The Amazing Stories

Outstanding short fiction by some of Star Trek's most popular authors!

This novel is a compilation of short stories written for the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.

Summary

 * From the book jacket:
 * From to, Amazing Stories, the world's oldest science fiction magazine, presented a series of original Star Trek stories written by a number of bestselling authors. Now these little-seen Star Trek adventures have been collected together for the first time, along with brand-new tales written expressly for this volume!


 * Among the highlights:


 * Spock comes to terms with the death of his father in a touching tale penned by A.C. Crispin, bestselling author of Sarek.


 * Counselor Deanna Troi risks everything to aid the evacuation of an endangered planet.


 * Seven of Nine learns a lesson in humanity when the Starship USS Voyager takes on some unusual alien visitors.


 * Beverly Crusher discovers that holographic doctors take some getting used to, especially during a medical emergency.


 * Plus, Captain Proton, Defender of the Earth, must face the awesome menace of... the Space Vortex of Doom!


 * Proving that amazing things sometimes come in small packages, these and other slices of the vast Star Trek universe provide a replicator's worth of treats for Trekkers everywhere!

Next Generation

 * Last Words
 * by A.C. Crispin


 * Bedside Matters
 * by Greg Cox


 * On the Scent of Trouble
 * by John Gregory Betancourt


 * Life Itself Is Reason Enough
 * by M. Shayne Bell

Voyager

 * A Night at Sandrine's
 * by Christine Golden


 * When Push Comes to Shove
 * by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz


 * The Space Vortex of Doom
 * by D.W. "Prof" Smith

Background Information

 * Although the back cover blurb states that "brand-new tales written expressly for this volume" are included, several proposed - but unpublished/unfinished - short stories for the magazine were unable to be featured as planned.

Characters

 * Spock
 * Sarek
 * Deanna Troi
 * Seven of Nine
 * Beverly Crusher
 * Emergency Medical Hologram
 * Captain Proton