David gerrold memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Gerrold also touches on some of the themes that he expounds in more detail later in the world of star trek, after gaining more experience as a tv script writer and writer of prose. Gerrold was born to a jewish family5 on january 24, 1944 in chicago, illinois. Buy the world of star trek book online at low prices in.
I will combine shipping, just send request for invoice when done bidding. David gerrold was barely out of his teens when he wrote the script the trouble with tribbles for the classic television series star trek. More recently, gerrold wrote and directed the fanmade internet series star trek. David gerrold is the author of over 50 books, hundreds of articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes. Nominated for a hugo award, it was listed by playboy magazine as one of the 50 greatest television episodes of all time. He also wrote the trouble with tribbles episode of star trek one of the most popular star trek episode of all time, and is the author of the popular star wolf, dingillian, and chtorr. David gerrold is a hugo award and nebula award winning author martian child, who, along with dozens of other novels and collections of short stories, has written the nonfiction books the making of the trouble with tribbles and the world of star trek both from 1973. The world of star trek book by david gerrold ballantine paperback 1974 vintage.
David gerrold star trek television the new york times. A photo from gerrold s website shows the writer with william shatner in 1978. David gerrold s the world of star trek was a favorite then, and i am happy to have it in my possession again. He is a classic scifi writer that will go down in history as having created some of the most popular and redefining scripts, books, and short stories in the genre. Dec 16, 2007 by any reasonable definition david gerrold is a major figure in science fiction. Buy the world of star trek book online at best prices in india on. David gerrold is the author of numerous television episodes including the legendary trouble with tribbles episode of star trek. In the 1983 edition of the world of star trek he refers to a woman who allegedly went around various conventions reading to presumably unwilling listeners her 150page singlespaced study of spock and vulcan as a. The legend of star trek lives in the hearts of millions no. David gerrold born january 24, 1944 is an american science fiction screenwriter and novelist. Todays book is the second nonfiction trek book were looking at, david gerrolds the world of star trek, published april 12, 1973. Unfortunately, in the 1980s version, it ends with a flop.
He even talks about it in his semiautobiographical novel the martian child. They are good companion pieces that flesh out an insiders view of producing the star trek tv show. Original 1970s star trek david gerrold paperback book set. David gerrold chronicles the beginnings of star trek, as well as its growing pains, and its evolution up to and including the search for spock. Gerrold discusses what was successful and what wasnt, offering personal interviews with the series. The world of star trek, a behindthescenes reference and interview book. The original series 1966 and the twilight zone 1985. Check back here for the latest information on david s ebooks. David gerrold is the author of the hugo and nebula awardnominated book the man who folded himself and when harlie was one, works that quickly established him in the hard science fiction genre during the 1970s. The world of star trek ebook written by david gerrold.
As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. This is an insiders look at the show, with a great deal of discussion on what gene roddenberry had in mind. Gerrold discusses what was successful and what wasnt, offering personal interviews with the series legendary stars and dissecting the trends that developed throughout the seasons. Yes, he created the tribbles, and for that alone hes earned his place in pop culture history. For television, following his star trek writing assignments, gerrold provided scripts for sliders, babylon 5, the twilight zone. Gerrold took some of his ideas for what star trek could be and built a novel out of them.
The original series 50th anniversary, this indepth analysis of the groundbreaking tv show features an updated introduction by robert j. In addition to his trek screenwriting and prose fiction work, he also wrote two nonfiction books. The next generation by david gerrold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is unusual because most of the books written about the show or based on the star trek are total drivel. I love david gerrolds books on star trek, particularly the world of star trek. He began his career as the precocious author of the teleplay the trouble with tribbles, broadcast on the original star trek series and voted the seriess most popular episode of all time. This book is an excellent companion to stephen whitfield and gene roddenberrys the making of star trek. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the world of star trek. David gerrold wrote a great book about the original star trek series in 1984. Author david gerrolds complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Today, in the second half of our comprehensive conversation, the talk turns to the motion picture, the next generation, deep space nine and new voyages, as well as some longstanding. David gerrold has been writing professionally for half a century. The world of star trek started out amazing, with hilarious tales of the bizarre things that happen in a tv studio and insightful commentary by actors, producer and the author, david gerrold famous for writing the trouble with tribbles. He wrote the script for the original star trek episode the trouble with tribbles, created the sleestak race on the tv series land of the lost, and wrote the novelette the martian child, which won both hugo and nebula awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring john cusack.
He has published some 50 books and won many of his genres highest awards, including the hugo and the nebula. David gerrold books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Starfleet academy stargazer star trek the next generation movie novelizations for. His most famous novel is the man who folded himself. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1.
Of course, it focuses extensively on the writing process, from inspiration to final draft. David gerrold has 216 books on goodreads with 72958 ratings. The prologue describes the approximate outline of the book. Sep 06, 2016 in the world of star trek, david gerrold opens up dialogue on the people, places, and events that made star trek one of the most popular series ever. Books by david gerrold author of the man who folded himself. David gerrold is an awardwinning writer whose first professional sale was the classic star trek episode the trouble with tribbles. Cold equations the dominion war gemworld the genesis wave imzadi maximum warp the q continuum slings and arrows star trek. David gerrold books list of books by author david gerrold. The world of star trek by david gerrold 1973 page 2. The world of star trek by david gerrold, paperback barnes. In his book the trouble with tribbles, in which author david gerrold tells how the popular episode of that name came to be written, gerrold sets out how the concept for this novel arose. Januar 1944 in chicago als jerrold david freedman ist ein.
