After beginning their new series of Star Trek — A Celebration books last fall with their look behind the scenes at Star Trek: Voyager, Hero Collector returns this month with their next entry, locking sensors back on where it all began.
The definitive collection of interviews, history, photos, and artwork from Star Trek: The Original Series. A must-have for all fans of Captain Kirk and his crew!
Following the success of Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration, this second volume in the series focuses Star Trek: The Original Series. The book will be released in the week of Star Trek’s 55th anniversary.
Gene Roddenberry’s series changed television forever and created a broadcast phenomenon, and world that continues to influence our culture today.
With a curated selection of archive interviews, personal recollections from cast and crew, and new interviews specially undertaken for the book, the chapters explore the writing, directing, production art and visual effects, plus classic episodes from the show’s three season run.
Written by Ben Robinson and Ian Spelling, both longtime inhabitants of the Star Trek press world going back to the 1990s, this new 256-page Star Trek: The Original Series — A Celebration dives into the creation and formation of the classic Trek show, with a mix of new and archival interviews accompanied by hundreds of photos and production sketches some which, even after all this time, have never been published before now.
Said the authors:
“Our goal was to craft a book that was the written and visual equivalent of a great convention,” Spelling says. “We’ve brought fresh eyes to everything and tried to strip the myths away from the reality and, we’ve discovered new stories that had never been told. We tracked down actors and crew whom people hadn’t heard from much – or ever – and are thrilled to include them in A Celebration.”
Adds Robinson, “Fans have read and seen bits and pieces of Star Trek’s production history, but A Celebration gathers everything in one place and puts it in context. We tracked down some incredibly rare pictures and artwork that have never been printed before. However well you think you know Star Trek, there’s something new for you. It’s really the Star Trek book I’ve always wanted to add to my collection.”
While the book is up for preorder now ahead of its September 21 debut, TrekCore is able to bring you a set of exclusive page spreads from the new Hero Collector book, including a look into Captain Pike’s first office, the famous Starfleet hand weapon, a classic episode featuring a genetic superman, and that legendary voiceover that starts every episode.
With a Next Generation Celebration book in the works already, along with single-season TNG companion books and more starship roundup publications than you can shake a stick at, the new Star Trek: The Original Series — A Celebration book is just one of many Hero Collector Star Trek books on the horizon.
This classic Star Trek hardcover hits stores September 21, and is available for preorder now.