Текст книги "Days of the Vipers"

Автор книги: James Swallow

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Acknowledgments

I’d like to express my gratitude 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 Trekuniverse.

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 Trekfold, 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this story in one way or another; Geoff Mandel, for his Star Chartsand for my nebula; Steve Kenson, for his work on the unpublished Iron & Ashsource-book; Alan Kobayashi, Terry Erdmann, Paula M. Block, Michael and Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore for their works of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!) ships Endeavour, Genesis II, Intrepid,and Bargazerfor 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 Trektelevision series, creating the original story concepts for the Star Trek Voyagerepisodes “One” and “Memorial.” His other associations with the Star Treksaga include the short stories “Closure,” “Ordinary Days,” and “The Black Flag” for the anthologies Distant Shores, The Sky’s the Limit,and Shards and Shadows,the script for the video game Star Trek Invasion,and over four hundred articles in thirteen different Star Trekmagazines around the world.

Beyond the final frontier, as well as a nonfiction book ( Dark Eye: The Films of David Fincher), James also wrote the Sundownersseries of original steampunk westerns, Jade Dragon, The Butterfly Effect,and fiction in the worlds of Doctor Who( Peacemaker, Singularity,and Old Soldiers), War-hammer 40,000( The Flight of the Eisenstein, Faith & Fire, Deus Encarmine,and Deus Sanguinius), Stargate( Halcyonand Relativity) and 2000AD( Eclipse, Whiteout,and Blood Relative). His other credits include scripts for video games and audio dramas, including Battlestar Galactica, Blake’s 7,and Space 1889.

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