{"product_id":"phasers-on-stun-isbn-9780593185698","title":"Phasers on Stun!","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2022!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, \u003ci\u003ePhasers on Stun!\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For over five decades, the heart of Star Trek’s pro-science, anti-racist, and inclusive messaging has been its willingness to take big risks. Across thirteen feature films, and twelve TV series—including five shows currently airing or in production—the brilliance of Star Trek is in its endless ability to be rethought, rebooted, and remade. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Author and Star Trek expert Ryan Britt charts an approachable and entertaining course through Star Trek history; from its groundbreaking origins amid the tumultuous 1960s, to its influence on diversifying the space program, to its contemporary history-making turns with LGBTQ+ representation, this book illuminates not just the behind-the-scenes stories that shaped the franchise but the larger meaning of the Final Frontier. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Featuring over 100 exclusive interviews with actors and writers across all the generations, including Walter Koenig, LeVar Burton, Dorothy Fontana, Brent Spiner, Ronald D. Moore, Jeri Ryan, and many more, Britt gets the inside story on all things\u003ci\u003e Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, like Spock’s evolution from red devil to the personification of logical empathy, the near failure to launch of \u003ci\u003eThe Next Generation \u003c\/i\u003ein 1987, and how Trekkie outrage has threatened to destroy the franchise more than once. The book also dives deep with creators like Michael Chabon (co-creator of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: Picard\u003c\/i\u003e) and Nicholas Meyer (director, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrath of Khan\u003c\/i\u003e). These interviews extend to the bleeding edge of contemporary Star Trek, from \u003ci\u003eDiscovery\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePicard \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eLower Decks\u003c\/i\u003e, and even the upcoming highly anticipated 2022 series, \u003ci\u003eStrange New Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For fans who know every detail of each \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e bridge, to a reader who has never seen a single minute of any Star Trek, this book aims to entertain, inform, and energize. Through humor, insight, archival research, and unique access, this journey through the Star Trek universe isn’t just about its past but a definitive look at its future.\"Britt’s scrupulous, often funny, and sometimes controversial zeal breathes new life into the canon’s obsessive discourse… Trekkies will tear through this at warp speed.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Whether you’ve been watching since TOS or you’ve just gotten hooked on Discovery and Strange New Worlds, if you’re a Star Trek Fan, you’re going to want to pick up this definitive oral history of the franchise.”\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Bustle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both longtime Trek fans and those new to the franchise will find this to be a thoroughly entertaining and informative read.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Britt combines his extensive knowledge of the Star Trek franchise with interviews conducted over the past decade to craft a thoughtful exploration of the show’s history. His narrative bridges fact with fandom and is packed with fun anecdotes… But the book’s ultimate mission is highlighting why Star Trek continues to be a groundbreaking series. From Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura to Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou and beyond, Britt shows readers how Star Trek has always been at the forefront of representation and the effect those efforts have had on television and in popular culture… Britt’s lively writing style will engage newer fans and confirmed Trekkies alike… a fun ride that few fans will be able to resist.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ryan Britt is our foremost sci-fi journalist, bringing to the pop culture of the last half-century a reporter’s eye and a fan’s caress. With \u003ci\u003ePhasers on Stun!\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s as if he used a nucleonic beam to probe our deepest questions about all things \u003ci\u003eTrek\u003c\/i\u003e—and then answered them!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Morgan Gendel, Hugo Award–winning writer of “The Inner Light,” \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation \u003c\/i\u003e(season 5, episode 25)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003ePhasers on Stun!\u003c\/i\u003e, Ryan Britt has written a comprehensive, deeply researched, merrily opinionated romp through all things Trek.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNicholas Meyer, director of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Ryan Britt doesn't just have his finger on the pulse of Star Trek fandom; he's driving the conversation from the bridge of the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e. His decades of living, breathing, and interviewing the players behind the groundbreaking and beloved franchise make him the definitive voice for both casual and die-hard fans—and this book. A must-read!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eCaseen Gaines, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePhasers on Stun! \u003c\/i\u003eis the very fun, intriguing, and mindful Star Trek history book you didn’t know you needed.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chase Masterson, \"Leeta\" on \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: Deep Space Nine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Britt \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003ci\u003e Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths \u003c\/i\u003e(Plume 2015), and writes about Star Trek weekly for \u003ci\u003eDen of Geek!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInverse, \u003c\/i\u003eand has covered Star Trek for \u003ci\u003eSyFy Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTor.com,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek.com,\u003c\/i\u003e extensively. 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