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Ships of the Line (Star Trek) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Margaret Clark, Doug Drexler
Publisher: Star Trek
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy Used: $11.99
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 6421
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 1416532439
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4575
EAN: 9781416532439
ASIN: 1416532439
Publication Date: February 14, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 2006 - 2nd printing - same ISBN # & same cover as shown in picture above - oblong hardcover - Fine Condition - no tears to dust jacket or pages - no marks or dog-ears - binding sound
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Product Description
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 the fortieth anniversary of Star Trek, here for the very first time collected together are the spectacular images from the highly successful and acclaimed Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars. Gloriously rendered, each of these illustrations was created exclusively for Pocket Books. With text by Michael Okuda (The Star Trek Encyclopedia), the story of each of these valiant starships comes to life.
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 Ships of the Line (Star Trek November 27, 2008
Marshall L. Royse
I was disappointed with it. Yes, the photos and artwork is great but I inspected more than what I got.
A disappointment September 14, 2008
Pool Enthusiast (I am on the front porch reading The New York Times.)
This book is a total let down, to say the least. To say that it is lacking, is an understatement. The photographs were of only average quality. I expected more insight and details of the ships than were included in this book. The text was a bare minimum. Once again, I expected much more detail. I am surprised that this book was even approved for publication. Save your money and look elsewhere.
I am giving it two stars because it is a Star Trek book. A substandard Star Trek book is better than none at all, I suppose.
Not a lot to offer in this book May 2, 2008
Shi wah (Phiadelphia, PA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
While ordering this book I was hoping that it would have some layouts of the inside of the ships and details with a lot of cool pictures but I feel like I kind of got cheated. The book has around 180 pages but there's like nearly 86 pictures of just star ships floating around and half of them are very boring shots. The texts are short on every page and I'm pretty sure I can read through the whole book within 15mins. Anyway it looses interests after a few minutes. I wouldn't bother with this book unless you just want something nice to look at once in awhile.
 Star Trek Ships--mostly pictures, not much info... March 29, 2008
Phyllis K. Twombly (Pouce Coupe, BC)
Ships of the Line (Star Trek)
This is a great book, if you want to see what the ships look like. There isn't much in the way of written specs, but the artwork is fabulous.
Star Trek Illustrated March 9, 2008
Dana K. Davidson (Calais, ME United States)
"Ships of the Line" is a handsomely illustrated volume of Star Trek art. Originally presented in the annual Star Trek "Ships of the Line" calendar, this volume adds some history or point of reference to each of the paintings. Some are directly from episodes from the 5 Star Trek TV series or movies, and some extrapolate further into the Star Trek mythos. My biggest complaint, and it kept this from being a 5 star rating, is the size of the book, I own all the calendars that this artwork is from, and the original sizing was 24 x 12 (double page calendar) and they have been reduced to 11 x 7. This can make for some clearer images but it also hides some of the details in the shrinking. I like having the images collected in a book like this. It does add to my sci-fi and fantasy art collection quite nicely.
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