Taking Wing

THE RED KING

About the Authors

MICHAEL A. MARTIN’s solo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several Star Trekcomics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Treknovels and e-books, including this volume and Titan: Book Two—The Red King(forthcoming); Star Trek: Worlds of Deep Space 9 Book Two: Trill—Unjoined; Star Trek: The Lost Era 2298—The Sundered; Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Mission: Gamma Book Three—Cathedral; Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31—Rogue; Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers#30 and #31 (“Ishtar Rising” Books 1 and 2); stories in the Prophecy and Changeand Tales of the Dominion Waranthologies, as well as in the soon-to-be-released Tales from the Captain’s Tableanthology; and three novels based on the Roswelltelevision series. His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their Star Trek Universesubscription card series), Star Trek Monthly, Dreamwatch,Grolier Books, Visible Ink Press, and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has pe

ANDY MANGELS is the coauthor of several Star Treknovels, e-books, short stories, and comic books, as well as a trio of Roswellnovels, all cowritten with Michael A. Martin. Flying solo, he is the best-selling author of many entertainment books including Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guideand Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters,as well as a significant number of entries in The Superhero Bookfrom Visible Ink Press.

He has written hundreds of articles for entertainment and lifestyle magazines and newspapers in the United States, England, and Italy. He has also written licensed material based on properties from many film studios and Microsoft, and his comic-book work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and many others. He was the editor of the award-wi

Starship TitanDesign Contest

Entry Deadline: August 15, 2005 Official Rules

No Purchase Necessary.

The following Contest is intended for viewing and participation in the United States and Canada only (excluding Quebec). Do not enter this Contest if you are not located within the U.S. or Canada.

Contest begins at 12:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on March 29, 2005, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on August 15, 2005.

PURPOSE

Pocket Books is offering Star Trekfans with an aptitude for ship design the opportunity to design the U.S.S. Titan,the starship of Captain William Riker, which was established but not seen in the feature film Star Trek Nemesis.

ELIGIBILITY

This contest is open to Star Trekfans age 18 or older as of March 29, 2005. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec). Void in Quebec, Puerto Rico, and wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees and their immediate family members (or those with whom they are domiciled) of the Sponsors, their parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, related companies and their respective agencies and agents are ineligible.

JUDGING AND NOTIFICATION

All designs will be judged by the Star Trekeditorial staff at Pocket Books, together with Star Trekdesigners Doug Drexler, Michael Okuda, and Rick Sternbach; Associate Producer, Star Trek: EnterpriseDavid Rossi; Senior Director of Licensed Publishing for Viacom Consumer Products Paula M. Block; and Manager of Licensed Publishing for Viacom Consumer Products John Van Citters, all of whom are fully qualified to apply the stated judging criteria. Entries will be judged on the basis of originality (25%), execution (25%), consistency with the U.S.S. Titan Concept Notes(25%), consistency with Star TrekStarfleet style (25%). The wi

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FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION

Designs must be based on the U.S.S. Titan Concept Notescreated for the novels, which appear at the end of this document. Submissions must be in the form of general plans (i.e., technical illustrations), and must include the following five external views:

• side

• front

• back

• top

• bottom

All files submitted must include the designer’s name, address, telephone number, and email address.