Star Trek: Titan

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Star Trek: Titan
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Taking Wing (2005) by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels

AuthorVarious
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Pocket Books
Published2005–2017
Media type
No. of books10

Star Trek: Titan is a series of science fiction novels set within the Star Trek media franchise, which detail the adventures of the USS Titan under the command Captain William T. Riker, who was part of the main cast the 1987-1994 TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its spinoff films. The series was published by Simon & Schuster imprints Pocket Books, Pocket Star, and Gallery Books from 2005 to 2017. The novels are set after the events depicted in the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis .

Contents

Other cast members from Next Generation and other Trek TV series include Riker's wife, Counselor Deanna Troi, who served with Riker aboard the USS Enterprise under the command of Jean-Luc Picard; and Alyssa Ogawa who was a ship's nurse on the Enterprise; and Commander Tuvok, who was a cast member on Star Trek: Voyager .

Concept

In the beginning of the 2002 feature film Star Trek Nemesis , Commander William Riker, who has served as First Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard for fifteen years aboard two different starships named Enterprise, marries his longtime on-again, off-again love, ship's counselor, Commander Deanna Troi. By the end of the film, Riker has been promoted to Captain, and he and Troi transfer to the USS Titan, Riker's first permanent command. According to the Titan series book description at Amazon.com, the series take place in what is regarded as a new era, following a decade of conflict between the Federation and enemies such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion. Starfleet is renewing its mission of peaceful exploration and diplomacy, a mission spearheaded by the Titan, which in addition to Riker and Troi, is crewed by "the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in Starfleet history." Their first mission, in the debut novel, Taking Wing, is to set up power-sharing talks among the various Romulan factions that, in the wake of Praetor Shinzon's death in Nemesis, threaten to plunge the Romulan Empire into civil war. [1]

Characters

Flagship

The USS Titan (NCC-80102), a Luna-class starship, was designed by Sean Tourangeau in 2005, who entered his concept into a "design the Starship Titan" contest hosted by Simon & Schuster. [3] Tourangeau's design was never seen on-screen in any Star Trek film or television series, only recreated on various book covers, therefore it was not canon. In 2020, a variant of Tourangeau's Titan design was featured in an episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks . [4]

In Decipher, Inc.'s Star Trek Customizable Card Game, the Titan is identified as a Prometheus-class starship. However, the Luna class is available in Star Trek Online , as one of three designs used for the "Tier-5 Reconnaissance Science Vessel".

Novels

Not all novels are numbered by Simon & Schuster. [5] [6] Absent Enemies (2014), by John Jackson Miller, was published as an ebook exclusive.

No.TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
1Taking WingMichael A. Martin and Andy MangelsMarch 29, 2005 0-7434-9627-2
2The Red KingSeptember 27, 2005 0-7434-9628-0
3Orion's HoundsChristopher L. BennettDecember 27, 2005 1-4165-0950-X
4Sword of DamoclesGeoffrey ThorneNovember 27, 2007 978-1-4165-2694-0
5Over a Torrent SeaChristopher L. BennettFebruary 24, 2009 978-1-4165-9497-0
6SynthesisJames SwallowOctober 27, 2009 978-1-4391-0914-4
Fallen GodsMichael A. MartinJuly 31, 2012 978-1-4516-6062-3
Absent EnemiesJohn Jackson MillerFebruary 24, 2014 978-1-4767-6299-9
Sight UnseenJames SwallowSeptember 29, 2015 978-1-4767-8316-1
Fortune of WarDavid MackNovember 28, 2017 978-1-5011-5200-9

Titan characters and settings appear in the following novels and short stories:

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Tales from the Captain's Table (anthology)Keith DeCandido, ed.June 14, 2005 1-4165-0520-2
Gods of Night
  (Destiny, Book 1)
David MackSeptember 30, 2008 978-1-4165-5171-3
Mere Mortals
  (Destiny, Book 2)
October 28, 2008 978-1-4165-5172-0
Lost Souls
  (Destiny, Book 3)
November 25, 2008 978-1-4165-5175-1
Shards and Shadows (anthology)
  (Mirror Universe)
Marco Palmieri and Margaret Clark, eds.January 6, 2009 978-1-4165-5850-7
Seize the Fire
  (Typhon Pact, Book 2)
Michael A. MartinNovember 30, 2010 978-1-4391-6782-3
Watching the Clock
  (Department of Temporal Investigations)
Christopher L. BennettApril 26, 2011 978-1-4516-0625-6
The Poisoned Chalice
  (The Fall, Book 4)
James SwallowNovember 26, 2013 978-1-4767-2222-1

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References

  1. "Taking Wing (Star Trek: Titan, Book 1); Book Description". Amazon.com. March 29, 2005.
  2. Section 31: Rogue
  3. Palmieri, Marco. "U.S.S. Titan Design Winner Announced", Slice of SciFi, October 9, 2005
  4. "No Small Parts". Star Trek: Lower Decks. Season 1. Episode 10. 2020-10-08. Event occurs at 26:52. CBS All Access.
  5. Swallow, James (2013-05-04). Synthesis. Star Trek: Titan. Vol. 6. New York: Pocket Books/Star Trek. ISBN   978-1-4767-4749-1 . Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  6. Martin, Michael A. (2014-04-12). Fallen Gods. Star Trek: Titan. New York: Pocket Books/Star Trek. ISBN   978-1-4767-8627-8 . Retrieved 2019-01-06.