Novels based on Star Trek, The Next Generation, Discovery, and Picard are currently in print. As recently as 2020, novels based on Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, and Voyager were published. Original concept and flagship series such as New Frontier, Titan, Seekers, and Vanguard have also been published since 1994. The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future is a 1994 encyclopedia of in-universe information from the Star Trek television series and films. It was written by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, who were production staff on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager and Debbie Mirek. The Star Trek community is a vibrant and passionate group, engaging in discussions, fan theories, and reviews, and creating artwork inspired by the series. This universe offers endless opportunities for fans to connect, share their passion, and delve into the rich lore of Star Trek. The Q were a species of nigh-omnipotent and immortal non-corporeal entities who inhabited the limitless dimensions of the cosmos known as the Q Continuum. The exact circumstances of how the Q came to exist was unclear. While Quinn stated that the Q were once not unlike humanoid lifeforms, Q implied that the Q never came into existence, but rather, always were. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey") The The video chronicles the events of the Star Trek universe from the Big Bang (visited by the Star Trek: Voyager crew in the episode "Death Wish") through the destruction of Romulus in 2387, as More Fandoms. Sci-fi. Star Trek. The USS Defiant (NCC-1764) was a 23rd century Federation Constitution-class starship operated by Starfleet. It was the first of three known Federation starships to bear the name Defiant. Built at Tranquility Base, Luna, the Defiant was named in honor of the British warship HMS Defiant. In the extended "Star Trek" universe, there were other ships named Enterprise, including the 22nd century interstellar ship Enterprise (NX-01) that was featured in the 2001-2005 series, "Star Trek Located less than twenty light years from the Sol system, Terra Nova was an inhabited M class planet with two moons. As their first colony outside of the solar system, Terra Nova was colonized by Humans in 2078, who later referred to themselves as Novans. There were several native animal species on the planet, including a type of burrowing animal, referred to by the Novans as a Digger, as well January 2007 - present. No. of issues. 197 [needs update] Star Trek is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based on the Star Trek science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. Since 2007, IDW Publishing has released three Star Trek ongoing series along with many limited series, crossover series and annuals. A major motif of the franchise involves encounters with various alien races throughout the galaxy. These fictional alien races are listed here. Notable Star Trek races include Vulcans, [1] Klingons, [1] and the Borg. [1] Some aspects of these fictional races became well known in American pop culture, such as the Vulcan salute and the Borg o91xRI.