One of Keith R.A. DeCandido’s earliest TV memories is being scared to death by the salt vampire from the Star Trek episode “The Man Trap.” He grew up to overcome these childhood nightmares and make several contributions to the world of Star Trek literature, including the novels Diplomatic Implausibility and Demons of Air and Darkness; the two-book series The Brave and the Bold; several short stories; the comic book miniseries Perchance to Dream (collected in the trade paperback Enemy Unseen); and many eBooks in the monthly Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series that he codeveloped with John J. Or-dover (some collected in the books Have Tech, Will Travel; Miracle Workers; and Some Assembly Required). Coming soon are the first two books in the Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon series, chronicling the adventures of Captain Klag and his intrepid crew of Klingon warriors, the first time Pocket has published an adventure that exclusively highlights Star Trek’s most popular aliens. Keith is the editor of the forthcoming Tales of the Dominion War anthology and is presently working on a two-book series that focuses on Ambassador Worf in the days leading up to Star Trek Nemesis.
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In addition, Keith has written novels, short stories, and non-fiction books in the universes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Marvel Comics, Xena, and Doctor Who. His first original novel, Dragon Precinct, will be published in 2004, and his original short fiction has appeared in Murder and Magic, Urban Nightmares, and Did You Say Chicks!? The editor of the ground-breaking Imaginings: An Anthology of Long Short Fiction, Keith is also a professional musician and an avid New York Yankees fan. He lives in the Bronx with his girlfriend and the world’s two goofiest cats. Learn way too much about Keith at the easy-to-remember URL of DeCandido.net or just send him silly e-mails at keith@decandido.net.