Canon and Spock's World

[beatrice_otter]

So, I've been saying since the movie came out that if you want to understand Vulcans, you need to read Spock's World. And people have been replying that the books aren't canon, and I've been replying that Spock's World may not be technically canon but it's been influential for generations of fans and showrunners, but I lost the link to the main article (for reboot purposes) that mentions that, but it was sent to me again. Kurtzman and Orci consider the novels to be canon, particularly Spock's World and Best Destiny, both of which were very influential on them.

Here is a summary of Vulcan history interludes from that book.

Comments

from Rodlox on lj

[(Anonymous)]

wait - they don't consider the Star Trek books to be canon? did you tell them that Mr Okrand, who invented the language the Vulcans speak, put it in a book?

(okay, maybe not the best reply, but its what came to mind; every little bit helps, right?)

Re: from Rodlox on lj

[beatrice_otter]

I'm pretty sure that reference materials are in a different category. But the official Paramount position, since the first books came out, has been that they are not canon. According to the official line, only what you see on screen is canon. (And not even all of that--the Animated Series doesn't count.)