Star Trek Monthly issue 38
Issue 38 of Star Trek Monthly was the  issue.

Contents
First Contact
Darryl Curtis on Star Trek Monthlys third anniversary.

The Best of All Worlds
Rick Berman on current projects
Michael Piller – Star Trek IX to be "Heart of Lightness".
Trekkies gets positive reviews.
Report on the gala opening of Star Trek: The Experience.
In Brief…: Jeri Ryan voted Sexiest Star and Breakout Performer of the Year by TV Guide, Roxann Dawson gives birth, Cinescape places five Star Trek episodes in its top ten sci-fi episodes of the last 40 years,  to be novelized, James T. Kirk's  excursion jacket sells for $11,000 at auction.
; Lou Anders talks with Ronald D. Moore about the season to date, and elements that never made it to air (continues next issue); Ian Spelling speaks with Colm Meaney about .
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Interview – Robert Beltran – "Chakotay's Choice"
by Sue Schneider.

Come In Number One
James Swallow looks at the role of first officer and the characters who took up that position.
First Duty – a collection of quotes made by the four main first officers on various subjects.
Ones to Watch – essential episodes for each series' XO.

Interview – Jonathan Frakes – "Will Power"
by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Majel Barrett – "The First One"
by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Alice Krige – "Alice Back From Wonderland"
by David Bassom.

A Fistful of Data
Tuvok's rank, can a  saucer section combine with another Galaxys stardrive section?, Cetacean Ops.

Book extract
Pocket TNG: The Best and the Brightest.
Includes brief introductions to the novel's characters.

From the Replicator
Polco Products' Star Trek car fresheners.
Review of The Star Trek Encyclopedia - The Interactive Edition.
US Update: Decipher's First Contact, The Fajo Collection & uncut sheets, SkyBox sells out of Original Series Season One set with 16,000 boxes sold.
On Screen:  individual release, The Next Generation rerelease volume 1.1, Deep Space Nine volume 6.3, Voyager volume 4.3; LaserDisc release of  & .
Competitions –  VHS, The Making of Star Trek: First Contact

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