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Was this about Kirk as originally portrayed by William Shatner, as portrayed more recently by Chris Pine, or an amalgam of the two? For the record, this is Shatner's Kirk, one hundred percent. This book begins with Kirks early life--his birth aboard the USS Kelvin is about the only small detail that seems to be lifted from the more recent Star Trek films. From that point on up until shortly before Kirk boards the 'Enterprise-B' for its ill-fated maiden voyage, much of the ground covered will be immediately familiar to anyone who has watched the original 1960s TV series and the seven Star Trek feature films that featured Shatner as Kirk. But Goodman does it in a way that is not simply a boring rehash of Captain Kirk's 'greatest hits'; in fact, it appears to be written with the assumption that most readers will be intimately familiar with the source material and instead focuses on the connections between those well-established episodes, often fleshing out the frequent, yet fleeting references to Kirk's back story from the original TV series (Events from the 1970s animated series are ignored) and tying them together into a coherent narrative that connects them not only to each other but to the feature films as well. It also bridges the gaps between them.to create a continuous, thematic story arc that simply didn't exist in 1960s prime time television. The focus remains consistently on how the events depicted within its pages shaped Kirk as a person and explores Kirk's deep feelings about those events. Goodman creates such a realistic sense of candor in the narrative that it is sometimes difficult to remember that this 'memoir' is of a fictional character; indeed, James T. Kirk as portrayed by David Goodman in this book is in some ways more deeply nuanced, far more thoughtful, introspective, and even modest than the stock character portrayed by William Shatner. This is definitely an engaging and worthwhile read for any Star Trek fan. Review: Pretty Darn Good for a Fan - I've read many Star Trek books. Mostly because I like the original crew, and I always get that itch for a new adventure to see them in. Now before anyone says anything, yes, I am also a fan of NuTrek. I like the new spin to the franchise. This book isn't a new spin on anything. It retreads a lot of old stories. New fans will be lost in this text. Now if they end up watching the original show, and all the movies, its remarkable on how many gaps this story fills. Let's take the first season of the original series into consideration; In that year, Kirk has to kill his best friend/first officer Gary Mitchell, his brother dies, a woman he loves needs to die because if she doesn't, the Nazi will rule the world. He is later betrayed by one of his oldest friends from the academy, and is on the trails of a person who is masquerading as an actor who nearly killed him as a child. It was amazing that he didn't have mental issues after that first year. The book does a great job taking all these facts, and creating an over all arc that can't be seen by viewing the episodes on their own. All of the sudden TOS turns into Madmen in space. This book is great as a supplement to the series. However, it would be very interesting to see this as a biopic film. I know that will never happen, but I can see a Danny Boyle taking this material and turning it into an interesting film about a remarkable yet tragic man. If you know nothing of Kirk Trek, then this will not be as enjoyable to a person who has seen the episodes and movies. However, it's interesting to see the arc of a hero who has seen so much, but ends up not having the things like a family, a wife, or children. All he had, or was ever given, was space...the final frontier. There's also a pretty mean joke about Scotty's weight....but I must admit, I laughed. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #884,266 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #625 in Science Fiction Short Stories #1,521 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction #2,394 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,279 Reviews | ## Images ![The Autobiography of James T. Kirk (Star Trek Autobiographies Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+rzamL4FL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More than just 'Kirk's Greatest Hits' *by E***L on January 30, 2016* One of the first questions to enter my mind when I saw this title was 'which Kirk?' Was this about Kirk as originally portrayed by William Shatner, as portrayed more recently by Chris Pine, or an amalgam of the two? For the record, this is Shatner's Kirk, one hundred percent. This book begins with Kirks early life--his birth aboard the USS Kelvin is about the only small detail that seems to be lifted from the more recent Star Trek films. From that point on up until shortly before Kirk boards the 'Enterprise-B' for its ill-fated maiden voyage, much of the ground covered will be immediately familiar to anyone who has watched the original 1960s TV series and the seven Star Trek feature films that featured Shatner as Kirk. But