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Star Trek: Deep Space 9 & The U.S.S Defiant Illustrated Handbook

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Product Description Fourth in the series of STAR TREK ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOKS, this guide takes an in-depth look at the space station Deep Space 9 and the starship U.S.S. Defiant.The perfect gift for the Star Trek fan in your life! Exploring the former Cardassian space station in detail, this volume looks at Deep Space 9's history and operation under the command of Captain Benjamin Sisko of the United Federation of Planets. The chapters feature the station, the warship the U.S.S. Defiant, and the small, multi-purpose runabouts used as transport by the crew. With technical information from official sources, annotated exterior views and isometric illustrations of key locations, this handbook provides an extraordinary reference guide to 24th century Federation life on the diplomatic outpost. With technical information from official sources, annotated exterior views and isometric illustrations of key locations, this volume provides an extraordinary reference guide to 24th century Federation life on the diplomatic outpost. Review From the inside flapThis volume of the Illustrated Handbook series offers an opportunity to explore the former Cardassian Space Station Terok Nor, under joint Bajoran-Federation administration. Beginning with an account of the station's construction and operation, from power storage and propulsion to maneuvering, weapons, and defenses, the pages provide a walk-through of the whole station. Isometric illustrations reveal Cardassian and Federation technology, operations rooms, and crew quarters, plus key areas and systems of one of the first-ever Federation warships, the U.S.S. Defiant. About the Author Simon Hugo is a freelance writer and editor specializing in pop culture and top brands, in particular film and television on which he has written widely. Simon is also the author of several books about  LEGO.   Ben Robinson is best known as the man behind Eaglemoss's Official Star Trek Starships collection, which in the last three years has become the largest and best-regarded collections of model Star Trek ships ever produced. Ben has been involved with Star Trek for 20 years. Ben was the launch editor of the huge Star Trek Fact Files reference work, which sold over 50 million units. Then he went on to edit the US Star Trek: The Magazine, which ran between 1999 and 2003. He has co-written two Haynes Manuals, the first featuring all seven Enterprises, and the second focusing on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Ben is particularly passionate about the writing, design, and visual effects behind the series. In the last two decades he has conducted extensive interviews with many of the most significant figures in the history of Star Trek from Dorothy Fontana and Matt Jefferies to Michael Piller, Ira Steven Behr, Ron D. Moore, and Bryan Fuller. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. FOREWORD Deep Space 9 was radically unlike anything we had seen before: a Cardassian ore-processing plant that had been converted into an administrative center and trading post, before Starfleet came in and refitted it with their technology. It not only looked different, it worked differently. The technology was mostly Cardassian, with elements of Starfleet, Bajoran, and even Ferengi cultures thrown in. This book covers all the elements of the station we saw during the show’s seven years on air, plus the auxiliary vehicles Starfleet posted there: the Danube-class runabouts and Starfleet’s first true warship, the U.S.S. Defiant. As with the other volumes in this series, you will find isometric drawings of all the key locations, with detailed artworks of areas such as ops and the Promenade that show you exactly how everything was connected, and illustrations showing uniforms, phasers, tricorders, and some of the Alpha Quadrant’s weapons in the war agains the Dominion. You’ll see CG renders of the station and the ships, including the Defiant’s rarely seen shuttles. As you read this book, our hope is that you wi