A reference work is a collection of information compiled together, usually by some linked theme, so that it can easily be referenced. It is generally intended to be used to look up information rather than read cover to cover. Types of reference books include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, etc.
Star Trek reference works tend to either approach their subject as if it were fact within the Star Trek fictional world, or from the real-world perspective looking at the production of the Star Trek franchise.
Reference books[]
In-universe information[]
- Star Trek Blueprints (by Franz Joseph, April 1975)
- Star Fleet Technical Manual (by Franz Joseph, November 1975)
- Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual (by Geoffrey Mandel, October 1977)
- Official Star Trek Cooking Manual (by Mary Ann Piccard, July 1978)
- Spaceflight Chronology (by Stanley Goldstein & Fred Goldstein, December 1979)
- The Monsters of Star Trek (by Daniel Cohen, January 1980)
- The Motion Picture Blueprints (by David Kimble, January 1980)
- Star Trek Maps (Illustrated by Jeffrey Maynard, August 1980)
- Star Trek II Biographies (by William Rotsler, January 1982)
- The Klingon Dictionary (by Marc Okrand, December 1985)
- Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise (by Shane Johnson, July 1987)
- The Worlds of the Federation (by Shane Johnson, August 1989)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (by Rick Sternbach & Michael Okuda, November 1991)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal (by David Hutchinson, June 1992)
- Star Trek Chronology (by Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda, April 1993)
- The Star Trek Encyclopedia (by Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek, May 1994)
- The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (by Ira Steven Behr, July 1995)
- The Klingon Way (by Marc Okrand, April 1996)
- Federation Passport (by J.M. Dillard, May 1996)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints (by Rick Sternbach, July 1996)
- These Are the Voyages... - A Three-Dimensional Star Trek Album (by Charles Kurts, November 1996)
- Federation Travel Guide (by Michael Jan Friedman, July 1997)
- A Star to Steer Her By (by Michael Jan Friedman, July 1997)
- Legends of the Ferengi (by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe, August 1997)
- Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (by Marc Okrand, September 1997)
- Q's Guide to the Continuum (by Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger, September 1998)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (by Herman Zimmerman, Rick Sternbach & Doug Drexler, October 1998)
- The Tribble Handbook (by Terry J. Erdmann, November 1998)
- The Klingon Hamlet (by Lawrence Schoen, January 1999)
- Star Trek Cookbook (by Ethan Phillips & William J. Birnes, February 2000)
- Celebrations (by Maureen McTigue, August 2001)
- Starship Spotter (by Adam Lebowitz & Robert Bonchune, October 2001)
- Bridge Commander – Official Strategy Guide (by Siôn Rodriguez y Gibson, February, 2002)
- The Hologram's Handbook (by Robert Picardo, May 2002)
- The Starfleet Survival Guide (by David Mack, September 2002)
- Star Charts (by Geoffrey Mandel, October 2002)
- Ships of the Line (Editors: Doug Drexler & Margaret Clark, November 2006)
- Star Trek Legacy Prima Official Game Guide (by Michael Knight, November 2006)
- Captain Kirk's Guide to Women (by John Rodriguez, February 2008)
- USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual (by Ben Robinson & Marcus Riley, September 2010)
- Klingon Bird of Prey Owners' Workshop Manual (by Rick Sternbach & Ben Robinson, November 2012)
- Federation: The First 150 Years (by David A. Goodman, December 2012)
- On Board the USS Enterprise (by Denise Okuda & Michael Okuda, March 2013)
- A Very Klingon Khristmas (by Paul Ruditis & Patrick Faricy, October 2013)
- Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library (by Larry Nemecek, December 2013)
- The Klingon Art of War: Ancient Principles of Ruthless Honor (by Keith R.A. DeCandido, May 2014)
- The Autobiography of James T. Kirk (by David Goodman, September 2015)
- Hidden Universe Travel Guide: Vulcan (by Dayton Ward, July 2016)
- Hidden Universe Travel Guide: The Klingon Empire (by Dayton Ward, July 2017)
- The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard (by David Goodman, October 2017)
- Treknology (by Ethan Siegel, October 2017)
- Shipyards: Starfleet Ships 2151 - 2293 (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Matt McAllister, September 2018)
- Shipyards: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Matt McAllister, November 2018)
- Shipyards: The Klingon Fleet (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Matt McAllister, June 2019)
- The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Illustrated Handbook (by Jenny Cole, Tim Gaskill, Tim Leng, Marcus Riley, Ben Robinson & Mark Wright, July 2019)
- The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 & 1701-A Illustrated Handbook (by Ben Robinson, Jenny Cole, Tim Gaskill, Tim Leng, Marcus Riley & Simon Hugo, October 2019)
- Shipyards: Federation Members (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Ian Chaddock, November 2019)
- Body by Starfleet (by Robb Pearlman, December 2019)
- Kirk Fu Manual (by Dayton Ward, March 2020)
- The USS Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook (by Ben Robinson, July 2020)
- The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway (by Una McCormack, October 2020)
- Deep Space Nine Illustrated Handbook (by Ben Robinson, February 2021)
- Shipyards: The Borg and Delta Quadrant (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Ian Chaddock, April 2021)
- Shipyards: Delta Quadrant (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Ian Chaddock, June 2021)
- The Autobiography of Mr. Spock (by Una McCormack, September 2021)
- Shipyards: Alpha Quadrant and Major Species - Acamarian to Ktarian (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Ian Chaddock, May 2022)
- The Star Trek Cookbook (by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, September 2022)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko (by Derek Tyler Attico, November 2023)
