STAR TREK DESIGNING STARSHIPS HC (2025)

"Delve deep into the design process that led to the iconic Star Trek ships featured on television and film with Star Trek: Designing the Starships Volume One: The Enterprise and Beyond. Never before seen concept art graces nearly every page, guiding the reader through the process of bringing the ships to screen. Packed with concept art and interviews with the ship designers and screen model builders, this never before explored subject will appeal to all Star Trek fans."

"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 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. Includes first-time ever collected concept art and sketches. Learn about the real-world people events behind one of the greatest science fiction universes."

"Explore the process behind the creation of the ships features in the Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Trek: Beyond films. This is the story of how some of the most talented designers in Hollywood created Star Trek's starships from the first sketches to the finished models that appeared on screen. This book covers nearly 20 new ships from the modern movies, from the new Enterprise to a fleet of Federation ships that was barely seen. Along the way it covers the thinking behind Klingon and Romulan ships and the heavily-armed U.S.S. Vengeance as well as 6 ships that were designed for the final sequence of Star Trek: Beyond which were not used and have never been seen before."

"Featuring the ships of the Klingon fleet from their first appearance in the original TV series through the new series, Star Trek: Discovery! This volume features ships of the Klingon Fleet, from the 22nd- to the 24th-centuries; Opening with the Klingon Defense Force Bird-of-Prey, an essential part of the fleet since the Empire first achieved space flight, the book features thirty ships, including the D7-Class Battle Cruiser, the Sarcophagus, the Raptor and the late 24th Century I.K.S. Negh'Var. With technical details, operational histories and annotated plan views, the book is the most comprehensive collection of Klingon ships ever produced."

Showcasing the concept art behind the Deep Space 9 station itself, the U.S.S. Defiant and dozens more ships from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, considered by many to be the best of the Star Trek series. The fifth in the series of Star Trek Designing Starships is built around original production art and extensive interviews with the station and ships' designers, explaining exactly how the ships came into being.