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Inspired by the The Captain's Table series, this anthology has popular Star Trek authors writing short stories about Starfleet's finest captains from the novels and TV shows.

Summary

From the book jacket: In this follow-up to the bestselling Captain's Table series of books, nine new Star Trek captains belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including:

Jonathan Archer of the Starship Enterprise NX-01, as told by Louisa Swann

Chakotay of the USS Voyager, as told by Christie Golden

David Gold of the USS da Vinci, as told by John J. Ordover

Kira Nerys of Deep Space 9, as told by Heather Jarman

Klag, son of M'Raq, of the IKS Gorkon, as told by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Stargazer, as told by Michael Jan Friedman

William T. Riker of the USS Titan, as told by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels

Elizabeth Shelby of the USS Trident, as told by Peter David

Demora Sulu of the USS Enterprise-B, as told by David R. George III

From the weekly episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise to the monthly adventures of SCE, from the bestselling novel Serpents Among the Ruins to the bestselling series Star Trek: New Frontier, from the past tales of Stargazer to the new stories of Titan, from the glorious exploits of IKS Gorkon to the post-finale chronicles of Deep Space Nine and Voyager, come nine new stories from the nine newest members of Star Trek's finest and bravest shipmasters.

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

Introduction

How We Built the Bar by Dean Wesley Smith

Riker

Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility
- by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
- William Riker, USS Titan

Picard

Darkness
- by Michael Jan Friedman
- Jean-Luc Picard, USS Stargazer

Shelby

Pain Management
- by Peter David
- Elizabeth Shelby, USS Trident

Klag

IoDnl'pu' vavpu' je
- ("Brothers and Fathers")
- by Keith R.A. DeCandido
- Klag, son of M'Raq, IKS Gorkon

Kira

The Officers' Club
- by Heather Jarman
- Kira Nerys, Deep Space 9

Kira relays a story of her brother Kira Reon.

Archer

Have Beagle, Will Travel: The Legend of Porthos
- by Louisa M. Swann
- Jonathan Archer, Enterprise NX-01

Sulu

Iron and Sacrifice
- by David R. George III
- Demora Sulu, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)

Details her one-year (2315–2316) leave of absence as captain of the Enterprise-B, to take care of her dying grandmother, as well as a mission to meet a Tzenkethi individual.

Chakotay

Seduced
- by Christie Golden
- Chakotay, USS Voyager

Gold

An Easy Fast
- by John J. Ordover
- David Gold, USS da Vinci

While fasting for Yom Kippur, Gold inadvertently angers several alien captains who try to buy him a drink. But he offers to tell them a story instead, as an alien Captain from the future walks in.

Gold tells the story of one "Abraham Silver," who as an ensign on his first shore leave is killed by three people in a casino after being scammed. Without the scammers' knowledge, his starship beams him to sickbay and is able to resuscitate him. After months of rehabilitation, he is back to full health, but now has a taste for vengeance.

Finally finding the first person, he finds that he has a family now, and has become a peace loving politician loved by millions who truly regretted what he did. Abraham decides to forgive him, and instead goes after the other two. The second has become a hugely successful business man, who is sponsoring the arts and on a planet whose economy had once hit rock bottom. When the alien offers Silver 5% of the profits from his company, Silver says to give it to the workers instead, and he can live. Finally, as a Captain, Silver comes across the third alien that wronged him. He is in prison due to be executed on a distant planet, and has in fact done many worse thing since attempting to kill him.

The alien shows no remorse, and in fact reminds Silver of why he killed him in the first place - scammed gambling debt - and still demands his money. The planets government auctions off executions, and the highest bidder can decide when the prisoner dies and how. Silver is the highest bidder, and even though the alien is still the horrible murderer he was years ago, Silver leaves the control in his hands and walks away - allowing the alien to pick his time and way of death, as there was no escape from it, he would get his punishment. As Gold finishes his story, the Alien from the future thanks him - and as a token of appreciation, tells him that "the second he walked in he recognized Gold, even being from two centuries in the future."

