Planet X (novel)
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| Author | Michael Jan Friedman |
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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | May 1998[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 265 |
| ISBN | 0-671-01916-3 |
| OCLC | 39043569 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1920 vol. 8 |
Planet X (ISBN 0671019163) is a 1998 Star Trek novel by Michael Jan Friedman that is a crossover between the X-Men comic book series and the characters of Star Trek: The Next Generation.[2] A New York Times bestseller,[2] it was a sequel to an earlier crossover, detailed in the Marvel Comics one-shot Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men #1 (which was itself similar to an earlier Star Trek/X-Men crossover comic, where a slightly different team of X-Men encountered the characters of the original Star Trek series).[3] The novel hinted at an attraction between Jean-Luc Picard and Ororo Munroe (Storm) and made a forward-looking reference to the (then-uncast) X-Men feature film by remarking on the uncanny resemblance between Picard and Xavier, as the two converse via the holodeck after a reasonable facsimile of Xavier is programmed into it; (both characters were played by Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men film series). The author stated that "The book sold very, very well".[1]
Reception
[edit]SF Site gave a negative review, stating that "[...] it just never gels. Both the X-Men and Trek characters are so locked in stereotype and corporate rigidity that little can be done with them anymore."[4] /Film said: "It's wankery of the highest order, and one might feel a little sillier for having read it."[5] Gizmodo called it "a delicious little novel" and an "overlooked gem".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jeff Ayers (November 14, 2006). Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion. Pocket Books. ISBN 9781416525486.
Mike continued, "The book sold very, very well. [...]
- ^ a b "Best Sellers Plus". New York Times. May 17, 1998. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Robert G. Weiner (March 17, 2008). "V. Selected Marvel-Related Publications". Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications: An Annotated Guide to Comics, Prose Novels, Children's Books, Articles, Criticism and Reference Works, 1965-2005. McFarland & Company. p. 278. ISBN 9780786451159.
This novel is a sequel to the comic book Star Trek/X-Men Second Contact [...]
- ^ Shainblum, Mark (1998). "Reviews - Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X". SF Site. Archived from the original on April 17, 1999. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Seibold, Witney (March 9, 2025). "The Star Trek Book That Predicted Patrick Stewart's Marvel Future". /Film. Static Media. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Inglis-Arkell, Esther (January 6, 2012). "The Star Trek-X-Men crossover that no one remembers". Gizmodo. Keleops Media. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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