Star Trek The Official Guide to the Animated Series

Star Trek : The Official Guide to the Animated Series
ISBN: 9781789093650
Publication Date: 1 October 2019

The first and only guide to the beloved and star-studded Star Trek: The Animated Series, the in-canon (mostly) continuation of the iconic Star Trek: Original Series. Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) was a critical success, airing 22 episodes over two seasons and earning the franchise its first Emmy Award in 1975. The show featured the voices of almost the entire original cast, including William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, along with the original series writers Dorothy Fontana ("Journey to Babel"), David Gerrold ("The Trouble with Tribbles"), acclaimed science-fiction author Larry Niven, and many more.

Star Trek: The Official Guide to The Animated Series reveals the efforts it took to translate Star Trek: The Original Series into animated form, with a Databank illustrating how the animated series ties into other Star Trek shows. This book provides fans with behind-the-scenes production documents, never-before-seen art, and all-new interviews with the people who produced the Enterprise's new animated adventures.

About the Authors

Rich Schepis is a life-long Trekkie and writer, whose recent work has appeared on authorized Star Trek sites including TrekCore, The Rogues Portal, and TrekMovie. His love of the franchise and especially John DeLancie's indelible performance of Q led him to bestowing that name upon his cat; much to his chagrin, she has appeared to take on many of the omnipotent being's personality traits.

Aaron Harvey is a graphic designer and podcaster. He's the host of the "Saturday Morning Trek" podcast on Trek.FM and has created cover art for Star Trek comics as well as other posters, T-shirts, and other fantastic Trek-related imagery.