Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doom

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This new book from the author of Fun with Kirk and Spock casts a wry, satirical eye on one of the most popular sci-fi sagas of all time.

In the successful tradition of adult pop culture humor books like Stuck on Star Trek, A Very Klingon Christmas, and the authors own Fun with Kirk andSpock, Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doom casts a wry, satirical, andreverential eye on one of the most popular and well-loved television andfilm franchises of all time.

Its common knowledge that if a Star Trek character is wearing a red shirt,chances are hes going to die. But there are so many other ways red shirtwearers can be humiliated. By mining the humorous depths of Star Trek'smost popular in-jokesthat anyone wearing a red shirt is doomedthisbook chronicles the many ways one Starfleet officer's day can beruined.

Poor Red Shirt just cant catch a break. Whether he's dealing with real-lifeproblems we all face like accidentally mixing whites with colors or being stuck sitting behind a very tall Gornin a movie theater or trying out a standup comedy routine in front of anaudience of surly Klingons, our hapless hero faces a universe-sizednumber of obstacles.

Featuring hilarious illustrations and witty gags that both pop culture fans and Star Trek fans will adore, Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doom is a fresh new take on one of the most beloved sci-fi sagas of all time.



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"AmongStar Trekfans, its well-known lore that any character wearing a red shirt likely isnt going to be aroundone way or anothervery long. By playfully plumbing the dark humor of that premise, Robb PearlmansStar Trek: Reshirts Little Book of Doom(Insight Editions) looks at the many humorous, humiliating ways a lowly Starfleet officers day can be ruined."

Parade Online
"In the successful tradition of adult pop culture humor books likeStuck on Star Trek,A Very Klingon Christmas, and the author's ownFun with Kirk and Spock,Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doomcasts a wry, satirical, and reverential eye on one of the most popular and well-loved television and film franchises of all time."

Broadway World
A fun little illustrated book, this one will definitely be appreciated byTrekfans who understand the red-shirt heartache.

Geeks of Doom

Author Bio

Robb Pearlman is the author of two Star Trek books: Fun with Kirk andSpock and The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek. He has had many sold-outStar Trek book signings at San Diego ComicCon, New York Comic Con,The Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, and BookCon. Robb is the author of other pop culture, humor, andchildrens books, including the Unicorns and Zombiestitles, Nerd Haiku, Spoiler Alert, The Q Guide to Sex and the City, andGame of Thrones: In Memoriam.

Anna-Maria Jung is a full-time nerd and freelance illustrator from Graz, Austria. She finished a master's degree in Illustration in NYC and is currently living and working in Austria. She has published various comics and is known for her T-shirt designs covered with all kinds of nonsense. For more information go toannamariajung.com