In the sixth year of its ongoing mission, the Strange New Worlds writing competition has once again sought out exciting new voices and imaginations among Star Trek's vast galaxy of fans. After scanning countless submissions for signs of style and originality, the judges are proud to report that the universe of amazing Star Trek writers just keeps expanding.
Strange New Worlds VI features twenty-three never-before-published stories spanning the twenty-second to the twenty-fourth centuries, from the early days of Captain Jonathan Archer to James T. Kirk and his crew to the later generations of Captains Picard, Sisko, and Janeway. These memorable new tales explore and examine the past and future of Star Trek from many different perspectives. This year's contributors include such diverse life-forms as Julie Hyzy, Shane Zeranski, Penny A. Proctor, TG Theodore, Mark Allen, Charity Zegers, Juanita Nolte, G. Wood, Pat Detmer, Robert J. Mendenhall, Geoffrey Thorne, Russ Crossley, Louisa M. Swann, Scott W. Carter, Shawn Michael Scott, Brett Hudgins, Robert J. LaBaff, Paul J. Kaplan, Jan Stevens, Kevin Andrew Hosey, Elizabeth A. Dunham, Mary Scott-Wiecek, Robert T. Jeschonek, and Annie Reed.
Join Strange New Worlds in its thrilling quest to uncover the most compelling Star Trek fiction this side of the Galactic Barrier!
Autorentext
Edited by Dean Wesley Smith, with John Ordover & Paula Block
Inhalt
Introduction
Dean Wesley Smith
STAR TREK®
Whales Weep Not [Third Prize]
Juanita Nolte
One Last Adventure
Mark Allen and Charity Zegers
Marking Time
Pat Detmer
Ancient History
Robert J. Mendenhall
Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer
TG Theodore
A Piece of the Pie
G. Wood
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION®
The Soft Room [Second Prize]
Geoffrey Thorne
Protecting Data's Friends
Scott William Carter
The Human Factor
Russ Crossley
Tribble in Paradise
Louisa M. Swann
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE®
Fabrications
Brett Hudgins
Urgent Matter
Robert J. LaBaff
Best Tools Available
Shawn Michael Scott
STAR TREK: VOYAGER®
Homemade
Elizabeth A. Dunham
Seven and Seven
Kevin Hosey
The End of Night
Paul J. Kaplan
Hidden 230
Jan Stevens
Widow's Walk
Mary Scott-Wiecek
ENTERPRISE(TM)
Savior
Julie Hyzy
Preconceptions
Penny A. Proctor
Cabin E-14
Shane Zeranski
SPECULATIONS
Our Million-Year Mission [Grand Prize]
Robert T. Jeschonek
The Beginning
Annie Reed
Contest Rules
About the Contributors