Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (ISBN 978-0-671-50106-8) is a trade paperback released by Pocket Books in 2000. Written by Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block, it takes a detailed look at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and features interviews with actors, writers, directors, producers, makeup artists, and other members of the production staff. Erdmann had worked for ten years as the publicist in film, including on "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". In late 1993, Pocket Books editor Kevin Ryan asked Erdmann if he would be interested in writing books about the making of Star Trek. Erdmann agreed, and over seven years, conducted interviews with a wide range of people involved in the series. He wrote the book with his wife Paula M. Block.The Companion takes a look at the creative processes behind each season and then has a detailed episode guide. Following each episode entry is the behind the scenes information. The book is 736 pages long, and features numerous black and white pictures. An unrelated CD-ROM also called the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (ISBN 978-0-671-31785-0) was released in 1999, and features the scripts for the entire series and the trailers for each episode featuring Don LaFontaine as the announcer, among others.