Contained some information about Gene Roddenberry's early involvement with the animated series and his thoughts about translating the show to saturday morning.
Dillard, J.M.
Star Trek: "Where No One Has Gone Before." New York: Pocket Books, 1994.
Contained a brief treatment of the animated series and some
live action still images.
Doohan, James, with Peter David.
Beam Me Up, Scotty - STAR TREK's Scotty in his own words. New York: Pocket Books, 1996.
Great book. A very touching account of an actor's life. From this book I
gained anecdotal information about Mr. Doohan's involvement with the Animated STAR TREK series. He
mentioned, in particular, how he was very happy to be able to do so many voices for animated characters.
Klein, Malcolm C. "To the limits of Imagination: Animating Star Trek." Starlog, Jun. 1977, pp. 43-47.
This article contained in-depth behind-the-scenes information
and a still image of the animated series cast.
Koenig, Walter.
Warped Factors: A Neurotic's Guide to the Universe. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1997.
A very interesting and well written account of the author's acting and
script-writing careers. From his book, I used Mr. Koenig's account of the circumstances surrounding his
writing of the animated episode "The Infinite Vulcan" and also how he learned about
the Animated series from a fan at STAR TREK Convention.
Mandel, Geoffrey. U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Manual. New York: Interstellar Associates, 1980.
I used the images of the Long Range Shuttlecraft and
Heavy Shuttlecraft from this book. However, I did not use the
Bonaventure, cargo drone or
Aquashuttle profiles because they were too inaccurate when compared
to the vehicles as seen on video. This book is like Bjo Trimble's Concordance as it was one of
my favorite manuals from the late 70's/early 80's.
Marshak, Sondra, and Myrna Culbreath, eds. STAR TREK: The New Voyages 2. New York: Bantam Books, 1978.
An excellent collection of short stories written about the adventures of Kirk and his crew during the first five-year mission. This book included "The Patient Parasites" by Russell Bates which was his first story treatment for the animated series back in 1973. I used information from the author's introduction to his story for the episode notes on the "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" page.
Nichols, Nichelle.
Beyond Uhura - STAR TREK and Other Memories. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994.
A great book about the beautiful and multi-talented performer's exciting show business
career. Of particular note was her account of how her Uhura character was so inspiring to the black community
in the 1960's, a time when her people were often treated as second-class citizens. In regards to the
Animated STAR TREK series, Ms. Nichols remembers the show fondly and was particularly enamoured of the
episode "The Lorelei Signal" chiefly because in it Uhura had a large role - she
actually took command of the Enterprise in order to rescue Kirk, Spock and McCoy!
Niven, Larry.
Playgrounds of the Mind. New York: Tor Books, 1991.
A great treat for fans of the geatest science fiction author of our age. It is Niven's second volume of notes, exerpts and essays related to his long and storied career, the first being N-Space.
This is an excellent book that I only discovered recently. In a section devoted to lost story ideas, Mr. Niven describes that he wrote three treatments for the animated STAR TREK series. This information was used to augment the page devoted to Niven's animated episode "The Slaver Weapon" which was his third story treatment. This is a good book for Animated STAR TREK fans also because it reprints "The Soft Weapon" and "The Borderland of Sol." The former was rewritten into "The Slaver Weapon" and the latter was written based on Niven's first story treatment for the Animated STAR TREK.
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda.
Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.
Some entries in my Animated STAR TREK Timeline were cross
referenced with this book. I used this book's format to format this web site's Timeline page.
This is, by far, my favorite STAR TREK book. I have several copies of it and refer to it all the
time. A MUST for any STAR TREK enthusiast!
Okuda, Michael, Denise Okuda and Debbie Mirek.
Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future. New York: Pocket Books, 1994.
The definitive reference to the Official STAR TREK Universe.
Comments made by the authors in their introduction to this book elaborate on how the animated
series had been deemed non-canon by the powers that be. Main character background information came from
this book. Available in both hardback and trade paperback. Another MUST for any
STAR TREK enthusiast.
Rioux, Terry Lee.
From Sawdust to Stardust - The Biography of DeForrest Kelley, Star Trek's Dr. McCoy. New York: Pocket Books. 2005.
Information about the gentle actor's involvement with the animated series.
Reeves-Stevens, Judith and Garfield.
The Art of Star Trek. New York: Pocket Books, 1995.
Information about the development of the animated series.
(Actually, no images from this book were used in my site).
Swanigan, Michael, and Darrell McNeill. Animation by Filmation. Simi Valley: Black Bear Press, 1993.
A very good source of background information about Filmation, the
company that produced the animated series. Also this book contained information about the making of
the animated series.
Takei, George.
To The Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei - STAR TREK's Mr. Sulu. New York: Pocket Books, 1994.
An excellent book! From his book, I used Mr. Takei's account of his 1973
political campaign in my explanation of why the animated episodes aired in a different order
in Los Angeles than in the rest of the country. Mr. Takei's book is especially noteworthy for its
socially important and long-overdue treatment of life in the unconstitutional Japanese internment camps during
World War II. This book is a must-read for Sulu fans and the civic minded. I, for one, am a big
Sulu fan and am hoping that George Takei will reprise his role of
Captain Sulu of the
U.S.S. Excelsior in a weekly television series. He was seen in that role briefly in
a September 1996 STAR TREK: Voyager episode entitled "Flashback."
Trimble, Bjo. Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books, 1976.
This book was very important to me as a young STAR TREK
enthusiast. I used to pour over it for hours. Thank you, Mrs. Trimble! Airdates of the animated
series came from this book and some voice actor credits. Several character voice credits in this
book were listed as (Unknown), those missing credits were found in her 1995 Concordance. (See below). Also the
spelling of some names and terms came from this source.
Trimble, Bjo.
Star Trek Concordance. New York: Citadel Press, 1995.
Some voice actor credits came from this book.
Whitfield, Stephen E.
The Making of Star Trek. New York: Ballantine Books, 1968.
A treasure trove of background information on the original series.
Another of my favorite STAR TREK books. I used this as a source of character background
information. The profile drawings of the U.S.S. Enterprise
and Klingon/Romulan ship came from this work. Also, information
for the U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge page of this site also came
from this book. This book is still in print.