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When something in the galaxy needs to be fixed, tweaked, investigated, or repaired, the Federation sends in the best: the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Traveling throughout the quadrant on the Sabre-class U.S.S. da Vinci, Captain David Gold, former Starship Enterprise™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, and the crack S.C.E. team solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time.
Whether dealing with the legacy of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s decision regarding the Mariposa colony, stopping an alien predator from destroying a pre-warp culture, fixing a planet-wide power outage, or repairing the damage done by the Dominion to a former ally, the Corps of Engineers is on the case!
But not all problems are technical: Dr. Elizabeth Lense deals with the consequences of her unexpected pregnancy, Security Chief Domenica Corsi encounters a Prime Directive crisis, Dr. Bart Faulwell faces a personal crossroads, and Chief Vance Hawkins must try to lay the ghosts of the Dominion War to rest.
About the Author
WILLIAM LEISNER is the author of the acclaimed novels Star Trek: The Next Generation: Losing the Peace, and A Less Perfect Union (from the Myriad Universes collection Infinity's Prism). He is a three-time winner of the late, lamented Star Trek: Strange New Worlds competition, as contributed tales to the official celebration of Star Trek's 40th anniversary in 2006, and TNG's 20th Anniversary in 2007. A native of Rochester, New York, he currently lives in Minneapolis.
KEVIN KILLIANY has been the husband of Valerie for nearly a third of a century and the father of Alethea, Anson, and Daya for various shorter periods of time. In addition to his Star Trek fiction (SCE Orphans and Honor as well as three short stories in Strange New Worlds), Kevin has written for Doctor Who and several game universes, most notably BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Mechwarrior. His two science fiction novels, Wolf Hunters and To Ride the Chimera were published by Roc. When not writing Kevin has been an exceptional children's teacher, drill rig operator, high-risk intervention counselor, warehouse grunt, ESL teacher, photographer, mental health case manager, college instructor, and paperboy. Currently Kevin works in family preservation services, is an associate pastor of the Soul Saving Station, and manages to keep writing short stories while working on his first mystery novel. Kevin and Valerie live in Wilmington, North Carolina.
PHAEDRA M. WELDON has loved Star Trek since watching The Original Series reruns with her dad, and regrets he didn't live long enough to see the new Star Trek movie. The thrill of writing in the Star Trek Universe was a life long dream, realized when she met Dean Wesley Smith in 1997 and learned of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds Anthology. Since then, she has published two Starfleet Corps of Engineers ebooks, as well as book II, The Oppreessor's Wrong, in The Next Generation series, Sings and Arrows. She has had numerous short stories published with Daw Anthologies, and writes regularly for Catalyst Game Labs in their BattleTech and Shadowrun universes. Currently she is writing for Berkley in her Urban Fantasy original series, The ZoË Martinique Investigations. She was recently tapped to write a novel for the show Eureka! and is working on several other original projects. Presently she lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but will be moving to Maryland to be with her geneticist husband and precocious daughter. She can be found online most mornings at 7 a.m., writing her daily pages in original work, and at night pounding the keyboards for original universes. If there is one thing she's learned , it's that there are three constants in the universe: Death, Taxes, and Star Trek.
KEVIN KILLIANY has been the husband of Valerie for nearly a third of a century and the father of Alethea, Anson, and Daya for various shorter periods of time. In addition to his Star Trek fiction (SCE Orphans and Honor as well as three short stories in Strange New Worlds), Kevin has written for Doctor Who and several game universes, most notably BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Mechwarrior. His two science fiction novels, Wolf Hunters and To Ride the Chimera were published by Roc. When not writing Kevin has been an exceptional children's teacher, drill rig operator, high-risk intervention counselor, warehouse grunt, ESL teacher, photographer, mental health case manager, college instructor, and paperboy. Currently Kevin works in family preservation services, is an associate pastor of the Soul Saving Station, and manages to keep writing short stories while working on his first mystery novel. Kevin and Valerie live in Wilmington, North Carolina.
PHAEDRA M. WELDON has loved Star Trek since watching The Original Series reruns with her dad, and regrets he didn't live long enough to see the new Star Trek movie. The thrill of writing in the Star Trek Universe was a life long dream, realized when she met Dean Wesley Smith in 1997 and learned of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds Anthology. Since then, she has published two Starfleet Corps of Engineers ebooks, as well as book II, The Oppreessor's Wrong, in The Next Generation series, Sings and Arrows. She has had numerous short stories published with Daw Anthologies, and writes regularly for Catalyst Game Labs in their BattleTech and Shadowrun universes. Currently she is writing for Berkley in her Urban Fantasy original series, The ZoË Martinique Investigations. She was recently tapped to write a novel for the show Eureka! and is working on several other original projects. Presently she lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but will be moving to Maryland to be with her geneticist husband and precocious daughter. She can be found online most mornings at 7 a.m., writing her daily pages in original work, and at night pounding the keyboards for original universes. If there is one thing she's learned , it's that there are three constants in the universe: Death, Taxes, and Star Trek.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Very tame SCE book., Aug 30 2010
By Adrian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: SCE: Out of the Cocoon (Paperback)
Compared to the previous novel in this series, this was a very tame book. There was little action, no suspense, and some confusion as I read some of the stories. There seemed to be too much focus on some personal issues of some of the minor members of the crew, as against the technical engineering challenges that the SCE novels are renowned for.
For example, almost an entire story is about how Bart can't commit to his boyfriend who has proposed marriage, and coincidentally, the mission just so happens to involve a species where women turn to men and vica versa, so an alien guy falls for him.
There were two good points.
1. The cover was attractive.
2. The societies of the alien species were interesting.
Besides that, there wasn't much in it. I skimmed through it quite quickly and was looking forward to reading another book. This SCE one didn't do it for me at all.
If you're a diehard Star Trek fan, go ahead and read this. It's inoffensive and true to the ST ethos.
But if you aren't give it a miss. There are better ST novels out there.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Uneven Collection of Stories, July 31 2010
By picardfan007 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: SCE: Out of the Cocoon (Paperback)
This collection, unlike the others, has a very uneven quality to it. The second story in paticular, had alien-like chipmunks with four arms and legs. The first two stories dragged on with a very abrupt and neat conclusion. I was surprised that they didn't have the action of the earlier editions. I couldn't see spending the money to purchase these stories in their original form on the internet. While they were somewhat entertaining; I wish that this paticular series was in the $7.99 standard paperback format. Spending $16 for this oversize paperback was not worth the price.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad effort, Dec 3 2010
By W'raa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: SCE: Out of the Cocoon (Paperback)
While this book lacks the heavier 'technicial' aspect that is found in most of the SCE books/stories, it does however go further in depth into some of the characters. This does offer something of a more realistic feel, after all, not every situation would be some large problem that must be solved.
While this is not the strongest collection of SCE stories, it is worth reading if you enjoy the characters and like the extra depth it gives them.
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