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No Limits is an anthology of short stories featuring the New Frontier characters written some of Star Trek's top novelists.

Summary

From the book jacket: In 1997, Star Trek: New Frontier debuted and became an instant sensation, chronicling the exciting adventures of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the USS Excalibur, as told by New York Times bestselling author Peter David.

Now, over a dozen books later, Peter David has gathered some of the finest Star Trek authors to tell new tales of the Excalibur crew:

Dayton Ward's thrilling adventure from Calhoun's sordid past

Loren L. Coleman's tale of Shelby's first experience with the Borg

Robert Greenberger's origin of "Lefler's Laws"

Susan Shwartz' adventure with Soleta and Ambassador Spock

Terri Osborne's chronicle of Selar's encounter with the Q

David Mack's tale of the longest day of Zak Kebron's life

Plus stories by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Susan Wright, Josepha Sherman, Ilsa J. Bick, Kevin Dilmore, Christina F. York, Robert T. Jeschonek, Peg Robinson, Mary Scott-Wiecek, Allyn Gibson, and Glenn Hauman & Lisa Sullivan.

Added Bonus! Peter David himself tells the untold story of Calhoun and Shelby's honeymoon on Xenex!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Chapters

Introduction

by Peter David

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Loose Ends

by Dayton Ward

Featuring Mackenzie Calhoun

Future Excalibur captain and current Starfleet Intelligence operative Mackenzie Calhoun sneaks aboard a Romulan ship to destroy an experimental Starfleet cloaking device after the events of TNG: "The Pegasus".

All That Glisters...

by Loren L. Coleman

Featuring Elizabeth Shelby

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Waiting for G'Doh

or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People
by David Mack

Featuring Zak Kebron

Zak Kebron goes undercover as a park statue to track down a man wanted by the Federation and inadvertently winds up foiling an assassination attempt on a planetary leader.

Lefler's Logs

by Robert Greenberger

Featuring Robin Lefler

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Alice, on the Edge of Night

by Ilsa J. Bick

Featuring Morgan Primus

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Revelations

by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Featuring Soleta

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Turning Point

by Josepha Sherman

Featuring Si Cwan

Details Si Cwans life as a member of the royal family of his homeworld of Thallon and the court intrigue he has to deal with.

'Q'uandary

by Terri Osborne

Featuring Selar

Details Excalibur chief medical officer Dr. Selars encounter with the female Q during the Continuum civil war.

Oil and Water

by Robert T. Jeschonek

Featuring Burgoyne 172

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Singularity

by Christina F. York

Featuring Mark McHenry

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

The Road to Edos

by Kevin Dilmore

Featuring Arex

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

A Lady of Xenex

by Peg Robinson

Featuring D'ndai of Calhoun

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Making a Difference

by Mary Scott-Wiecek

Featuring USS Excalibur

Takes place just before the start of New Frontier and details how Morgan Korsmo, the previous captain of Excalibur died in battle against the Borg. Also shows how an Excalibur crewman, one of Seven of Nine's fellow drones, Marika Wilkarah (Three of Nine) was assimilated. (VOY: "Survival Instinct")

Performance Appraisal

by Allyn Gibson

Featuring Kat Mueller

Set aboard the USS Grissom prior to the events of Once Burned, a terse confrontation with the Romulan Tomalak along the Neutral Zone forces Kat Mueller to take command during a risky maneuver to save the Grissom from falling into Romulan hands.

Redemption

by Glenn Hauman & Lisa Sullivan

Featuring Xant

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Out of the Frying Pan

by Susan Shwartz

Featuring Soleta

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

Through the Looking Glass

by Susan Wright

Featuring Burgoyne 172

FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED

A Little Getaway

by Peter David

Featuring Calhoun and Shelby

Details Calhouns and Shelbys honeymoon on his home planet Xenex and the amusing trials Shelby undertakes to show the local populace her love for Calhoun.

The New Frontier Timeline

compiled by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Background information

