaiyan. Instead of greeting the vulcans with open arms in 2063, the mirror version of zefram. The mirror universe reading list is centered around the series of novels fleshing out the history of the mirror universe, specifically emperor spocks memory omega plan.
In the mirror universe, everyone is a way bigger asshole than they are in the regular star trek timeline. Rise like lions by david mack is a star trek novel set entirely in the mirror universe a few years after the events of the deep space nine episode the emperors new cloak. Desperate hours by david mack available from rakuten kobo. Early solicitations of woods novels included the mirror universe logo. Rise like lions by david mack available from rakuten kobo. Discovery the jonathan frakesdirected despite yourself confirmed one of the shows longest brewing rumors, revealing that the titular federation starship has unexpectedly found itself in the mirror universe following a malfunction of its experimental spore drive the mirror universe is an alternate reality that runs parallel to the. Discovery returns with a trip to the mirror universe by nick mangione 01. A number of star trek games take place in the mirror universe or reference it. Novellas glass empires age of the empress the sorrows of empire the worst of both worlds obsidian alliances the mirror scaled serpent cutting ties saturns children short stories shards and shadows. In this book, we see what became of the mirror universes jeanluc picard. Instead of a force for good, theyre a force for evil. The sorrows of empire by david mack available from.
Deep space nine, film, short fiction, and comic books. The twopart episode in a mirror, darkly, which is a sequel to the original series episode the tholian web, reveals the fate of the uss defiant. He obviously knows the star trek universe because he was able to place their mirror counterparts in a believable position and acting in accordance to their fundamental being during this battle to free humanity from their enslavement by the. Decandido, glass empires by mike sussman, shards and shadows by margaret cla. Miles smiley obrien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the klingoncardassian alliance. May 16, 2018 reimagining the mirror universe one of the biggest challenges, though, was reimagining the iconic mirror universe, a star trek staple ruled by the tyrannical terran empire, which. When earth receives a mysterious signal from a neighboring solar system, harper along with five.
Perhaps the mirror universe s greatest accomplishment was pulling off a feat no one thought possible it made star trek. Mirror universe novel the fifth book in the series written. Mirror, mirror is the fourth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Reimagining the mirror universe one of the biggest challenges, though, was reimagining the iconic mirror universe, a star trek staple ruled by. David mack is the new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the star trek destiny and cold equations trilogies. Rise like lions memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. After returning to the mirror universe following her latest defeat, admiral leeta receives orders from the emperor to surrender command of the enterprise to commander jarok. Mirror universe is a series of books in the star trek novelverse, filling in the gaps between the episodes taking place in the mirror universe as shown in the various tv series.
In a mirror, darkly was first released for home viewing as part of the star trek. In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek. In the twopart season four episode in a mirror, darkly, the abandoned uss defiant enters the mirror universe a clever crossover with the tos episode the tholian web and the treacherous crew of the iss enterprise scramble to secure the vessel, which. The klingoncardassian alliance is on its last legs, and so is the terran resistance.
The events kicked off my tos universe kirk encouraging spock to do the logical thing. Jul 26, 2014 how bones created the mirror universe. In star trek chronology, the earliest appearance of the mirror universe is in the prequel series star trek. Existing star trek canon has the divergence between the good universe and the mirror universe at some point in the distant past. The original series episode, the city on the edge of forever, dr. It completes the story of the rebellion against the klingoncardassian alliance. Rise like lions 2011 tostngds9voy, david alan mack. But at the beginning of the book, back in the glory days of the empire, set after the events seen on star trek. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks mirror. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek.