What do you think?
Rate this book
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (anthologies) #10
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds X
Ambassador Sarek meets his future wife. Captain Ransom atones for his sins. T'Pol pursues a composer, after she is captivated by the human's music. Strands of DNA are woven together from four Starfleet captains, creating one man with one mission. An entity fights for its right to live, despite the fact that it is not alive.
From the ordinary to the extraordinary, all of these stories are embraced by the vision of Star Trek®. When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, he also tapped a wellspring of human imagination. Viewers were transformed into fans, who embraced the show and turned the definition of "fan" on its ear. However, when what was on the screen was simply not enough, fans started writing their own stories, which they then shared among friends and family.
Ten years ago, Pocket Books offered Star Trek fans a unique opportunity to become a part of the Star Trek mythos. A contest was created in which the best stories submitted by nonprofessional writers would be published. And over the course of a decade, hundreds of pounds of submissions poured in. Many of the writers who submitted to Strange New Worlds went on to become professional writers.
This time there are nineteen writers: Rigel Ailur, David DeLee, M.C. DeMarco, Rick Dickson, Louis E. Doggett, Aimee Ford Foster, Edgar Governo, Robyn Sullivent Gries, Jim Johnson, Gerri Leen, Muri McCage, Brian Seidman, Randy Tatano, Paul C. Tseng, Rob Vagle, Laura Ware, Carolyn Winifred, Jerry M. Wolfe, and Jeremy Yoder.
We welcome them to the book that is by the fans, for the fans.
From the ordinary to the extraordinary, all of these stories are embraced by the vision of Star Trek®. When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, he also tapped a wellspring of human imagination. Viewers were transformed into fans, who embraced the show and turned the definition of "fan" on its ear. However, when what was on the screen was simply not enough, fans started writing their own stories, which they then shared among friends and family.
Ten years ago, Pocket Books offered Star Trek fans a unique opportunity to become a part of the Star Trek mythos. A contest was created in which the best stories submitted by nonprofessional writers would be published. And over the course of a decade, hundreds of pounds of submissions poured in. Many of the writers who submitted to Strange New Worlds went on to become professional writers.
This time there are nineteen writers: Rigel Ailur, David DeLee, M.C. DeMarco, Rick Dickson, Louis E. Doggett, Aimee Ford Foster, Edgar Governo, Robyn Sullivent Gries, Jim Johnson, Gerri Leen, Muri McCage, Brian Seidman, Randy Tatano, Paul C. Tseng, Rob Vagle, Laura Ware, Carolyn Winifred, Jerry M. Wolfe, and Jeremy Yoder.
We welcome them to the book that is by the fans, for the fans.
370 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2007
About the author
Dean Wesley Smith
770 books164 followersPen Names
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
D.W. Smith
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
D.W. Smith
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
September 7, 2021
Great end to the Strange New Worlds series
May 30, 2016
This was my first foray into reading Star Trek fiction. I love the original series and TNG desperately and have dabbled a little bit into DS9 and Voyager. It was interesting to think of some stories from new perspectives, but this certainly isn't required reading. There are a couple really stellar stories though (no pun intended).
February 5, 2024
The last book in the series 'Strange New Worlds'. 10 books full of short stories around the Star Trek universe, mostly connected with the several series that were broadcasted over the years.
The formula seems loosing some of its spunk, the novelty is certainly wearing of. Stories tend to look further en further away from actual characters and episodes to be able to deliver the required originality within the ruls of the contest. This means that more and more the focus lays on the specially for this series of books created new them of Speculations. Some of these stories excel but somehow it feels wrong to mix the characters of the different series in a way that the franchise never intended.
Of course, already just for reminding us of the great Star Trek characters from the series, these books deserve kudos. Most of the stories elaborate on a hidden gem that the original script-writers missed out on that is of course a nice addition to a Trekkies' knowledge.
As usual not everything will please everyone but there will be at least something that stands out and pleases anyone with a love for the Star Trek universe.
It is a goodbye to the series at a very high level.
The formula seems loosing some of its spunk, the novelty is certainly wearing of. Stories tend to look further en further away from actual characters and episodes to be able to deliver the required originality within the ruls of the contest. This means that more and more the focus lays on the specially for this series of books created new them of Speculations. Some of these stories excel but somehow it feels wrong to mix the characters of the different series in a way that the franchise never intended.
Of course, already just for reminding us of the great Star Trek characters from the series, these books deserve kudos. Most of the stories elaborate on a hidden gem that the original script-writers missed out on that is of course a nice addition to a Trekkies' knowledge.
As usual not everything will please everyone but there will be at least something that stands out and pleases anyone with a love for the Star Trek universe.
It is a goodbye to the series at a very high level.
September 9, 2020
I'd probably push the rating to 3.5 stars if I could, but it's a short story collection with a definite --if moderate -- downward slope. It's the final volume in a decade's worth of short fiction competition, and it's a tribute to fanwank of all sorts -- many continuity gaps and wish fulfillment scenarios are played with in these stories. Unfortunately, they open not only with the strongest section (the TOS and TNG stories), but also the strongest story. A story so surprising and poignant, it leaves all of the other tales (especially in the post-TNG sections) in its dust. But I will say this...in spite of the remaining stories being quite the pick-and-mix (from earnest to bonkers), it's all worth it to read that opening story, and its deep emotional power.
June 15, 2024
Individual stories rated from 2.5 to 4
Overall rating 3.5
An enjoyable collection of short Star Trek fiction.
Overall liked the majority of these stories, as with most collections, regardless of genre, I generally find I really enjoy a third of the stories find a third good and then dislike the remainder.
This tended to follow the pattern.
Definitely worth reading though and a solid recommendation.
Overall rating 3.5
An enjoyable collection of short Star Trek fiction.
Overall liked the majority of these stories, as with most collections, regardless of genre, I generally find I really enjoy a third of the stories find a third good and then dislike the remainder.
This tended to follow the pattern.
Definitely worth reading though and a solid recommendation.
March 30, 2019
Intriguing anthology of nineteen Star Trek short stories written by fans, for fans.
Lots of great ideas; most well executed.
It's too bad that the series ended with Volume 10. There are, undoubtedly, lots of Trekkers out there that would have equally good tales to tell.
Lots of great ideas; most well executed.
It's too bad that the series ended with Volume 10. There are, undoubtedly, lots of Trekkers out there that would have equally good tales to tell.
September 4, 2022
The thing is, this kind of anthology can never dare to go anywhere.
October 7, 2022
"So a Horse Walks into a Bar" and "Signal to Noise" were delicious.
And yes "The Dream" got a couple tears out of me.
And yes "The Dream" got a couple tears out of me.
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews