The Monsters of Star Trek

The Monsters of Star Trek is a sourcebook of the various lifeforms encountered in Star Trek: The Original Series, illustrated with stills from the television series.

Summary[]

From the book jacket

A cloud monster, a giant space amoeba, a death-dueling lizard – strange creatures from Star Trek®!

In the 23rd century, the Enterprise speeds through space to explore the known – and unknown – worlds of our galaxy. In outer space, the crew encounters strange, alien creatures!

Among them:

• The Mugato, a strong, giant white ape with a poisonous bite
• The salt vampire, who kills Humans and sucks salt from their bodies
• Yarnek, the rock creature, whose face glows when he speaks

You'll find non-humanoids stranger than you can imagine in the amazing adventures of the Star Trek television series!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Contents[]

• The Star Trek Universe
  • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
  • James T. Kirk
  • Spock
  • Leonard McCoy

• The Shape Shifters
  • M-113 creature
  • Kelvans
  • Isis

• The Mind Benders
  • Sylvia and Korob
  • Melkotians
  • Yarnek
  • Talosians

• Ancient Races
  • Zetars
  • Arretans
  • The Companion
  • The Providers

• Energy Creatures
  • Red Jack
  • Beta XII-A entity
  • The Vampire Cloud
  • Organians
  • Trelane
  • Charlie Evans/Thasians

• Dangerous Animals
  • Space amoeba
  • Flying parasites
  • The Mugato
  • Tribbles

• Alien Races
  • The Horta
  • Medusans
  • Tholians
  • Gorns
  • Vulcans
  • Tellarites
  • Andorians
  • Orions

• Androids, Computers, and Mad Machines
  • Ruk
  • Mudd androids
  • Vaal
  • The Great Teacher
  • Oracle of the People
  • Nomad
  • Berserker
  • Plus, two Star Trek monsters you have never seen:
    • Anthropoid ape
    • Taurus II anthropoid

• Index

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