The Making of Star Trek: First Contact

The Making of Star Trek: First Contact is a reference book detailing the creation and production of . Edited by Lou Anders, the book comprises material gathered by Anders, Larry Nemecek, and Ian Spelling as well as various rare Paramount Pictures set photos and then-unseen design sketches by illustrator John Eaves.
==Summary==
;From the book jacket
:One captain, against orders, must succeed where all others have failed...
:Prepare for the ultimate Star Trek experience as the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, headed by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, take on their most fearsome enemies, the deadly Borg, in a battle across space and time!
:Discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets of the movie, including:
:*In-depth interview with first-time movie director, Jonathan Frakes;
:*Profiles of the all-star cast, including Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis;
:*Special features on guest stars Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Dwight Schultz and Robert Picardo;
:*See how the production team built the new Sovereign class U.S.S. Enterprise, from concept sketch to finished film;
:*See how the costume and make-up teams created the villainous Borg;
:*Marvel at the technical wizardry of Industrial Light & Magic's special effects.
:Resistance is futile.
==Background information==
*This book used text written variously by Anders, Nemecek, and Spelling for the Titan Magazines releases, Star Trek: First Contact - Official Movie Souvenir Magazine and Star Trek: First Contact - The Official Poster Magazine. Anders and Nemecek did interviews and features related to the various designers, writers, and other behind-the-scenes work, while Spelling worked on the actors' profiles. 
*As the buzz surrounding the film increased prior to its release, Titan Books opted to collect the works, along with more photos and design sketches, and compile them into a stand-alone volume. With Nemecek busy on other projects, including updating the , the publisher chose Anders to edit the project and receive his first author's credit. Neither the book nor the magazines were sold in North America, whereas Germany saw a translated edition in 1997, which came with a film poster. In effect, the book became Titan Books' first original Star Trek reference book publication, after having been a mere licensed UK publisher for the Pocket Books reference books in the preceding decade.
*Illustrator John Eaves has followed up on this work with his much more elaborate reference book Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook: The Movies in 1998.
*Due to the fact that the book consisted essentially of a collection of (superficial) magazine articles, it did come across as somewhat disjointed. This was remedied in 2022, when the by Joe Fordham much more coherently written Star Trek: First Contact - The Making of the Classic Film was released, which incidentally, was also published by Titan Books.
===Cover gallery===
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