- Lower Decks - USS Cerritos Crew Handbook (by Chris Farnell, December 2023)
Real-world information[]
- The Making of Star Trek (by Stephen E. Whitfield, with Gene Roddenberry, September 1968)
- The World of Star Trek (by David Gerrold, April 1973)
- Inside Star Trek (by Gene Roddenberry, 1976)
- The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (by Susan Sackett & Gene Roddenberry, March 1980)
- The Star Trek Compendium (by Allan Asherman, March 1981)
- The Making of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (by Allan Asherman, October 1982)
- The Star Trek Interview Book (by Allan Asherman, July 1988)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (by Larry Nemecek, November 1992)
- Make-Up FX Journal (by Michael Westmore and Joe Nazzaro, November 1993)
- Where No One Has Gone Before: A History in Pictures (by J.M. Dillard, November 1994)
- The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, December 1994)
- The Art of Star Trek (by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, November 1995)
- Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (by Herbert F. Solow & Robert H. Justman, June 1996)
- The Making of Star Trek: First Contact (by Lou Anders, with Larry Nemecek & Ian Spelling, December 1996)
- Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series (by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, March 1997)
- Star Trek: The Original Series Sketchbook (by Herbert F. Solow & Yvonne Fern Solow, May 1997)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission (by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, November 1997)
- Science Logs (by André Bormanis, March 1998)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook: The Movies (by John Eaves & J.M. Dillard, May 1998)
- Action! (by Terry J. Erdmann, with Paula M. Block, December 1998)
- The Secrets of Star Trek: Insurrection (by Terry J. Erdmann, with Paula M. Block, December 1998)
- Quotable Star Trek (by Jill Sherwin, March 1999)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block, August 2000)
- Aliens & Artifacts (by Michael Westmore, Alan Sims, Bradley M. Look & William J. Birnes, October 2000)
- The Magic of Tribbles (by Terry J. Erdmann & Gary Hutzel, September 2001)
- Star Trek: Voyager Companion (by Paul Ruditis, May 2003)
- Voyages of Imagination (by Jeff Ayers, November 2006)
- Star Trek 101 (by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block, September 2008)
- A Comics History (by Alan J. Porter, September 2009)
- Star Trek: The Art of the Film (by Mark Cotta Vaz, November 2009)
- The Art of Star Trek Online (by Cryptic Studios, February 2010)
- Star Trek 365 (by Paula M. Block, with Terry J. Erdmann, September 2010)
- Star Trek Vault: 40 Years From The Archives (by Scott Tipton, October 2011)
- Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary (March 2013)
- Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz (by Juan Ortiz, September 2013)
- New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics (Edited by Joseph F. Berenato, forward by David Gerrold, 2014)
- Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier (by Paula M. Block, with Terry J. Erdmann, October 2015)
- Pop-Ups (by Paula M. Block, Terry J. Erdmann, Courtney Watson McCarthy, October 2015)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Warped (by Mike McMahan, October 2015)
- The Star Trek Book (by Paul Ruditis, June 2016)
- 50 Artists 50 Years (Foreword by Nicholas Meyer, September 2016)
- Designing Starships: The Enterprises and Beyond (by Ben Robinson & Marcus Riley, October 2016)
- Designing Starships: The USS Voyager and Beyond (by Ben Robinson & Marcus Riley, April 2017)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Art of Juan Ortiz (by Juan Ortiz, September 2017)
- Treknology (by Ethan Siegel, October 2017)
- Star Trek Beyond: The Makeup Artistry of Joel Harlow (by Joe Nazzaro, October 2017)
- The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline (by Jeff Bond, December 2017)
- Lost Scenes (by David Tilotta & Curt McAloney, August 2018)
- The Art of John Eaves (by Joe Nazzaro, November 2018)
- Designing Starships: The Kelvin Timeline (by Ben Robinson & Marcus Riley, April 2019)
- The Official Guide to The Animated Series (by Aaron Harvey & Rich Schepis, September 2019)
- Designing Starships: Discovery (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Matt McAllister, September 2019)
- The Motion Picture: Inside the Art & Visual Effects (Jeff Bond & Gene Kozicki, September 2020)
- Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium (by Glenn Dakin, November 2020)
- The Art of Star Trek Discovery (by Paula M. Block & Terry J. Erdmann, November 2020)
- Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration (by Ben Robinson & Mark Wright, November 2020)
- The Artistry of Dan Curry (by Dan Curry, Ben Robinson, December 2020)
- Designing the Final Frontier (by Dan Chavkin & Brian McGuire, August 2021)
- Designing Starships: Deep Space Nine and Beyond (by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Mark Wright, August 2021)
- Star Trek: A Celebration (by Ben Robinson & Ian Spelling, September 2021)
- The Star Trek Book of Friendship (by Robb Pearlman & Jordan Hoffman, May 2022)
- Star Trek: First Contact - The Making of the Classic Film (by Joe Fordham, October 2022)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Making of the Classic Film (by John Tenuto and Maria Jose Tenuto, September 2023)
- Picard: The Art and Making of the Series (by Joe Fordham, February 2024)
Other reference works[]
- Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 1 and Issue 2, 2-part comic
- Star Trek: Fact Files, 304-part magazine
- Star Trek: The Collector's Edition, 70-part TNG & 28-part TOS magazine
- Little Golden Books children's book references
- I Am Captain Kirk (by Frank Berrios, January 2019)
- I Am Mr. Spock (by Elizabeth Schaefer, January 2019)
- Alphabet Book (by Dennis R. Shealy, July 2020)
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External link[]
- Reference work article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.