Block, Paula M
Entry updated 12 January 2026. Tagged: Author, Editor.
(1952- ) US author and editor, married to Terry J Erdmann; long associated with the Star Trek franchise, first working in the Paramount Pictures consumer licensing division and from 2006 with the publishing division of CBS Consumer Products (formerly Viacom Consumer Products), which oversees the many Star Trek Ties published by Pocket Books. She was a judge and co-editor – with Dean Wesley Smith and others – of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Original Anthology sequence, which published the winners and runners-up in a competition for new franchise stories by fans; she contributed one story, "The Girl Who Controlled Gene Kelly's Feet", to the first volume Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (anth 1998) edited with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith. Block has also written fiction set in the worlds of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the latter in collaboration with Terry J Erdman. Nonfiction titles, all tied to the Star Trek universe and all co-written with Erdmann, began with Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion (2000) [for others see Checklist below]. [DRL]
Paula M Block
born USA: 14 February 1952
works
series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) (New York: Pocket Star Books, 2014) with Terry J Erdmann [story: ebook: tie to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: na/]
- Rules of Accusation (New York: Pocket Star Books, 2016) with Terry J Erdmann [story: ebook: tie to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: na/]
- I, the Constable (New York: Pocket Star Books, 2017) with Terry J Erdmann [story: ebook: tie to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: na/]
nonfiction
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: pb/]
- Star Trek 101 (New York: Pocket Books, 2008) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: pb/]
- Star Trek: The Original Series 365 (New York: Harry N Abrams, 2010) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: hb/]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 (New York: Harry N Abrams, 2012) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: The Next Generation: Star Trek: The Next Generation: hb/]
- Star Trek – The Original Topps Trading Card Series (New York: Harry N Abrams, 2013) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: hb/]
- Star Trek: Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier (San Rafael, California: Insight Editions, 2015) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: hb/]
- Star Trek Costumes (London: Titan Books, 2015) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: hb/]
- The Art Of Star Trek: Discovery (New York: Titan Books, 2020) with Terry J Erdmann [nonfiction: tie to Star Trek: Discovery: Star Trek: Discovery: hb/]
works as editor
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (New York: Pocket Books, 1998) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II (New York: Pocket Books, 1999) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds III (New York: Pocket Books, 2000) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds IV (New York: Pocket Books, 2001) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds V (New York: Pocket Books, 2002) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VI (New York: Pocket Books, 2003) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VII (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) with John J Ordover and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Sonia R Hillios]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 8 (New York: Pocket Books, 2005) with Elisa J Kassin and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Doug Drexler]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9 (New York: Pocket Books, 2006) with Elisa J Kassin and Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Doug Drexler]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 10 (New York: Pocket Books, 2007) with Dean Wesley Smith [anth: tie to Star Trek: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: pb/Doug Drexler]
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