This new version of the Star Trek Encyclopedia is a reissue of the 1997 edition, plus a 128-page supplement of additional material that updates Deep Space Nine to the end of its run and Voyager to midway through season five. It also covers the movie Star Trek: Insurrection. The supplement is as meticulously detailed as the rest of the volume, listing such fascinating trivia as chadre kab (Seven of Nine's first meal), 'Kahless and Lukara' (a Klingon opera), and voraxna (a Cardassian poison), as well as all the new characters and species. Appendices include illustrations of starships, cast and crew listings, a historical timeline, and a bibliography. All photographs and illustrations (except for a few historical shots) are in color. The encyclopedia was devised in part to help production staff on the various Star Trek TV series to keep up with the ever-increasing level of detail generated by over 30 years of creative effort. It is an excellent reference volume and, whether you want to settle an argument or write a novel, this book will answer your questions. But beware: the extensive cross-referencing leads to curious time-distortion effects, in which the unwary reader, dipping in to settle a single query, encounters an irresistible urge to browse further, during which hours of normal time can pass in the wink of an eye. --Elizabeth Sourbut


From Library Journal
Lots of color photos, and half of the 5000-plus entries are new.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
From 'audet IX to Zytchin III, this book covers it all. This is the ultimate reference book for all Star Trek fans! Added to this edition are 128 new pages. This addendum highlights the latest episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, Star Trek: Voyager® and the newest feature film, Star Trek: Insurrection™. The thousands of photos and hundreds of illustrations place the Star Trek universe at your fingertips. Planets and stars, weapons and ships, people and places are just part of the meticulous research and countless cross-reference that fill this book.


Simon & Schuster
The Star Trek Encyclopedia is the definitive reference book to the minutiae of the first three Star Trek® series. Exhaustive information on the characters, alien races, planets, weapons, medical equipment, etc., of the Trek universe, with technical diagrams and appendices on the timeline of the show's production and the writers of each episode.


About the Author
Michael Okuda is the scenic art supervisor for Star Trek: Voyager. He is responsible for those show's control panels, signage, alien written languages, computer readout animation, and other strange things. Michael worked on all seven years of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His other credits include six Star Trek feature films, The Flash, The Human Target, and the never-seen American version of Red Dwarf. Along with Rick Sternbach, Michael serves as a technical consultant to the writing staff of Star Trek and is coauthor of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual book and CD-ROM. Michael grew up in Hawai'i, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School and earned a BA in communications from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is a member of IATSE Local 816 (Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists) and is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Mike is a proponent of science education and he really wants to be the first graphic artist in space.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Brings together information from all three incarnations of the popular TV and film series. Entries include characters; alien races; planets and stars; emblems and uniforms; much more. Full of black and white photographs and illustrations from Star Trek archives. 8 1/2" x 10 3/4".

ANNOTATION

This must-have book for every Star Trek fan includes entries for every character, ship, planet, star, and alien race from every episode of the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the first six Star Trek motion pictures. Illustrated with more than 750 photos, using computer video imaging techniques pioneered for the Star Trek Chronology.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

From 'audet IX to Zytchin III, this book covers it all. This is the ultimate reference book for all Star Trek fans!. "Added to this edition are 128 new pages. This addendum highlights the latest episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and the newest feature film, Star Trek: Insurrection.. "The thousands of photos and hundreds of illustrations place the Star Trek universe at your fingertips.

SYNOPSIS

New material and more than 2,000 full-color photographs are included in this updated version of this "Star Trek" reference guide, which features information on main and supporting characters, alien races, and weapons, plus a Starfleet uniform chart.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Lots of color photos, and half of the 5000-plus entries are new.

Don D'Ammassa - Science Fiction Chronicle