Starfleet Corps of Engineers Books

[DoubleWide]

When Diamond Previews stopped listing Star Trek books, it is difficult to keep up on some series. Have there been any TPBs of Star Trek: Star Fleet Corps of Engineers since wounds? They were mentioned in the Destiny trilogy when they made a planet disappear to hide it from The Borg.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

We've got two coming out this year, I believe, "Out of the Cocoon" and "What's Past", which is the good news. The bad news is they're replacing two of the Trek XI books that were pulled, so it's a bittersweet return for our engineer friends.

 

[captcalhoun]

that's a matter of opinion...

 

[Deranged Nasat]

that's a matter of opinion...

Sure. I personally prefer Corps of Engineers, but I know the changes must be damning to many who were eager for the Trek XI books, and particularly for the four authors.

 

[T'Ressa Dax]

I'm happy as long as I get some new books.

 

[snakespeare]

I have been able to find some of the early ones, they were MMPB, and a few of the recent ones (TPB). But how can I fill in my gaps?

Or do I really need to? I am thinking of trying to get them all before reading any of them. I may have to get some as ebooks, I guess.

 

[Deano2099]

Is the updated minipedia still happening in Out Of The Cocoon by the way?

 

[KRAD]

^ Sadly, no.

 

[Piper]

I have been able to find some of the early ones, they were MMPB, and a few of the recent ones (TPB). But how can I fill in my gaps?

Or do I really need to? I am thinking of trying to get them all before reading any of them. I may have to get some as ebooks, I guess.

I'd like to know this as well, not having read any SCE before, either the ebooks or the published ones. Will I be able to pick up the new ones and know what's going on?

 

[KRAD]

Yes, you can pick up any SCE/COE book and know what's happening. I'm a firm believer in the maxim that every story is someone's first (which is why, even in this write-for-the-trade era of comic books, I always make sure there's some catching-up for new readers in every issue of the Farscape comic), so I endeavored to make sure each eBook could be someone's first without confusion ensuing.

 

[Stevil2001]

It's worth pointing out that the What's Past stories are especially very standalone, since they all take place before the continuity of the main series.

 

[Piper]

Yes, you can pick up any SCE/COE book and know what's happening. I'm a firm believer in the maxim that every story is someone's first (which is why, even in this write-for-the-trade era of comic books, I always make sure there's some catching-up for new readers in every issue of the Farscape comic), so I endeavored to make sure each eBook could be someone's first without confusion ensuing.

Thanks very much, in that case I'll look forward to trying them this summer

 

[MichaelS]

^It is also worth pointing out that The Future Begins doesn't actually feature any of the main S.C.E. characters. I'm still amazed that it got commissioned at all.

 

[Dayton Ward]

^ We didn't even bother setting ours in the same time frame as that of the main characters. Suck it, 24th century!

 

[ronny]

^ Sadly, no.

That's a shame about the minipedia. But not surprising. Oh well...