Cross Cult is a German publisher, which, since 2008, has published German translations of Star Trek novels originally produced by Pocket Books, and comics from IDW Publishing. Many of Cross Cult's editions of the books feature new cover artwork, and their comics are typically released in both paperback and hardcover editions. Cross Cult translations have also been used by Audible.de to produce German audiobooks of several Star Trek books.
Novels
Cross Cult's prose releases have so far been restricted to a handful of novel series; Vanguard, Titan, the DS9 and TNG relaunches, and Star Trek: Destiny.
In April 2010 it was announced that three additional series would be added to the Cross Cult program in 2011: New Frontier, Enterprise and The Original Series.[1]
In November 2010 the Typhon Pact miniseries was announced for a German release in 2012[2].
Series: Title (English title) |
Writer(s) | German publication date (English publication date) |
Cover |
---|---|---|---|
Translator | |||
Vanguard #1: Der Vorbote (Harbinger) |
David Mack | February 2008 (August 2005) |
|
Mike Hillenbrand | |||
Vanguard #2: Rufe den Donner (Summon the Thunder) |
Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore | April 2008 (June 2006) |
|
Claudia Kern | |||
Vanguard #3: Ernte den Sturm (Reap the Whirlwind) |
David Mack | June 2008 (June 2007) |
|
Markus Rohde | |||
Titan #1: Eine neue Ära (Taking Wing) |
Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels | November 2008 (April 2005) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Titan #2: Der Rote König (The Red King) |
Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels | March 2009 (October 2005) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Titan #3: Die Hunde des Orion (Orion's Hounds) |
Christopher L. Bennett | May 2009 (March 2006) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Star Trek (Star Trek) |
Alan Dean Foster | May 2009 (May 2009) |
|
Susanne Döpke | |||
Vanguard #4: Offene Geheimnisse (Open Secrets) |
Dayton Ward | June 2009 (May 2009) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
Titan #4: Schwert des Damokles (Sword of Damocles) |
Geoffrey Thorne | August 2009 (November 2007) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
TNG #1: Tod im Winter (Death in Winter) |
Michael Jan Friedman | September 2009 (September 2005) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
DS9 #1: Offenbarung, Buch I (Avatar, Book 1) |
S.D. Perry | October 2009 (May 2001) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
TNG #2: Widerstand (Resistance) |
Michael Jan Friedman | November 2009 (September 2007) |
|
Bernd Perplies | |||
DS9 #2: Offenbarung, Buch II (Avatar, Book 2) |
S.D. Perry | December 2009 (May 2001) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
TNG #3: Quintessenz (Q & A) |
Keith R.A. DeCandido | January 2010 (October 2007) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Vanguard #5: Vor dem Fall (Precipice) |
David Mack | February 2010 (December 2009) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
TNG #4: Heldentod (Before Dishonor) |
Peter David | March 2010 (November 2007) |
|
Bernd Perplies | |||
DS9 #3: Sektion 31: Der Abgrund (Section 31: Abyss) |
Jeffrey Lang & David Weddle | April 2010 (July 2001) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
TNG #5: Mehr als die Summe (Greater Than the Sum) |
Christopher L. Bennett | May 2010 (August 2008) |
|
Bernd Perplies | |||
Destiny #1: Götter der Nacht (Gods of Night) |
David Mack | June 2010 (September 2008) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Die Gesetze der Föderation (Articles of the Federation) |
Keith R.A. DeCandido | June 2010 (June 2005) |
|
Anika Klüver | |||
Destiny #2: Gewöhnliche Sterbliche (Mere Mortals) |
David Mack | July 2010 (October 2008) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
DS9 #4: Portale - Dämonen der Luft und der Finsternis (Demons of Air and Darkness) |
Keith R.A. DeCandido | October 2010 (September 2001) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
Destiny #3: Verlorene Seelen (Lost Souls) |
David Mack | October 2010 (November 2008) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
Einzelschicksale (A Singular Destiny) |
Keith R.A. DeCandido | October 2010 (February 2009) |
|
Anika Klüver | |||
DS9 #5: Mission Gamma I: Zwielicht (Mission Gamma I: Twilight) |
David R. George III | November 2010 (September 2002) |
|
Christian Humberg | |||
Titan #5: Stürmische See (Over a Torrent Sea) |
Christopher L. Bennett | December 2010 (March 2009) |
|
Stephanie Pannen | |||
DS9: Ein Stich zur rechten Zeit (A Stitch in Time) |