BACKGROUND INFO NEEDED

Memorable quotes

QUOTES NEEDED

Characters

Main Characters

Xant

Secondary Characters

References

CANON REFERENCE

NON-CANON REFERENCE

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-'''No Limits''' is an anthology of short stories featuring the [[Star Trek: New Frontier|New Frontier]] characters written some of [[Star Trek]]'s top [[:Category:Star Trek authors|novelists]].
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:''In 1997, ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' debuted and became an instant sensation, chronicling the exciting adventures of [[Captain]] [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mackenzie Calhoun|Mackenzie Calhoun]] and the USS ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier#Central Vessels|Excalibur]]'', as told by ''New York Times'' bestselling author [[Peter David]].''
+:''In 1997, ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' debuted and became an instant sensation, chronicling the exciting adventures of [[Captain]] [[Mackenzie Calhoun]] and the [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Central Vessels|USS ''Excalibur'']], as told by ''New York Times'' bestselling author [[Peter David]].''
 :''Now, over a dozen books later, Peter David has gathered some of the finest ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[:Category:Star Trek authors|authors]] to tell new tales of the ''Excalibur'' crew:''
-:''[[Dayton Ward|Dayton Ward's]] thrilling adventure from Calhoun's sordid past''
+:''[[Dayton Ward]]'s thrilling adventure from Calhoun's sordid past''
-:''[[Loren L. Coleman|Loren L. Coleman's]] tale of [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|Shelby's]] first experience with the [[Borg]]''
+:''[[Loren L. Coleman]]'s tale of [[Shelby]]'s first experience with the [[Borg]]''
-:''[[Robert Greenberger|Robert Greenberger's]] origin of "[[Lefler's Laws]]"''
+:''[[Robert Greenberger]]'s origin of "[[Lefler's Laws]]"''
-:''[[Susan Shwartz|Susan Shwartz's]] adventure with [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Soleta|Soleta]] and [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]]''
+:''[[Susan Shwartz]]' adventure with [[Soleta]] and [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]]''
-:''[[Terri Osborne|Terri Osborne's]] chronicle of [[Selar|Selar's]] encounter with the [[Q Continuum|Q]]''
+:''[[Terri Osborne]]'s chronicle of [[Selar]]'s encounter with the [[Q Continuum|Q]]''
-:''[[David Mack|David Mack's]] tale of the longest day of [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Zak Kebron|Zak Kebron's]] life''
+:''[[David Mack]]'s tale of the longest day of [[Zak Kebron]]'s life''
 :''Plus stories by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]], [[Susan Wright]], [[Josepha Sherman]], [[Ilsa J. Bick]], [[Kevin Dilmore]], [[Christina F. York]], [[Robert T. Jeschonek]], [[Peg Robinson]], [[Mary Scott-Wiecek]], [[Allyn Gibson]], and [[Glenn Hauman]] & [[Lisa Sullivan]].''
-:''Added Bonus! Peter David himself tells the untold story of Calhoun and [[Shelby|Shelby's]] honeymoon on Xenex!''
+:''Added Bonus! Peter David himself tells the untold story of Calhoun and Shelby's honeymoon on Xenex!''
 {{review}}
-==Chapters==
+== Chapters ==
-===Introduction===
+=== Introduction ===
 by [[Peter David]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Loose Ends===
+=== Loose Ends ===
 by [[Dayton Ward]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mackenzie_Calhoun|Mackenzie Calhoun]]
+Featuring [[Mackenzie Calhoun]]
-Future Excalibur captain and current Starfleet Intelligence operative Mackenzie Calhoun sneaks aboard a Romulan ship to destroy an experimental Starfleet cloaking device after the events of the TNG episode "[[The Pegasus]]".
+Future ''Excalibur'' captain and current Starfleet Intelligence operative Mackenzie Calhoun sneaks aboard a Romulan ship to destroy an experimental Starfleet cloaking device after the events of {{TNG|The Pegasus}}.
-===All That Glisters...===
+=== All That Glisters... ===
 by [[Loren L. Coleman]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]]
+Featuring [[Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Waiting for G'Doh===
+=== Waiting for G'Doh ===
-or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People<br>
+or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People<br />
 by [[David Mack]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Zak Kebron|Zak Kebron]]
+Featuring [[Zak Kebron]]
-Zak Kebron goes undercover as a park statue to track down a man wanted by the Federation and inadvertantly winds up foiling an assassination attempt on a planetary leader.
+Zak Kebron goes undercover as a park statue to track down a man wanted by the Federation and inadvertently winds up foiling an assassination attempt on a planetary leader.
-===Lefler's Logs===
+=== Lefler's Logs ===
 by [[Robert Greenberger]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Robin Lefler|Robin Lefler]]
+Featuring [[Robin Lefler]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Alice, on the Edge of Night===
+=== Alice, on the Edge of Night ===
 by [[Ilsa J. Bick]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Morgan Primus|Morgan Primus]]
+Featuring [[Morgan Primus]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Revelations===
+=== Revelations ===
 by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Soleta|Soleta]]
+Featuring [[Soleta]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Turning Point===
+=== Turning Point ===
 by [[Josepha Sherman]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Si Cwan|Si Cwan]]
+Featuring [[Si Cwan]]
