Product Description

Ray Mears in space...Essential reading for Starfleet personnel and Star Trek fans alike, this book combines all the appeal of a Star Trek technical reference book with the elements that have made real-life survival guides so popular in recent years. Standard issue for all Starfleet Officers, this vital tool for space survival covers everything from space suit leaks and hotwiring a tri-corder to hostile alien encounters. Paying particular attention to the importance of initiative in situations where available technology is malfunctioning, The Survival Guide is broadly divided into the following sections: understanding alien technology; dealing with alien wildlife; modifying federation technology; and encountering temporal anomalies. There is information on essential Federation emergency equipment, and various extreme escape and survival scenarios are accompanied by actual accounts by legendary Starfleet heroes of their own dramatic improvisations. The whole is illustrated throughout with explanatory black & white line art illustrations, easy to follow in a crisis -- especially valuable when a reader is stranded on a downed shuttlecraft with only a com-badge and a self-sealing stem-bolt.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #219099 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-07
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 177 pages

About the Author
David Mack has received story credits on two televised episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His work on Star Trek books includes the 'minipedia' guide to the New Frontier universe that accompanies Peter David's New Frontier series.

Customer Reviews

Have you ever wondered...
...what you'd do if you found yourself in a crippled shuttle? Or stuck on a Borg ship? Or had to defend yourself against a Mugato? Well, unless you're a die-hard Trekker, you probably haven't. I hadn't either before I read this book, but still found it enjoyable, although a little esoteric for the casual Star Trek fan.

This book provides detailed insights into what to do in various sticky situations that you may get yourself into whilst exploring the galaxy - something that none of you are likely to be doing. But, if you're really into Star Trek, I repeat, *really* into Star Trek, you'll love this book. If you're just a casual viewer, it's not for you.