This new ship has a more diverse crew than any ship in starfleet history. The uss titan ncc80102 was a lunaclass federation starship in starfleet service, launched in the year 2379 under the command of captain william t. Rikers ship is back to its main mission of exploring, and they find a new race of selfaware machines in uncharted space. The uss titan ncc80102 was launched in the year 2379 under the command of captain william t. Will riker was born to kyle and betty riker on august 19, 2335 at valdez, alaska, on earth. The wife of captain riker, troi serves as the vessels chief dip. Captain rikers starship, the uss titan, a modern science vessel of the. An original spinoff novel set in the popular star trek. And his former ships counselor, deanna troi, the betazoid who can. The titan has one of the most diverse crews in starfleet history, and the cast features many unusual. Investigating the disappearance of a secret romulan fleet, the u. Returning to the titan could be a sign of a rikertroi series. A brand new tiein novel by star trek author james swallow will follow the uss titan crew after the events that led to the attack on mars.
After winning admission to the academy, riker began acquiring this lifelong reputation for unorthodox solutions when, during a simulation, he figured out a tholian ships sensor blind spot for use as a hiding place. This book is much better than book two in that you learn more about the characters. The next generation universe from new york times bestselling author james swallow. Dec 31, 2020 some of chabon s story could also be incorporated into james swallow s upcoming novel star trek. Star trek finally officially reveals the uss titan, riker. The titan has one of the most diverse crews in starfleet history, and the cast features many unusual aliens.
Titan ventures beyond the outermost reaches of known space, the telepaths in her crewincluding diplomatic officer donna troiare overwhelmed by an alien cry of distress, leading the ship to the scene of a shocking act of carnage. Unfortuately the first titan book were riker gets the command and try. I still think a rikers tittan tv show wouldve been a homerun. Titan novel series debuted in april 2005 with taking. Titan returns with its first fulllength novel since 2012. Nemesis, commander riker finally accepted a promotion to captain and was given command of the uss titan.
Titan are ordered to race to garadius iva planet riker knows all too well from an unsuccessful peace mission when he was still first officer of the u. Titan, commanded by captain william riker, is unexpectedly propelled more than 200,000. Picard the dark veil which tells the story of riker and troi on the uss titan in the year. Michael chabon reveals rikertroi family backstory on uss. The wife of captain riker, troi serves as the vessels chief diplomatic officer as. Pocket books has released a series of novels, called star trek. A prometheus class could be powerful enough a ship i suppose it seemed tough enough the romulans wanted to capture it in voyager for the mission riker was put in command of, but since i havent read the pocket books, i admittedly dont know much about the luna class, other than it seems like it is comparable to an intrepid class, being. Buy a cheap copy of the red king book by michael a. The next generation, takes command of the new uss titan in this whiteknuckled adventure perfect for longtime and new star trek fans. Our story opens with riker being held in a cell by romulans aboard a warbird and then ushered. Newly promoted admiral william riker and the crew of the u. Picard finally gave the riker tngs movies never did. Does it bother you riker got the uss titan and not a. Riker and deanna troi almost upon us in star trek picard, we thought taking a look at captain rikers starship.
May 11, 2015 in the wake of political upheaval across the united federation of planets, admiral william riker and the crew of the u. Enterprise in 2005, where they played younger versions of themselves from the tng season 7. Sight unseen is the eighth book in the series not counting the crew s appearances in various crossover events like. Mar 30, 2020 riker returned to duty to lead the starfleet squadron responding to captain jeanluc picard s distress call, but he wasnt commanding the uss titan, the ship he left the enterprise to captain in. The solvang is a brandnew ship, and captain dayton wants to keep it. The impression i always got from nemesis is that rikers command was the biggest, baddest new ship in the fleet. Cerritos transferred the worst starfleet officer aboard to the u. The beginning of a new star trek odysseyafter almost a decade of s. According to the titan series book description at, the series take place. It was stated that the titan was not the first ship of its. Does it bother you riker got the uss titan and not a galaxy. The uss titan ncc 80102 was a luna class federation starship in starfleet service, launched in 2378 under the command of captain william t.
Just when it seems like the cerritos has escaped, three more pakled ships arrive and threaten to destroy the ship until the u. Riker promoted at the end of nemesis and his new ship, the uss titan. In the wake of political upheaval across the united federation of planets, admiral william riker and the crew of the u. News admiral archer and captains tpol and reed take action in the new star trek novel rise of the federation. This new series of vessels had one of the most diverse crews. Mar 19, 2010 today im continuing my look at pocket books series of star trek. Titan novels, chronicling the postnemesis adventures of newlyminted captain william t. This is a very good book, reintroducing species that live almost entirely in space such as the crystal entity or the beings from encounter at farpoint, dealing with the prime directive and lots of good. Riker and deanna troi almost upon us in star trek picard, we thought taking a look at captain rikers starship might be in orde. Jan, 2021 per nemesis, riker takes command of the titan in 2379, seven years prior to this novel s events. As an ensign on his first assignment, riker had served with nowadmiral pressman on the test ship u. In the season one finale, frakes returned as riker seen leading a.
