Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VI

In the sixth year of its ongoing mission, theStrange New Worldswriting competition has once again sought out exciting new voices and imaginations amongStar 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 VIfeatures 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 ofStar Trekfrom 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.JoinStrange New Worldsin its thrilling quest to uncover the most compellingStar Trekfiction this side of the Galactic Barrier!

Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA TODAY bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published far over a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He currently produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy. During his career he also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds.

John J. Ordover previously edited and oversaw the Star Trek franchise licensed novels. He is also the co-creator of many Star Trek spin-off series.

Paula M. Block (with Terry J. Erdmann) have jointly written two previous Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ebook novellas: Rules of Accusation and Lust’s Latinum Lost (and Found). Their most recent nonfiction work, Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History, was the recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Awards’ 2017 bronze medal for best coffee table book. They also are the co-authors of the nonfiction titles Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, Star Trek The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Star Trek The Next Generation 365, Star Trek The Original Series 365, Star Trek 101, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, The Secrets of Star Trek Insurrection, The Magic of Tribbles, and Star Trek: Action! Their additional titles include Monk: The Official Episode Guide and The 4400 Companion. While director of licensed publishing for Paramount Pictures, Paula was co-editor of Pocket Books’ short story series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. They live in Southern Oregon with their two collies, Shadow and Mandy.

Contents
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™

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

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VI

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