boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (05/30/84)
re: THE STAR FLEET TECHNICAL MANUAL
I have to agree with Stewart Wiener. The TECH MANUAL is really great and I've
enjoyed it tremendously. The same goes for the STAR TREK SPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY.
They cannot, however, be taken as official references for the canon. While they
both have legitimate licenses from Paramount, they were not produced in any
"official" capacity. I also feel the same about the novels. As far as I'm con-
cerned, the only true elements of the canon are the tv episodes (live action and
cartoon), the three movies, and the novelizations of all of them.
In a similar vein, Alan Dean Foster's SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE, Daly's
three Han Solo novels, and Smith's three Lando Calrissian novels, not to mention
the Marvel comics, are not officially part of the Star Wars canon.
re: THE WOUNDED SKY
If you liked this novel, you might be pleased to know that Diane Duane has a
second Trek novel coming out. The title escapes me at the moment, but it is
scheduled as a July release, so it should be out toward the end of June.
--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA)
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