Source: New Voyages Press Release
A new episode for fan production series New Voyages entitled “The Sky Above, The Mudd Below” will be written by veteran Star Trek author Howard Weinstein.
Howard Weinstein has delivered the script for “The Sky Above, the Mudd Below” to Star Trek: New Voyages producers. This special episode of New Voyages will see the return of a fan favorite, the notorious privateer Harcourt Fenton Mudd.
Weinstein became a professional writer at age 19 when he sold “The Pirates of Orion” episode to the animated Star Trek series in 1974. He was all of 23 when he sold his first novel, “The Covenant of the Crown,” to Simon & Schuster’s fledgling series of Star Trek books. With the pending publication of “The Blood-Dimmed Tide,” part of Simon & Schuster’s six-part e-book series Mere Anarchy, his Star Trek writing career now spans 33 years.
Over that time, Howard’s Star Trek-related credits include six novels, 60 comic book issues, two graphic-novel story collections, story-development assistance on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and contributions to the recent short-story anthologies Deep Space 9: Tales of the Dominion War and Constellations. He wrote a special essay on the meaning and legacy of Star Trek in BenBella Books’ new 40th-anniversary anthology Boarding the Enterprise.
Howard says, “I’ve been a Star Trek fan since the beginning. I’ve also had the good fortune to be a guest speaker at Star Trek conventions every year since 1976, so I’ve had lots of interaction with the most loyal fans in the galaxy. I’ve seen how Star Trek inspires creativity from fans — art, music, costumes, and performances. But the first time I saw the work by the New Voyages gang, I thought they set a new standard for dedication.”
“While I’ve enjoyed all the Trek series and movies,” Howard adds, “the original is the one I grew up with and the closest to my heart. So I’m thrilled to be have the unexpected chance to write one more TV episode about those classic characters and to see the New Voyages team bring them to life.”
With Howard’s New Voyages romp “The Sky Above, the Mudd Below,” Kirk and his crew have an encore encounter with one of the show’s all-time favorite characters, lovable rogue Harcourt Fenton Mudd.
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For more on future productions from the cast and crew of Star Trek: New Voyages be sure to listen to the next Slice of SciFi show on January 3rd when we will be carrying a story on what can be expected from the groundbreaking fan film company.
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