The Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek

<p> In an era of reboots restarts and retreads J.J. Abrams' <I>Star Trek</I> trilogy--featuring new prequel adventures of Kirk Spock and the rest of the original series characters aboard the USS <I>Enterprise</I>--has brought the franchise to a new generation and perfected a process that is increasingly central to entertainment media: reinvigorating the beloved classic.</p><p> This collection of new essays offers the first in-depth analysis of the new trilogy and the vision of the next generation of <I>Star Trek</I> film-makers. Issues of gender race politics economics technology and morality--always key themes of the franchise--are explored in the 21st century context of The Kelvin Timeline.</p>