The original series mirror, mirror 1967 as with so many nowiconic star trek conceits, the mirror universe started with a single oneoff episode, in which transporter interference from an ionic storm spits kirk, uhura, scotty, and mccoy out into a. The vulcans make first contact with the terran people. The novels are based solely on the mirror universe episodes. Mirror universe prose works specifically, the terran empire still exists in rumpform, with humanity having been driven all the way back to the sol system by the klingoncardassian alliance by the 2360s or 2370s and militarily contained there, and with mirror spocks reforms having largely failed as policy. Starfleet intelligence, by the year 2267, referred to this reality. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. Voyagers mirror universe episode could be living witness. The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a. Mirror broken comics by comixology star trek books, star. This chronology is intended as a guide to the events depicted in the mirror universe, as well as its internal history, described from that universes pointofview. Star treks mirror universe is one ofhell, themost famous parallel. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Please take it with a grain of salt and bear in mind that for all we know groups and individuals in the mirror universe are likely to take positions and actions contrary to our history.
In todays lore video we crossover into another reality and explain the lore and history of the mirror universe and terran empire. Star trek mirror universe history, from the original series. In addition to the main novel line, one short story is also connected, from seven deadly sins. It tells three different stories that take place in the mirror universe of each star trek series. Pages in category novels based on the mirror universe star trek.
Pages in category mirror universe the following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. 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. Coming soon, wok and tng era mirror universe uniforms based on the descriptions and drawings from comics and books. The mirror universe trilogy by william shatner 3 primary works 3 total works a followup series by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens to their odyssey trilogy. If youre on the casual side of star trek fandom, but find yourself curious about this deliciously campy alternate reality, we put together a guide to the mirror. This is a very well thought out, totally intriguing, alternate star trek history that is well worth your time. Written in response to a comment from minecraft guardiansaiyan. Mirror universe book series by multiple authors includes books glass empires, obsidian alliances, and shards and shadows. These are the mirror universe uniforms that have appeared in the star trek series.
Mirror universe coexisting on another dimensional plane the astronaut on the moon is seen wearing a ev suit still in use in the mid22ndcentury, suggesting a date much later than the prime universe moon landing in 1969. Something of a dark mirror of the traditionally optimistic, progressive worldview of star trek, the mirror universe sees the benevolent federation replaced by the evil terran empire, a violent, ruthless organization obsessed with conquest. In star trek chronology, the earliest appearance of the mirror universe is in the prequel series star trek. The big current one consists of the three anthologies and sorrows and lions eventually, all of which have mirror universe on the cover at part of the title. Follows events from my mirror verse version of star trek 2009, an unholy alliance. The most interesting aspect of the entire book, all three stories told by different writers, is that they joyfully mine star trek history, each with a little.
In the episode mirror mirror, both the prime and mirror universes halkan council were engaged in negotiations for their dilithium. Enterprise, not to mention appearing in related comics and novels. In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek. The circumstances faced by the terran race as depicted in the 2017 mirror broken comic book series differs substantially from those seen in the star trek. The most recent book in the series is rise like lions, a full length novel by david mack. Hypothetical timeline of the mirror universe this is the hypothetical timeline of the mirror universe. Since the alternate universe was first glimpsed in the classic episode mirror, mirror, something about star treks dark side has beckoned us, called to us, tempted us like forbidden fruit on the tree of knowledge. I know i say this a lot, but my god has it really been this long. The mirror universe is a parallel universe in which the plots of several star trek television. It is set immediately after the events of star trek iii. Enterprise twists humanitys history in the mirror universe, revealing that we lean into our baser, more selfish instincts than create the utopian world that star trek represents in its main. Also note that there are various different mirror universe continuities in the books. The mirror universe is an alternate reality that runs parallel to the main star trek timeline.
Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. The format of the chronology is based more or less on that found in star trek chronology. Enterprise novel the good that men do established that section 31 was already aware of the existence of the mirror universe by 2155. 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. The original series book 1 kindle edition by mack, david, cox, greg, sussman, mike, ward, dayton, dilmore, kevin, margaret clark. Uncensored, unauthorized oral history of star trek. A history of the future, by michael okuda and denise okuda. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e.
Almost a year in this dark, evil and twisted hell called a universe. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss discovery around a decade earlier. Star trek the mirror universe saga tpb 1992 dc comic books. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, barbara luna. The star trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this mirror universe. In 2018, cbr rated discoverys mirror universe saga as the 18th best multipart episode story of the star trek. In 2009 the series continued in an anthology of twelve short stories, shards and shadows, which.
Mirror universe is the unofficial designation for the parallel universe the terran empire and the klingoncardassian alliance originate from. A mirror universe of the alternate reality is introduced in issue fifteen of idw publishing s star trek. Empire and commits it to the greatest gamble in its history. The books featured one novel for each of the five television series plus the new frontier series. Star treks mirror universe alternate history theory youtube. 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. Comic books 101, a humorous stroll through the history and high points of the. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. As we head further into discoverys incarnation of the mirror universe, lets look back at all of the mirror universe episodes in star treks history ad the original series mirror universe. 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. Mirror universe series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This anthology is set in star treks original mirror universe and continues some of the stories that were published in mirror universe.
