Novelverse "facts" you've taken into your head-canon

[WarpTenLizard]

The "Star Trek" novels are not considered canon, which is good news for those of us who take issue with some of them, or who just want to imagine our own continuation of the shows we love. However, there are certain "facts" about the characters, species or worlds revealed in the novels that I love so much, I personally like to believe they are "true" even when watching the shows.

For me, these include:

- The Andorians having four genders
- The Trill being marsupials
- Author Christopher L. Bennett's explanation of Fluidic space from the short story "Places of Exile"

What are some things from the books that you like to think of as true facts for the world of "Star Trek?"

 

[ryan123450]

Basically all of it

 

[thribs]

Everything from the Enterprise series after the tv series.

 

[JD]

Until/unless we get series set after Voyager and Nemesis the books are what happened next for me.

 

[tomswift2002]

Basically I prefer what was done in “Starfleet Year One” and consider that the start to TOS-TAS-TNG-DS9-VOY.

 

[Dayton Ward]

Vanguard happened.

It’s true. All of it.

 

[Brennyren]

While I know Diane Duane's Rihannsu books were rendered non-canonical by the presentation of "Romulus" and "Remus" in Nemesis (just one of the reasons I don't like Nemesis!), whenever I think of Romulans I still find myself thinking of Diane's Rihannsu history.

 

[donners22]

Trelane is Q's illegitimate son (Q-Squared).

Sure, it's contradicted in Voyager, but if anyone can get around canon quirks, it's the Q.

 

[thribs]

While I know Diane Duane's Rihannsu books were rendered non-canonical by the presentation of "Romulus" and "Remus" in Nemesis (just one of the reasons I don't like Nemesis!), whenever I think of Romulans I still find myself thinking of Diane's Rihannsu history.

Was it because of Remus because Kirk does mention that in their debut episode.

 

[Tosk]

Most of the post DS9 novels are "the real stuff" for me (give or take a few) but I especially like the novelverse take on the Breen.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Was it because of Remus because Kirk does mention that in their debut episode.

Actually the "we are Romulans!" from way back in "Balance of Terror" alone contradicts the idea that "Romulan" is a name humans gave the Rihannsu. ENT: "Minefield" later gave us a Romulan/human first contact where they introduced themselves as Romulans.

 

[Mage]

Basicly what ryan123450 and JD said.

 

[Danlav05]

Shatnerverse

I also like some of the Lost Era stuff set between Generations and Encounter at Farpoint, as well as thePost-series stuff for ENT, TNG and DS9, the way the characters and universe has moved on is fascinating

 

[Markonian]

That the first Borg drone was basically German. (ST: Destiny). That’s where efficiency comes from!

 

[Jinn]

That the first Borg drone was basically German. (ST: Destiny). That’s where efficiency comes from!

Wasn't the German MACO the one who killed himself by walking into cold water?

 

[Mage]

Wasn't the German MACO the one who killed himself by walking into cold water?

Columbia's Engineer, Karl something, was one of the first drones, but wasn't he Austrian?

EDIT: Just checked, yup, Austrian. http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Karl_Graylock

 

[φ of π]

Novels are published fanfiction.

Then again, the TV episodes are fanfiction scripts that got broadcast.

For better or worse.

See: Caeliar (race), Threshold (VOY ep)

 

[USS Firefly]

Vanguard happened.

It’s true. All of it.

I am reading your (and Kevin Dilmore) Vanguard novel now and it is REAL.

 

[C.E. Evans]

Worf becoming Picard's XO on the Enterprise-E.

The Titan being a Luna-class starship.

 

[Christopher]

Novels are published fanfiction.

No, they're licensed tie-ins. Fanfiction is something you do for fun, as a hobby, with complete freedom to do whatever you feel like. Tie-in fiction is paid, contracted professional work that has to meet the approval of editors and licensors. They're profoundly different things, just as playing pro basketball is very different from playing a pickup game in the park, or just as being a restaurant chef is very different from cooking recreationally at home.