| Star Trek: Titan | |
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Cover to Star Trek: Titan: Taking Wing, the 2005 debut Titan novel. |
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| Author(s) | Michael A. Martin Andy Mangels Christopher L. Bennett Geoffrey Thorne James Swallow |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Publication date | Book 1: April 2005 Book 2: October 2005 Book 3: January 2006 Book 4: December 2007 Book 5: March 2009 Book 6: November 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | Book 1: 370 Book 2: 364 Book 3: 382 Book 4: 384 Book 5: 368 Book 6: 400 |
| ISBN | Book 1: ISBN 0-7434-9627-2 Book 2: ISBN 0-7434-9628-0 Book 3: ISBN 1-4165-0950-X Book 4: ISBN 1-4165-2694-3 Book 5: ISBN 1-4165-9497-3 Book 6: ISBN 9781439109144 |
| Preceded by | Star Trek Nemesis |
Star Trek: Titan is a series of Star Trek novels that take place after the events of the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis, detailing the adventures of the USS Titan under the command of Starfleet Captain William T. Riker, who previously served for fifteen years as First Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E on the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation and the four feature films adapted from that series.
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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 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 a conflict between the Federation and enemies such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons and the Dominion. Starfleet is renewing his mission of peaceful exploration and diplomacy, a mission spearheaded by the Titan, which in addition to Riker and Troi, is manned 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]
In real life, the Luna-class was designed by Sean Tourangeau. Tourangeau entered his design into the Starship Titan Design Contest held by Simon & Schuster, Inc., which was held in order to obtain a ship design for the Star Trek: Titan series of novels.[2] Because the Luna design has not been featured on-screen, it is not canon, however, the Titan's mention in Star Trek Nemesis means that the existence of the ship is. In Decipher, Inc.'s Star Trek Customizable Card Game Titan is identified as a Prometheus-class starship. However, the Luna class is in Star Trek Online, as one of three designs used for the Tier 5 Reconnaissance Science Vessel.
To date there have been seven novels published in the series.
Written by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels (April 2005)
Leading on from the events of Star Trek Nemesis, Taking Wing details the political and military situation in Romulan space in the wake of the power vacuum caused by the death of Praetor Shinzon and his prior assassination of the Romulan Senate. The discord that stirs in the Empire could have disastrous effects for the entire Alpha Quadrant, and the crew is sent to help stabilize the region as competing factions vie for control of the Empire. Riker is ordered to facilitate peaceful talks between the leading factions, but his mission is placed in jeopardy by the remnants of the Tal Shiar, the feared Romulan intelligence service, who seek to further their own interests.[1]
Written by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin (September 2005)
Once again finding themselves involved in Romulan business, the crew of the Titan are investigating the disappearance of a secret Romulan fleet when they are unwittingly propelled into another galaxy; the Small Magellanic Cloud, where they encounter the Neyel, offshoots of Earth-bound Humanity. Meanwhile, Commander Donatra of the Romulan vessel Valdore, also transported with the Titan crew, rescues a young Neyel; a survivor of an unexplained phenomenon apparently altering the space-time continuum. The Titan's science division soon discover that this is the unintended work of a dormant consciousness that is maintaining all life within the Cloud from one moment to the next, and showing signs of awakening. As the Titan crew consider the implications of their discovery, the young rescued Neyel forms a bond with Riker, who must now deal with ghosts from his past he has failed to put to rest.
Written by Christopher L. Bennett (January 2006)
With the Titan breaking new ground on the outermost reaches of chartered space, the telepaths in her crew become overwhelmed by an alien cry of distress which brings the ship upon a disturbing scene: a civilisation of "whalers" preying upon a familiar species of sentient spaceborne lifeforms. Though the scene appalls the crew, Riker is reluctant to rush to a judgement and orders an investigation which eventually leads to the discovery of a spatial ecosystem that plays home to a stunning array of diverse and giant lifeforms. Whilst attempting to negotiate an end to the whalers' hunt, the Titan crew inadvertently gives the creatures the means to defeat the hunters' purpose, only to learn that the prey are not exactly as they seem.
Note: The Orion of the title does not refer to the green-skinned humanoid species seen within Trek, but is an allusion to mythology and astronomy, likely inspired by the Orion constellation and connected tales.
Written by Geoffrey Thorne (December 2007)
The USS Titan visits Orisha, a world where a mysterious body sits in the sky. It is referred to as "The Eye" by the planet's inhabitants, who worship the body. Titan answers a distress call that brings it to Orisha, and cripples the starship. An away team investigating the phenomenon is put in peril as they try to discover the mystery behind "The Eye" and its possible key behind repairing Titan. The mystery also holds the key to the past and future of one of Titan's own crew.
Star Trek: Destiny is a crossover trilogy authored by David Mack. The books (titled Gods of Night, Mere Mortals, and Lost Souls) bring together the crews of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Titan, as well as characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. The three books were published by Pocket Books in October, November and December 2008.
Written by Christopher L. Bennett (March 2009)
In the aftermath of the Destiny Trilogy, the USS Titan discovers the water planet Droplet, a planet with no land at all that bears life, even though it was thought impossible. Thanks to Aili Lavena, the ship's aquatic helm officer, the crew are able to make tentative contact with some of the local species, some of which turn out to be sentient, but the crew is put to the test when a calamity cuts off Riker and Lavena from the crew and threatens the planet below.
Written by James Swallow (November 2009)
Captain Riker leads the starship USS Titan toward contact with a civilization made up of artificial intelligences, but not everything is as it seems.
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