In 1996, Star Trek celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. Today Star Trek is a multimillion dollar juggernaut with spin-off series and many movies to its name. The mountain of collectibles Star Trek has left in its wake is large enough to be detected on ship’s sensors light years away. This book celebrates that thirty year odyssey!

Exactly how Star Trek managed to go from the TV oblivion of cancellation within three years of its 1966 introduction to multimedia stardom in over seventy-five nations is covered here in detail. Boldly chronicled as well, in both text and over 550 color photographs, are many of the collectibles available today — from action figures and comics to phasers and Saurian Brandy bottles. The collectibles are grouped by series, allowing collectors of all ages to go directly to the Star Trek series they love the best — be it the original Star Trek, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, or Voyager.

Brief synopses of each series, chronicling their plots and casts, are included as well. Prices are found throughout the book with the collectibles listings as useful tools for every collector.