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Star Trek: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise
Narrated by Mr. Scott, this book is not only a technical manual but a timeline of the events of the recent Star Trek movies.
125 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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Shane Johnson
116 books16 followersShane Johnson is an American author best known for the novel Ice.
He has written several critically acclaimed and award-winning books, as well as reference books for the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises.
He has written several critically acclaimed and award-winning books, as well as reference books for the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises.
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August 4, 2017
Warp speed!
THE ENTERPRISE ACCORDING SCOTTY
This is one of the coolest technical reference book from Stark Trek: The Original Series, since it's done during the years of the theatrical films with the original crew.
So, you have the refit version of the USS Enterprise which is one of the coolest starship designs ever made in the whole franchise.
And what better than having Scotty himself guiding you through the technical details of the Federation's flagship?
Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise (with a "little help" of Shane Johnson), takes us through the corridors, bays and sections of one of the most famous vessels in the history of Starfleet, showing you the key places, like the Bridge, Engineering, Sick Bay, Transporter Rooms,...
...only curiously not a mention of bathrooms, mmh...
...in case you hadn't get the inside joke, it's widely known by Trekkers that for some odd reason, there isn't any single bathroom or restroom, in any schematic map of any Star Trek vessel. I guess Gene Roddenberry didn't like the idea of anyone doing the one or two in one of Starfleet's vessels, and therefore, I am sure that was why Ronald D. Moore (important producer in TNG and DS9) that when he did the first miniseries of his own vision of Battlestar Galactica, once the new Starbuck ended her jogging around the ship, she got into the communal bathrooms, breaking a major taboo in Star Trek franchise (that curiously enough, there were several comments by characters about the infamous "sonic showers" but you won't find those or any bathroom in the schematic maps).
But, enough with bathrooms!
Getting back to this cool book, if you're looking for a technical reference book of Star Trek: The Original Series, that since it was the first TV series in the franchise, many of its books lacked of the deep detailed aspects that are common ground in technical reference books of the newer spin-offs: TNG, DS9, VOY or ENT;...
...definitely this is your book to get!
And be careful of what you mess in the starship, while reading the book, since I heard that Admiral Kirk will do an inspection soon carrying white gloves!
THE ENTERPRISE ACCORDING SCOTTY
This is one of the coolest technical reference book from Stark Trek: The Original Series, since it's done during the years of the theatrical films with the original crew.
So, you have the refit version of the USS Enterprise which is one of the coolest starship designs ever made in the whole franchise.
And what better than having Scotty himself guiding you through the technical details of the Federation's flagship?
Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise (with a "little help" of Shane Johnson), takes us through the corridors, bays and sections of one of the most famous vessels in the history of Starfleet, showing you the key places, like the Bridge, Engineering, Sick Bay, Transporter Rooms,...
...only curiously not a mention of bathrooms, mmh...
...in case you hadn't get the inside joke, it's widely known by Trekkers that for some odd reason, there isn't any single bathroom or restroom, in any schematic map of any Star Trek vessel. I guess Gene Roddenberry didn't like the idea of anyone doing the one or two in one of Starfleet's vessels, and therefore, I am sure that was why Ronald D. Moore (important producer in TNG and DS9) that when he did the first miniseries of his own vision of Battlestar Galactica, once the new Starbuck ended her jogging around the ship, she got into the communal bathrooms, breaking a major taboo in Star Trek franchise (that curiously enough, there were several comments by characters about the infamous "sonic showers" but you won't find those or any bathroom in the schematic maps).
But, enough with bathrooms!
Getting back to this cool book, if you're looking for a technical reference book of Star Trek: The Original Series, that since it was the first TV series in the franchise, many of its books lacked of the deep detailed aspects that are common ground in technical reference books of the newer spin-offs: TNG, DS9, VOY or ENT;...
...definitely this is your book to get!
And be careful of what you mess in the starship, while reading the book, since I heard that Admiral Kirk will do an inspection soon carrying white gloves!
March 7, 2021
I have no shame in letting “real fans” do the heavy lifting for me with regard to sports and entertainment subjects. I am just happy to dip into their mania and glean what I can from it.
This book is about NCC-1701, the original Enterprise and has been updated several times. My copy isn’t the most recent; it was updated after the movie, Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home.
I hope that my brief comments are as applicable to the other editions.
