Book Review: 'Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future - Revised and Expanded'
In the spring of 1994, Pocket Books published the first edition of The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference to the Future, the third book in a trilogy of reference books co-authored by graphics artist and production consultant Michael Okuda. (The other two volumes are The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and The Star Trek Chronology: A History of the Future. ) At the time, the Star Trek franchise was in a state of flux. Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) was ending its seven-year run in syndication and production was under way for its first theatrical movie, Star Trek: Generations. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) was picking up steam in its second season in syndication, and Paramount was about to launch its United Paramount Network with Star Trek: Voyager (VGR) as its flagship TV series. This, of course, meant that the first edition of The Star Trek Encyclopedia, written and edited by Mike and Denise Okuda with Debbie Mirek, was at best an introduc