UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF TEROK NOR!

It was once a battered Cardassian ore-processing facility orbiting the planet Bajor. But Terok Nor took on new life when the Cardassians evacuated and were replaced by Starfleet personnel. With the discovery of a nearby stable wormhole connecting the Alpha Quadrant with the Gamma Quadrant, the newly christened Space Station Deep Space 9 became one of the most important installations in known space.

Filled with hundreds of schematic diagrams and illustrations, the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual" is essential for anyone interested in the ships, technology and weapons of Starfleet and the many different species, who frequent the station, including the Klingons, the Bajorans, the Romulans, the Cardassians, and the Jem'Hadar.

As an added bonus, four full-color gatefolds have been specially created for this book. In addition to providing an in-depth look at the exteriors of the station, these illustrations also show the Promenade, and highlight the U.S.S. Defiant.

Turning the ravaged outpost into a fully operational station involved much more than a simple name change. The transformation represented an arduous challenge to the Starfleet engineers who were required to merge two divergent technologies. How they achieved that feat, and how the Federation helps the Bajoran government keep the station running smoothly, is revealed in the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual".

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Whether you're looking for a cross-section of a Bajoran tricorder, plan drawings of the USS Defiant, or a detailed explanation of station wastewater treatment, you'll find everything you need in the Deep Space Nine Technical Manual. This is a fascinating and useful reference for the dedicated DS9 fan, or the Star Trek collector. Intricately detailed, colorful illustrations show you things like the station layout, its cargo and security systems, crew quarters, and transportation facilities. You'll also see DS9's position in relation to the wormhole, the Bajor-Cardassia sector, Ferenginar, and the Romulan and Klingon empires, not to mention the current location of Voyager and (shudder) Borg space.

About the Author

Doug Drexler is an Academy Award® winning Makeup Artist who has collaborated with such talents as Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Jimmy Caan, Meryl Streep, and Warren Beatty. His career in the entertainment industry began working for makeup legend Dick Smith on such films as The Hunger and Starman. He also contributed to Three Men and a Little Lady, The Cotton Club, FX and Dick Tracy to name but a few. Tracy led to an Oscar® as well as the British Academy Award and the Saturn Award. Two Emmy Award® nominations would follow for three years of work on Star Trek: The Next Generation.®

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine® went into production, Mike Okuda (Scenic Arts Supervisor) took a chance on the makeup guy from Brooklyn who wanted to be a designer. Ever since that day over six years ago a constant stream of Star Trek® graphics and illustrations have issued forth. "I'm possessed," he explains. Doug's other Star Trek credits include Star Trek Generations™, Star Trek: First Contact®, and the upcoming ninth Star Trek feature film.

Doug illustrated the Star Trek Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded by Michael and Denise Okuda, the Star Trek Science Logs by Andre Bormanis, and he also worked with the Okuda's on the Simon and Schuster Interactive CD-ROM, Captain's Chair.