<B>"Essential reading for any <I>Star Trek</I> and movie fan." <BR> -trekmovie.com </B> <BR><BR> When Nicholas Meyer was asked to direct the troubled second <I>Star Trek</I> film, he was something less than a true believer. A bestselling author and successful director, he had never been a fan of the TV series. But as he began to ponder the appeal of Kirk, Spock, et al., he realized that their story was a classical nautical adventure yarn transplanted into space and-armed with that insight-set out on his mission: to revitalize <I>Trek</I>.