This book is loaded with sketches and diagrams that cover the components of the “starship.” They are all in black and white, as are the limited number of photos. A nice color graphic of the Enterprise about to engage “Warp Drive” is on the dust jacket.
We are told that this guide is “based upon the engineering logs of Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott” yet Scotty’s voice is not really detectable in these very straight-forward descriptions of everything aboard NCC-1701 from the design of the corridors to the alternate uniforms and insignia. Who knew that the “new and improved Phaser IV” has a “dilithium crystal housing” and ten buttons?!* I could go on, but won’t.
3.5
*Scotty’s notes mention that it was the result of competitive designs where Atalskes Phaser prevailed.
This book is about NCC-1701, the original Enterprise and has been updated several times. My copy isn’t the most recent; it was updated after the movie, Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home.
I hope that my brief comments are as applicable to the other editions.
This book is loaded with sketches and diagrams that cover the components of the “starship.” They are all in black and white, as are the limited number of photos. A nice color graphic of the Enterprise about to engage “Warp Drive” is on the dust jacket.
We are told that this guide is “based upon the engineering logs of Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott” yet Scotty’s voice is not really detectable in these very straight-forward descriptions of everything aboard NCC-1701 from the design of the corridors to the alternate uniforms and insignia. Who knew that the “new and improved Phaser IV” has a “dilithium crystal housing” and ten buttons?!* I could go on, but won’t.
3.5
*Scotty’s notes mention that it was the result of competitive designs where Atalskes Phaser prevailed.
June 19, 2019
Yet another book I pulled off the shelf during a weekend of reflecting on my younger days in SF fandom. Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise is one of the earliest Star Trek reference books. It's a fun, quick tour that provides deck-by-deck schematics of the Starship Enterprise, a review of Starfleet uniforms, insignias, and weapons. Of course, many Trekkies argued the accuracy of the material back in the early days, but I never concerned myself with it. I'm just here to have fun!
August 31, 2024
2023 Review 119. Mr Scott's Guide To The Enterprise by Shane Johnson
Page Count : 128
The first thing I noticed about this book is that the time line in it is wrong. The USS Enterprise hadn't even been built in 2212 which is the year it says this book has as it's timeline.
Overall, this book is not the technical manual that I thought it was but rather more a new officer's guide to their new assignment, in this case the Constitution class refit USS Enterprise, also known as the Enterprise class.
It gives a lot of information about the new technology refitted into the Enterprise after her 5 year mission under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.
The book gives deck by deck information about the Enterprise's interior structure and technology along with information about uniforms, fonts used on the deck signage including on doors etc.
This book gives information about the refitted USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and the later USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A.
I particularly didn't like the way the author said that the Enterprise A was fitted with a transwarp drive.
I feel more research should have been done as the author would have found out that transwarp drive wasn't a working consideration in Star Trek.
Not necessarily I would read again but would consider referring to for information about the refitted Enterprise.
3*
***
Page Count : 128
The first thing I noticed about this book is that the time line in it is wrong. The USS Enterprise hadn't even been built in 2212 which is the year it says this book has as it's timeline.
Overall, this book is not the technical manual that I thought it was but rather more a new officer's guide to their new assignment, in this case the Constitution class refit USS Enterprise, also known as the Enterprise class.
It gives a lot of information about the new technology refitted into the Enterprise after her 5 year mission under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.
The book gives deck by deck information about the Enterprise's interior structure and technology along with information about uniforms, fonts used on the deck signage including on doors etc.
This book gives information about the refitted USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and the later USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A.
I particularly didn't like the way the author said that the Enterprise A was fitted with a transwarp drive.
I feel more research should have been done as the author would have found out that transwarp drive wasn't a working consideration in Star Trek.
Not necessarily I would read again but would consider referring to for information about the refitted Enterprise.
3*
***
April 16, 2022
I'm being generous with a 3-star rating, because I am aware that I am not the target market for this book.
I don't care one whit about Star Trek technical manuals and would never choose to buy one marketed as such. But I was made artificially interested in this one because of it being "Mr. Scott's Guide" and "Based upon the engineering logs of Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott."
It is not that at all, and that's quite misleading. If the cover would have left Scotty out of it, I would never have bought the book, and I would have been right not to, because Scotty has nothing to do with these pages.
Each chapter is packed with black and white diagrams, no colour, lots of dry, descriptive text telling you where everything is located and how it's all interconnected, and contains absolutely no hint of Scotty whatsoever.
