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Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
STAR TREK: THE COMPLETE UNAUTHORIZED HISTORY
GREENBERGER, ROBERT
This is the first book to combine an authoritative history of the Star Trek franchise—including all six television
series and eleven feature films—with anecdotes about the show from those who helped shape it from the
outside in: the fans. Star Trek expert Robert Greenberger covers everything from show creator Gene
Roddenberry’s initial plans for a series combining science-fiction and Western elements, the premiere of the
original series in 1966, its cancellation, the franchise’s return in an animated series, and its subsequent history
on television and film, up to expectations for the 2013 J.J. Abrams film. Along the way, Greenberger analyzes
Star Trek’s unique cultural impact and tremendous cult following, including the famous (and first ever) save-theshow
mail campaign. But this isn't a sugarcoated history; this book chronicles the missteps as well as the
achievements of Roddenberry and others behind the franchise.
TELEVISION 1ST PRINTING 50,000
VOYAGEUR PRESS 256 PAGES
9780760343593
$44.00 HC
OCTOBER 2012
STATE ORGANS: TRANSPLANT ABUSE IN CHINA
MATAS, DAVID & TREY, TORSTEN
The Chinese health and prison systems kill inmates, including prisoners of conscience, for organ transplants in
the thousands each year – in violation of international professional, ethical and legal standards. The book brings
together the work of those who have tried to spread awareness of organ transplant abuse in China.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
SERAPHIM EDITIONS 200 PAGES
9781927079119
$19.95 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2012
STEAMPUNK: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
ROBB, BRIAN J.
Steampunk is the hottest science fiction counterculture, alive in fantasy novels, films, arts and crafts, fashion,
comic books, music, computer games, even architecture. Enter a world of Victorian technology, where steam
power meets space travel. From Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to Alan Moore, Hayao Miyazaki, and Philip
Pullman, the genre has captured imaginations around the globe. Here’s the first grand, illustrated history of the
counterculture movement in a book fittingly stylish in its design, package, and artwork. From the fastest dirigible
and steam-powered ray guns to fashionistas Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen, the whole story of the gaslight
romance is here.
SCIENCE FICTION REFERENCE 1ST PRINTING 40,000
VOYAGEUR PRESS 256 PAGES
9780760343760
$39.00 HC
NOVEMBER 2012
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