Published Nov 28, 2014

Updated, Upgraded Star Trek: Ships of the Line Book Out Dec. 2

By StarTrek.com Staff

One of the most popular non-fiction books in Star Trek history is getting an upgrade and update. Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, on December 2, will release a revised hardover edition of the acclaimed Star Trek: Ships of the Line collection. It's edited by Doug Drexler and Margaret Clark, and features text by Michael Okuda. Here's a detailed blurb from the publisher:They dared to risk it all in a skiff of reeds or leather, on a ship of wood or steel, knowing the only thing between them and certain death was their ship. To explore, to seek out what lay beyond the close and comfortable, every explorer had to embrace danger. And as they did so, what arose was a mystical bond, a passion for the ships that carried them. From the very first time humans dared to warp the fabric of space, escaping from the ashes of the third World War, they also created ships. These vessels have become the icons of mankind's desire to rise above the everyday, to seek out and make the unknown known. And these ships that travel the stellar seas have stirred the same passions as the ones that floated in the oceans.

While every captain has wished that their starship could be outfitted in the same manner as the sailing ship H.M.S. Beagle—without weapons—that proved untenable. From the start, Starfleet realized that each vessel, due to the limited range of the early warp engines, must be able to stand alone against any attack. Thus arose the idea, taken from the days of wooden sailing ships, that every Starfleet vessel must stand as a ship of the line. Through the actions of their captains and crews, countless starships have taken on that role. Here we remember some of those ships and their heroic crews.

In celebration of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises, this updated edition of the acclaimed

hardcover collection now includes more than seventy-five additional images brought together for the first time in book format -- spectacular renderings featured in the highly successful

calendar series. With text by

's own Michael Okuda, the story of each of these valiant starships now comes to life.

Star Trek: Ships of the Line

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