Christopher L. Bennett is a science fiction author whose many Star Trek novels include Ex Machina, The Buried Age, Greater Than the Sum, the Star Trek: Titan novels Orion’s Hounds and Over a Torrent Sea, the Department of Temporal Investigations series, the Star Trek: Enterprise—Rise of the Federation series, and the Star Trek: The Original Series novels The Captain’s Oath, The Higher Frontier, and Living Memory. He has also written the Marvel novels X-Men: Watchers on the Walls and Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder, as well as original science fiction including Only Superhuman and the Arachne series. Bennett holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and history from the University of Cincinnati and lives in Cincinnati.

William Leisner is the author of the acclaimed novels Star Trek: The Next Generation: Losing the Peace, and A Less Perfect Union (from the Myriad Universes collection Infinity's Prism).  He is a three-time winner of the late, lamented Star Trek: Strange New Worlds competition, as contributed tales to the official celebration of Star Trek's 40th anniversary in 2006, and TNG's 20th Anniversary in 2007.  A native of Rochester, New York, he currently lives in Minneapolis.

James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times bestselling author, a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and the only British writer to have worked on a Star Trek television series. His Star Trek fiction includes The Ashes of Tomorrow, The Dark Veil, Fear Itself, The Latter Fire, Sight Unseen, The Poisoned Chalice, Cast No Shadow, Synthesis, Day of the Vipers, The Stuff of Dreams, Infinity’s Prism: Seeds of Dissent, and short stories in Star Trek Explorer, Seven Deadly Sins, Shards and Shadows, The Sky’s the Limit, and Distant Shores. His other works include the Marc Dane thriller series and tales from the worlds of 24, Doctor Who, Halo, Warhammer 40,000, and more. He lives and works in London.