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Millennium (Star Trek)
List of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' novels based on the American science fiction television series of the same name. The book line was published by Simon & Schuster imprints Pocket Books, Pocket Star, Gallery, and Atria. More recent ''Deep Space Nine'' novels link directly with other ''Star Trek'' book lines and series, such as: ''Destiny'' (2008), ''Typhon Pact'' (2010–2012), ''The Fall'' (2013–14), and the relaunch of the '' Section 31'' series. Episode novelizations Based on select episodes from the television series. ''Call to Arms'' (1998) and ''Sacrifice of Angels'' (1998) are based on a seven episode arc from ''Deep Space Nine'' fifth and sixth seasons. Numbered novels Numbered paperback releases: Young adult novels ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' young adult series follows the adventures of Jake Sisko and Nog while living aboard ''Deep Space Nine''. Original novels Includes hardcover and paperback releases: Crossover novels Crossover novels t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sky, night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed stars, fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterism (astronomy), asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye—all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life star formation, begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material largely comprising hydrogen, helium, and traces of heavier elements. Its stellar mass, total mass mainly determines it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 34th Rule
''The 34th Rule'' (), 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. Plot Quark is about to make an extraordinary deal, when he finds himself in the middle of a diplomatic crisis. Grand Nagus Zek is refusing to sell one of the lost Orbs of the Prophets back to Bajor. In response, the Bajoran government cuts off all diplomatic ties with the Ferengi and outlaws all Ferengi businesses within its borders. Quark first loses his bar, and then is subsequently imprisoned. But he finds himself to be the only one who can prevent a war between his people and Bajor. Development history After Eric A. Stillwell and David R. Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardassian
The Cardassians () are a fictional Extraterrestrial life in popular culture, extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. They were devised in 1991 for the series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' before being used in the subsequent series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and ''Star Trek: Voyager''. The writers of ''The Next Generation'' introduced the Cardassians for the fourth season episode "The Wounded (Star Trek: The Next Generation), The Wounded" as new antagonists for the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, USS ''Enterprise''-D to interact with on a personal level, as the Borg (Star Trek), Borg lacked personality or individuality, hindering interpersonal drama. In the series, set in the 24th century, the Cardassians are presented as living under a military government controlling the Cardassian Union, an interstellar empire occupying other planets, most notably Bajor. When ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' was launched in 1993, its writers set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyptych
A polyptych ( ; Greek: ''poly-'' "many" and ''ptychē'' "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Some definitions restrict "polyptych" to works with more than three sections: a diptych is a two-part work of art; a triptych is a three-part work; a ''tetraptych'' or ''quadriptych'' has four parts. The great majority of historical examples are paintings with religious subjects, but in the 20th century the format became popular again for portraits and other subjects, in painting, photography, and other media. Historically, polyptychs were panel paintings that typically displayed one "central" or "main" panel that was usually the largest; the other panels are called "side" panels, or if hinged, "wings". Folding forms were much more common north of the Alps. Sometimes, as evident in the Ghent Altarpiece and Isenheim Altarpiece, the hinged panels can be varied in arrangement to show different "views" or "openings" in the piece, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Nielsen
Cliff Nielsen is an American book illustrator and comic book artist. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits him with cover art for about 500 book and magazine covers published since 1994 Nielsen is best known for his work on projects such as ''Star Wars'', ''The X-Files'', '' Chronicles of Narnia'' among many projects including advertising campaigns, designs, and magazines. His illustrations have been recognized for their excellence by the Society of Illustrators, Print, and Spectrum among others. Feature articles focusing on his work appear in design publications and fanzine magazines. Nielsen has been an international speaker on digital art and has served as a judge for the Society of Illustrators and a variety of professional illustration award programs. He lives in Los Angeles, California. In 1995, the husband-and-wife team of Cliff and Terese Nielsen (since divorced) collaborated on '' Ruins'', a Marvel Comics mini-series (two issues). Work Nielsen's works ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Collective (company)
The Collective, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1997 by ex-Virgin Entertainment employees, the company merged with Backbone Entertainment in 2005 to create Foundation 9 Entertainment. Under Foundation 9, The Collective was merged with Shiny Entertainment and into Double Helix Games in October 2007. History The Collective was founded in 1997 by brothers Douglas and Richard Hare, together with Gary Priest, upon leaving Virgin Interactive. Works by The Collective include ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002 video game), Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'', ''Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure'', and ''The Da Vinci Code (video game), The Da Vinci Code''. On March 29, 2005, it was announced that The Collective was merging with Backbone Entertainment, another game developer, to form Foundation 9 Entertainment. The Collective's Douglas Hare, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third-person Shooter
Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em up games also employ a third-person perspective, the TPS genre is distinguished by having the game presented with the player's avatar as a primary focus of the camera's view. Definition A third-person shooter is a game structured around shooting,Nate Garrets, '' The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto: critical essays'' (McFarland, 2006)159 and in which the player can see the avatar on-screen in a third-person view.Anne-Marie Schreiner,Does Lara Croft Wear Fake Polygons? Gender and Gender-Role Subversion in Computer Adventure Games" '' Leonardo Journal'', Vol. 34, No. 3 (2001): 222. Third-person shooters are distinguished from other shooter games that may present the game from a third-person view such as shoot 'em ups, as the game is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine: The Fallen
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen'' is a 2000 third-person shooter video game developed by The Collective (company), The Collective and published by Simon & Schuster. The game is loosely based on a trilogy of novels by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens called ''Millennium'': ''The Fall of Terok Nor'', ''The War of the Prophets'' and ''Inferno''. The setting is the Deep Space Nine (fictional space station), ''Deep Space Nine'' space station featured in the American Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Gameplay The Player character, player can choose to play through the entire game as either Captain Benjamin Sisko, Major Kira Nerys or Lt. Commander Worf. The game does not repeat Level (video games), levels, however; different characters must complete different levels. As such, depending on which character the player chooses, the game is very different, and the entire story is only revealed when the player comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
