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of the Kobayashi Maru s demise in his 2004 TNG novel, A Time to Heal ; Geoffrey Mandel, for his Star Trek: Star Charts (2002), which kept us from getting lost in the galactic hinterlands many times; Michael and Denise Okuda, whose Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future remains indispensable; Connor Trinneer and Jolene Blaylock, for breathing life into Charles Anthony “Trip Tucker III and TPol in front of the cameras; the legions of Trip and TPol fans out there eager to see what the fates (and the authors) have in store for Star Trek s most star-crossed couple; Scott Bakula for leaping into not one, but two, of science fictions most compelling and conflicted heroic roles, and thus providing his excellent characterization of Captain Archer; and Gene Roddenberry (1920-1991), for having created the entire universe in which we now play in the first place.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

M ICHAEL A. M ARTIN s solo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction . He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several Star Trek comics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Trek novels and e-books, including Star Trek: ExcelsiorForged in Fire ; Star Trek: EnterpriseThe Good That Men Do ; the USA Today bestseller Star Trek: TitanTaking Wing ; Star Trek: TitanThe Red King ; the Sy Fy Genre Award-winning Worlds of Deep Space 9 Volume Two: TrillUnjoined ; Star Trek: EnterpriseLast Full Measure ; The Lost Era 2298: The Sundered ; Deep Space 9 Mission: Gamma Book ThreeCathedral ; Star Trek: The Next GenerationSection 31Rogue ; Starfleet Corps of Engineers #30 and #31 (“Ishtar Rising Books 1 and 2, reprinted in Aftermath , the eighth volume of the S.C.E. paperback series); stories in the Prophecy and Change , Tales of the Dominion War , and Tales from the Captains Table anthologies; and three novels based on the Roswell television series. His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their Star Trek Universe subscription card series), Star Trek Monthly , Moonstone Books, Visible Ink Press, Grolier Books, The Oregonian , and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has penned several World Almanac Library of the States nonfiction books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their sons James and William in Portland, Oregon.

A NDY M ANGELS is the USA Today bestselling author and coauthor of over a dozen novelsincluding Star Trek and Roswell books, and a story for Moonstone Books Tales of Zorro anthologyall cowritten with Michael A. Martin. Flying solo, he is the bestselling author of numerous nonfiction books, including Iron Man: Beneath the Armor , Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters, and Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guide , as well as a significant number of entries for The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes and its companion volume, The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood . His forthcoming books include Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation and The Wonder Woman Companion.

In addition to his publishing work, Andy has produced, directed, and scripted documentaries and provided award-winning Special Features for over forty fan-favorite DVD box set releases, ranging from such live-action favorites as Ark II , Space Academy , and The Secrets of Isis to animated fare such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Archies , Flash Gordon , and Dungeons & Dragons .

A member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, Andy has written licensed material based on properties from numerous film studios and Microsoft. Over the past two decades, his comic-book work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Image, Innovation, and many others. He was the editor of the award-winning Gay Comics anthology for eight years. Andy has also written hundreds of articles for entertainment and lifestyle magazines and newspapers in the United States, England, and Italy. Writing as “Dru Sullivan, Andy penned the exploits of “Miss Adventure, the Gayest American Hero, for the late, lamented