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Editor: Dean Wesley Smith with John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block
Illustrator: Unknown
Publisher: Pocket Books
Series: Strange New Worlds
Published: 1 May 2001
Pages: 320
Year: Varies
Stardate: Varies
Reference #: ISBN 0743411315

Strange New Worlds 4 (novel)

All-new Star Trek adventures -- by the fans for the fans!

Pocket Books held a contest of amateur writers and have chosen 17 of those stories to publish in what would become an annual contest. Some of the writers will go on to write other Star Trek stories.

Summary

From the book jacket
In the fourth 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 IV features more than a dozen never-before-published stories spanning the twenty-third and twenty-fourth centuries, from the early days of 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.
Join Strange New Worlds in its thrilling quest to uncover the most compelling Star Trek action this side of the Galactic Barrier!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Original Series

  • A Little More Action by TG Theodore
  • Prodigal Father by Robert J. Mendenhall
  • Missed by Pat Detmer
  • Tears for Eternity by Lynda Martinez Foley
  • Countdown by Mary Sweeney
  • First Star I See Tonight by Victoria Grant
  • Scotty's Song by Michael J. Jasper
  • The Name of the Cat by Steven Scott Ripley -- (First Prize)

Next Generation

  • Flight 19 by Alan James Garbers
  • The Promise by Shane Zeranski
  • Flash Point by E. Catherine Tobler
  • Prodigal Son by Tonya D. Price
  • A Seeing Forever by Jeff Suess

Deep Space 9

  • Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor by Jonathan Bridge

Voyager

  • Iridium-7-Tetrahydroxate Crystals Are a Girl's Bestfriend by Bill Stuart
  • Uninvited Admirals by Penny A. Proctor
  • Return by Chuck Anderson
  • Black Hats by William Leisner
  • Personal Log by Kevin Killiany
  • Welcome Home by Diana Kornfeld


Background Information

E. Catherine Tobler and Diana Kornfeld had a submission in Strange New Worlds III. Ilsa J. Bick has gone on to write for other Star Trek novels like No Limits.


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Strange New Worlds III
Novels
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Next novel:
Strange New Worlds V
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