What is this series about? I stumbled upon the title. I can't find anything on it. I assumed it was tied in with the Mirror Universe books. I havent even seen any threads on this.
Myriad Universe?
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It will be a collection of six (short?) novels, three per trade paperback (the same way last year's Mirror Universe books were arranged). They are "What If...?" scenarios, so they will be set in divergeant timelines, but not the Mirror Universe one (which has its own anthology of short stories coming out this year as well). Scope out Jeff Ayers' website for more details.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
It's actually Myriad Universes. "Myriad" means "a great many" (well, it literally means the number 10,000, but it's rarely used that way anymore). It's based on the idea established in various Trek episodes that history is constantly branching in many different directions. Each of the six short novels explores a different alternate history, one where a key event in Trek history went differently (sort of like "What if the Borg had won in 'The Best of Both Worlds'," although that isn't one of them).
It isn't really a Mirror Universe tie-in or spinoff except in a promotional sense. The idea has been around at Pocket for years, but it never got the official go-ahead until the Mirror Universe duology proved that stories about alternate Trek realities were commercially viable.
It isn't really a Mirror Universe tie-in or spinoff except in a promotional sense. The idea has been around at Pocket for years, but it never got the official go-ahead until the Mirror Universe duology proved that stories about alternate Trek realities were commercially viable.
this sounds similar to an idea IDW had in their "Focus on,,, Star Trek" book. It was a mini-series that was going to be called "Probability Factor."
What "What if?" scenarios are we going to get I wonder? 
the scenario im really hoping for is, what if Picard had stayed locutus/died as locutus?
We also got a bit of that in "Parallels" as well. I'd like to see things like what if Picard had remained a Lieutenant under Thomas Hathaway? Or if Kirk resigned his captaincy to help raise David Marcus? Or if Spock stayed dead and McCoy was put in an asylum? Just something that hasn't been as played out as what if Picard had died or whatnot in BOBW.
Pocket was kicking around "Myriad Universes" under previous working titles, such as "Split Infinities" and "Other Times", for many years.
Here are some stories you probably won't be seeing in the anthology:
What if Bones had been an escalator, not a doctor?
What if Mudd's androids had been programmed to respond in that area?
What if Q had been R instead?
What if Worf were a merry man?
What if it hadn't been a faaaaaake?
What if Bones had been an escalator, not a doctor?
What if Mudd's androids had been programmed to respond in that area?
What if Q had been R instead?
What if Worf were a merry man?
What if it hadn't been a faaaaaake?
Too bad, that has a myriad of possibilities.
That's okay as long as we get the ones where:
What if Risk...wasn't...our Business.
What if prune juice wasn't a warrior's drink?
What if Spock had computed the odds of a Royal Fizbin?
What if Pakleds didn't look for things?
What if Kira had never cut her hair?
and finally...
What if he wasn't KIIIRRROOKK!!!
Don't make assumptions.
They aren't, they are having fun. And I Kinda like that.
What if Worf was a Merry Man???
What if Worf was a Merry Man???
Worf dances around Sherwood forest singing "I am a merry man! Weeeeeeee!!!!!!!"
2of1million said:
Worf dances around Sherwood forest singing "I am a merry man! Weeeeeeee!!!!!!!"
And Tellarites might fly...
Tries to envision Tev with angel wings.
Nope, not going to happen.
Nope, not going to happen.
^ You know you want him.
