As Bill related in our March 2002 newsletter, "I think it's going to be an interesting book...I interviewed a lot of people, a lot of great scientists, and learned a great deal. The idea of the book is to explain to you, in simple language - so that I can understand it - what all of these concepts are all about. I was interviewing people on the genome project when they were weeks away from mapping the whole genetic structure."

The Psi Phi website has some information posted on the book and says it welcomes readers to "Join William Shatner, the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise, on a journey to discover the people behind the future we will all share. In interviews with dozens of scientists, the inventions that will revolutionize our lives or make it possible to truly explore mankind's last great frontier - space - are laid before us."

The title of the book lays reference to what Professor Stephen Hawking said when he was shown the warp core on the engineering set of Star Trek: The Next Generation during the filming of the episode entitled "Descent, Part I."

On the heels of I'm Working of That is Bill's next Star Trek novel Shadowplanet by HarperCollins. The book is scheduled for a 2003 release.

Bill hinted that Captain Kirk will meet a whole new series of adventures in a trilogy of books based on "love in its various forms." In the first book of this new trilogy, Kirk's son will be older. Captain's Peril will pick up a couple of years after Star Trek: Preserver left off.

Here's a recap of the books that Bill has written to date: There are two autobiographies covering his experiences during the making of Star Trek. They were written with Chris Kreski, published by HarperCollins: Star Trek Memories, 1993 Star Trek Movie Memories, 1994

And his affectionate look at fandom with collaborator Chris Kreski, published by Pocket Books: Get A Life!, 1999

A book with friend and co-writer Michael Tobias, published by Berkley: Believe , 1992

Six Star Trek books co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and published by Pocket Books: Star Trek: Ashes of Eden, 1995 Star Trek: The Return, 1996 Star Trek: Avenger, 1997 Star Trek: Spectre, 1998 Star Trek: Dark Victory, 1999 Star Trek: Presever, 2000

And nine Tek books, published by Ace/Putnam: TekWar, 1989 TekLords, 1991 TekLab, 1991 Tek Vengence, 1992 Tek Secret, 1993 Tek Power, 1994 Tek Money, 1995 Tek Kill, 1996 Tek Net, 1997

Four in the Quest for Tomorrow series, published by HarperPrism: Quest for Tomorrow: Delta Search, 1997 Quest for Tomorrow: In Alien Hands, 1997 Quest for Tomorrow: Step Into Chaos, 1998 Quest for Tomorrow: Beyond the Stars, 2000

And finally two books which have been in developement with Showtime for some time, published by Ace/Putnam: Man O'War, 1996 The Law of War, 1998 ****

Wow...that's an impressive list for even a prolific writer like Tom Clancy!

We'll have more extensive coverage of I'm Working on That in our upcoming June newsletter which will be out in a few weeks.

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