He created the tribbles for star trek and the sleestaks for land of the lost. As the title indicates, this is the storyin david gerrold s own wordsof how his episode of star trek. David gerrold talks tribbles, predicting the future. Trek writer david gerrold looks back part 1 star trek. David gerrold says the next chtorr book will be finished. The world of star trek, the show the network could not kill. But did you know that, for tos, he wrote not only the trouble with tribbles, but also the story for the cloud minders and tapped out an uncredited rewrite of the famous i. Yesterday, david gerrold talked about his involvement with the original star trek series, recounting his experiences on the episodes the trouble with tribbles, the cloud minders and i, mudd. The world of star trek by david gerrold 1973 the trek bbs. Check back here for the latest information on davids ebooks. David gerrold tells io9 that a method for madness, the fifth book in his chtorr series. In the world of star trek, david gerrold opens up dialogue on the people, places, and events that made star trek one of the most popular series ever. David gerrolds most popular book is the man who folded himself.
David gerrold is very much a part of the star trek fabric, more so than perhaps even longtime fans may realize. They are good companion pieces that flesh out an insiders view of producing the star trek. As the title indicates, this is the storyin david gerrolds own wordsof how his episode of star trek. David gerrold is an american science fiction screenwriter and novelist, known for his script for the popular original star trek episode the trouble with tribbles, for creating the sleestak race on the tv series land of the lost, and for his novelette the martian child, which won both hugo and nebula awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring john cusack. He has also written for land of the lost, babylon 5, twilight zone, sliders and other series.
Jan 24, 2011 david gerrold is very much a part of the star trek fabric, more so than perhaps even longtime fans may realize. I was already a science fiction fan at age 15, and mr. David gerrold was born on january 24, 1944 in chicago, illinois, usa as jerrold friedman. David gerrold has been commended for the effort he has injected into making star trek a more inclusive franchise, though he wasnt always successful, with some of the best books in his bibliography. He seems to have an obsession with female fans weight. Hand picked for condition from a lot of over star trek used paperbacks. He is a writer and actor, known for star trek new voyages. It was reprinted in 1984, and included information up to and including star trek iii. Gerrold performed the voice of m3 green in tas episode.
The world of star trek by david gerrold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He taught screenwriting at pepperdine university for two decades. A line of pocket books novels set in the star trek. Sawyer and foreword by david gerrold trekkies and trekkers alike will get starryeyed over this eclectic mix of essays on the groundbreaking original star trek, one of the most culturally impactful tv shows of the last 50 years. Chess with a dragon by david gerrold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He left near the end of that series first season in a dispute with gene roddenberry. David gerrold says the next chtorr book will be finished in. World of star trek is written by david gerrold, whos still quite active in scifi fandom and is a fun follow on social media even today in 2014. His books about star trek led me to read almost everything else he ever wrote.
Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Today, in the second half of our comprehensive conversa. David gerrold project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The original series, and provides an indepth analysis of the writing of the series. Trek writer david gerrold looks back part 2 star trek.
He went to van nuys high school and was in the first graduating class of ulysses s. Gerrold s very first star trek story, written after watching the shows premiere in september 1966, was a sixtypage outline for an ambitious twopart episode. His semiautobiographical tale of his sons adoption, the martian child won. Anyone who is tasked with writing for trek should be required to read that book and learn about artificial. By any reasonable definition david gerrold is a major figure in science fiction. David gerrold books writing war against the chtorr method for madness star trek alien. Davids loading up his online bookshelf with novels and stories that arent available anywhere else. I was sitting in bjo trimbles house in january 1983 and neighbour david gerrold popped over to return a box of lincoln enterprises trek film frame clips he had borrowed from her to illustrate that edition. Star trek the galactic whirlpool by david gerrold pb vg ebay. He has published some 50 books and won many of his genres highest.
The animated series and also worked as a story editor on star trek. See all books authored by david gerrold, including the years best science fiction twentythird annual collection, and the man who folded himself, and more on. He also wrote the trouble with tribbles episode of star trekone of the most popular star trek episode of all time, and is the author. I did a book on writing worlds of wonder, which was about all the lessons i learned from the best writers in sf. David gerrold, star trek, star trek books, star trek novels, the galactic whirlpool.
Jan 25, 2011 yesterday, david gerrold talked about his involvement with the original star trek series, recounting his experiences on the episodes the trouble with tribbles, the cloud minders and i, mudd. Gerrold has wanted a star wolf television series for some time. Jerrold david friedman was born to a jewish family in chicago, illinois on january 24, 1944. David gerrold books writing war against the chtorr method for madness star trek alien invasion. The trouble with tribbles was one of two books gerrold wrote about star trek in the early 1970s after the original. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Star trek the galactic whirlpool by david gerrold pb vg from a smokefree petfree home. He has published 45 books, including two on television production. David s loading up his online bookshelf with novels and stories that arent available anywhere else. The world of star trek, and the making of the trouble with tribbles. David gerrold is the writer of one of the most famous star trek episodes of all time.