Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally?

Admiral_Young · October 19 2012, 06:20 AM

I was browsing through Amazon as I often do...and just about fell out of my chair when I stumbled up on this...

http://www.amazon.ca/Star-Trek-Inc-D...623760&sr=1-10

Does this mean there was a licensing agreement finally agreed upon? Anyone know anything about this? I've been waiting for a DK Star Trek book for years!

Patrick O'Brien · October 19 2012, 07:58 AM

^I am thinking kids book as it has only 96 pages. Also if you click on the Corporat Author, it is a list of children's books they have produced.

Admiral_Young · October 19 2012, 08:51 AM

Yeah...but this looks like it obviously a very early listing. I'll be eager to see actual information on this when we get close to March. Even if it is a "children's book" the Visual Guides/Dictionaries that DK producers that are that many pages are pretty decent. So either way I'm most intrigued about this.

bfollowell · October 19 2012, 12:08 PM

Patrick O'Brien wrote:

^I am thinking kids book as it has only 96 pages. Also if you click on the Corporat Author, it is a list of children's books they have produced.

So what? Let's be honest, most of the DK Star Wars Visual books and Cross-Section books are technically children's books too. A lot of us adults still think they're cool as hell.

I doubt anyone familiar with DK or their normal product lines is expecting a full-blown technical manual or anything along those lines.

I'm hopeful.

- Byron

King Daniel · October 19 2012, 03:10 PM

Amazon.co.uk wrote:

Boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before.

Star Trek the Visual Dictionary is the final frontier. Charting each and every one of the the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its mission: to explore everything Star Trek, strange new worlds (and old ones), to seek out every character, ship and series, to boldly go where no book has gone before.

Covering all of the six television series, with full coverage of favourite characters such as Spock, Bones, Scotty and Uhura, and full-colour pictures of ships that would make James T. Kirk proud, this is the ultimate guide to Star Trek for any Trekkie.

Don't be a Vulcan - live long and prosper with Star Trek the Visual Dictionary.

Seems to be based on prime-'verse Trek only.

Peter Q Taggart · October 19 2012, 04:51 PM

I would LOVE to see a DK Star Trek Cross-Sections book.

DEWLine · October 19 2012, 06:19 PM

Until there is one, I recommend you get the upcoming Haynes book on the B'Rel-class Bird-of-Prey. It'll tide you over very nicely!

JD · October 19 2012, 06:21 PM

I've only flipped through a few of DK's comic book and SW books, but they all look pretty cool. This definitely has a lot of potential.

Admiral_Young · October 19 2012, 09:17 PM

I hope this is the first one in a series. If it is only covering "Star Trek" then that would explain the 96 pages. I'm actually really excited about this. Thanks for posting the blurb King Daniel.

DS9forever · November 23 2012, 10:55 PM

The cover for the book has been released:

http://www.tfaw.com/Books/Profile/St...ry-HC___418989

King Daniel · November 23 2012, 11:23 PM

A temporary one, thank goodness!

Dream · November 24 2012, 12:48 AM

KingDaniel wrote:

A temporary one, thank goodness!

Yeah, what the hell is the Borg Queen doing in the center of the cover?

Therin of Andor · November 24 2012, 12:13 PM

Dream wrote:

Yeah, what the hell is the Borg Queen doing in the center of the cover?

Popular character from a well-received, box-office blockbuster. Worf, Borg Queen & Spock seem like as good a trio as any.

Greg Cox · November 24 2012, 04:04 PM

I've already ordered my copy.

I actually have an entire shelf of DK books. They may be "kid's books," but they're useful when you need quick visual reference of ancient Egypt or locomotives or weather balloons or whatever . . ..

Donald Draper · November 24 2012, 07:42 PM

This is awesome! I been hoping for this for years.

Kids Books? Damn straight! That is a good thing. I remember first looking at their books in the library in grade school. I have a huge book shelf of their stuff too. I even bought DK books on subjects I really had no prior interest in. But was impressed with the designs.

October 19 2012, 06:20 AM	#1
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? I was browsing through Amazon as I often do...and just about fell out of my chair when I stumbled up on this... http://www.amazon.ca/Star-Trek-Inc-D...623760&sr=1-10 Does this mean there was a licensing agreement finally agreed upon? Anyone know anything about this? I've been waiting for a DK Star Trek book for years! __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

October 19 2012, 07:58 AM	#2
Patrick O'Brien Captain Location: Brooklyn NY	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? ^I am thinking kids book as it has only 96 pages. Also if you click on the Corporat Author, it is a list of children's books they have produced. __________________ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. McCoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

October 19 2012, 08:51 AM	#3
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? Yeah...but this looks like it obviously a very early listing. I'll be eager to see actual information on this when we get close to March. Even if it is a "children's book" the Visual Guides/Dictionaries that DK producers that are that many pages are pretty decent. So either way I'm most intrigued about this. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

October 19 2012, 04:51 PM	#6
Peter Q Taggart Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Derby, KS	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? I would LOVE to see a DK Star Trek Cross-Sections book.

October 19 2012, 06:19 PM	#7
DEWLine Captain Location: Ottawa, Canada	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? Until there is one, I recommend you get the upcoming Haynes book on the B'Rel-class Bird-of-Prey. It'll tide you over very nicely! __________________ Yours, Dwight Williams Illustrator/Writer

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October 19 2012, 06:21 PM	#8
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? I've only flipped through a few of DK's comic book and SW books, but they all look pretty cool. This definitely has a lot of potential. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

October 19 2012, 09:17 PM	#9
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? I hope this is the first one in a series. If it is only covering "Star Trek" then that would explain the 96 pages. I'm actually really excited about this. Thanks for posting the blurb King Daniel. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

November 23 2012, 10:55 PM	#10
DS9forever Captain	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? The cover for the book has been released: http://www.tfaw.com/Books/Profile/St...ry-HC___418989

November 23 2012, 11:23 PM	#11
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? A temporary one, thank goodness! __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two

November 24 2012, 04:04 PM	#14
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? I've already ordered my copy. I actually have an entire shelf of DK books. They may be "kid's books," but they're useful when you need quick visual reference of ancient Egypt or locomotives or weather balloons or whatever . . .. __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

November 24 2012, 07:42 PM	#15
Donald Draper Fleet Captain	Re: Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary...Finally? This is awesome! I been hoping for this for years. Kids Books? Damn straight! That is a good thing. I remember first looking at their books in the library in grade school. I have a huge book shelf of their stuff too. I even bought DK books on subjects I really had no prior interest in. But was impressed with the designs.