
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Jonathan Frakes, 1996
Star Trek: First Contact
J.M. Dillard, 1996
Star Trek: First Contact is a movie novelization written by J.M. Dillard in 1996 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Jonathan Frakes in 1996. The movie features Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, and others.
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Storyline
In the 24th century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard awakens from a nightmare in which he relived his assimilation by the cybernetic Borg six years earlier. Learning the fleet is losing the battle, the Enterprise crew disobeys orders and heads for Earth, where a single Borg Cube ship holds its own against a group of Starfleet vessels.
Movie vs Book

Year
1996
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Star Trek: First Contact
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Country: USA
Year: 1996
Length: 1h51m
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Year
1996
Pages
276
Book Rate
8.08
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Book
Star Trek: First Contact
Author: J.M. Dillard
Country: USA
First published in: 1996
Length: 276 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Star Trek: TNG Movie Novelizations
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