Table of Contents
Foreword Seth MacFarlane xiii
What a Long Strange Trek it's Been Mark A. Altman 1
Reflections on the Trek of a Lifetime Edward Gross 7
Dramatis Personae 11
Birth of a (Trek) Nation "Let's make sure that history never forgets … the name … Enterprise" 31
Uncaged "It's like nothing we've encountered before." 54
These were the Voyages "Sometimes pain can drive a man harder than pleasure." 107
Family Feud "One day our minds became so powerful we dared think of ourselves as gods." 149
Boldly Going "In every revolution there is one man with a vision." 173
The End of the Beginning "To survive is not enough … to simply exist is not enough." 196
Life After Death "We've been through death … and life together." 225
Reanimated "You can no more destroy this ship than I can change color." 264
Lost in Space "Let me do something!" 283
The Next Phase "Aren't you dead?" 313
Slow Motion "I need you … badly." 333
Khan Game "I reprogrammed the simulation so that it was possible to save the ship." 388
In Search of "The word is no…. I am therefore going anyway." 442
A Whale of a Tale "There be whales here." 475
God Complex "What does God need with a starship?" 496
Up the Academy "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy; I know many things." 519
The Final Roundup "Only Nixon could go to China." 527
Acknowledgments 557
About the Authors 559