The Best of Trek

The Best of Trek–From the Magazine for Star Trek Fans was a compilation of articles from Trek–The Magazine for Star Trek Fans (editors: Walter Irwin and G.B. Love), numbering (at least) some eighteen volumes, published in paperback format by NAL (New American Library), a division of Penguin USA, beginning in 1978.

These books, vis-à-vis the magazine from which they originated, presented a wide assortment of articles and artwork by Star Trek fans, offering detailed perspectives on Star Trek in all of its facets, from character relationships to politics, religion, history and fan chronologies, science and technology. They also featured episode and movie reviews, interviews with Star Trek actors, production personnel and convention organizers. Occasionally fan fiction was also included.

Volume #1 saw a first-run print in April 1978. Volume #16 first appeared in March 1991.

Volumes

 * ''First printing dates.


 * 1) The Best of Trek 1 - April 1978 (256 pages)
 * 2) The Best of Trek 2 - March 1980 (208 pages)
 * 3) The Best of Trek 3 - January 1981 (208 pages)
 * 4) The Best of Trek 4 - December 1981 (224 pages)
 * 5) The Best of Trek 5 - August 1982 (208 pages)
 * 6) The Best of Trek 6 - September 1983 (192 pages)
 * 7) The Best of Trek 7 - June 1984 (208 pages)
 * 8) The Best of Trek 8 - March 1978 (224 pages)
 * 9) The Best of Trek 9 - September 1985 (208 pages)
 * 10) The Best of Trek 10 - June 1986 (208 pages)
 * 11) The Best of Trek 11 - November 1986 (208 pages)
 * 12) The Best of Trek 12 - August 1987 (208 pages)
 * 13) The Best of Trek 13 - May 1988 (208 pages)
 * 14) The Best of Trek 14 - November 1988 (224 pages)
 * 15) The Best of Trek 15 - June 1990 (208 pages)
 * 16) The Best of Trek 16 - March 1991 (208 pages)
 * 17) The Best of Trek 17
 * 18) The Best of Trek 18