This manual is for the kind of person who is passionate about the technical inner workings and layouts of the Enterprise and Star Trek ships in general, and who doesn't mind the information being out of date and no longer canon, either.
For the techy Star Trek nerd or writer (fan fiction or otherwise) who wants to get their ship details as correct as possible, this could be useful or fun to flip through. But for me, who loves Star Trek and its stories, it was like choosing to read a user's manual in my spare time, which is something I would never prefer to do.
I don't care one whit about Star Trek technical manuals and would never choose to buy one marketed as such. But I was made artificially interested in this one because of it being "Mr. Scott's Guide" and "Based upon the engineering logs of Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott."
It is not that at all, and that's quite misleading. If the cover would have left Scotty out of it, I would never have bought the book, and I would have been right not to, because Scotty has nothing to do with these pages.
Each chapter is packed with black and white diagrams, no colour, lots of dry, descriptive text telling you where everything is located and how it's all interconnected, and contains absolutely no hint of Scotty whatsoever.
This manual is for the kind of person who is passionate about the technical inner workings and layouts of the Enterprise and Star Trek ships in general, and who doesn't mind the information being out of date and no longer canon, either.
For the techy Star Trek nerd or writer (fan fiction or otherwise) who wants to get their ship details as correct as possible, this could be useful or fun to flip through. But for me, who loves Star Trek and its stories, it was like choosing to read a user's manual in my spare time, which is something I would never prefer to do.
May 19, 2018
While several dates and details have been made noncanon by later series and films, this technical manual is still a delightful read for fanboys like me who enjoy all the aspects of how the Enterprise functions as a “real” starship. You gotta admire the dedication of the author the be able to create a fully functioning ship based on a movie model and the brief glimpses of select stations and decks. You can believe this is a practical design we could use in the future which is one of the appeals of Star Trek.
July 26, 2023
Para um fã de Star Trek este manual é realmente maravilhoso. Sua enorme precisão e atenção aos detalhes de cada área de funcionamento da Enterprise (inclusive sobre os variados tipos de uniformes e vestimentas usados em cada ocasião) nos permite praticamente imaginar como seria trabalhar e viver na espaçonave. É ficção científica no seu mais puro e apaixonante formato, dando uma noção de como seria (ou será um dia) quando a humanidade atingir este nível de avanço e progresso.
October 24, 2021
Great and fun read. Even has some technical info I needed. The only downside is that it's old and so it's printed on old paper with an old binding and is not like the shiny new glossy illustrated books you tend to find nowadays (like all the "Art of" this movie or that...)
I loved it anyway!
I loved it anyway!
March 22, 2017
Space...The Final Frontier. The voyages of the Starship Enterprise set sail more than 50 years ago. This is the book of the machine that got them there. A great read for all Trekkies who want to know the nuts and bolts of the Enterprise from the Bridge to the Engine Room, from the Warp Core to the Transporter. The future begins here.
August 24, 2019
Full of surprising things about the Enterprise.
February 5, 2011
The pseudo-historical text should be ignored...it's complete and utter bollocks! But the younger me lapped up the extensive & highly detailed diagrams & pictures...so much so I cut them out and used them to pretend-play I was on the bridge of the Enterprise...and not actually playing in my mother's laundry room with taped-up cut outs!
Nostalgia definitely trumps all else with THIS book. :)
Nostalgia definitely trumps all else with THIS book. :)
March 1, 2009
I'm a fan of the movies & the new refit Enterprise.
This takes you bow to stern of the new ship & all it's crew.
From uniforms, insignia & quarters, it has it all.
It even goes into depth of the new 1701-A
This takes you bow to stern of the new ship & all it's crew.
From uniforms, insignia & quarters, it has it all.
It even goes into depth of the new 1701-A
November 1, 2014
Based on the Star Trek series, this book provides schematic drawings and descriptions for the different areas of the fiction starship Enterprise. It also covers some equipment.
January 15, 2013
This is the book where the timeline and continuity made sense, before Data gave the wrong Earth year in 'The Neutral Zone' and Paramount decided to retcon all of real Trek to match his mistake.
February 11, 2013
Great book for Trekkies, particularly fans of the original series. Lots of diagrams and inside information on the world's most famous starship.
October 29, 2014
A look at the movie version of ncc-1701
January 30, 2016
You can't be a true Trekkie without this book on your shelf. Excellent book if you want to learn more about the tech of the show. Very recommended
November 13, 2014
The illustrations are great; the text, dull.
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