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    Ships of the Line
    Ships of the Line
    Ships of the Line
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    Ships of the Line

    By Doug Drexler and Margaret Clark

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    In celebration of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises, an updated edition of the acclaimed Ships of the Line hardcover collection.

    They dared to risk it all in a skiff of reeds or leather, on a ship of wood or steel, knowing the only thing between them and certain death was their ship. To explore, to seek out what lay beyond the close and comfortable, every explorer had to embrace danger. And as they did so, what arose was a mystical bond, a passion for the ships that carried them. From the very first time humans dared to warp the fabric of space, escaping from the ashes of the third World War, they also created ships. These vessels have become the icons of mankind's desire to rise above the everyday, to seek out and make the unknown known. And these ships that travel the stellar seas have stirred the same passions as the ones that floated in the oceans.

    While every captain has wished that their starship could be outfitted in the same manner as the sailing ship H.M.S. Beagle—without weapons—that proved untenable. From the start, Starfleet realized that each vessel, due to the limited range of the early warp engines, must be able to stand alone against any attack. Thus arose the idea, taken from the days of wooden sailing ships, that every Starfleet vessel must stand as a ship of the line. Through the actions of their captains and crews, countless starships have taken on that role. Here we remember some of those ships and their heroic crews.

    In celebration of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises, this updated edition of the acclaimed Ships of the Line hardcover collection now includes dozens of additional images brought together for the first time in book format—spectacular renderings featured in the highly successful Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar series. With text by Star Trek's own Michael Okuda, the story of each of these valiant starships now comes to life.

    ™, ®, & © 2014 CBS Studios, Inc. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateDec 2, 2014
    ISBN9781476792675
    Ships of the Line
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    Doug Drexler

    Doug Drexler is a visual effects artist, designer, and illustrator from Long Island. He has worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and several films. He lives in California.

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    • 4/5
      If you are a Trekkie and you like great scifi art, this is a great read. The pictures are selected from past "Ship of the Line" calendars.
    • 5/5
      This is a gorgeous art book collecting the art from the Ships of the Line calendar series. Sadly I missed some of the Star Trek series (I'm a TOS, TAS, and TNG girl) so some of the ships were totally new to me. It was a perfect book for taking to appointments because most of the art is self-contained. The blurbs for each told the story. It is highly recommended for Star Trek fans.
    • 5/5
      One of my very favorite Star Trek books!

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    Ships of the Line - Doug Drexler

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    CONTENTS

    EPIGRAPH

    CHAPTER 1 In the Beginning

    CHAPTER 2 The Creation of a Legend

    CHAPTER 3 Rebirth

    CHAPTER 4 The Finest in the Fleet

    CHAPTER 5 Of Gods and Men

    CHAPTER 6 There Will Always Be an Enterprise

    CHAPTER 7 Delta Voyager

    CHAPTER 8 Semper Exploro

    AFTERWORD

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    Risk! Risk is our business. That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her.

    —James T. Kirk

    "Enterprise XCV—The Great Experiment"

    Mark Rademaker

    IN THE BEGINNING

    CHAPTER 1

    Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

    —Leonardo da Vinci

    First Flight

    John M. Teska

    The Dream Is Alive

    Sean Scott

    For too long, she was little more than an abstract collection of plans, specifications, and components. Through most of the long assembly at the San Francisco Orbital Yards, the NX-01 seemed more of a construction project than a space vehicle. That all changed on the day that the mighty warp five engines were delivered to dry dock. Suddenly, the Enterprise seemed to come to life, eager to take wing, to go boldly where no one had gone before.

    April 20, 2151

    Mojo

    Free at last of the constraints of spacedock, the NX-01 soared gracefully around her homeworld, ready for her maiden flight. In a few moments, primal forces would collide in her engines, disrupting the serenity of orbital glide. Captain Jonathan Archer would order the warp drive to be engaged, and the beautiful blue sphere of Earth would be left far behind, lost in the stars.

    Faith of the Heart

    Koji Kuramura

    The great ships of exploration and their crews have always symbolized the best of humankind, doing the things that humans do best. They have helped satisfy our need to understand our universe. They made it possible for us to meet our distant cousins among the stars. And they have enabled us to bear witness to the magnificence of the cosmos.

    Nothing but Trouble

    Douglas E. Graves

    His mission was just routine surveillance, but Kronthax had been fully briefed about Earth’s disturbing expansionist tactics. He knew that the High Command hadn’t given him the Klingon Empire’s most advanced warship merely to be a watcher. No, when the time came, Kronthax would not hesitate to act decisively and defend his people’s honor.

    "Enterprise Incident"

    Koji Kuramura

    Those damned Vulcans. Their idea of helping was to say nothing at all about the Romulans. Hardly a logical way to deal with an implacably hostile people who had been stewing for millennia in their own xenophobia. The Vulcans seemed quite willing to sacrifice the Enterprise to protect their own interests. But once again, they underestimated the determination of Jonathan Archer and his crew.

    The Enterprise survived the encounter virtually unscathed, and Archer collected information that would prove vital to Earth’s survival in the coming Romulan war.

    Distant Cousins

    Fred Pienkos

    As their orbit carried them into the darkness of planetary night, the bridge crew let out a collective gasp when they saw the glittering city lights below. The stories were true. Ancient Vulcans had indeed settled planets this far from home.

    Would they be fiercely logical, like their distant cousins? Or would they have evolved into something very different? There was only one way to find out.

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