Terok Nor_ Day Of The Vipers Part 40

Acknowledgments.

I'd like to express my grat.i.tude to the people who helped me find my way across the Final Frontier; top of that list must be Lolita Fatjo, who, in addition to becoming a good friend in later years, saw the determination in me and held open the door to the Star Trek Star Trek universe. universe.

Respect is also due to Michael Piller and Ron Moore, whose generosity and honesty first convinced me I had a shot at becoming a professional writer; to Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Andre Bormanis, and Michael Taylor, who all gave me sterling advice; and to Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, and Robin Burger, who made me look great.

Thanks to Marco Palmieri for bringing me into the prose Trek Trek fold, to Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Andrew Robinson, Una McCormack, John M. Ford, and all those who set the bar. fold, to Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Andrew Robinson, Una McCormack, John M. Ford, and all those who set the bar.

And for all the support-both moral and technical-I'd like to thank the following people: Ben Aaronovich, Karen McCreedy, Peter J. Evans, and Jon Chapman, each of whom helped me mold this story in one way or another; Geoff Mandel, for his Star Charts Star Charts and for my nebula; Steve Kenson, for his work on the unpublished and for my nebula; Steve Kenson, for his work on the unpublished Iron & Ash Iron & Ash source-book; Alan Kobayas.h.i.+, Terry Erdmann, Paula M. Block, Michael and Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore for their works of reference; my friends among the crews of the good (and bad!) s.h.i.+ps source-book; Alan Kobayas.h.i.+, Terry Erdmann, Paula M. Block, Michael and Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore for their works of reference; my friends among the crews of the good (and bad!) s.h.i.+ps Endeavour, Genesis II, Intrepid, Endeavour, Genesis II, Intrepid, and and Bargazer Bargazer for journeys into and out of adversity; the Friday Nighters, the Enfield Suicide Squad, the Chappa'ai gang, the Starfury mob, the Tech Crew, and the Novelscribes. for journeys into and out of adversity; the Friday Nighters, the Enfield Suicide Squad, the Chappa'ai gang, the Starfury mob, the Tech Crew, and the Novelscribes.

And last, but never least, much love to Mandy Mills-half-Vulcan, half-Romulan, all gorgeous.

About the Author.

James Swallow is proud to be the only British writer to have worked on a Star Trek Star Trek television series, creating the original story concepts for the television series, creating the original story concepts for the Star Trek Voyager Star Trek Voyager episodes "One" and "Memorial." His other a.s.sociations with the episodes "One" and "Memorial." His other a.s.sociations with the Star Trek Star Trek saga include the short stories "Closure," "Ordinary Days," and "The Black Flag" for the anthologies saga include the short stories "Closure," "Ordinary Days," and "The Black Flag" for the anthologies Distant Sh.o.r.es, The Sky's the Limit, Distant Sh.o.r.es, The Sky's the Limit, and and Shards and Shadows, Shards and Shadows, the script for the video game the script for the video game Star Trek Invasion, Star Trek Invasion, and over four hundred articles in thirteen different and over four hundred articles in thirteen different Star Trek Star Trek magazines around the world. magazines around the world.

Beyond the final frontier, as well as a nonfiction book (Dark Eye: The Films of David Fincher), James also wrote the Sundowners Sundowners series of original steampunk westerns, series of original steampunk westerns, Jade Dragon, The b.u.t.terfly Effect, Jade Dragon, The b.u.t.terfly Effect, and fiction in the worlds of and fiction in the worlds of Doctor Who Doctor Who ( (Peacemaker, Singularity, and and Old Soldiers Old Soldiers), War-hammer 40,000 War-hammer 40,000 ( (The Flight of the Eisenstein, Faith & Fire, Deus Encarmine, and and Deus Sanguinius Deus Sanguinius), Stargate Stargate ( (Halcyon and and Relativity Relativity) and 2000AD 2000AD ( (Eclipse, Whiteout, and and Blood Relative Blood Relative). His other credits include scripts for video games and audio dramas, including Battlestar Galactica, Blake's 7, Battlestar Galactica, Blake's 7, and and s.p.a.ce 1889. s.p.a.ce 1889.

James Swallow lives in London, and is currently at work on his next book.