Star Trek 101: A Practical Guide to Who, What, Where, and Why - Softcover

Most avid Star Trek fans are well-schooled in Trek trivia, either through many hours spent watching the series on television or by poring over the myriad reference guides devoted to the Star Trekuniverse both in print and online. But for the casual viewer -- one who enjoys the show but could hardly be called a Trekkie -- several hundred pages on The Next Generationor on Deep Space Ninecan be offputting rather than enlightening. Now help is at hand with Star Trek 101-- an ideal primer which manages to be both comprehensive and concise. And now that Star Trekepisodes are available on iTunes this informative guide is more timely and useful than ever, expanding on the general television listing descriptions and quickly bringing the viewer up to speed on who's who and what's what in the world of Star Trek.

Terry J. Erdmann (with Paula M. Block) have jointly written two previous Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ebook novellas: Rules of Accusation and Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found). Their most recent nonfiction work, Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History, was the recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Awards' 2017 bronze medal for best coffee table book. They also are the co-authors of the nonfiction titles Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, Star Trek The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Star Trek The Next Generation 365, Star Trek The Original Series 365, Star Trek 101, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, The Secrets of Star Trek Insurrection, The Magic of Tribbles, and Star Trek: Action! Their additional titles include Monk: The Official Episode Guide and The 4400 Companion. During his lengthy career in film publicity, Terry authored The Last Samurai Official Companion. They live in Southern Oregon with their two collies, Shadow and Mandy.