Working in Australia has some benefits, one of them being that there are different release dates than other countries… Like the United States, for example. In the US the coffee-table book Star Trek 365 from Abrams Publishing won’t come out until September 1st, but it’s been on sale here for almost a month. So, being the obsessive Star Trek fan I am, I had to pick it up.
So, how is it? Well, I’ve never owned any of the other 365 books, so the format is new to me, but I like it. It basically takes you through a “year” of Star Trek, with each day covering another aspect of the Original Series (yes, I put that in title case… Deservedly so).
The structure is great as a chronological conceit… even though it covers the three years of the first series and things that also happened many years later. The writing by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann does an admirable job of providing details that even the die-hard Star Trek fan might not know. And the photos… Oh, my, the photos.
The layout is copy and content (sometimes with small photos) on the left hand page, and full page photos or images/collages on the right hand page. Some of the images they have found are just fantastic, and it is truly impressive to page through (see images below).
So is it worth it? Absolutely. I dare say even a casual fan would appreciate this unique hardcover volume. And for $20 on Amazon, it’s a bargain.