Oct 27, 2009 overview the starship titan continues on her outward voyage of discovery. Mar 07, 2020 in the final next generation film, star trek. During that time, book publisher pocket books created a fancompetition to. Star trek finally officially reveals the uss titan, rikers postnext. Book 1 was included in the october 2004 tng book, a time for war, a time for peace by keith r. It was a thrill for me to revisit the titan once again ive previously written about the ship and its. This new series of vessels had one of the most diverse crews in fleet historyfewer than 15% of the titan crewmembers were human.
Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. Titan a ship that was only semicanon for a very long time. Nemesis established that the newly promoted captain riker was heading off to command the uss titan, with troi as his counselor and wife. Riker commanded the titan for 6 years until he was promoted to admiral in 2385 and his former first officer commander christine vale got the command. Picard prequel book will follow riker and trois adventures. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star trek. As everyone here has said, there is no canon design for the titan, so we are all free to speculate what kind of ship it is. But their mission does not begin according to plan. Jumping off slightly before the end of star trek nemesis, star trek.
William thomas will riker is a fictional character in the star trek universe appearing primarily as a main character in star trek. Everything we know about rikers ship the uss zheng he in. Among the starships spearheading that endeavor is the u. Riker grew so satisfied with his assignment under picard, who quickly dubbed him number one according to old terran naval parlance, that he twice turned down two more commands of his own.
Riker and manned by the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in starfleet history. This leads to a series of complications, including the titans own computer getting something if an evolutionary boost. Melbourne a year later, although he temporarily had a field. In the wake of star trek nemesis, praetor shinzon, slayer of the romulan senate, is dead.
The second hint comes on the heels of the release of the next star trek. Written by james swallow, the book will follow william riker and deanna troi aboard the uss titan, a year after picard s resignation from starfleet. It was stated that the titan was not the first ship of its class, with that honor going to the pathfinder of the class, the uss luna. Feb, 2008 in the book a time for war, a time for peace a series of star trek books i thoroughly enjoyed the designer of the uss titan is mentioned. A series of books in the socalled star trek novel verse.
Star trek finally officially reveals the uss titan, rikers. Titan series of novels that follow riker s first command after the events of nemesis. After the series of crossovers and grim events, this is a much better read in my opinion. The book is set a year after jeanluc picards resignation from starfleet, while william riker and deanna troi are still serving on the uss titan. Picard cbs all access this ship is likely to be a different one from the one seen in star trek. Star trek uss enterprise titan luna class ship captained by william t riker. Titan, which was the starship led by captain will riker after he left the.
Titan chronicled will and deanna s adventures aboard the titan. The titan, like the other ships in the luna class, was named for a moon in the sol system, titan. Thus, what we see as the uss titan was designed by competition winner sean tourangeau. Ranging farther and farther from federation space, captain william riker and the crew look forward to living starfleets mission. Jul 07, 2019 the uss titan ncc80102 was launched in the year 2379 under the command of captain william t. Oct 10, 2020 the lunaclass titan that drives off the pakled menace in lower decks is based heavily on designer sean p. The animated comedy series has reveled in star trek canon and made numerous mentions of various people, starships, and events throughout the 23rd and 24th. Throughout the series and its accompanying films, he is the enterprise s first officer, and briefly captain, until he accepts command of the uss titan at the end of star trek. Despite the movie being released in 2002, it marked the end. Absent enemies ebook by john jackson miller official. Titan find themselves in uncertain waters as roles aboard the ship change to reflect a new mandate and a new mission. The next generation, following the dramatic events as chronicled in the new york times bestselling story arc the fall. As seen in lower decks, the titan very closely resembles how it has been represented in noncanon sources such as book covers. It makes sense that riker and troi are still aboard the titan.
This excerpt included the introduction of several new characters, chiefly among them dr. Nemesis, will and deanna got married, and at the end they both moved onto captain rikers new ship, the u. However, riker and troi later appeared in the controversial series finale of star trek. The uss titan rikers starship star trek explained youtube. William riker onboard the uss zheng he on star trek. Oct 08, 2020 it makes sense that riker and troi are still aboard the titan. Uss titan memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. William riker, former first officer of the uss enterprise in star trek. Titan book three is a terrific completion to the three part series depicting captain rikers first missions. Riker and troi are semiretired, seemingly away from the u.
And it still doesnt explain why names like monitor in this case im assuming named after the civil war ironclad uss monitor and titan are totally blocked out, while others like discovery a hero ship and challenger actual ship in game arent. Lower decks finally showed us rikers ship the titan. Titan, commanded by captain william riker, is unexpectedly propelled more than 200,000 lightyears into the small magellanic cloud. After almost a decade of strife against foes such as the borg, the cardassians, the klingons, and the dominion, the united federation of planets is at the dawn of a new era. Rikers first command, the lunaclass starship titan, on a mission of exploration through the orion arm of the milky way. Since captain riker was away from the ship for a debriefing at the time, tuvok and crusher were. One of the milky way s satellite galaxies, the cloud is also home to the neyel, the longsundered offshoots of terran humanity, with whom the federation has had no. The characters are well thought out and this book further defines all characters. Bennett 3rd part of the titan series of books, set after nemesis on rikers new ship. When pocket books decided to bring out a series of novels based around rikers adventures on the titan, they held a fan competition to establish the design of the ship. Sep 10, 2020 starting in 2005, a series of novels called star trek. Lower decks canonically introduces rikers ship the uss titan, which he was given command of after nemesis.
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