Synopsis There has never been a Star Trek book like this one. Imagined scenarios, new worlds and historic battles are all brought to life between its pages, as settings for the spectacular starships which have graced the Star Trek universe throughout all five television series. This is what happens when you turn loose some of the most talented computer generated artists in Hollywood - who also just happen to be Star Trek fans - and ask them to create images they would like to have seen on Star Trek. Over the past seven years, wall calendars called Star Trek: Ships of the Line have displayed breathtaking art, specially commissioned for the Ships of the Line series, only to be discarded at the end of the year. To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Star Trek, the best calendar images of Star Trek battleships have been collected together, with new additional descriptions and history to give them their proper setting in the Star Trek universe. The result is a sumptuous visual record and a magnificent reference book which any Star Trek fan would be proud to own. About the Author Margaret Clark is a writer and editor from Long Island, New York and has worked on several Star Trek novels and books.Doug Drexler is a visual effects artist, designer, and illustrator from Long Island. He has worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and several films. He lives in California.
H**R
Not What I Wanted
It was not what I expected. The artwork was top class but I really wanted a book which took each starship and described it's various capabilities, just like another book I have. You certainly don't see all the starships you see on the front cover. However, if you are into the artwork for Star Trek then this could be what you have been waiting for.It looks like a charity shop will get the benefit of this book.
M**'
Ships of the line
I would characterised myself as a 'casual Star Trek fan' with the level of knowledge that could be expected from watching the series and movies although I have read the odd novel.So for my level of expectation this book is beautiful and not overly filled with statistics and information.I agree with other reviewers here that this is certainly not an in-depth study of the starships but I don't think it was intended to be. It fulfills its target of being a beautifully illustrated book of the most recognised ships very well.I bought this for my brother who is very avid fan and even he thought it is great for what it is.If you're looking for a lot of information, give this a miss but if you would just like something beautiful to look at, this is for you.
T**Y
Great
Interesting book on star Trek ships well worth the buy if you're interested in star Trek ships
P**E
Nice looking book but not much content
LIttle disappointed as the text on each page is just a few lines, so more like a photo / art book - you won't learn much from it.
M**E
It's worse than that it's dead Jim...
"ships of the line" sounds like it should be a definitive reference book, on the cover are lots of ships I wanted to know about and look at but inside it really is just a series of well painted pictures of starships we are already more than familiar with, this is just a romantic look at what we are used to rather than a glimpse at what might be. I for one was somewhat dissatisfied with it.
G**Y
Five Stars
Incredibly complex images and information on the many star ships in the star trek universe!
J**N
Five Stars
A hardback books with excellent illustrations and images. A real treat for avid Star Trek fans.I bought this for my son one Christmas, and he was very pleased with it.
M**Y
Star Trek- Ships of the Line
The artwork is of an excellant quality, but the cover is very deceiving as the actual content only has the Enterprises as its core work and not as the cover suggests many others from the Star Trek Universe and it doesn't even give a history of the ships that are represented, so alittle disappointing.
Trustpilot
3 weeks ago
2 days ago