External link

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-'''''Tales from the Captain's Table'''''
-Inspired by the [[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|The Captain's Table]] series, this anthology has popular [[:Category:Star Trek authors|''Star Trek'' authors]] writing short stories about [[Starfleet|Starfleet's]] finest captains from the novels and TV shows.
 ==Summary==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:''In this follow-up to the bestselling [[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|Captain's Table]] series of books, nine new ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[Captain|captains]] belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including:''
+:''In this follow-up to the bestselling ''[[Star Trek: The Captain's Table|Captain's Table]]'' series of books, nine new ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[captain]]s belly up to the bar to tell their tales of adventure and romance, of triumph and tragedy, of duty and honor, of debts paid and prices exacted, including:''
-:''* [[Jonathan Archer]] of the Starship [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]], as told by [[Louisa M. Swann|Louisa Swann]]''
+:*''[[Jonathan Archer]] of the Starship {{EnterpriseNX}}, as told by [[Louisa M. Swann|Louisa Swann]]''
-:''* [[Chakotay]] of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], as told by [[Christie Golden]]''
+:*''[[Chakotay]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}, as told by [[Christie Golden]]''
-:''* David Gold of the [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|USS ''da Vinci'']], as told by [[John J. Ordover]]''
+:*''David Gold of the [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|USS ''da Vinci'']], as told by [[John J. Ordover]]''
-:''* [[Kira Nerys]] of [[Deep Space 9]], as told by [[Heather Jarman]]''
+:*''[[Kira Nerys]] of [[Deep Space 9]], as told by [[Heather Jarman]]''
-:''* [[Klag (Lieutenant)|Klag]], son of M'Raq, of the [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']], as told by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]''
+:*''[[Klag (Lieutenant)|Klag]], son of M'Raq, of the [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']], as told by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]''
-:''* [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[USS Stargazer|USS ''Stargazer'']], as told by [[Michael Jan Friedman]]''
+:*''[[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the {{USS|Stargazer}}, as told by [[Michael Jan Friedman]]''
-:''[[William T. Riker]] of the [[Star Trek: Titan|USS ''Titan'']], as told by [[Michael A. Martin]] & [[Andy Mangels]]''
+:*''[[William T. Riker]] of the [[Star Trek: Titan|USS ''Titan'']], as told by [[Michael A. Martin]] & [[Andy Mangels]]''
-:''* [[Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]] of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier|USS ''Trident'']], as told by [[Peter David]]''
+:*''[[Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]] of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier|USS ''Trident'']], as told by [[Peter David]]''
-:''* [[Demora Sulu]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|USS ''Enterprise''-B]], as told by [[David R. George III]]''
+:*''[[Demora Sulu]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B|-B}}, as told by [[David R. George III]]''
-:''From the weekly episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' to the monthly adventures of [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|SCE]], from the bestselling novel ''[[Serpents Among the Ruins]]'' to the bestselling series ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'', from the past tales of ''[[Star Trek: Stargazer|Stargazer]]'' to the new stories of ''[[Star Trek: Titan|Titan]]'', from the glorious exploits of [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']] to the post-finale chronicles of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', come nine new stories from the nine newest members of ''Star Trek'''s finest and bravest shipmasters.''
+:''From the weekly episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' to the monthly adventures of [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|SCE]], from the bestselling novel ''[[Serpents Among the Ruins]]'' to the bestselling series [[Star Trek: New Frontier]], from the past tales of ''[[Star Trek: Stargazer|Stargazer]]'' to the new stories of ''[[Star Trek: Titan|Titan]]'', from the glorious exploits of [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']] to the post-finale chronicles of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', come nine new stories from the nine newest members of ''Star Trek''{{'}}s finest and bravest shipmasters.''
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 ** ("Brothers and Fathers")
 ** by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
-** [[Klag (Lieutenant)|Klag]], son of M'Rag, [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']]
+** [[Klag (Lieutenant)|Klag]], son of M'Raq, [[Star Trek: IKS Gorkon|IKS ''Gorkon'']]
 ===Kira===
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 ** [[Kira Nerys]], [[Deep Space 9]]
+Kira relays a story of her brother [[Kira Reon]].
 ===Archer===
 *'''Have Beagle, Will Travel: The Legend of Porthos'''
 ** by [[Louisa M. Swann]]
-** [[Jonathan Archer]], [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]]
+** [[Jonathan Archer]], {{EnterpriseNX}}
 ===Sulu===
 * '''Iron and Sacrifice'''
 ** by [[David R. George III]]
-** [[Demora Sulu]], [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-B)]]
+** [[Demora Sulu]], {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B| (NCC-1701-B)}}
+Details her one-year (2315&ndash;2316) leave of absence as captain of the ''Enterprise''-B, to take care of her dying grandmother, as well as a mission to meet a [[Tzenkethi]] individual.
 ===Chakotay===
 * '''Seduced'''
 ** by [[Christie Golden]]
-** [[Chakotay]], [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']]
+** [[Chakotay]], {{USS|Voyager}}
 ===Gold===
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 While [[fast]]ing for Yom Kippur, Gold inadvertently angers several alien captains who try to buy him a drink. But he offers to tell them a story instead, as an alien Captain from the future walks in.
-Gold tells the story of one "Abraham Silver," who as an Ensign on his first shore leave is killed by three people in a casino after being scammed. Without the scammers knowledge, his starship beams him to sickbay and is able to resuscitate him. After months of rehabilitation, he is back to full health, but now has a taste for vengeance.
+Gold tells the story of one "Abraham Silver," who as an ensign on his first shore leave is killed by three people in a casino after being scammed. Without the scammers' knowledge, his starship beams him to sickbay and is able to resuscitate him. After months of rehabilitation, he is back to full health, but now has a taste for vengeance.
 Finally finding the first person, he finds that he has a family now, and has become a peace loving politician loved by millions who truly regretted what he did. Abraham decides to forgive him, and instead goes after the other two. The second has become a hugely successful business man, who is sponsoring the arts and on a planet whose economy had once hit rock bottom. When the alien offers Silver 5% of the [[profit]]s from his company, Silver says to give it to the workers instead, and he can live. Finally, as a Captain, Silver comes across the third alien that wronged him. He is in prison due to be executed on a distant planet, and has in fact done many worse thing since attempting to kill him.
-The alien shows no remorse, and in fact reminds Silver of why he killed him in the first place - (scammed gambling debt) - and still demands his money. The planets government auctions off executions, and the highest bidder can decide when the prisoner dies and how. Silver is the highest bidder, and even though the alien is still the horrible murderer he was years ago, Silver leaves the control in his hands and walks away - allowing the alien to pick his time and way of death, as there was no escape from it, he would get his punishment. As Gold finishes his story, the Alien from the future thanks him - and as a token of appreciation, tells him that "the second he walked in he recognized Gold, even being from two centuries in the future."
+The alien shows no remorse, and in fact reminds Silver of why he killed him in the first place - scammed gambling debt - and still demands his money. The planets government auctions off executions, and the highest bidder can decide when the prisoner dies and how. Silver is the highest bidder, and even though the alien is still the horrible murderer he was years ago, Silver leaves the control in his hands and walks away - allowing the alien to pick his time and way of death, as there was no escape from it, he would get his punishment. As Gold finishes his story, the Alien from the future thanks him - and as a token of appreciation, tells him that "''the second he walked in he recognized Gold, even being from two centuries in the future.''"
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