Both new and long-time fans will welcome this one-of-a-kind guide to the four-decade history of Star Trek publishing - including the very earliest works published in the 1960s and 70s. Covering more than 500 novels, novellas and short stories, this must-have collection is filled with stunning black and white illustrations of book covers, plot summaries and interviews with Star Trek authors and editors. It also includes a complete chronological listing of all the books within the Star Trek timeline - an essential tool for readers wanting to make sense of a multiplicity of series each of which coincides with one or more of the others regarding where they fit within Star Trek history. VOYAGES OF THE IMAGINATION is an extraordinary labour and a unique tribute to the enduring popularity of the best-loved science fiction series of all time.