Star Trek Star Charts: The Complete Atlas of Star Trek

by Geoffrey Mandel

"All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by." From the earliest days of explorations, there has always been one tried-and-true way to navigate through uncharted reaches and one to find the way home -- the stars. Ancient mariners prized their star charts, knowing that they could guide them safely into a friendly port or lead them to the reaches of the mysterious East. Modes of transportation have changes but the stars are still our constant. When man took his first step into space armed with the very latest in computers, he took with him the same tool for reading the stars that the men who sailed under canvas carried.

When humans launched the first ship designed for long-range missions into the deep waters of interstellar space, the Vulcan High Command provided their star charts for the "Enterprise"(TM). But Jonathan Archer was not content with relying on the known. Although he used the Vulcan charts, he also added to them, and greatly expanded Starfleet's knowledge of the galaxy. Every generation of starship captain that followed has built on Archer's first steps.

Follow the course set by Archer, Kirk, Picard, Sisko, and Janeway. Relive their extraordinary adventures as you find here, for the first time, the star maps that chart the routes these famous explorers took.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Reference, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Tv

104 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 2002

About the author

Geoffrey Mandel is an American production artist and designer who worked with the Star Trek franchise throughout 1990s and early 2000s.

Reviews

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now THIS is wonderful. Astonomical maps, star charts...a real sense of scope that reveals how big our galaxy truly is...and where the great powers of the Star Trek universe fit into this stellar puzzle. My only real complaint is that it deserves MORE text commentary, to compliment the images and maps.

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating book about where events take place in the Star Trek universe, but it was not as clear and concise as I would have liked it to be.

[Carolyn Page · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice glossy little book that gives a sense of proportion to the TV series. As well as intros to the map of the galaxy and planet types, there are routes, battles, and charts of various homeworlds. Would recommend for the curious trekkie.

[Dustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally you have a resource to turn to when you want to prove that the Cardassian Union is nowhere near Romulan space!

Joking aside this is a neat reference for the series and should be a part of any Trekies collection.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Star Trek, and I like maps. What can I say?

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

could have been a little clearer