David R. George III | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer/novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Star Trek novels |
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David R. George III is an American science fiction writer. [1] His earliest Star Trek work was the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Prime Factors", and he has since written several novels set in the franchise, including The 34th Rule , [2] three books of the Star Trek: Typhon Pact miniseries and the first book of Star Trek: The Fall . [3]
George was a fan of Star Trek as a teenager, saying that the first episode he saw was "The Corbomite Maneuver". [4] His earliest credit in the Star Trek franchise was a television episode. [5] Together with Eric A. Stillwell, he pitched successfully a story which became the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Prime Factors". [6] The pitches took place during the filming of the pilot episode, "Caretaker" and so were only based on the series bible having not been able to see any actual episodes of the show. He said that writing in that medium was fulfilling but did not enjoy the time pressures. [5]
Following this, Stillwell and actor Armin Shimerman pitched ideas for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine but none of their stories were picked up. [6] Later, when Stillwell and George received a request for stories for the Star Trek comic books they found a pitch based on George Takei's experiences of the Japanese American internment during the Second World War. [7] Shimerman suggested that they take the idea to Pocket Books to see if it could be made into a novel; it was subsequently accepted and George and Shimerman developed the idea into The 34th Rule . [6] George was involved in writing some of the elements of the Star Trek: Typhon Pact series of books, which had been originally conceived by Marco Palmieri and initially introduced in the novel A Singular Destiny by Keith R.A. DeCandido. George wrote two of the novels in that miniseries, Plagues of Night and Raise the Dawn. [4]
In his novel Allegiance In Exile, set at the start of the fourth year of the voyage of Captain James T. Kirk's USS Enterprise, George was pleased to be able to include Hikaru Sulu in a major role as he felt he was underused in Star Trek: The Original Series . [8] On August 27, 2013, Revelation and Dust was published by Simon & Schuster. The book was the first part of a five book miniseries entitled The Fall which was intended to bring together the novels of The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. His book was the first to be set after the destruction of the Deep Space Nine space station earlier in the series of novels set after the television episodes. As part of the novel, he requested that a design of the new station was created so it could appear on the cover of the novel. [5]
George has also had two original novelettes published in anthologies. These were the stories Moon Over Luna in Thrilling Wonder Stories, Volume 2 and Native Lands in The Instruments of Vice. [5]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. It originally aired from January 1993 to June 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. The fourth series in the Star Trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy.
Star Trek: Voyager is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor. It originally aired from January 1995 to May 2001 on UPN, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. The fifth series in the Star Trek franchise, it served as the fourth sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, it follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager as it attempts to return home after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy.
The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1987 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation before being used in the subsequent series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise
Section 31, in the fictional universe of Star Trek, is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization that carries out covert operations for the United Federation of Planets. Created by Ira Steven Behr for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inquisition", the organization was intended to act as a counterbalance to the utopian portrayal of the Federation.
Armin Shimerman is an American actor, voice actor and author. He is known for his work as the Ferengi bartender Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Judge Brian Hooper in the first 7 episodes of Boston Legal in its third season in 2006. He is also known for his voice work as General Skarr and Stomach in Grim & Evil, Evil Con Carne, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Dr. Achilles Milo in Justice League Unlimited and reprised the role in the 2016 video game Batman: Arkham Underworld, Prof. Mark Haley and Ace Morgan in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Zilius Zox in Justice League Action, Doctor Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series and Andrew Ryan from BioShock. He also voiced various characters such as Dr. Henry, the Nightmare Alien, Mr. Murphy and many others in the Cartoon Network animated series Regular Show.
Ishka is a fictional character from the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9). A female Ferengi, she is the mother of Quark and Rom. Ishka appears in five canon episodes of DS9, and also features in seven licensed-but-non-canon Star Trek novels.
The Star Trek franchise has produced a large number of novels, comic books, video games, and other materials, which are generally considered non-canon.
Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of seven thematically linked novels that explore the period between the film The Undiscovered Country and The Next Generation episode "Encounter at Farpoint". The series was conceived and edited by Mario Palmieri, and published by Pocket Books. A new novel was published in 2014.
Eric A. Stillwell is a producer and writer who has worked on a number of television series, made-for-television movies, and motion pictures, including numerous Star Trek series and motion pictures.
David Alan Mack is a writer best known for his freelance Star Trek novels. Mack also has had a Star Trek script produced, and worked on a Star Trek comic book.
"The Abandoned" is the 52nd episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixth episode of the third season. It is directed by cast member Avery Brooks, who portrays Commander Benjamin Sisko.
A Stitch in Time (ISBN 0-671-03885-0), published June 5, 2000, is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel written by Andrew Robinson. The novel originated from a biography of Cardassian Elim Garak in the form of a diary which was written by Robinson after he landed the recurring role in the series. He would read extracts from it at Star Trek conventions for fans, and was heard by novelist David R. George III, who suggested he should submit it for publishing. Although it was announced that a sequel would be published in 2001, co-written by fellow actor Alexander Siddig, the only follow-up to the novel was Robinson's short story The Calling which was published as part of the Prophecy and Change anthology in 2003.
Star Trek: Section 31 is a series of thematically linked novels that explore the operations of the clandestine organization known as Section 31. The series was published by Pocket Books from 2001 to 2017, and initially spanned four Star Trek television series: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager.
The 34th Rule (ISBN 0-671-00793-9), published January 1, 1999, is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel written by Armin Shimerman and David R. George III. The story in the novel was an allegory for the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, and was inspired by George Takei's experiences during that period. It had originally been pitched as an episode to Deep Space Nine, but was subsequently turned into a novel.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact is a series of eight novels set in the universe of the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. It features a series of crossovers between several different series of novels, including The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Titan. The Typhon Pact itself has been compared to the Warsaw Pact as a Cold War situation begins in the Star Trek Universe, and one of the books in the series has been described as an allegory for the Arab Spring.
Sci-Fest LA is an annual festival featuring one-act plays in the science fiction genre, held in Los Angeles. It was co-founded by veteran Los Angeles theatre producers Michael Blaha and Lee Costello and actor David Dean Bottrell, and was first held at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles on May 6, 2014.
