The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

This new version of the Star Trek Encyclopedia is a reissue of the 1997 edition plus a 128-page supplement of additional material that updates Deep Space Nine to the end of its run and Voyager to midway through season five. It also covers the movie Star Trek: Insurrection. The supplement is as meticulously detailed as the rest of the volume, listing such fascinating trivia as chadre kab (Seven of Nine's first meal), "Kahless and Lukara" (a Klingon opera) and voraxna (a Cardassian poison), as well as all the new characters and species. Appendices include illustrations of starships, cast and crew listings, a historical timeline and a bibliography. All photographs and illustrations (except a few historical shots) are in colour. The encyclopedia was devisedin part to help production staff on the various Star Trek TV series keep up with the ever-increasing level of detail generated by over more than 30 years of creative effort. It is an excellent reference volume and, whether you want to settle an argument or write a novel, this book will answer your questions. But beware: The extensive cross-referencing leads to curious time-distortion effects, in which the unwary reader, dipping in to settle a single query, encounters an irresistible urge to browse further, during which hours of normal time can pass in the wink of aneye. --Elizabeth Sourbut

With a delightfully obsessive hand, Michael and Denise Okuda present the minutiae of every moment from the four Star Trek series and eight films. Every planet ever visited, every food ingested, every outfit worn, and every featured character appears in The Star Trek Encyclopedia, on glossy pages with color illustrations worthy of author Michael Okuda's position as art director for the entire Star Trek universe. Even the nonfan will enjoy the endless cross-references and the secret, cohesive universe exposed in this volume, which reads like the realization of Jorge Luis Borges's dream of a fictive encyclopedia merging with the real world. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

Lots of color photos, and half of the 5000-plus entries are new.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

The complete }Star Trek{ reference guide with over 5,000 entries covering all four TV series, and all feature films. A hardback edition is also published this month.

This illustrated reference, aimed at "Star Trek" fans, brings together all four TV series: "Original", "The Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager", plus the nine films. It contains over 5000 entries, including alien races, planets and stars, weapons and tools, as well as inside jokes.

Michael Okuda is the scenic art supervisor for Star Trek: Voyager. He is responsible for those show's control panels, signage, alien written languages, computer readout animation, and other strange things. Michael worked on all seven years of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His other credits include six Star Trek feature films, The Flash, The Human Target, and the never-seen American version of Red Dwarf.

Along with Rick Sternbach, Michael serves as a technical consultant to the writing staff of Star Trek and is coauthor of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual book and CD-ROM. Michael grew up in Hawai'i, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School and earned a BA in communications from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is a member of IATSE Local 816 (Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists) and is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Mike is a proponent of science education and he really wants to be the first graphic artist in space.

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'audet IX. Planet. Site of a major Federation Medical Collection Station. The Enterprise-D was assigned to transport specimens of plasma plague from this station to Science Station Tango Sierra in hopes that a vaccine might be found. ("The Child" [TNG]).

A&A officer. Abbreviation for archaeology and anthropology specialist, a staff officer aboard the original Starship Enterprise. Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas was the A&A officer when the Enterprise visited planet Pollux IV in 2267. ("Who Mourns for Adonais" [TOS]).

A-koo-chee-moya. Native American term used in Chakotay's vision quest prayer. ("The Cloud" [VGR]).

A.F. An old aquaintance of Jean-Luc Picard. While Picard was at Starfleet Academy, he carved A.F.'s initials into Boothby's prized elm tree on the parade grounds. Picard failed Organic Chemistry because of A.F. ("The Game" [TNG]).

Aaron, Admiral. (Ray Reinhardt). Starfleet official. Stationed at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, Aaron had been taken over by the unknown alien intelligence that infiltrated Starfleet Command in 2364. ("Conspiracy" [TNG]).

"Abandoned, The." Deep Space Nine episode #52. Written by D. Thomas Maio & Steve Warnek. Directed by Avery Brooks. Stardate 48214.5. First aired in 1994. A Jem'Hadar baby is discovered on Deep Space 9 and grows at an alarming rate into a warrior, genetically programmed to kill. GUEST CAST: Bumper Robinson as Teenage Jem'Hadar; Jill Sayre as Mardah; Leslie Bevis as Boslic freighter captain; Matthew Kimborough as Alien high roller; Hassan Nicholas as Jem'Hadar boy. SEE: Constellation, U.S.S.; Creole shrimp with Mandalay sauce; dom-jot; Founders; holodeck and holosuite programs; isogenic enzyme; Jem'Hadar, the; karjinko; Koran; Mardah; Odo; Okalar; Rionoj; Risa; Sarjeno; Sisko, Jake; Starbase 201.

ablative armor. Starship protective skin that is designed to vaporize under weapons fire, thereby dissipating energy and protecting the ship's systems inside. In 2371, chroniton particles emitted by the Romulan cloaking device became lodged in the Starship Defiant's ablative armor matrix. ("Past Tense, Part I" [DS9]). Ablative armor technology was a closely-held secret, and until 2372, even Starfleet Operations did not know that the Defiant was so equipped. ("Paradise Lost" [DS9]).

