So, what are the Star Trek Phase-II novelettes? Well, they are short stories -- of the five that are now available, four are actually novella length and the fifth (#2) is a very short novelette length story -- that are available to download in PDF format for FREE from my Star Trek Phase-II: Novelettes page on Facebook. [ https://www.facebook.com/groups/307608796115457/ ]
Based on the award-winning fan film series and following the continuity presented in the episodes in which Executive Producer James Cawley portrayed Captain James T. Kirk, novelettes #1 - #3 take place between specific live action episodes -- each novelette indicates which two episodes it falls between -- and #4 and #5 take place after Kitumba, the final episode in which Mr. Cawley portrayed Kirk. At this time, I'm planning to write at least three more.
So, what inspired me to write them? Well, as I discussed in a previous blog post, I was part of the Star Trek New Voyages / Phase-II production team. I had the good fortune to participate in the shooting of three episodes, Blood and Fire, Enemy: Starfleet, and Bread and Savagery, the last of which has not been released (yet?) From my very first second at the studio, I was hooked. Soon after I got involved, I went back and watched the episodes that had been filmed and released prior to my involvement, Come What May (More proof of concept than episode), In Harm's Way, To Serve All My Days, and World Enough and Time. As I did so, I discovered something. Beginning with To Serve All My Days, small bits and pieces of information regarding what was going on in the galaxy started being dropped in character dialog and subsequent episodes were not following up on them. For example, that episode made it known that the economies of several Federation worlds were suffering, and as those economies collapsed the Klingons were moving in and taking over. I decided to pick up on that and other small bits and follow them up in stories of my own that would fit perfectly into the continuity -- perfectly enough that my stories could be considered part of the canon -- and the novelettes were born.
I could take the time to talk about each and every little tidbit that the episodes presented and how they inspired me, but I would end up writing a small book if I did that. Instead, I present to you here the cover and a brief synopsis of each novelette that I have released so far. Again, these novelettes are FREE to download via the link above, and you may share them with whomever you like as many times as you like. I don't make a penny from any of these. They are strictly labors of love for the franchise.
Takes place between the live-action episodes Blood and Fire and Enemy: Starfleet.
Captain Kirk is forced to work with a personal enemy from his past while confronting a much more dangerous enemy in his present, all while making first contact with a previously unknown alien race.
Takes place between the live-action episodes Enemy: Starfleet and The Child.
Recently promoted, Scotty meets up with an old flame and tells the story of how that promotion came to be.
Takes place between the live-action episodes The Child and Kitumba.
An old friend returns. A new starship launches. The Federation makes an overture to an enemy as the countdown to all-out war reaches... THE 11th HOUR.
Takes place after the live-action episode Kitumba.
When Romulan Commander Dion Charvon returns home to a reception unlike anything she ever expected, her younger sister, Sub-Lieutenant D’Vahn Charvon of the Tal’Shiar, is afforded one opportunity to make things right and save her sister’s life. Meanwhile, aboard the Starship Enterprise, Captain Kirk begins his investigation into who really stands behind the conspiracy that very nearly plunged the Federation into interstellar war.
Takes place almost immediately after novelette #4: The Enemy of My Enemy.
Enroute to rendezvous with the dreadnought U.S.S. Alliance near the Romulan neutral zone to pick up Colonel Finnegan and his MACOs, Captain Kirk takes time out to tell his nephew, Peter, about his first mission as captain of the Enterprise.
You might have noticed in the synopsis for The 11th Hour that "A new starship launches." That would be the Starship U.S.S. Endeavour, NCC-1716. I have plans for that ship and her crew. More about that tomorrow.
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