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'''Terry J. Erdmann''' {{born|8|August|1943}} is an author and publicist. A graduate of UCLA, Erdmann resides in Southern California with his wife, ''Trek'' editor, licensing liaison and fellow author [[Paula M. Block]].
'''Terry J. Erdmann''' is the author of ''[[Star Trek: Action!]]'' and ''[[The Tribble Handbook]]'', co-author of ''[[The Secrets Of Star Trek Insurrection]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'' (with wife [[Paula M. Block]]), ''[[The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Trials and Tribble-ations]]'' (with Block and [[Gary Hutzel]]) and is a contributor to ''[[Where No One Has Gone Before (book)|''Star Trek'': Where No One Has Gone Before]]''.
 
   
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Having worked as a publicist for ten years - helping to create the marketing campaigns on films including {{film|5}}, ''Cocoon'', ''Aliens'', ''Willow'', and ''Stargate'' - Erdmann was approached by [[Pocket Books]] editor [[Kevin Ryan]] in {{y|1993}} to create a companion book for ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He spent the next seven years documenting the creation production - the resulting work being published as the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', which he co-wrote with Block. A supplementary work, ''[[The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Trials and Tribble-ations]]'' was also produced, written by Erdmann, Block and [[Gary Hutzel]].
Erdmann is working on a Companion currently known as ''Star Trek 101'', which will feature information on all of Star Trek's episodes and films. It is due for released in [[upcoming productions|2008]], around the time of [[Star Trek (film)|''Star Trek'']]'s release. The Companion will also feature a dictionary of ''[[Star Trek]]'' characters, ships, races and planets.
 
   
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Amongst Erdmann's other ''Trek'' works are ''[[Star Trek: Action!]]'' and ''[[The Tribble Handbook]]''. He co-wrote ''[[The Secrets of Star Trek: Insurrection]]'' with Block, and was a contributor to ''[[Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before]]''. He and Block also wrote the introduction of the ''[[Prophecy and Change]]'' anthology and Erdmann himself wrote the introduction of ''[[Duty, Honor, Redemption]]''. In 2008, Erdmann and Block worked on ''[[Star Trek 101]]'', a ''Star Trek'' "primer" reference.
As a publicist, he has helped to create the marketing campaigns for dozens of motion pictures, from ''Cocoon'', ''Aliens'', ''Willow'', and ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'' to ''Encino Man'', ''What's Love Got To Do With It'', ''Father of the Bride Part II'', ''StarGate'', ''and G.I. Jane''. Terry is a UCLA graduate living in Southern California with his wife, their collie, and their mean old cat.
 
:''The above write-up was modified from the "About the Author" section of ''The Secrets Of Star Trek Insurrection''.''
 
   
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In an interview with [[StarTrek.com]], Erdmann noted that his favorite DS9 episode was {{e|Duet}}, describing it as "very touching". {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/123.html}}
One of his favorite ''[[Star Trek]]'' episodes is the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' [[DS9 Season 1|first season]] episode "[[Duet]]". [[Doctor]] [[Terry Erdmann]], a name seen on a [[casualty list]] in [[DS9]]: "[[In the Pale Moonlight]]" was a homage to him.
 
   
 
[[Doctor]] [[Terry Erdmann]], a name seen on a [[casualty list]] in {{e|In the Pale Moonlight}} was a homage to him.
He and Block also wrote the introduction of the ''[[Prophecy and Change]]'' anthology and Erdmann himself wrote the introduction of "[[Duty, Honor, Redemption]]".
 
   
Erdmann appears, along with [[Denise Okuda]], in the special features section of ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension Special Edition'', {{ASIN|B00005JKEX}}.
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In his non-Trek works, Erdmann has written companion books to series such as [[Ira Steven Behr]] and [[Rene Echevarria]]'s ''The 4400'', and ''Monk''. He appears, along with [[Denise Okuda]], in the special edition DVD release of ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension''.
   
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==Bibliography==
Erdmann recently wrote the Companion books to [[Ira Steven Behr]] and [[Rene Echevarria]]'s hit series ''The 4400'', as well as one about the popular series ''Monk''.
 
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*''[[The Secrets of Star Trek: Insurrection]]''
 
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*''[[The Tribble Handbook]]''
==External Links==
 
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*''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]''
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*''[[The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Trials and Tribble-ations]]''
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*''[[Star Trek 101]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: The Original Series 365]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation 365]]''
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*''[[Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found)]]''
 
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* [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/123.html Terry Erdmann interview] at [http://www.startrek.com StarTrek.com]
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* {{brokenlink|http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/123.html|text=Terry Erdmann interview}} at [[StarTrek.com]]
 
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Deep Space Nine Companion

Erdmann's Deep Space Nine Companion

Terry J. Erdmann (born 8 August 1943; age 80) is an author and publicist. A graduate of UCLA, Erdmann resides in Southern California with his wife, Trek editor, licensing liaison and fellow author Paula M. Block.

Having worked as a publicist for ten years - helping to create the marketing campaigns on films including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Cocoon, Aliens, Willow, and Stargate - Erdmann was approached by Pocket Books editor Kevin Ryan in 1993 to create a companion book for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He spent the next seven years documenting the creation production - the resulting work being published as the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, which he co-wrote with Block. A supplementary work, The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Trials and Tribble-ations was also produced, written by Erdmann, Block and Gary Hutzel.

Amongst Erdmann's other Trek works are Star Trek: Action! and The Tribble Handbook. He co-wrote The Secrets of Star Trek: Insurrection with Block, and was a contributor to Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before. He and Block also wrote the introduction of the Prophecy and Change anthology and Erdmann himself wrote the introduction of Duty, Honor, Redemption. In 2008, Erdmann and Block worked on Star Trek 101, a Star Trek "primer" reference.

In an interview with StarTrek.com, Erdmann noted that his favorite DS9 episode was "Duet", describing it as "very touching". Template:Brokenlink

Doctor Terry Erdmann, a name seen on a casualty list in "In the Pale Moonlight" was a homage to him.

In his non-Trek works, Erdmann has written companion books to series such as Ira Steven Behr and Rene Echevarria's The 4400, and Monk. He appears, along with Denise Okuda, in the special edition DVD release of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension.

Bibliography

External links

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  • Template:Brokenlink at StarTrek.com