Andrew J. Robinson | December 2010 (May 2000) |
|
Anika Klüver | |||
New Frontier #1: Kartenhaus (House of Cards & Into the Void) |
Peter David | January 2011 (July 1997) |
|
New Frontier #2: Zweifrontenkrieg (The Two-Front War & End Game) |
Peter David | January 2011 (August 1997) |
|
New Frontier #3: Märtyrer (Martyr) |
Peter David | January 2011 (March 1998) |
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DS9 #6: Mission Gamma II: Dieser graue Geist (Mission Gamma II: This Gray Spirit) |
Heather Jarman | February 2011 (September 2002) |
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TNG #6: Den Frieden verlieren (Losing the Peace) |
William Leisner | March 2011 (July 2009) |
|
Enterprise #1: Das Höchste Maß an Hingabe (Last Full Measure) |
Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin | April 2011 (April 2006) |
|
New Frontier #4: Die Waffe (Fire on High) |
Peter David | April 2011 (April 1998) |
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DS9 #7: Mission Gamma III:Kathedrale (Mission Gamma III: Cathedral) |
Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin | May 2011 (October 2002) |
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Titan #6: Synthese (Synthesis) |
James Swallow | June 2011 (October 2009) |
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TOS #1: Feuertaufe: Mc Coy - Die Herkunft der Schatten (Crucible: McCoy: Provenance of Shadows) |
David R. George III | June 2011 (September 2006) |
|
New Frontier #5: Ort der Stille (The Quite Place) |
Peter David | July 2011 (November 1999) |
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TOS #2: Feuertaufe: Spock - Das Feuer und die Rose (Crucible: Spock: The Fire and the Rose) |
David R. George III | July 2011 (December 2006) |
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DS9 #6: Mission Gamma IV:Das kleinere Übel (Mission Gamma IV: Lesser Evil) |
Robert Simpson | August 2011 (November 2002) |
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TOS #3: Feuertaufe: Kirk - Der Leitstern des Verirrten (Crucible: Kirk: The Star to every Wandering) |
David R. George III | September 2011 (March 2007) |
|
New Frontier #6: Finstere Verbündete (Dark Allies) |
Peter David | October 2011 (November 1999) |
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Enterprise #2: Was Menschen Gutes tun (The Good That Men Do) |
Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin | October 2011 2011 (February 2007) |
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DS9: So der Sohn (Rising Son) |
S.D. Perry | November 2011 (January 2003) |
|
Typhon Pact #1: tba (Zero Sum Game) |
David Mack | 2012 (November 2010) |
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Typhon Pact #2: tba (Seize the Fire) |
Michael A. Martin | 2012 (December 2010) |
|
Typhon Pact #3: tba (Rough Beasts of Empire) |
David R. George III | 2012 (January 2011) |
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Typhon Pact #4: tba (Paths of Disharmony) |
Dayton Ward | 2012 (February 2011) |
|
Comics
Cross Cult started to publish German translations of IDW's Star Trek comics in 2009, both in Soft- and hardcover format.
Because of lower than excepted sales of the comics they published after the very successful Countdown it was announced in September 2010 that there wouldn't be any more translations in those formats in the foreseeable future.[3]
Title (English title) |
Writer(s) | German publication date (English publication date) |
Paperback cover |
Hardcover cover |
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Artist(s) | ||||
Translator | ||||
Countdown (Countdown) |
Tim Jones & Mike Johnson Story by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci |
April 2009 (April 2009) |
||
David Messina | ||||
Christian Langhagen | ||||
Spiegelbilder (Mirror Images) |
Scott & David Tipton | September 2009 (February 2009) |
||
David Messina | ||||
Christian Langhagen | ||||
Tor zur Apokalypse (Intelligence Gathering) |
Scott & David Tipton | December 2009 (August 2008) |
||
David Messina | ||||
Christian Langhagen | ||||
Spock (Spock: Reflections) |
Scott & David Tipton | March 2010 (January 2010) |
||
David Messina | ||||
Christian Langhagen | ||||
Nero (Nero) |
Tim Jones & Mike Johnson Story by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci |
Mai 2010 (February 2010) |
||
David Messina | ||||
Christian Langhagen |
External links
- Cross Cult's official website
- Star Trek Romane (Star Trek Novels), the official website for German Star Trek novels, comics and audio books.
- Star Trek Romane Facebook page.