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Star Trek Fotonovels

Before there were VHS and Betamax videotapes, or LaserDiscs, or DVD and Blu-ray discs, or streaming video, there were mass market paperback adaptations of the voyages of the Starship Enterprise using over 300 captioned full color action photographs from episodes of the television series. Trademarked as Fotonovels by Mandala Productions, these books were treasured by fans. Most of the Mandala scripts were written by Thomas Warkentin before he wrote and drew the L.A. Times Star Trek syndicated comic strip. Warkentin selected stills and wrote the captions. The first four fotonovels were collected in a box set. Several of the books were reprinted with a price increase. Corgi published the first fotonovel in the UK, but subsequent sales were apparently just the Bantam books with UK prices stamped or printed on the back cover. Authorized translations were pubished in Spanish, German, Dutch, and Japanese. Geomundo published the Spanish editions in several countries with different prices printed on the cover. Several unauthorized Indonesian translations were published with muddy black & white photos. Photostory adaptations of the first two Star Trek films were also published. All books found so far are displayed in the fotonovel cover gallery. There are also fan-made fotonovels.

#1 Nov 1977
City on the Edge of Forever
Bantam Books
Also contains Encounter with an Ellison by Sandra Cawson, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz. ISBN 0-553-11345-3 ($1.95), ISBN 0-553-12564-8 ($2.50)

Writer: Harlan Ellison

#2 Nov 1977
Where No Man Has Gone Before
Bantam Books
Also contains a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #2. ISBN 0-553-11346-1 ($1.95), ISBN 0-553-12726-8 ($2.50)

Writer: Samuel A. Peeples

#3 Dec 1977
The Trouble With Tribbles
Bantam Books
Also contains A Conversation with Scotty by Caryl Eagle, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #3. ISBN 0-553-11347-X ($1.95), ISBN 0-553-12689-X ($2.50)

Writer: David Gerrold

#4 Jan 1978
A Taste of Armageddon
Bantam Books
Also contains Conversation with Scotty (Cont'd) by Caryl Eagle, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #4. ISBN 0-553-11348-8 ($1.95), ISBN 0-553-12744-6 ($2.50)

Writers: Robert Hamner, Gene L. Coon

#5 Feb 1978
Metamorphosis
Bantam Books
Also contains a cast list, Interview with Elinor Donahue by Caryl Eagle, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #5. ISBN 0-553-11349-6 ($1.95)

Writer: Gene L. Coon

#6 Mar 1978
All Our Yesterdays
Bantam Books
Also contains Conversation with Zarabeth by Lesa Kite, a cast list and a glossary. ISBN 0-553-11350-X ($1.95), ISBN 0-553-13509-0 ($2.50)

Writer: Jean Lisette Aroeste

#7 May 1978
The Galileo 7
Bantam Books
Also includes letters from readers, a cast list and a glossary. ISBN 0-553-12041-7 ($2.25)

Writers: Oliver Crawford, S. Bar-David

#8 Jun 1978
A Piece of the Action
Bantam Books
Also contains a letter from the President of Sigma Iotia II, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #8. ISBN 0-553-12022-0 ($2.25)

Writers: David P. Harmon, Gene L. Coon

#9 Jul 1978
The Devil in the Dark
Bantam Books
Also includes letters from readers, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek - Devil in the Dark Quiz. ISBN 0-553-12021-2 ($2.25)

Writer: Gene L. Coon

#10 Aug 1978
Day of the Dove
Bantam Books
Also contains Interview with Michael Ansara by Lesa Kite, a cast list, a glossary, and Star Trek Quiz #10. ISBN 0-553-12017-4 ($2.25)

Writer: Jerome Bixby

#11 Sep 1978
The Deadly Years
Bantam Books
Also includes letters from readers, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #11. ISBN 0-553-12028-X ($2.25)

Writer: David P. Harmon

#12 Oct 1978
Amok Time
Bantam Books
Also contains a letter from DeForest Kelley, a cast list, a glossary and Star Trek Quiz #8. ISBN 0-553-12012-3 ($2.25)

Writer: Theodore Sturgeon

Apr 1980
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Photostory
Pocket Books
ISBN 0-671-83089-9 (US $2.25, CA $3.50)

Editor: Richard J. Anobile
Writers: Harold Livingston, Alan Dean Foster

Aug 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory
Pocket Books
Adapted with black & white photographs. ISBN 0-671-45912-0 (US 2.95, CA $3.50), ISBN 0-671-46882-0 (Book Club Edition $2.95)

Editor: Richard J. Anobile
Writers: Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett

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