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 edite...