The Art of Star Trek

This book delivers everything it promises.

With chapters on:

The Original series
The Animated Adventures
Phase II (the series that never was)
The Next Generation
Deep Space Nine
Voyager

The Motion Picture
The Wrath of Khan
The Search for Spock
The Voyage Home
The Final Frontier
The Undiscovered Country
Generations

...and an abundance of production visuals, sketches, photographs, props, costume designs, behind the scenes make-up application, and publicity material such as film posters, etc. Enough to satisfy even the hungriest of Star Trek fans (although I'd advise you don't nit-pick too much, since the editors could have done with at least one dedicated Trekkie on their staff to point out some of the more obvious editorial errors).

I personally think show more that this book is a fine item in almost every respect (almost); and this is where it fails to deliver in one key area! value for money. £35.00 in 1995 certainly put me off from reaching into my own pockets on principle. I blame the greed of the studios and the publishers for preying on fans, knowing that passion often overides common sense.
As it turned out, I ended up snagging a very good condition second hand copy on an internet auction site 20 years later for a tiny fraction of the original RRP. I'd long since forgotten about this book. You can't afford to buy every cool book you come across; and as a result, I have re-discovered my inner Trekkie with this amazing book and am now very happy reading through it in 2018. show less

A fun review (though not current) of the artwork behind Star Trek - up through Voyager. I love these sorts of books because they give an interesting perspective on all that goes into making elements of a franchise like Star Trek.

I enjoyed the book, but there was a lot of detail that didn't interest me.

This lavishly illustrated book is a spectacular collection of production notes, plans, drawings, photographs, and illustrations from every incarnation of Star Trek, including "The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager," and the motion pictures. Here is 30 years of design history—a spectacular parade of bizarre aliens, extraterrestrial landscapes, and state-of-the-art special effects, and a fitting tribute to the artists and technicians who...