Synopses & Reviews
Fractured history. Broken lives. Splintered souls. Since the alternate universe was first glimpsed in the classic episode "Mirror, Mirror," something about Star Trek's dark side has beckoned us, called to us, tempted us -- like forbidden fruit on the Tree of Knowledge. To taste it is to lose oneself in a world of startling familiarity and terrifying contradictions, where everything and everyone we knew is somehow disturbingly different, and where shocking secrets await their revelation.
What began in 2007 with Glass Empires and Obsidian Alliances -- the first truly in-depth foray into the turbulent history of this other continuum -- now continues in twelve new short tales that revisit and expand upon that so-called "Mirror Universe," spanning all five of the core incarnations of Star Trek, as well as their literary offshoots, across more than two hundred years of divergent history, as chronicled by...
Christopher L. Bennett - Margaret Wander Bonanno - Peter David - Keith R.A. DeCandido - Michael Jan Friedman - Jim Johnson - Rudy Josephs - David Mack - Dave Stern - James Swallow - Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore - Susan Wright
Synopsis
Rediscover the extraordinary "Star Trek" saga with this landmark collection of tales that confronts assumptions, divulges secrets, and asks as many questions as it answers.
About the Author
Doug DrexlerandMargaret Clark both grew up on Long Island, New York. At the very same time they became fans of the original Star Trek ® show. Fate being what it was, neither knew the other at the time, though they were mere miles apart. Doug left for California. Margaret stayed. Their lives intersected when Doug began working on a television show called Star Trek: The Next Generation ® -- and later on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ® -- and Margaret began working on Star Trek books. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Table of Contents
Nobunaga Dave Stern
III Winds
Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
The Greater Good
Margaret Wander Bonanno
The Black Flag
James Swallow
The Traitor
Michael Jan Friedman
The Sacred Chalice
Rudy Josephs
Bitter Fruit
Susan Wright
Family Matters
Keith R.A. DeCandido
Homecoming
Peter David
A Terrible Beauty
Jim Johnson
Empathy
Christopher L. Bennett
For Want of a Nail
David Mack