Greetings! I was a member on this board back in the early 2000s and just rejoined to tell you about some exciting news. I’ve made a new Star Trek show, and you can watch it from start to finish right now. That’s because this series is made out of episodes and films that already exist and are all streaming on the same platform, at least for now. I’ve reorganized them into a brand new series.
Books of the Emissary boldly re-imagines Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, adapting it into a modern TV series. This version of the show is influenced by peak TV, embraces non-linear storytelling, and makes DS9 a more inviting entry point to the Star Trek franchise for today’s audiences. This is a careful, critically informed, comprehensive reconstruction of DS9 and the era of Star Trek in which it takes place. It's a gripping new path through the show reoriented around character, continuity, and story – made by a fan, for the fans, and to make new fans.
Today, it’s just a watchlist and production guide posted on a free Medium page. You’ll be navigating between Star Trek series and films on your own, watching many of them out of their original sequence. But this watchlist has the potential to become a hit streaming property. That’s why, unlike most fan fiction, Books of the Emissary holds U.S. copyright protection as an original compilation. In the meantime, I intend to follow the studio’s rules and guidelines for fan productions, which prohibit making money off them. I would welcome a dialogue with Paramount and anyone in the Star Trek community interested in broadening its reach.
Books of the Emissary’s new sequencing re-flavors DS9 in ways that will delight longtime fans. It doesn't matter if you've seen these episodes thousands of times and memorized all the scripts. This is a new show, and it is guaranteed to surprise you. In place of long, loosely organized seasons are “books” that more closely resemble the length, pacing, and tone of modern TV shows. Dozens of episodes and movies from across the Star Trek franchise are carefully woven into the story, beginning with DS9’s origins in TNG. The series continues beyond the finale with several books that spotlight DS9’s evolving legacy. The production guide has about a page of notes addressing each book’s organization and themes.
I'd recommend you start from the beginning and watch the whole thing. But that can take a while. However, if you’re looking to demo just one book, these three from Volume One are great self-contained Star Treks in their own right:
Please feel free to reply to this thread with questions, comments, and feedback. Thanks in advance for your interest, enthusiasm, and for everything all of you have already done to keep DS9's torch burning bright. - David
Books of the Emissary boldly re-imagines Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, adapting it into a modern TV series. This version of the show is influenced by peak TV, embraces non-linear storytelling, and makes DS9 a more inviting entry point to the Star Trek franchise for today’s audiences. This is a careful, critically informed, comprehensive reconstruction of DS9 and the era of Star Trek in which it takes place. It's a gripping new path through the show reoriented around character, continuity, and story – made by a fan, for the fans, and to make new fans.
Today, it’s just a watchlist and production guide posted on a free Medium page. You’ll be navigating between Star Trek series and films on your own, watching many of them out of their original sequence. But this watchlist has the potential to become a hit streaming property. That’s why, unlike most fan fiction, Books of the Emissary holds U.S. copyright protection as an original compilation. In the meantime, I intend to follow the studio’s rules and guidelines for fan productions, which prohibit making money off them. I would welcome a dialogue with Paramount and anyone in the Star Trek community interested in broadening its reach.
Books of the Emissary’s new sequencing re-flavors DS9 in ways that will delight longtime fans. It doesn't matter if you've seen these episodes thousands of times and memorized all the scripts. This is a new show, and it is guaranteed to surprise you. In place of long, loosely organized seasons are “books” that more closely resemble the length, pacing, and tone of modern TV shows. Dozens of episodes and movies from across the Star Trek franchise are carefully woven into the story, beginning with DS9’s origins in TNG. The series continues beyond the finale with several books that spotlight DS9’s evolving legacy. The production guide has about a page of notes addressing each book’s organization and themes.
I'd recommend you start from the beginning and watch the whole thing. But that can take a while. However, if you’re looking to demo just one book, these three from Volume One are great self-contained Star Treks in their own right:
- The Book of Kira is the first of many books to spotlight a major character, and the earliest demonstration of both DS9’s and Books of the Emissary’s character-building, world-building, and storytelling potentials.
- The Book of Exiles is a sweeping multi-series anthology that develops the Cardassians, introduces the Maquis, and captures a generational turning point in the franchise’s history.
- The Book of Defiance is a gripping action-packed science fiction epic that introduces the Dominion and the Defiant and puts Sisko through the wringer.
Please feel free to reply to this thread with questions, comments, and feedback. Thanks in advance for your interest, enthusiasm, and for everything all of you have already done to keep DS9's torch burning bright. - David
