Dean Wesley Smith je plodný autor, jehož rozsáhlé dílo zahrnuje přes devadesát románů a více než sto povídek vydaných pod různými jmény. Jeho tvorba se pohybuje v žánrech science fiction, fantasy, detektivky, thrilleru a románu, často s originálními náměty. Známý je svou schopností psát kvalitní texty velmi rychle, což mu umožnilo publikovat i pod pseudonymy a jako ghostwriter pro různá média včetně komiksů a filmových scénářů. Smith se kromě psaní věnoval i editorské a publikační činnosti, což dále prohlubuje jeho porozumění literárnímu světu a jeho produkci.
Hvězdná loď Voyager kapitánky Kathryn Janeway trpí nedostatkem paliva a tak je nucena navštívit vrakoviště na dávno neobydlené planetě Alcawel.
Bohužel se ukáže, že některé z odstavených lodí nejsou vraky, ale odstavené časoplány. Tři členové výsadku nedobrovolně odcestují o tři sta tisíc let proti proudu času a beznadějně uvíznou v síti byrokracie, která střeží celé mezičasové cestování.
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Sudden disruptions in power and other major services sends a city into chaos. In the blink of an eye, the modern technological world fails. Is it a government plot? Experiment gone wrong? A foreign cyber attack? Alien invasion? A mystical incursion from beings beyond this dimension? Who knows? Now the noise and the bustle of the city has vanished and an eerie silence settles over the urban landscape. Within, there are stories of human violence, depravity, and desperation, but also heroism, selflessness, and sacrifice. Silence in the City is an anthology of speculative tales asking what happens when a city, and all of modern civilization, is plunged into darkness.
Set in a near-future Earth, this science fiction saga explores profound questions about our understanding of the solar system and humanity's role within it. With a blend of advanced astronomy, thrilling action sequences, and intense drama, it pushes the boundaries of belief and invites readers to reconsider their perspectives on the universe.
HAVE TECH, WILL TRAVEL STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS Need a gigantic, marauding starship explored? Is your global computer system starting to break down? Call in the crack team from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott from his office at Starfleet Headquarters, the S.C.E. can build, rebuild, program, reprogram, assemble, reassemble, or just figure out everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. Just don't expect them to perform miracles -- unless they absolutely have to. Captain David Gold, his first officer Commander Sonya Gomez, and the crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci put their lives on the line to save a colony world threatened by a deadly alien and rescue a ship trappedin the ravages of interphase. Join Starfleet's miracle workers for a wrenching journey through the new frontier!
They are the self-appointed protectors of the Federation. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, answerable to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group committed to safeguarding the Federation at any cost. Someone or something is trying to kill Seven of Nine. As the crew races against time to save millions of refugees from an imminent stellar cataclysm, the former Borg becomes the target of several seemingly random but potentially lethal "accidents." The investigation reveals a truth more terrifying than anyone ever imagined, as Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the Starship Voyager fight for their lives against the most unexpected enemy of all.NO LAW. NO CONSCIENCE. NO STOPPING THEM.
Here's what you, the fans, have demanded for decades! An anthology featuring original Star Trek "RM", Star Trek: The Next Generation "RM", Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "RM", and Star Trek: Voyager "RM" stories written by Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans!After a lengthy competition that drew thousands of submissions, these astounding stories, written exclusively by brand-new authors, were selected for their originality and style.These eighteen fantastic tales rocket across the length and breadth of Federation time and space, from when Captain Kirk explored the galaxy on the first Starship Enterprise "TM", through Captain Picard's U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D and from Captain Sisko's Deep Space Nine to Captain Janeway's Starship Voyager "TM", with many fascinating stops along the way.Contains original short stories by: Landon Cary Dalton, Phaedra M. Weldon, Keith L. Davis, Dayton Ward, Dylan Otto Krider, Jerry M. Wolfe, Peg Robinson, Kathy Oltion, Bobbie Benton Hull, Alara Rogers, Franklin Thatcher, Christina F. York, Vince Bonasso, Patrick Cumby, J.A. Rosales, jaQ Andrews, Jackee C., and Craig D.B. Patton.Find out what happens in the Star Trek universe when fans -- like you -- take the helm!
Many light-years away from the safety of the Federation, the "Starship Enterprise" stands guard over an alien world whose unique natural resources could change the balance of power throughout the galaxy. The ship's crucial assignment: to maintain a Federation presence on the Planet below, to defend the world's newly arrived inhabitants from hostile aliens, and to fight a solitary battle against all who would claim the planet's riches for their own. Thin AirAgainst all odds, Kirk and his crew have preserved the struggling Federation colony on Belle Terre, but their heroic efforts may have been in vain In a last-ditch attempt to drive the entrenched settlers off their new home, the alien Kauld have contaminated the planet's atmosphere with a destructive biochemical agent that will soon render the entire world inimical to human life. With only weeks to spare, Spock races to find a scientific solution to their dire predicament, while Kirk takes the battle to the enemy, determined to wrest the secret of their salvation from the very forces out to destroy the future of this new Earth!
Desperately seeking supplies on an abandoned planet, the crew of Voyager must solve the mystery behind the strange phenomenon that caused an entire civilization to disappear--before they become the next victims--Novelist.
The Day of Honor is celebrated throughout the Klingon Empire. But every tradition had to being somewhere... Signi Beta is an M-class planet ideal for farming. The Federation wants Signi Beta, but the Klingon Empire has the stronger claim. Captain Kirk hates to lose the planet, especially to his old adversary, Commander Kor. Their mutual antagonism turns into an uneasy alliance, however, when yet another alien fleet attacks both the Klingons and the "U.S.S. Enterprise." Now Kirk and Kor must rely on each other's honor -- or none of them may survive to wage their war again.
Long ago, before the dawn of civilization, they were banished to the realm of nightmares. Now the terrors are real . . . A generation ago, another Starship EnterpriseTM fought off a ship of exiled aliens intent on conquering all of the Alpha Quadrant. Starfleet thought the foe had been repelled forever -- until now. The Furies have returned in might warships even more powerful than before. But their weapons are more than merely physical, for these aliens are the origins of all the demons and monsters of ancient myth, and they have found a way to project fear directly into the minds of their enemies. To defeat the Furies, and save the Federation, Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM must first conquer the darkest terrors of their unconscious minds.