Are the chakats part of the Star Trek universe?
NO. Although I have used such terms as Star Fleet, Warp Drive, Transporter, Caitians, and other such things familiar to fans of the Star Trek universe, it is only a case of not re-inventing the wheel. I felt that I did not need to create my own versions of such things when I first started writing because they were only background details. I did however love Caitians, so I did eventually define my own version of the species, which probably substantially differs from the ST version now. Then I wrote “Transformations” and had to describe how a Transporter worked, and you’ll find that it is significantly different from the official ST explanation. The structure of the Stellar Federation is different from the United Federation of Planets. Keep looking, and you’ll find that the differences are far greater than their similarities.
NO. Although I have used such terms as Star Fleet, Warp Drive, Transporter, Caitians, and other such things familiar to fans of the Star Trek universe, it is only a case of not re-inventing the wheel. I felt that I did not need to create my own versions of such things when I first started writing because they were only background details. I did however love Caitians, so I did eventually define my own version of the species, which probably substantially differs from the ST version now. Then I wrote “Transformations” and had to describe how a Transporter worked, and you’ll find that it is significantly different from the official ST explanation. The structure of the Stellar Federation is different from the United Federation of Planets. Keep looking, and you’ll find that the differences are far greater than their similarities. (Of course, if someone wanted to officially put chakats into a Star Trek movie, I would break speed records saying “Yes!”.) For a list of all the No-Nos of writing
