About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 108. Chapters: Bajorans, Betazoids, Cardassians, Ferengi, Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans, Spock, Worf, Q, Odo, Deanna Troi, Martok, Maquis, Kes, B'Elanna Torres, Ro Laren, Sarek, Tuvok, T'Pol, Klingon starships, Romulan starship, Dax, Mackenzie Calhoun, Elim Garak, Kahless, Jadzia Dax, Saavik, Kir'Shara, Dukat, Vulcan nerve pinch, Kira Nerys, Nog, Quark, Klingon culture, Surak, Winn Adami, Klingon High Council, Damar, Pon farr, Ezri Dax, Phlox, Gowron, Neelix, Rules of Acquisition, Sela, Rihannsu, Vulcan salute, Chang, Weyoun, Imzadi, M'Ress, Arex, Reman, Nanclus. Excerpt: The Romulans are a fictional alien race in the Star Trek universe. First appearing in the original Star Trek series in the 1966 episode "Balance of Terror," they have since made appearances in all the main later Star Trek series: The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. In addition, they have appeared in various spin-off media, and prominently in the two films Star Trek Nemesis (2002) and Star Trek (2009). Throughout the series they are generally depicted as antagonists, who are always at war or in an uneasy truce with the United Federation of Planets, the show's galactic organization of which Earth is a member. The Romulans also act as a counterpoint to the logical Vulcan race, whom they resemble and with whom they share a common ancestry. As such, the Romulans are characterized as passionate, cunning, and opportunistic - in every way the opposite of the logical Vulcans. The Romulans are the dominant race of the Romulan Star Empire. Star Trek Star Charts place the Romulan Empire into the Beta Quadrant of the galaxy, however, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, they are referred to as an Alpha Quadrant power. The Romulans were created by Paul Schneider, who said "it was a matter of developing a good Romanesque set of...