The Star Trek Encyclopedia - Softcover

Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise; Mirek, Debbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671536095 ISBN 13: 9780671536091

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1999

An updated volume features a new, 128-page appendix on the latest episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager as well as the newest movie, Star Trek: Insurrection.

Review:

With a delightfully obsessive hand, Michael and Denise Okuda present the minutiae of every moment from the four Star Trek series and eight films. Every planet ever visited, every food ingested, every outfit worn, and every featured character appears in The Star Trek Encyclopedia, on glossy pages with color illustrations worthy of author Michael Okuda's position as art director for the entire Star Trek universe. Even the nonfan will enjoy the endless cross-references and the secret, cohesive universe exposed in this volume, which reads like the realization of Jorge Luis Borges's dream of a fictive encyclopedia merging with the real world.

From the Publisher:

"A Wagon Train to the Stars." That was how writer/producer Gene Roddenberry pitched his 1964 Star Trek pilot, The Cage. More than 30 years later, his exploration continues. Across all quadrants of the galaxy, to worlds known and unknown, the Star Trek universe has expanded beyond any television creator's wildest dreams. Through four hit television series and eight epic features the cast, directors, writers and producers have remained loyal to Gene Roddenberry's original premise and Star Trek continues to blaze its own trail.

Now, the interactive reference to the entire Star Trek history -- thus far -- is available in a 4-CD-ROM set. Building on the popular Star Trek Omnipedia, this expanded database includes: More than 3,000 photos 200 video clips Covers the events, the races, planets & stars, weapons & tools, medical equipment and main & supporting characters from all Star trek programming: Star Trekt (The Original Series; all seasons) Star Trek: The Next Generationt (All seasons) Star Trek: Deep Space Ninet (Seasons 1 thru 5) Star Trek: Voyagert(Seasons 1 thru 3) Feature Films (I thru VIII)

This 4-disk set is fully interactive, featuring an engaging new interface that makes the entries accessible to the casual browser. Star Trek Encyclopedia is organized around three major sub-heads: Features Section Encyclopedia Episode Guide Search for your favorite characters and episodes or flip through the entries at random to better appreciate the most popular Science Fiction of all time.