Star Trek Monthly issue 40
Issue 40 of Star Trek Monthly was the  issue.

Contents
First Contact
Darryl Curtis on humor within Star Trek.

The Best of All Worlds
Kira and Odo's relationship.
Stop Press: Terry Farrell confirmed as leaving Deep Space Nine.
Surprises in store for .
Moby Dick airs in the US.
In Brief…: Star Trek is #1 licensed sci-fi publishing line,  #18 released in Klingon,  renewed, first female space shuttle commander.
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; Journey's End – Jeri Taylor on stepping down from Star Trek.

Interview – Andrew Robinson – "I, spy?"
by Sue Schneider.
Spy Stories – essential Garak episodes.

Interview – James Doohan – "Great Scott!"
by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Ethan Phillips – "Cooking Up Comedy"
by Sue Schneider.

Interview – Jeri Ryan – "7th Heaven"
by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Wallace Shawn – "Where's Wally?"
by Ian Spelling.

A Fistful of Data
How long does Odo need to regenerate, what happens to his combadge, why does Dax remove her spots in , why is Sickbay evacuated in .

Going Far Beyond the Stars
Joe Nazzaro talks to Marc Scott Zicree and others about the development and impact of the episode.
Episode synopsis, with the crew appearing as cast (Jadzia Dax as Darlene Kursky, etc).

Book extract
Pocket DS9: .

From the Replicator
Playmates Latinum Edition and Transporter Series, Wesco watches.
US Update: Damert ends their license to make Star Trek puzzles, face recognition added to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Voice Print, Decipher's The Fajo Collection.
On Screen: The Next Generation rerelease volumes 1.3 & 1.4, Deep Space Nine volumes 6.5 & 6.6, Voyager volumes 4.5 & 4.6.
Read Out: Vengeance, Legends of the Ferengi audiobook, 
Review of .
Competitions: Playmates Transporter Series, Far Beyond the Stars'' novelization.

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