Product Description

A fully illustrated guide to thirty of Star Trek's most famous and best-loved starships. The Starship Spotter was created more than two centuries ago in the early years of deep space travel to serve as a reference guide to assorted space-going vessels. Captains of the spaceships of the United Earth Space Probe Agency used this invaluable tool to help their crews to distinguish friend from foe in the unexplored reaches of the cosmos. When the services were merged to form Starfleet, the Spotter as a paper book disappeared from use. Only recently rediscovered, the newest editions of this historic volume have until now been the sole purview of the students of Starfleet Academy. Each year a new class of Starfleet cadets carefully reviews and revises the contents. The ships displayed in the Starship Spotter are chosen as a tribute to the crews who have served on them and the valour shown, regardless of the ship's affiliation. Although only thirty ships could be selected, the cadets feel that these ships reflect the noble history of space exploration and travel. We proudly present to you the Class of 2383 edition of Starship Spotter.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99649 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Adam 'Mojo' Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune are the art team behind many of the spectacular CGI effects and space battle sequences that have characterised recent Star Trek television episodes and feature films. Their sensational images can be seen to good effect in the annual Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars as well as in the Starship Spotter.

Customer Reviews

The definitive guide to starships. Period.
Everything you ever wanted to know about starships from accross the Star Trek galaxy, from the D'Deridex-class Romulan Warbird to the Sovereign-class Federation starship, this book has vital statistics such as weapons loadouts, shield strengths and types, the speed ratings, a short history, in some cases manufacturing notes and even the model of computer core it has.

THere is a simple rule in my head nowadays - if you want to know anything about a particular starship, or just want to state at a VERY detailed, crystal clear, high-res photo of a starship, this is the book for you. No Trek fan should go without it.

The definitive guide to starships. Period.
Those of us who watch Star Trek and feel more drawn to the ships and their technology than the characters who crew them may crave a book dedicated to those ships, with information, images and backgrounds to each of the famous starship classes.

I found one, it's called Starship Spotter. Inside are four pages for every major class of starship ever seen - from the Akira class right through to the D'Deridex warbird and even Species 8472 bioships - which include two-page high-detail, colour images, and two pages of raw info (and a small wireframe diagram). Within these pages you will find information on their weapons systems, their defensive shields, their computer systems, warp speed ratings, crew compliments, mass, dimensions and every other piece of information you could ever want to know. You'll also find background information (such as the design process and ship's mission), and what appearences the ship has made onscreen.

This book might be small, but it contains everything you ever wanted to know about starships, and even has pretty pictures for us to drool over. 5 out of 5, and a must-have for Trek fans everywhere.

Starship Spotters - Where's the building instructions?
This book is a wonder to behold. The Star Trek books, episodes etc are great but this book has a special quality to it. Fantastic illustrations and details about the starships make them so real and tangible, i almost wanted to build them.

From Borg Diamonds to Romulan Warbirds. This book has got the lot.

I cant wait for the next edition to come out, so it will include the new style of Romulan Warbirds coming out in the new Star Trek Nemesis film.