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Monday, November 29, 2010

STAR TREK - CORPS OF ENGINEERS - GRAND DESIGNS

POCKET BOOKS, a division of Simon & Shuster, Inc.

Written by Dave Galanter, Allyn Gibson, Kevin Killiany, Paul Kupperberg, David Mack, and Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore

Based upon Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller

Star Trek S.C.E.:Ring Around the Sky copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. Star Trek S.C.E.: Orphans copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. Star Trek S.C.E.: Grand Designs copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. Star Trek S.C.E.: Failsafe copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. Star Trek S.C.E.:Bitter Medicine copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. Star Trek S.C.E.: Sargasso Sector copyright CBS Studios Inc.



Star Trek Corps of Engineers  Grand Designs is an anthology about the Federation Sabre-class Starship U.S.S. da Vinci and their crew of Corps of Engineers, like the Army Corps of Engineers, who go around Federation space solving the engineering problems of the Federation.

Several of the stories continue with the aftermath of the loss of half the crew from a previous story. It shows how the series is evolving rather than just being one shot stories with a new series. Although the stories by themselves are of a good quality, like Captain Gold at odds with his own crew of Corps of Engineers during a weapons inspection - or Commander Sonya Gomez leading an away team mission to extract a Federation probe as they infiltrate behind the lines of a planetary war.

Pancho
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Star Trek Corps of Engineers - Creative Couplings


Pocket Books
A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Paradise Interrupted copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
Star Trek S.C.E.: Where Time Stands Still copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
Star Trek S.C.E.: The Art of the Deal copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
Star Trek S.C.E.: Spin copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
Star Trek S.C.E.: Creative Couplings copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
Star Trek S.C.E.: Small World copyright 2005 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Written by John S. Drew, Glenn Greenberg, Glenn Hauman & Aaron Rosenberg, David Mack, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, J. Steven York & Christina F. York


Star Trek
Corps of Engineers - Creative Couplings is an anthology of the Starship U.S.S. da Vinci. The da Vinci is commanded by Captain David Gold and a dedicated, enthusiastic Starfleet Corps of Engineers team led by former Enterprise engineer Sonya Gomez who is under his command. With their extensive experience, their mission is to solve and fix the irreparable engineering problems occurring throughout Federation space.

While the da Vinci's crew searching to solve the various engineering problems are interesting, the characterization of the crew was more interesting to me. My favorite story in the anthology is of Captain Gold officiating the first Jewish-Klingon wedding as his granddaughter marries the son of a Klingon politician. With all the parties involved arguing and making so many demands about the wedding ceremony, I think it is quite funny that Captain Gold considers taking a phaser to everybody and blowing himself up in the process.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.
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