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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

M ICHAEL A. M ARTIN ssolo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several Star Trekcomics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Treknovels and e-books, including Star Trek: ExcelsiorForged in Fire; Star Trek: EnterpriseThe Good That Men Do; the USA Todaybestseller 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 Tableanthologies; and three novels based on the Roswelltelevision series. His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their Star Trek Universesubscription 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 Statesnonfiction books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their sons James and William in Portland, Oregon.

A NDY M ANGELSis the USA Todaybestselling author and coauthor of over a dozen novelsincluding Star Trekand Roswellbooks, and a story for Moonstone Books Tales of Zorroanthologyall 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 Heroesand its companion volume, The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. His forthcoming books include Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generationand 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 Isisto 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 Comicsanthology 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 Weekly World News.

Andy is a national award-winning activist in the Gay community, and has raised thousands of dollars for charities over the years, including over $43,000 raised for Domestic Violence shelters during his October “Wonder Woman Day events. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his long-term partner, Don Hood, and their dog, Bela. Visit Andys website at www.andymangels.com.