Fun with Kirk and Spock - (Star Trek: A Parody) by Robb Pearlman (Hardcover)

About the Book

See the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go Go Go, Enterprise! Go Boldly! Join Kirk and Spock as they go boldly where no parody has gone before!

Book Synopsis

See the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go Go Go, Enterprise! Go Boldly! Join Kirk and Spock as they go boldly where no parody has gone before!

This Prime Directive primer steps through The Guardian of Forever to a simpler time of reading, writing, and red shirts. From the mind of New York Times bestselling pop culturalist Robb Pearlman, Fun with Kirk and Spock will help cadets of all ages master the art of reading as their favorite Starfleet officers, Klingons, Romulans, Andorians, and Gorn beam down into exciting adventures.

Review Quotes

"Pearlman nails it."--Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A quirky and hilarious parody!"--BookPage.com

"Quite simply the funniest and most authentic send-up of Trek I have seen... ever!"--TrekMovie.com

"Are you ready for a fun Star Trek book? One that's ideal for both longtime adult fans and kids, too? Then, get ready to beam up Fun with Kirk and Spock." -- StarTrek.com

"Even Spock would let slip a smile at this dead-pan narration." -- The Washington Post

"Candidate for Best Trek Book Ever? I think so." - New York Times bestselling author Dayton Ward--Robb Pearlman "Fun with Kirk and Spock"

About the Author

Robb Pearlman is the Associate Publisher of Universe Books, Calendars, and Licensing at Rizzoli International Publications. He is the author of Groundhog's Day (Bloomsbury, 2015), Fun with Kirk and Spock (Cider Mill Press, 2014), 101 Ways to Use a Unicorn (Universe, 2014), 101 Ways to Kill a Zombie (Universe, 2013), Nerd Haiku (Lyons, 2012), Spoiler Alert (Lyons, 2011), Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Disney's Winnie the Pooh (Universe, 2012), The Q Guide to Sex and the City (Alyson, 2008), Passover is Here! (Little Simon, 2005), and Raggedy Ann and Andy: Leaf Dance (Little Simon, 2001). An editor of pop culture titles including Zombies on Film: The Definitive Story of Undead Cinema, Stuck on Star Trek, and The Princess Bride: A Celebration, he directs a calendar program that includes major licenses asStar Trek, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, True Blood, Bob's Burgers, Scandal, and Family Guy. He has edited monographs of the work and lives of award winning animators Bill Plympton and Ralph Bakshi, the movie tie-in books toBurlesque and Amelia, The Joker, the first book soley devoted to the DC Comics supervillain, as well as children's books including M. Sasek's This is... series, Grandma Moses's The Night Before Christmas, John Patrick Byrne's Donald and Benoit, and A Poem as Big as New York City, illustrated by Masha D'yans. Robb has had successful events and signings at San Diego and New York ComicCons, bookstores and comic book retailers in Los Angeles, New York, and New Jersey. He has had an essay and haikus featured on HuffingtonPost.com, has performed at the Nerdnite Nerdtacular, and has been featured on several pop culture blogs and SiriusXM radio shows.