Vulcan: Hidden Universe Travel Guide (Star Trek)

Dayton Ward

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Insight Editions
26 July 2016

Science fiction; Parodies & spoofs; Sci-Fi Reference; Star Trek Original Series

Plan your next trip to the planet Vulcan with Hidden Universe: Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan!

Find restaurants that serve the best fried sandworms and Vulcan port. Take a trip to the Fire Plains or experience spring break at the Voroth Sea. Learn all about the native Vulcan people and their unusual customs. Discover how to correctly perform the traditional Vulcan salutation (you really don’t want to get this wrong). Learn key Vulcan phrases such as Nam-tor puyan-tvi-shal wilat: “Where is your restroom?” Find out what to do if you suddenly find yourself host to a katra - a Vulcan’s living spirit - at an inconvenient moment. All this and more can be found within the pages of this essential travel guide to one of the most popular - and logical - destinations in the known universe.

Hidden Universe: Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan draws on 50 years of Star Trek TV shows, films, and novels to present a comprehensive guide to Spock’s iconic home world. Modeled after real-world travel guides, the book will explore every significant region on Vulcan with fascinating historical, geographical, and cultural insights that bring the planet to life like never before. Also featuring a dynamic mixture of classic Star Trek imagery and original illustrations created exclusively for the book, Hidden Universe: Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan is the perfect way to celebrate 50 years of Star Trek and will thrill pop culture fans and hardcore Star Trek fans alike.

By: Dayton Ward
Imprint: Insight Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781608875207
ISBN 10: 1608875202
Series: Star Trek
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 26 July 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dayton Ward is the New York Times best-selling author or coauthor of numerous novels and short stories, including a whole bunch of stuff set in the Star Trek universe, often writing with friend and co-author Kevin Dilmore. He lives with his wife and daughters in Kansas City.

Reviews for Vulcan: Hidden Universe Travel Guide (Star Trek)

Hidden Universe: Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan is an essential addition to any Star Trek fan's library, especially those who have always longed to see Spock's home world and learn everything there is to know about it. -- Geeks of Doom The planet Vulcan may have been destroyed in J.J. Abrams' first Star Trek movie, but its legacy lives on. Insight Editions' new Hidden Universe Travel Guide takes readers on an extensive tour of the Federation's most logical planet. Modeled after real-world travel books, the guide explores the core components of Vulcan language, customs, and geography, compiled from 50 years of Star Trek stories. -- Entertainment Weekly Noted Star Trek novelist Dayton Ward wrote Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan, and the book hilariously refuses to break character even when it describes the way that visitors to this world might be drawn into a conflict over a Vulcan arranged marriage. -- Nerdist.com Hidden Universe: Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan is an essential addition to any Star Trek fan s library, especially those who have always longed to see Spock s home world and learn everything there is to know about it. Geeks of Doom NotedStar TreknovelistDayton Ward wroteStar Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan, and the book hilariously refuses to break character even when it describes theway that visitors to this world might be drawn into a conflict over a Vulcan arranged marriage. Nerdist.com