Star Trek: Designing Starships, Volume 2: The U.S.S. Voyager and Beyond

by Ben Robinson, Marcus Reily

Overview

Explore the behind the scenes process to reveal the thinking - and the artwork - behind the creation of the most iconic ships in Star Trek's history!



This book, which covers more than 30 ships including the U.S.S Voyager, Delta Flyer, V'ger, and the Enterprise-J, is packed with original concept art, and includes work from legendary artists Syd Mead and Robert McCall. Continue the exploration of the design process that led to the iconic Star Trek ships from the hit television programs and films. Featuring interviews with the ship designers and screen model builders, this first-time ever explored subject will appeal to all Star Trek fans. Includes first-time ever collected concept art and sketches. Learn about the real-world people events behind one of the greatest science fiction universes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781835412053
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	05/28/2024
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	9.03(w) x 11.49(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Ben Robinson is best known as the man behind the Official Star Trek Starships collection, which in the last three years has become the largest and best-regarded collections of model Star Trek ships ever produced.

He has been involved with Star Trek for 20 years. Ben was the launch editor of the hugely succesful Star Trek Fact Files reference work, which sold over 50 million units. Then he went on to edit the US Star Trek: The Magazine, which ran between 1999 and 2003. He has co-written two Haynes Manuals, the first featuring all seven Enterprises, and the second focusing on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Ben is particularly passionate about the writing, design, and visual effects behind the series. In the last two decades he has conducted extensive interviews with many of the most significant figures in the history of Star Trek from Dorothy Fontana and Matt Jefferies to Michael Piller, Ira Steven Behr, Ron D. Moore, and Bryan Fuller.

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DESIGNING THE U.S.S. VOYAGER
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Editorial Reviews

If you want to see what the world of Star Trek could have looked like and to read how it became what it is, then Star Trek: Designing Starships – The USS Voyager and Beyond is a must.  A truly fascinating read through the history of Trek.”

- Villordsutch, FlickeringMyth.com


From the Inside Flap

This book follows the journey of many of STAR TREK’s most famous ships, from concept sketch to screen. The designers reveal – in their own words – the often extraordinary stories behind the ships’ creation. Read the story of the U.S.S. Voyager – a ship that drew inspiration from a killer whale; Syd Mead’s fantastic living machine V’Ger; and the development of Doug Drexler’s Enterprise-J – the most futuristic starship ever.

Discover the inside story on key ships from the TV series STAR TREK, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, DEEP SPACE NINE, VOYAGER, and ENTERPRISE, and the movies STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, and STAR TREK NEMESIS.

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