Star Trek: Tales from the Captain's Table

"In this follow-up to the bestselling Captain's Table series of books, nine new Star Trek(R) captains belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including: Jonathan Archer of the Starship Enterprise(TM), as told by Louisa Swann Chakotay of the U.S.S. Voyager(TM), as told by Christie Golden David Gold of the U.S.S. da Vinci, as told by John J. Ordover Kira Nerys of Deep Space 9(TM), as told by Heather Jarman Klag, son of M'Raq, of the I.K.S. Gorkon, as told by Keith R.A. DeCandido Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Stargazer, as told by Michael Jan Friedman William T. Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, as told by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels Elizabeth Shelby of the U.S.S. Trident, as told by Peter David Demora Sulu of the U.S.S. Enterprise-B (TM), as told by David R. George III From the weekly episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise to the monthly adventures of S.C., from the bestselling novel Serpents Among the Ruins to the bestselling series New Frontier, from the past tales of Stargazer to the new stories of Titan, from the glorious exploits of I.K.S. Gorkon to the post-finale chronicles of Deep Space Nine and Voyager, come nine new stories from the nine newest members of Star Trek's finest and bravest shipmasters. "

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Title of ebook: Star Trek: Tales from the Captain's Table
ISBN: 9781416510284
Publisher: Star Trek
Internet download file size: 432 kb
Released online for download: 06-14-2005
Editor: DeCandido, Keith , R. A.

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Tales From the Captain's Table

Introduction: How We Built the Bar

Dean Wesley Smith

Back in the mists of history, around 1997, the Captain's Table was built, to float forever in time and space, allowing only captains of ships through the big wooden front door. If my memory serves, the creation of the Captain's Table was slow, like any construction process -- a labor of love carried out over a number of phone calls between myself and former Pocket Books editor John Ordover.

John and I both loved the tradition of bars in literature, and often talked about the White Hart, one of our favorites. I'm not sure of the exact conversation between us that sent the Captain's Table into full construction, but I do remember that at one point John suggested I create the bar.

Since I had worked as a bartender and have a degree in architecture that I have seldom used, it was a logical assignment. I took the task very seriously, actually going to my architectural studio and drawing up floor plans. As I would in any good design, I included restrooms, determined the location of stairs, provided for liquor storage, and so on. Every detail, all to scale. Then John and I worked out the characters who would be regulars, who would be there to listen to the captains' stories. ... read full excerpt from Star Trek: Tales from the Captain's Table ebook

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