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Star Trek books too good to be real

Mock Star Trek covers I've made to lightly troll folks on social media. UPDATED 2026/01 with a few other covers I forgot to include.

New edition of the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology

New edition of the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology

The original Spacelight Chronology (1979) book, next to the photo of my real books I used as the backdrop

The original Spacelight Chronology (1979) book, next to the photo of my real books I used as the backdrop

The NX Project: A Technical Overview. It's a shame we never got a Star Trek Enterprise tech manual!

The NX Project: A Technical Overview. It's a shame we never got a Star Trek Enterprise tech manual!

NX Project cover design and my copy of Franz Joseph's 1975 Star Fleet Technical Manual I used as the basis for my final composition

NX Project cover design and my copy of Franz Joseph's 1975 Star Fleet Technical Manual I used as the basis for my final composition

A vintage book about the making of "One of Star Trek's Least Popular Episodes - Spock's Brain"

A vintage book about the making of "One of Star Trek's Least Popular Episodes - Spock's Brain"

I made a full cover wrap for this one! Rear cover blurb by @markmtz.bsky.social

I made a full cover wrap for this one! Rear cover blurb by @markmtz.bsky.social

A scan of the real book about "The Trouble With Tribbles" by David Gerrold (1973), which I emulated for mine.

A scan of the real book about "The Trouble With Tribbles" by David Gerrold (1973), which I emulated for mine.

Some art by Trevor Webb that inspired me to make this mock cover in the style of the Terran Trade Authority books. The original art was used on the cover of the Blur single for 'End of a Century'.

Some art by Trevor Webb that inspired me to make this mock cover in the style of the Terran Trade Authority books. The original art was used on the cover of the Blur single for 'End of a Century'.

I've posted these mock comic covers before, but they seem like a fitting addition here too.

I've posted these mock comic covers before, but they seem like a fitting addition here too.

A copy of Fleet magazine, as seen in lower decks, with my avatar on the cover.

A copy of Fleet magazine, as seen in lower decks, with my avatar on the cover.

A mock Starlog cover from the good timeline. Made March 2026.

A mock Starlog cover from the good timeline. Made March 2026.

Here's the full cover plus the real magazine I used as my base photo, which some of you may appreciate. (I had nothing to do with that one!)

Here's the full cover plus the real magazine I used as my base photo, which some of you may appreciate. (I had nothing to do with that one!)