Abrom. (William Wintersole). Zeon member of the underground on planet Ekos fighting against the Nazi oppression in 2268. Abrom, his brother Isak, and other members of the underground aided Kirk and Spock in locating Federation cultural observer John Gill. ("Patterns of Force" [TOS]).

absorbed. Term used to describe members of the society on planet Beta III who were controlled by the computer-generated entity known as Landru. When a person was absorbed, his or her individual will was stripped, and the person was forced to behave in a manner that the computer prescribed as being beneficial to society. ("Return of the Archons" [TOS]).

academy commandant. (Rudolph Willrich). Starfleet officer in charge of Starfleet Academy. In 2372 the academy commandant conspired with Admiral Leyton in his attempted coup of the Earth government. The commandant allowed the formation of Red Squad, an elite group of Starfleet Academy cadets that Leyton used in his plan. ("Paradise Lost" [DS9]).

Academy Flight Range. Located near Saturn in the Sol System, an area of space reserved for flight exercises by cadets from the Starfleet Academy. An accident at the Academy Flight Range in 2368 took the life of cadet Joshua Albert. ("The First Duty" [TNG]).

SEE: Crusher, Wesley; Kolvoord Starburst; Locarno, Cadet First Class Nicholas.

academy range officer. Starfleet officer in charge of the Academy Flight Range, located near Saturn. ("The First Duty" [TNG]).

academy. SEE: Starfleet Academy.

Acamar III. Home planet of the Acamarian civilization. The Enterprise-D met Sovereign Marouk, an Acamarian leader, and her attendants there. ("The Vengeance Factor" [TNG]).

Acamar system. The location of the planet Acamar III. ("The Vengeance Factor" [TNG]).

Acamarians. Humanoid civilization from planet Acamar III. The Acamarians had enjoyed peace for the past century, with the exception of Acamar's nomadic Gatherers, who left their homeworld to become interstellar marauders. These people appeared largely human with the exception of a facial cleft in their foreheads. They are also notable for individualized decorative facial tattooing. Acamarian blood is based on an unusual iron and copper composite, making it readily identifiable. Within Acamarian culture, membership in a clan is considered of great social and political importance, and conflicts between the various clans often became violent. One such feud, between the Lornaks and the Tralestas, lasted some three centuries, and ended only after the last Tralesta was dead. The Acamarian government, headed by Sovereign Marouk (pictured), extended an offer of reconciliation to the renegade Gatherers in 2366. The negotiations, mediated by Jean-Luc Picard, were eventually successful. ("The Vengeance Factor" [TNG]). SEE: Yuta.

ACB. SEE: annular confinement beam.

accelerated critical neural pathway formation. Medical procedure that uses genetic recoding to alter the brain of a humanoid patient. Although it was banned in the Federation, physicians on planet Adigeon Prime used the technique to enhance the brain of Julian Bashir when he was almost seven years old. The procedure is illegal under laws dating back to the end of the Eugenics Wars. ("Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" [DS9]).

accelerometer. Instrument used to measure the direction and amount of velocity change. ("Twisted" [VGR]).

access terminal. Systems connector port used aboard Borg ships to allow individual Borg to link to their collective. ("I, Borg" [TNG]).

access tunnel. Series of passageways traversing Deep Space 9, filled with circuitry and other utilities that may be accessed for repairs. The device responsible for the aphasia virus was located in one of the access tunnels containing the food-replicator circuitry. ("Babel" [DS9]). Similar to the Jefferies tubes used aboard Federation starships.

"Accession." Deep Space Nine episode #89. Teleplay by Jane Espenson & René Echevarria. Story by Jane Espenson. Directed by Les Landau. No stardate given. First aired in 1996. An ancient Bajoran ship emerges from the wormhole bearing an occupant who claims to be the Emissary of the Prophets, causing a resurgence of Bajoran fundamentalism and enmity for the Federation. GUEST CAST: Rosalind Chao as O'Brien, Keiko; Robert Symonds as Porta, Vedek; Camille Saviola as Opaka, Kai; Hana Hatae as O'Brien, Molly; Richard Libertini as Akorem Laan; David Carpenter as Onara; Grace Zandarski as Latara, Ensign; Laura Jane Salvato as Gia. SEE: Akorem Laan; Bajoran solar-sail vessel; Bajorans; Brak; Call of the Prophets, The; D'jarra; Emissary; Gaudaal's Lament; Gia; ih'tanu ceremony; Ih'valla; Imutta; Jatarn, Major; Kira Nerys; Kitara's Song; Latara, Ensign; O'Brien, Keiko; Onara; Opaka, Kai; Orb shadow; Porta, Vedek; Shakaar Edon; Spitfire; te'nari; United Federation of Planets; Winn; Yridian yak.

Accolan. (Dan Mason). Citizen and artist on planet Aldea who would have helped raise Harry Bernard,...