The Completely Useless Unauthorized Star Trek Encyclopedia

by Chris Howarth, Steve Lyons

Arranged in alphabetical form, this is a collection of bizarre and useless facts about all aspects of Star Trek along with a selection of jokes and observations on the obsessive nature of fans and the remarkable merchandise some will collect.

Genres: Star Trek, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Chris Howarth was a writer for Doctor Who Magazine.

Howarth co-wrote The Completely Useless Encyclopedia with Steve Lyons in 1997. Howarth and Lyons updated the book in 2006 as The Completely Unofficial Encyclopedia.

Reviews

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very disappointing attempt to do with Star Trek what the authors sucessfully managed to do with Doctor Who. While Star Trek has just as much potential for hilarious and self-effacing mockery, the authors seem to miss the boat -- settling for somewhere between "tame" and "cliche" and "insipid". Nowhere near as funny as it could be...and nowhere near as funny as it THINKS it is.

[Iain Turnbull · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny, although the authors can't seem to decide whether they're taking the piss or defending the show from others. A good 'bog book'.