September 8, 2016 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the debut of the world's most successful science fiction television series: Star Trek. In this new biography Lance Parkin will go in search of the show's creator, Gene Roddenberry. This book reveals how an undistinguished writer of cop shows set out to produce 'Hornblower in space' and ended up with an optimistic, almost utopian view of humanity's future that has been watched and loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Along the way Lance will examine some of the great myths and turning points in the franchise's history, Roddenberry's particular contribution to them, and shed light on the colorful personal life, self-mythologizing, and strange beliefs of a man who nonetheless gifted popular culture one of its most enduring mythologies. Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 03/06/16
By Parkin, Lance.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 29,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 28,49
Pagina del Previews (MAY/2016): 492
Data di uscita: 20/07/16
Final Order Cutoff: 03/06/16 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)