Six tales of the S.C.E. which range in time from the twenty-third century to the Dominion War, with special guest characters from all across the Star Trek universe. Progress by Terri Osborne. A mining accident on Drema IV has far-reaching consequences both for the S.C.E. and for the crew of the USS Progress. The Future Begins by Steve Mollman and Michael Schuster. A crisis of conscience leads Captain Montgomery Scott to make a momentous decision. Echoes of Coventry by Richard C. White. Starfleet cryptographer Dr Bartholomew Faulwell uncovers intelligence which could change the course of the Dominion War. Distant Early Warning by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. Technical problems threaten to cripple the newly built Starbase Vanguard in the Taurus Reach. 10 is Better Than 01 by Heather Jarman. On the planet Bynaus things don't go to plan when two Starfleet officers try to recruit the Bynar people to join the S.C.E. Many Splendors by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Starfleet Academy graduate Sonia Gomez has received her dream assignment: the Starship Enterprise. As the ship deals with challenges from the Pakleds to the Ferengi to the Borg, Gomez must face a difficult personal choice.

Contributors include Terri Osborne, Steve Mollman, Michael Schuster, Richard C. White, Dayton Ward, Kevin DIlmore, Keith R. A. DeCandido, and Heather Jarman.