Goodman does it in a way that is not simply a boring rehash of Captain Kirk's 'greatest hits'; in fact, it appears to be written with the assumption that most readers will be intimately familiar with the source material and instead focuses on the connections between those well-established episodes, often fleshing out the frequent, yet fleeting references to Kirk's back story from the original TV series (Events from the 1970s animated series are ignored) and tying them together into a coherent narrative that connects them not only to each other but to the feature films as well. It also bridges the gaps between them.to create a continuous, thematic story arc that simply didn't exist in 1960s prime time television. The focus remains consistently on how the events depicted within its pages shaped Kirk as a person and explores Kirk's deep feelings about those events. Goodman creates such a realistic sense of candor in the narrative that it is sometimes difficult to remember that this 'memoir' is of a fictional character; indeed, James T. Kirk as portrayed by David Goodman in this book is in some ways more deeply nuanced, far more thoughtful, introspective, and even modest than the stock character portrayed by William Shatner. This is definitely an engaging and worthwhile read for any Star Trek fan. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty Darn Good for a Fan *by C***E on November 19, 2015* I've read many Star Trek books. Mostly because I like the original crew, and I always get that itch for a new adventure to see them in. Now before anyone says anything, yes, I am also a fan of NuTrek. I like the new spin to the franchise. This book isn't a new spin on anything. It retreads a lot of old stories. New fans will be lost in this text. Now if they end up watching the original show, and all the movies, its remarkable on how many gaps this story fills. Let's take the first season of the original series into consideration; In that year, Kirk has to kill his best friend/first officer Gary Mitchell, his brother dies, a woman he loves needs to die because if she doesn't, the Nazi will rule the world. He is later betrayed by one of his oldest friends from the academy, and is on the trails of a person who is masquerading as an actor who nearly killed him as a child. It was amazing that he didn't have mental issues after that first year. The book does a great job taking all these facts, and creating an over all arc that can't be seen by viewing the episodes on their own. All of the sudden TOS turns into Madmen in space. This book is great as a supplement to the series. However, it would be very interesting to see this as a biopic film. I know that will never happen, but I can see a Danny Boyle taking this material and turning it into an interesting film about a remarkable yet tragic man. If you know nothing of Kirk Trek, then this will not be as enjoyable to a person who has seen the episodes and movies. However, it's interesting to see the arc of a hero who has seen so much, but ends up not having the things like a family, a wife, or children. All he had, or was ever given, was space...the final frontier. There's also a pretty mean joke about Scotty's weight....but I must admit, I laughed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clever New Look at Original Star Trek Series *by S***5 on June 13, 2016* This is difficult to write a review since the book is a compilation of original Star Trek series episodes and early movies. Since I have watched the latest incarnation of Star Trek with Chris Pine as Kirk and really liked the new movies, it took some time to get back in the swing of things with the original episodes (which I am still a huge fan of but just the recent movies are the latest I have seen on the subject.) Saying, that once I got back in the mood of the original, this is an awesome book. Very clever way of handling the subject matter. Kirk is dead and this is his memoir written by him ("edited" by the author - clever way of dealing with this), with a foreword by Dr. McCoy and an afterword by Mr. Spock. What is also neat is how the "editor" allowed Kirk to reminisce about all the exploits of the Starship Enterprise and her crew with additional thoughts by Kirk. Kirk becomes much more multi-dimensional. The "editor" gives Kirk a chance to "explain" why he did things and chose the paths he did. I also indicated there are "some twists" because the "editor" gives Kirk a chance to show things from his perspective and many times that is quite a bit different than people may have "seen" on the TV series. As I mentioned, hard to give a decent review because this is such a different book but what a wonderful read once you get in the mindset that this is James T. Kirk telling his story his own way. Highly recommended especially for fans of the original series. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/212113078-the-autobiography-of-james-t-kirk-star-trek-autobiographies-series](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/212113078-the-autobiography-of-james-t-kirk-star-trek-autobiographies-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-24*