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As long as star trek continues to inspire the imaginations of both writers and fans, there will always be more captivating reference books that can be poured over for hours at a time. As the new movie warps into theaters this week, we ask physicist lawrence krauss, author of the physics of. This along with five omnibuses of tas novelizations is part of a collection of reprints being published by del rey books in 2006 to celebrate star trek s 40th anniversary. Petersburg times one of the years best gifts for a sciencefiction fan. The next generation technical manual star trek next generation unnumbered original ed. The next generation technical manual by rick sternbach.
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