By the Book

2002 novel by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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By the Book

Summary

By the Book is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • By the Book authored Dean Wesley Smith[2].
  • By the Book authored Kristine Kathryn Rusch[3].
  • By the Book's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • By the Book's instance of is recorded as Star Trek novel[5].
  • By the Book was published by Pocket Books[6].
  • By the Book's genre is science fiction[7].
  • By the Book's based on is recorded as Star Trek: Enterprise[8].
  • By the Book followed Broken Bow[9].
  • By the Book was followed by Shockwave[10].
  • By the Book's part of the series is recorded as Enterprise[11].
  • By the Book's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • 2002 marks the founding of By the Book[13].
  • By the Book was released on January 1, 2002[14].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Jonathan Archer[15].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Phlox[16].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as T'Pol[17].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Malcolm Reed[18].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Travis Mayweather[19].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Hoshi Sato[20].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Trip Tucker[21].
  • By the Book's characters is recorded as Elizabeth Cutler[22].
  • By the Book's has edition or translation is recorded as By the Book[23].
  • By the Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q54821155[24].
  • By the Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q54821166[25].
  • By the Book's main subject is first contact fiction[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Dean Wesley Smith[2], a novelist[27], b. 1950[28], of United States[29], awarded the World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional[30] and Kristine Kathryn Rusch[3], a writer[31], b. 1960[32], of United States[33], awarded the Astounding Award for Best New Writer[34], specialised in belletristic literature[35]. By the Book was published by Pocket Books[6].

Publication

By the Book was released on January 1, 2002[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Enterprise[11].

Subject and Themes

By the Book's main subject is first contact fiction[26]. Its part of the series is recorded as Enterprise[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

By the Book followed Broken Bow[9]. It was followed by Shockwave[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [2] . memory-beta.fandom.com. memory-beta.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . memory-beta.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-beta.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] . memory-beta.fandom.com. memory-beta.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Media franchise Star Trek
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