First published 1997
Michael Wolff takes readers on a journey through the vast digital landscape where Star Trek enthusiasts gather online. The book opens by surveying the sprawling network of Trekker communities that have colonized cyberspace, from intimate discussion groups to massive multiplayer games. Wolff documents how fans connect across the Internet and major commercial platforms like CompuServe, America Online, and Prodigy, plus hundreds of specialized bulletin boards. Each destination comes with brief descriptions, practical sidebars, and visual elements to help readers navigate this new frontier. The central challenge lies in organizing this chaotic but passionate digital universe into something comprehensible. Wolff reveals how technology has transformed fandom itself, creating unprecedented ways for devotees to share knowledge, debate canon, and build community around their shared love of Gene Roddenberry's vision.
Genres: science-fiction, computers, 21st-century, internet
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Paperback · Random House Value Publishing