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THE "EARLY VOYAGES" OF CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER ROBERT PIKE
THE STORIES
Episodes
"The
Cage" (TOS)
Written by: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Robert Butler
Time Period: 2254 (as established by "The Menagerie" [TOS])
Significance: Established the entire idea of Captain Pike's Enterprise. Introduced the characters of Christopher Pike, Number One, Yeoman Colt, Doctor Boyce, Lieutenant Spock, and José Tyler.
"The
Menagerie, Part I" (TOS)
Written by: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Marc Daniels
Original Airdate: 17 November 1966
Time Period: Stardate 3012.4, 2267 (original Star Trek's fist season)
Significance: Showed the future of Captain Pike.
"The
Menagerie, Part II" (TOS)
Written by: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Marc Daniels
Original Airdate: 24 November 1966
Time Period: Stardate 3013.1, 2267 (original Star Trek's fist season)
Significance: Showed the fates of Captain Pike and Vina.
Novels
Vulcan's
Glory (TOS #44)
Written by: D. C. Fontana
Date of Publication: February 1989
Time Period: 2254 (some time before "The Cage" [TOS])
Significance: First Captain Pike novel. Showed Spock's first assignment on the Enterprise. Introduced the characters of Lieutenant Commander Davies, Chief Engineer Barry, Security Chief Orloff, and Lieutenant j.g. Scott. Established biographical data for Pike, Number One, Spock, and Doctor Boyce.
Legacy
(TOS #56)
Written by: Michael Jan Friedman
Date of Publication: August 1991
Time Period (Flashbacks): 2254 - 2261
Time Period (Main Story): Stardate 5258.7, 2268
Significance: Established Bradford Wayne and his fate. Essentially an original series novel, but features several flashbacks to the Enterprise's Pike days. Note that Scotty's recounting of a Captain Pike adventure seems to imply he was not aboard at the time (2255).
The Rift (TOS #57)
Written by: Peter David
Date of Publication: November 1991
Time Period ("First Contact"): 2254 (immediately after "The Cage" [TOS])
Time Period ("Second Contact"): 2287 (after Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
Significance: Showed the future of José Tyler. Not an all-Pike book, the second part takes is a follow-up to Part I.
Where
Sea Meets Sky (TOS CT#6)
Miniseries:
The Captain's Table (Book 6 of 6)
Written by: Jerry Oltion
Date of Publication: September 1998
Time Period (Story): 2254 (not long after "The Cage" [TOS])
Time Period (Frame): Stardate 1626.8, 2266 (just before Pike's accident)
Significance: Established Communications Officer Dabisch and "Burnie" Burnstein. Related the fate of Yeoman Colt. Told in first person point-of-view by Pike in 2266. The first Pike story of the "modern" Trek era.
Novels (References)
Enterprise: The First Adventure (TOS)
Written by: Vonda N. McIntyre
Date of Publication: September 1986
Time Period: 2265 (the very beginning of Kirk's first five-year mission)
Significance: Related the future of Christopher Pike, Number One, Doctor Boyce, Spock, Uhura, and Scotty.
Final Frontier (TOS)
Written by: Diane Carey
Date of Publication: January 1988
Time Period (Epilogue): 2250 (during the Enterprise's first refit)
Significance: Includes the speech April gives when turning the ship over to Pike.
Crisis
on Vulcan (TOS SA#1)
Miniseries: Starfleet Academy (Book 1 of 3)
Written by: Brad & Barbara Strickland
Date of Publication: July 1996
Time Period: 2246 (during the Captain April years)
Significance: Showed Christopher Pike as the first officer of the Enterprise. This concept was initially hard to reconcile with "Though Hell Should Bar the Way" (TOS EL), Best Destiny (TOS), and Vulcan's Glory (TOS #44). Note that though Spock meets Commander Pike here, they do not seem to know each other in Vulcan's Glory.
Cadet
Kirk (TOS SA#3)
Miniseries: Starfleet Academy (Book 3 of 3)
Written by: Brad & Barbara Strickland
Date of Publication: September 1996
Time Period: 2251 (during the first year of Pike's five-year mission)
Significance: Captain Pike and the Enterprise make a guest appearance. Note that though Spock meets Captain Pike for a second time here, they do not seem to know each other in Vulcan's Glory (TOS #44).
Enterprise
(TOS #87)
Miniseries: My Brother's Keeper (Book 3 of 3)
Written by: Michael Jan Friedman
Date of Publication: January 1999
Time Period: 2265 (before and after "Where No Man Has Gone Before" [TOS])
Significance: Explained why Spock was assigned as executive officer under Kirk instead of Mitchell. Note that other sources, such as War Dragons (TOS CT#1) state that Mitchell was executive officer originally.
