STAR TREK'S EFFECTS MAKEOVER!

CBS sprang a surprise on US Star Trek fans last month with the release of new, special edition Star Trek: The Original Series High Definition prints for use by TV stations across the US. The prints also feature new, updated visual effects. Several key episodes such as Balance of Terror and The Naked Time were initially selected for the upgrade, which includes new effects and other work - and the entire series will ultimately be remastered.

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KATE MULGREW INTERVIEW

Star Trek Magazine catches up with leading actress Kate Mulgrew to find out about life after Voyager – and why Katharine Hepburn would have made a good Starship captain. Scroll down for a sneak preview…

RICK BERMAN ON VOYAGER

Former executive producer of Star Trek Rick Berman reveals that the course of creating Star Trek: Voyager did not always run smooth…

J.J. ABRAMS ON STAR TREK

The teaser poster has been unveiled, the anticipation is building… but the facts behind Star Trek: XI are being kept under lock and key for now. however, that didn’t stop us talking exclusively one-to-one with J.J. Abrams about Star Trek and more!

STAR TREK YEAR-BY-YEAR: THE 1970s, PART ONE

We’re taking another trip back in time – courtesy of the Guardian of Forever… It’s a dark time, when Star Trek appeared to have vanished forever: the 1970s.

FICTION EXTRACT: THE EMPTY CHAIR

An exclusive extract from the forthcoming Star Trek novel The Empty Chair (from Pocket Books) with a unique introduction byauthor Diane Duane.

STAR TREK BOOKS: ADVANCE SCHEDULE

Star Trek Magazine brings you Pocket Books' provisional line up for the first half of 2007. For information on Star Trek fiction and nonfiction published by Pocket Books, visit www.startrekbooks.com

ISSUE TWO AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2006