Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman have compiled hundreds of interviews to create The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years.

The saga of a failed TV show growing in popularity after it was canceled in 1969 is the stuff of fairy tales. Conventions featuring the stars of the show were followed by movies, other TV shows, novels and fan-made films.

The authors of this oral history have interviewed people directly involved with the franchise, including the actors, producers, writers and even famous fans of the series.