Short Stories
"The Menagerie" (TOS episode novelization)
Collection: The Classic Episodes 1
Written by: James Blish
Date of Publication: September 1991
Time Period: 2254 (as established by "The Menagerie" [TOS])
Significance: Actually the novelization of "The Cage" (TOS), despite its title. Established Chief Garrison.
"A
Private Anecdote" (TOS SNW)
Collection: Strange New Worlds
Written by: Landon Cary Dalton
Edited by: Dean Wesley Smith
Date of Publication: June 1998
Time Period: Stardate 2822.5, 2267 (immediately after Pike's accident)
Significance: Told the stories of one mission from 2255 and Pike's accident in 2266.
"Sins
of the Mother" (DS9 TLOD)
Collection: The Lives of Dax
Written by: S. D. Perry
Edited by: Marco Palmieri
Date of Publication: December 1999
Time Period (Letter): Stardate 1229, 2265 (after Enterprise: The First Adventure [TOS])
Time Period (Frame): 2280 (between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Significance: Fleet Captain Pike made a guest appearance.
"Conflicting
Natures" (TOS EL)
Collection: Enterprise Logs
Written by: Jerry Oltion
Edited by: Carol Greenburg
Date of Publication: June 2000
Time Period: 2254 (not long after "The Cage" [TOS])
Significance: Established backstory for Burnie and Colt.
Comic Books
"Flesh
of My Flesh" (EV #1)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: February 1997
Time Period: Stardate 2252.34, 2254 (months before "The Cage" [TOS])
Significance: Establishes a number of new characters, including Nano, Grace, Mohindas, and Carlotti.
"The
Fires of Pharos" (EV #2)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: March 1997
Time Period: Stardate 2378.1, 2254 (immediately after "Flesh of My Flesh" [EV #1])
"Our
Dearest Blood" (EV #3)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: April 1997
Time Period: Stardate 2385.7 to 2385.8, 2254 (two weeks before "The Cage" [TOS])
Significance: Leads straight into "The Cage" and shows the death of Dermot Cusack
"Nor
Iron Bars a Cage" (EV #4)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: May 1997
Time Period: 2254 (during "The Cage" [TOS])
Significance: Introduces Colt to the Enterprise crew
"Cloak
and Dagger, Part I" (EV #5)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: June 1997
Time Period: 2255 (after "The Cage" [TOS])
"Cloak
and Dagger, Part II" (EV #6)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: July 1997
Time Period: Stardate 2396.6, 2255
"The
Flat, Gold Forever" (EV #7)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: August 1997
Time Period: Stardate 259.9, 2255 (one week after "Cloak and Dagger, Part II" [EV #6])
Significance: Names Pike's father and godfather
"Immortal
Wounds" (EV #8)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: September 1997
Time Period: Stardate 360.3 to 860.5, 2255
Significance: Explains what has been afflicting Boyce since the beginning of Early Voyages
"One
of a Kind" (EV #9)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zircher
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: October 1997
Time Period: Stardate 361.6, 2255
Significance: Establishes much about Lieutenant Nano and his culture.
"The Fallen, Part I" (EV #10)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Mike Collins
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: November 1997
Time Period: Stardate 371.2 to 371.6, 2255 (takes place over a time period of twelve days)
Significance: Establishes backstory for Carlotti.
"The Fallen, Part II" (EV #11)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Mike Collins
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: December 1997
Time Period: 2255
"Futures,
Part I" (EV #12)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Mike Collins
Inker: Greg Adams
Date of Publication: January 1998
Time Period: Stardate 389.4, 2255 (a week after "The Fallen, Part II" [EV #12])
"Futures,
Part II" (EV #13)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zirchner
Inker: Steve Moncuse
Date of Publication: February 1998
Time Period: 2293, in an alternate future
"Futures,
Part III" (EV #14)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zirchner
Inker: Steve Moncuse
Date of Publication: March 1998
Time Period: Stardate 9521.9, 2293, in an alternate future
"Now
and Then" (EV #15)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Patrick Zirchner
Inker: Steve Moncuse
Date of Publication: April 1998
Time Period (Present): 2255 (moments after "Futures, Part I" [EV #12])
Time Period (Future): Stardate 9522.0, 2293, in an alternate future
"Thanatos" (EV #16)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Javier Pulido
Inker: Steve Moncuse
Date of Publication: May 1998
Time Period: Stardate 390.5, 2255 (ten days after "Now and Then" [EV #16])
"Nemesis" (EV #17)
Written by: Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton
Penciler: Javier Pulido
Inker: Steve Moncuse
Date of Publication: June 1998
Time Period: 2255 (immediately after "Now and Then" [EV #16])
Significance: The last issue of Early Voyages, which ended in a cliffhanger, due to the series' sudden cancellation by Marvel Comics.