While animated Star Trek is all the rage these days, with multiple new shows and stories in development, it’s no surprise to see the Trek take a look back to the first time the franchise went hand-drawn, with the newly-revealed Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series book coming this fall.

Coming this September from publisher Weldon Owen and authors Rich Schepis and Aaron Harvey, this new 160-page Star Trek hardcover reference book dives deep into the world of The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, the first authorized publication to focus solely on the 22-episode Filmation animated sequel to the classic Trek series.

Along with episode summaries, The Official Guide to the Animated Series also includes behind the scenes details, excerpts from interviews with the creative team behind the show, and original production artwork and documentation from the production of the series.

While there’s been no official press announcement on the upcoming book, it has been detailed on Simon & Schuster’s publisher site, as well as retailers Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.

An early synopsis is available from Simon & Schuster’s publisher site, though it is not final and is expected to be revised before publication.

We also have a good look at some preview pages for this upcoming guidebook — from its entries on classic episodes “Yesteryear” and “The Pirates of Orion” — which includes scans of internal Filmation documents and un-cropped animated artwork from the show’s production.

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You can pre-order the book now at our links below ahead of its September release, and be sure to watch for our review of this new tome and additional coverage on Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series as we get closer to the release date.