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What's Past is a Pocket SCE collection – the thirteenth collection of the series – containing books #61-66 of the original eBook series, written by Terri Osborne, Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster, Richard C. White, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, Heather Jarman, Keith R.A. DeCandido. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in trade paperback in August 2010.

Summary

From the book jacket: The thirteenth collection of stories from the bestselling eBook series Corps of Engineers, featuring an original cast of characters and events in the Star Trek universe!

This compilation of novellas from the bestselling eBook series Star Trek: Corps of Engineers chronicles the adventures of a topflight assemblage of specialists made up of extraordinary Humans and exotic aliens who can build, program, and devise everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. This volume includes Progress by Terri Osborne, The Future Begins by Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster, Echoes of Coventry by Richard C. White, Distant Early Warning by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, 10 Is Better Than 01 by Heather Jarman, and Many Splendors by Keith R.A. DeCandido.

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Background information

This omnibus collects the What's Past mini-series which ended the initial portion of the SCE series.
This collection had not been expected to be released until some time after 2011. However, in order to fill a gap left by the cancellation of the four books set after Star Trek, which were planned for summer 2010, the omnibus was brought forward to August 2010.

External link

What's Past at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+'''''What's Past''''' is a [[Pocket SCE]] collection &ndash; the thirteenth collection of the series &ndash; containing books #61-66 of the original [[eBook]] series, written by [[Terri Osborne]], [[Steve Mollmann]] & [[Michael Schuster]], [[Richard C. White]], [[Dayton Ward]] & [[Kevin Dilmore]], [[Heather Jarman]], [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in trade paperback in {{m|August|2010}}.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
+;From the book jacket
-;Publisher's description
 :''The thirteenth collection of stories from the bestselling eBook series Corps of Engineers, featuring an original cast of characters and events in the ''Star Trek'' universe!''
-:''This compilation of novellas from the bestselling eBook series ''Star Trek: Corps of Engineers'' chronicles the adventures of a topflight assemblage of specialists made up of extraordinary Humans and exotic aliens who can build, program, and devise everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. This volume includes ''Progress'' by [[Terri Osborne]], ''The Future Begins'' by [[Steve Mollmann]] & [[Michael Schuster]], ''Echoes of Coventry'' by [[Richard C. White]], ''Distant Early Warning'' by [[Dayton Ward]] & [[Kevin Dilmore]], ''10 is Better Than 01'' by [[Heather Jarman]], and ''Many Splendors'' by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]].''
+:''This compilation of novellas from the bestselling eBook series ''Star Trek: Corps of Engineers'' chronicles the adventures of a topflight assemblage of specialists made up of extraordinary Humans and exotic aliens who can build, program, and devise everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. This volume includes ''{{dis|Progress|eBook}}'' by [[Terri Osborne]], ''[[The Future Begins]]'' by [[Steve Mollmann]] & [[Michael Schuster]], ''[[Echoes of Coventry]]'' by [[Richard C. White]], ''[[Distant Early Warning]]'' by [[Dayton Ward]] & [[Kevin Dilmore]], ''[[10 Is Better Than 01]]'' by [[Heather Jarman]], and ''[[Many Splendors]]'' by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]].''
-:{{review}}
+{{review}}
-==Stories==
+=== Contents ===
+:''See individual stories for details.''
-[[File:Progress eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''Progress'' cover image]]
+{{ol
-===Progress===
+|61
-;eBook #61 ({{d|17|February|2006}}, ISBN 1416520457)
-;by Terri Osborne
+|''{{dis|Progress|eBook}}'' by [[Terri Osborne]]
+|''[[The Future Begins]]'' by [[Steve Mollmann]] & [[Michael Schuster]]
+|''[[Echoes of Coventry]]'' by [[Richard C. White]]
-:'''''2369''': With the recommissioning of the U.S.S. ''Progress'', [[Captain]] [[Star Trek: SCE characters|David Gold]] is contemplating his next command while on a mission to the [[Federation]] protectorate [[Drema IV]]. Gold's chief medical officer, Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski]], has her own reasons for wanting to return to Drema IV &ndash; to check up on a former patient of hers: Sarjenka, a girl who befriended [[Data]] of the [[Starship]] ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]''&trade;, and whose memories Pulaski erased.''
+|''[[Distant Early Warning]]'' by [[Dayton Ward]] & [[Kevin Dilmore]]
+|''[[10 Is Better Than 01]]'' by [[Heather Jarman]]
-:''A mining accident on Drema IV brings together the S.C.E., Pulaski, Gold, and Sarjenka in an adventure that will have far-reaching consequences for all of them...''
+|''[[Many Splendors]]'' by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
-{{clear}}
+}}
-[[File:The Future Begins eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''The Future Begins'' cover image]]
-===The Future Begins===
-;eBook #62 ({{d|1|April|2006}}, ISBN 1416520465)
-;by Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster
