Changes: Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion

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The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion was a trade paperback published by Pocket Books that provides an extensive episode guide to Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Written by Larry Nemecek, the book was first published in November 1992 and provided episode summaries and production information from "Encounter at Farpoint" through "Time's Arrow, Part I" at the conclusion of the fifth season.

A later, expanded edition was published in May 1995 and included information through to the end of the series and inclusive of the first TNG movie Star Trek: Generations. In 2003, yet another version was released, this time covering Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. However, these chapters were relatively short in comparison to the earlier content and were simply tacked on to the 1995 edition of the book, with no updates to those sections.

The book was fashioned to some extent after the earlier Star Trek Compendium, which focused on classic Star Trek, and was followed by similar trade paperbacks for Deep Space Nine and Voyager. No Companion book has yet to be issued for Star Trek: Enterprise.

Book Description

From Book Back Cover

On September 8, 1987 -- more than twenty years after the original Star Trek® series first aired -- millions of Star Trek fans across the country sat down in front of their television sets for the debut of an all-new Star Trek series. No expense had been spared in bringing this new show to life -- the creator of the original Star Trek series, Gene Roddenberry, was back producing the new show. Yet even the most faithful of Star Trek fans had their doubts -- could the magic be duplicated?

The answer to that question proved to be a resounding yes. Led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-D blazed a trail of exciting adventures across the galaxy. In show after show, Star Trek: The Next Generation brought to life a future where cooperation and mutual understanding proved the keys to solving humanity's problems -- and enabled galactic civilization to flourish.

Here is the complete official guide to every episode of the television adventures of the Starship Enterprise and all four of the major motion pictures from Star Trek Generations™ to the latest, Star Trek: Nemesis. This companion is a compendium of information including plot summaries and credits for each show and motion picture, as well as fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the creation of The Next Generation. Take a glimpse into the show's incredible seven-year run, during which it reigned at the very top of the syndicated television ratings. Illustrated with more than 150 photographs, this is the official reference guide to Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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

First Companion:
Star Trek Compendium

Reference works

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion

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 The book was fashioned to some extent after the earlier ''[[Star Trek Compendium]]'', which focused on [[Star Trek: The Original Series|classic ''Star Trek'']], and was followed by similar trade paperbacks for ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]''.  No ''Companion'' book has yet to be issued for ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
+==Book Description==
+'''From Book Back Cover'''
+:On September 8, 1987 -- more than twenty years after the original ''[[Star Trek]]®'' series first aired -- millions of ''Star Trek'' fans across the country sat down in front of their television sets for the debut of an all-new ''Star Trek'' series. No expense had been spared in bringing this new show to life -- the creator of the original ''Star Trek'' series, Gene Roddenberry, was back producing the new show. Yet even the most faithful of ''Star Trek'' fans had their doubts -- could the magic be duplicated?
+:The answer to that question proved to be a resounding yes. Led by Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]], the ''[[USS Enterprise-D|U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-D]]'' blazed a trail of exciting adventures across the galaxy. In show after show, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' brought to life a future where cooperation and mutual understanding proved the keys to solving humanity's problems -- and enabled galactic civilization to flourish.
+:Here is the complete official guide to every episode of the television adventures of the ''Starship Enterprise'' and all four of the major motion pictures from ''[[Star Trek Generations]]™'' to the latest, ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''. This companion is a compendium of information including plot summaries and credits for each show and motion picture, as well as fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the creation of ''The Next Generation''. Take a glimpse into the show's incredible seven-year run, during which it reigned at the very top of the syndicated television ratings. Illustrated with more than 150 photographs, this is the official reference guide to ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
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File:TNGCompanionV3.jpg Third Edition Book Cover
Author:	Larry Nemecek
Originally Published:	November 1992
Publisher:	Pocket Books