+Details Si Cwans life as a member of the royal family of his homeworld of Thallon and the court intrigue he has to deal with.
-FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-==='Q'uandary===
+=== 'Q'uandary ===
 by [[Terri Osborne]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Selar|Selar]]
+Featuring [[Selar]]
+Details Excalibur chief medical officer Dr. Selars encounter with the female Q during the Continuum civil war.
-FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Oil and Water===
+=== Oil and Water ===
 by [[Robert T. Jeschonek]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Burgoyne 172|Burgoyne 172]]
+Featuring [[Burgoyne 172]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Singularity===
+=== Singularity ===
 by [[Christina F. York]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mark McHenry|Mark McHenry]]
+Featuring [[Mark McHenry]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===The Road to Edos===
+=== The Road to Edos ===
 by [[Kevin Dilmore]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Arex|Arex]]
+Featuring [[Arex]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===A Lady of Xenex===
+=== A Lady of Xenex ===
 by [[Peg Robinson]]
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 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Making a Difference===
+=== Making a Difference ===
 by [[Mary Scott-Wiecek]]
 Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Central Vessels|USS ''Excalibur'']]
-Takes place just before the start of ''[[New Frontier]]'' and details how Morgan Korsmo, the previous captain of ''Excalibur'' died in battle against the [[Borg]].
+Takes place just before the start of ''[[New Frontier]]'' and details how Morgan Korsmo, the previous captain of ''Excalibur'' died in battle against the [[Borg]]. Also shows how an ''Excalibur'' crewman, one of [[Seven of Nine]]'s fellow drones, [[Marika Wilkarah]] (Three of Nine) was [[assimilation|assimilated]]. ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})
-Also shows how an ''Excalibur'' crewman, one of [[Seven of Nine]]'s fellow drones, [[Marika Wilkarah]] (Three of Nine) was [[asimilation|assimilated]].  ([[VOY]]): "[[Survival Instinct]]")
-===Performance Appraisal===
+=== Performance Appraisal ===
 by [[Allyn Gibson]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Katrina Mueller|Kat Mueller]]
+Featuring [[Kat Mueller]]
-Set aboard the ''[[USS Grissom (24th century)|USS Grissom]]'' prior to the events of ''[[Once Burned]]'', a terse confrontation with the [[Romulan]] [[Tomalak]] along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Neutral Zone]] forces Kat Mueller to take command during a risky maneuver to save the ''Grissom'' from falling into Romulan hands.
+Set aboard the {{USS|Grissom|24th century}} prior to the events of ''[[Once Burned]]'', a terse confrontation with the [[Romulan]] [[Tomalak]] along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Neutral Zone]] forces Kat Mueller to take command during a risky maneuver to save the ''Grissom'' from falling into Romulan hands.
-===Redemption===
+=== Redemption ===
 by [[Glenn Hauman]] & [[Lisa Sullivan]]
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 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Out of the Frying Pan===
+=== Out of the Frying Pan ===
 by [[Susan Shwartz]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Soleta|Soleta]]
+Featuring [[Soleta]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===Through the Looking Glass===
+=== Through the Looking Glass ===
 by [[Susan Wright]]
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Burgoyne 172|Burgoyne 172]]
+Featuring [[Burgoyne 172]]
 FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===A Little Getaway===
+=== A Little Getaway ===
 by [[Peter David]]
+Featuring Calhoun and Shelby
-Featuring [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mackenzie Calhoun|Calhoun]] and [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|Shelby]]
+Details Calhouns and Shelbys honeymoon on his home planet Xenex and the amusing trials Shelby undertakes to show the local populace her love for Calhoun.
-FURTHER SUMMARY NEEDED
-===The New Frontier Timeline===
+=== The New Frontier Timeline ===
 compiled by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
-==Background Information==
+== Background information ==
 BACKGROUND INFO NEEDED
-===Memorable Quotes===
+=== Memorable quotes ===
 QUOTES NEEDED
-==Characters==
+== Characters ==
-===Main Characters===
+=== Main Characters ===
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mackenzie Calhoun|Mackenzie Calhoun]]
+: [[Mackenzie Calhoun]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]]
+: [[Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Selar|Selar]]
+: [[Selar]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Zak Kebron|Zak Kebron]]
+: [[Zak Kebron]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Robin Lefler|Robin Lefler]]
+: [[Robin Lefler]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Morgan Primus|Morgan Primus]]
+: [[Morgan Primus]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Soleta|Soleta]]
+: [[Soleta]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Si Cwan|Si Cwan]]
+: [[Si Cwan]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Burgoyne 172|Burgoyne 172]]
+: [[Burgoyne 172]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Mark McHenry|Mark McHenry]]
+: [[Mark McHenry]]
+: [[Arex]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Arex|Arex]]
-: [[Star Trek: New Frontier characters#Kat Mueller|Kat Mueller]]
+: [[Kat Mueller]]
 : Xant
-===Secondary Characters===
+=== Secondary Characters ===
 :
-==References==
+== References ==
 ;CANON REFERENCE
 :
-<br>
+<br />
 ;NON-CANON REFERENCE
 :