The most interesting aspect of the entire book, all three stories told by different writers, is that they joyfully mine star trek history, each with a little overlapping among the generations. It was released on region one dvd in the united states on november 1, 2005. The star trek novels continue the mirror universe after season seven of deep space nine, showing us how the terran rebellion is becoming more of a social revolution, as well as giving us perspectives on mirror spocks rise to power as emperor after the initial episode mirror, mirror, empress satos putting down of the rebellion during the. Also coming soon off duty mockups based on the ds9 mirror universe crew. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star trek. These books offer writers the chance to be very daring by bumping off. Its telling that the manyworlds theory only really applies to parallels, and elsewhere in star trek the alternate realities arise from fewworlds origins like the mirror universe id argue, time travel shenanigans, and pranks pulled by q. The first welldocumented crossover into the mirror universe, in 2267 the mirror universe is a parallel universe where the patterns of events move in similar manners to that of the primary universe, but the intentions and characterizations are different, often showing evil characteristics in place of good, and vice versa. Mirror universe is a novel series published by pocket books. Canon fodder hypothetical timeline of the mirror universe. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks. A transporter accident places captain kirks landing party in an alternate universe, where the enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire. Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki.
Starfleet intelligence, by the year 2267, referred to this reality as terran empire parallel. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. 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 a mirror, darkly was first released for home viewing as part of the star trek. See more ideas about mirror universe, star trek universe and star trek. Heres how wed rank it and all the mirror universe episodes that.
The original series mirror, mirror 1967 as with so many nowiconic star trek conceits, the mirror universe started with a single oneoff episode, in which transporter interference from an ionic storm spits kirk, uhura, scotty, and mccoy out into a parallel universe from their own. Everything from books, to video games, to even comics have slotted. During first contact, cochrane kills the vulcan captain and his fellow terrans storm the vulcan ship. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks mirror.
The mirror universe was a parallel universe widely recorded as first being visited by james t. Jan, 2017 7 rules to follow for star trek s mirror universe syfy wire duration. The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Star trek mirror universe glass empire is such a book. A brief history of star treks mirror universe nerdist. Then, for the 2004 television season, the couple joined the writing staff of star trek. This book tells the overview of the story of how the mirror universe spock acted after meeting the. Since the alternate universe was first glimpsed in the classic episode mirror, mirror, something about star trek s dark side has beckoned us, called to us, tempted us like forbidden fruit on the tree of knowledge. These stories take you through the darker side of the already dark mirror universe and let you see that there are truly good people on both sides of the major conflicts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This empire is ruled by a ruthless emperor and all other races are considered rebels. Enterprise is still boldly going where no man has gone before. This parallel universe coexisted with the prime universe in the same space, but on another dimensional plane.
Jan 09, 2018 as we head further into discoverys incarnation of the mirror universe, lets look back at all of the mirror universe episodes in star treks history ad the original series mirror universe. Discovery, vaulting ambition, adds a biological wrinkle to the humans of the terran empire in the alternate dimension known as the mirror universe. In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek itself. Star treks mirror universe alternate history theory. Personal log, recorded under personal security lockout thetatango 74567435c. The classic episode mirror mirror introduced the mirror universe, a reality. Mirror universe is a prose fiction series set in the mirror universe featuring characters from many star trek series.
The first two comprise collections of three novellas, the third a series of short stories, and the fourth is a novel expansion of one of the earlier novellas. This mirror universe is run by the terran empire instead of the federation. Mirror universe score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks mirror universe. But the best known parallel timeline in star trek lore is the socalled mirror universe, introduced 50 years ago in the beloved original series episode mirror, mirror, which aired on october. Star trek is rife with stellar alternate reality stories, and no, were not talking about the.
The following characters are categorized as versions of crew from the mirror universe. Jan 14, 2018 the mirror universe has a rich history, starting in the original series and going all the way through star trek. In the episode mirror mirror, both the prime and mirror universe s halkan council were engaged in negotiations for their dilithium. It began with a series of six novels published in two books in 2007. The mirror universe has a rich history, starting in the original series and going all the way through star trek. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. The next generation, go into the alternate mirror, mirror universe to. The images shown were of those set in the mirror universes history. Infinite alternate quantum realities are only necessary for the purposes of that one episode.
Novels based on the mirror universe star trek wikipedia. The mirror universe is a parallel universe where the patterns of events move in similar manners to that of the primary universe, but the intentions and characterizations are different, often showing evil characteristics in place of good, and vice versa. And on july 4th you can take a trip to the mirror universe in john jackson millers star trek. Star trek logo, mirror universe, star trek uniforms, space story, united federation of.
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