-:'''''2375''': After being rescued from the U.S.S. ''Jenolen'' by the crew of the [[Starship]] ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]''&trade;, [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott]] found himself seventy-five years removed from the time he knows, a twenty-third-century engineer now living in the twenty-fourth. Now he serves as the liaison between the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] and the admiralty, supervising the S.C.E.'s mission assignments.''
-:''But Scott's transition into a new century is not an easy one. The horrors of the Dominion War in particular bring about a crisis of conscience that leads Scotty from the strife-torn world of Kropasar to the pleasure planet of [[Risa]], where encounters with [[Admiral]]s [[Alynna Nechayev]] and [[William Ross]], [[Ensign]] [[Robin Lefler]], and Lefler's mysterious mother lead Scotty to a momentous decision...''
-{{clear}}
-[[File:Echoes of Coventry eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''Echoes of Coventry'' cover image (note the typographical error)]]
-===Echoes of Coventry===
-;eBook #63 ({{d|15|May|2006}}; ISBN 1416520473)
-;by Richard C. White
-:'''''2375''': Before he joined the crew of the U.S.S. ''da Vinci'' as their linguist, Dr. [[Star Trek: SCE characters|Bartholomew Faulwell]] served as a [[Starfleet]] cryptographer during the Dominion War. Of the many missions he performed, however, there is one he cannot discuss that still haunts his memory...''
-:''Once he was assigned with a team of specialists to a secret [[starbase]] near [[Dominion]]-controlled territory to listen in on enemy communications. At first the assignment is routine, but soon they discover vital intelligence that may change the face of the war!''
-{{clear}}
-[[File:Distant Early Warning eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''Distant Early Warning'' cover image]]
-===Distant Early Warning===
-;eBook #64 ({{d|1|June|2006}}, ISBN 1416533095)
-;by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
-:'''''2265''': Following the discoveries made by the [[USS Constellation (NCC-1017)|U.S.S. ''Constellation'']] in the Taurus Reach, [[Starfleet]] has fast-tracked the construction of [[Starbase 47]], a.k.a. Vanguard. But the rapid construction has meant concomitant technical problems, ones that are vexing Vanguard's commanding officer, Commodore Diego Reyes.''
-:''So it's the Corps of Engineers to the rescue. The U.S.S. ''Lovell'', with its crack S.C.E. team led by Lt. Commander Mahmud al-Khaled, must solve Vanguard's technical crises so the base can become operational as planned.''
-:''A return to the 23rd century, in the tradition of ''[[Foundations]]'' and ''[[Where Time Stands Still]]'', and a prequel to the acclaimed new novel series ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]''!''
-{{clear}}
-[[File:10 Is Better Than 01 eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''10 is Better Than 01'' cover image]]
-===10 is Better Than 01===
-;eBook #65 ({{d|1|September|2006}}, ISBN 1416533087)
-;by Heather Jarman
-:'''''2374''': The planet [[Bynaus]] has always been a haven of order in a chaotic universe. Its inhabitants, the [[Bynar]]s, live in harmony with computers, functioning in binary pairs to keep their society alive.''
-:''Two [[Starfleet]] officers arrive in an attempt to recruit Bynars for the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] &ndash; but when one of the potential recruits is found dead, it's up to Citizen Services investigators [[Star Trek: SCE characters#Main characters|110]] and [[Star Trek: SCE characters#Recurring characters|111]] to determine the cause of death. But their investigation will lead them to a startling revelation that will rock Bynaus to its very core!''
-{{clear}}
-[[File:Many Splendors eBook cover.jpg|thumb|''Many Splendors'' cover image]]
-===Many Splendors===
-;eBook #66 ({{d|1|September|2006}}, ISBN 1416533079)
-;by Keith R.A. DeCandido
-:'''''2365-2368''': [[Starfleet Academy]] graduate [[Star Trek: SCE characters|Sonya Gomez]] has received her dream assignment: the [[Starship]] ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]''. Captained by [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and working under the supervision of [[Chief Engineer]] [[Geordi La Forge]], Gomez hopes to make her mark on the flagship.''
-:''Her initial months are difficult &ndash; an incident involving Picard and a cup of hot chocolate is followed by a brutal encounter with the [[Borg]] &ndash; but Gomez slowly begins to find her place on the ''Enterprise'' even as the ship deals with crises, from the [[Pakled]]s to the [[Ferengi]] to a return engagement with the Borg. But it is her colleague, [[Star Trek: SCE characters|Kieran Duffy]], who proves to be her greatest challenge, as the driven young woman must decide if a relationship is something that fits with her notion of a [[Starfleet]] career...''
-{{clear}}
 == Background information ==
+* This omnibus collects the ''[[What's Past]]'' mini-series which ended the initial portion of the SCE series.
-*This collection had not been expected to be released until some time after {{y|2011}}. Following delays to the four books set after {{film|11}} which were planned for Summer 2010, the omnibus was brought forward to {{m|August|2010}}.
+* This collection had not been expected to be released until some time after {{y|2011}}. However, in order to fill a gap left by the cancellation of the four books set after {{film|11}}, which were planned for summer 2010, the omnibus was brought forward to {{m|August|2010}}.
 == External link ==
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+* {{mbeta-title|What's Past}}
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