Strange New Worlds II is the second edition of the Strange New Worlds anthology series, published by Pocket Books in 1999.
Publisher's description[]
- Back by popular demand! Our second anthology featuring original Star Trek®, Star Trek: The Next Generation®, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, and Star Trek: Voyager® stories written by Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans!
- Our first Strange New Worlds competition drew thousands of submissions and Strange New Worlds II drew even more. From this mountain of astounding stories, these few, written exclusively by brand-new authors, were selected for their originality and style.
- These tales rocket across the length and breadth of Federation time and space, from when Captain Kirk explored the galaxy on the first Starship Enterprise™, through Captain Picard's U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-D and Captain Sisko's Deep Space Nine™, to Captain Janeway's Starship U.S.S. Voyager™, with many fascinating stops along the way.
- Find out what happens in the Star Trek universe when fans—like you—take the helm!
Contents[]
Star Trek: The Original Series[]
- "Triptych" by Melissa Dickinson (Second Prize)
- "The Quick and the Dead" by Kathy Oltion
- "The First Law of Metaphysics" by Michael S. Poteet
- "The Hero of My Own Life" by Peg Robinson
- "Doctors Three" by Charles Skaggs
Star Trek: The Next Generation[]
- "I Am Klingon" by Ken Rand (Third Prize)
- "Reciprocity" by Brad Curry
- "Calculated Risk" by Christina F. York
- "Gods, Fate, and Fractals" by William Leisner
- "I Am Become Death" by Franklin Thatcher
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[]
Star Trek: Voyager[]
- "A Ribbon for Rosie" by Ilsa J. Bick (Grand Prize)
- "Touched" by Kim Sheard
- "Almost... But Not Quite" by Dayton Ward
- "The Healing Arts" by E. Cristy Ruteshouser and Lynda Martinez Foley
- "Seventh Heaven" by Dustan Moon
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous book: Strange New Worlds |
SNW anthologies | Next book: Strange New Worlds III |
| Previous book: Strange New Worlds |
Star Trek anthologies | Next book: New Worlds, New Civilizations |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: See individual stories |
-- | Next Adventure: See individual stories |
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The short stories "The Hero of My Own Life" and "Change of Heart" had different titles ("Renaissance" and "Essence," respectively) which were changed between being selected for publication and their appearance in this collection.
- The mass market paperback reprint of this volume included Chapter Six of the serialised novel Starfleet: Year One by Michael Jan Friedman, a last-minute change following delays to the novels originally planned to carry that chapter. Editor John J. Ordover offered to mail out the chapter to anyone angered by the need to repurchase a Strange New Worlds volume specifically for it.
External links[]
- Strange New Worlds II article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.