Jacobs Brown concludes the journey with Season Three — the final voyage of the original series. It may be over, but it has never been forgotten.

THESE ARE THE VOYAGES: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, SEASON 3

By Marc Cushman with Susan Osborn
Foreword by David Gerrold

Marc Cushman’s definitive biography of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) takes you back in time for the final season of this iconic television show.

You’ll step into the production offices, the writers’ room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for what many thought would be Star Trek’s final voyage. Included are hundreds of memos between Gene Roddenberry, the producers and staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, rare behind-the-scenes images, and detailed TV ratings.

​Discover the real reason Star Trek was cancelled.

Buckle your seat belts — this final trek gets really bumpy.
Author Marc Cushman with Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Janice Rand)
in 2015, while promoting These Are the Voyages book series.

Quotes of Praise


“I was amazed at the thoroughness and the amount of detail. Well done!” 
— Marvin Chomsky ​​(Emmy Award-Winning Director for Roots; Directed Star Trek's ​“And the Children Shall Lead,” “Day of the Dove” & “All Our Yesterdays”)
​~ December 2014
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“[As for] the amazing drama that Marc Cushman brings to life so vividly in this final volume of his [These Are the Voyages] series: the amazing thing is that he does it as he microscopically presents the detailed evolution of each of the 24 productions filmed that season -- from the author's pitch through story development to final script, into pre-production, production, post production, airing and reaction, the mailbag and memories. I am in awe of the enormity of the These Are the Voyages books project, profoundly moved as I was by the previous two volumes and very grateful that Marc Cushman did it.” 
— Ralph Senensky (Director of six-and-a-half episodes of Star Trek)
~ December 2014
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“Marc Cushman has reported the problems of the third season with a wise eye and deft pen. He’s commented on Trek in perhaps the most riveting account of a show we thought we already knew and taught us there was so much more for us to learn and love. Thanks for all those hours, Marc Cushman. This is the ultimate Trek Bible.”
— Judy Burns (Star Trek co-writer of “The Tholian Web”)
~ January 2015

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“These are the Voyages: Season Three is an impressive work of painstaking scholarship, and [Marc Cushman's] prose style is worthy of the extensive research involved.”
— Jean Lisette Aroesta (Star Trek writer of “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” & “All Our Yesterdays” )
~ March 2015
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“Marc Cushman has done a truly masterful job with These Are the Voyages: TOS, Season Three. This may be the best volume yet, and its contribution to the Star Trek legacy is incomparable. Marc has done a sensational job of dispelling decades of false assumptions and his focus on the real successes and failures of Fred Freiberger, including interviews with his children and would-be biographer Peter Greenwood, is both superb and eye-opening. Congratulations to Marc Cushman, with Susan Osborn, on another remarkable effort and an essential purchase for any Star Trek fan.” 
— Mark A. Altman (Writer/Producer Free Enterprise)
~ January 2015
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“Marc Cushman's exhaustive account of the making of the original STAR TREK provides insight, illumination and explanation I've waited literally my entire life to receive. From reestablishing Gene Roddenberry's own reputation as a gifted writer to finally shedding light on the origins of 'Spock's Brain,' THESE ARE THE VOYAGES can be considered nothing less than sacred texts for this Trekker.”
— Robert Meyer Burnett (Writer/Director Free Enterprise; Producer Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu Ray Special Features)
~ January 2015
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“While I always found more to like about the third season than most Trekkers did, reading the excellent These Are the Voyages - Season Three (the best in the book series) makes me like it a whole lot more.” 
— Scott Mantz, ​Access Hollywood
​~ December 2014
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“This exhaustive level of detail might become truly Tolkien to the reader not looking to compose a doctoral thesis in the development of science fiction television, but Cushman’s layout of these chapters lend themselves well to the casual reader. Each chapter contains a scene-by-scene summary (well sprinkled with Cushman’s critical opinion), breakdowns of the pre- and post-production work, and line-by-line breakdowns of script changes. I found browsing through these chapters while watching the Enterprise wind its way through its final season enlightening and addictive.”
— Barbra J. Dillon, Managing Editor - Fanbase Press (formerly Fanboy Comics)
~ April 2015
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About the Author

Marc Cushman is widely regarded as one of the leading historians of classic Star Trek​ and television production.