Unworthy - Kirsten Beyer [136]
Special thanks to my husband, David, who continues to amaze me daily; my mother, Patricia, and my brothers Matt and Paul; to Heather, Samantha, Vanessa, Tara, Chris, Fred, Marianne, Freddie, Vivian, and Ollie Jane; to Maura; to Lynne; to David Mack, Chris Bennett, Keith DeCandido, William Leisner, and Christie Golden.
Last and most important, however, to Marco Palmieri. He was the first to invite me to this party, and this book began under his watchful eye. His passion and creativity have inspired me and countless other authors to reach deeper and push harder than we thought we could in the name of creating meaningful and exciting Trek fiction. He has left an indelible mark upon my work and deserves every kind word that has ever been said about him. I do wonder if I am truly worthy of the faith he placed in me. I know that he gave more than most readers will ever realize to the world of Star Trek, and in honor of that, I dedicate this work to him and to the bright future that no doubt lies ahead of him.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirsten Beyer, in addition to Unworthy, is the author of its immediate predecessor, Star Trek: Voyager—Full Circle; the last Buffy book ever, One Thing or Your Mother; Star Trek: Voyager—String Theory: Fusion; the Alias APO novel Once Lost; and contributed the short stories “Isabo’s Shirt” to the Distant Shores anthology and “Widow’s Weeds” to the Space Grunts anthology.
Kirsten appeared in Los Angeles productions of Johnson over Jordan, This Old Planet, and Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse, which the L.A. Times called “unmissable.” She also appeared in the Geffen Playhouse’s world premiere of Quills and has been seen on General Hospital and Passions, among others.
Kirsten has undergraduate degrees in English literature and theater arts, and a master of fine arts from UCLA. She is currently working on her first original novel.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, David, and their very fat cat, Owen.