Somebody better start saying that Nerys here is their favorite author, because she has created the excellent "Sigils and Unions". 
Your favourite Trek author & why?
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fan-fic doesn't count.
Tie-ins aren't eligable? What about Nebulas?
I'm going to add Nerys Ghemor to my list anyway! Didn't read "published" anywhere...
A list of who my least favourite were would be easier!!
Favourites include:
Kevin Dilmore and Una McCormack, who are also awesome people in RL
Those I don't know quite as well: David Mack, Dayton Ward, KRAD, David R. George III, Olivia Woods, TerriO, Ilsa Bick...
And... I can't read my bookshelf spines from here!
And someone from Wounds whose name I can't recall
Since the others are mentioned by you, it's either John Ordover or Cory Rushton.
I can honestly say that if it wasn't for Vonda McIntyre's novelizations of Star Treks II-IV, I probably wouldn't be reading Trek books at all right now. As someone who was only casually interested in Trek at the time, she added extra insight into the characters and other aspects of the Trek Universe that really opened my eyes that there was something beyond what was just seen onscreen...
I've had numerous favorite authors (many of them who have visited this forum) since McIntyre, but she was the one that first reeled me in so I could later discover them...
I've had numerous favorite authors (many of them who have visited this forum) since McIntyre, but she was the one that first reeled me in so I could later discover them...
For my top author, I'd have to choose KRAD. His Brave and the Bold duology is pretty much what really got me into reading Star Trek books, and I've loved pretty much everything I've read by him since. I love the feeling he creates in his books that all these various series going on all take place in the same universe. He uses references to other works so subtly that if you don't get it, it doesn't take you out of the story, and if you do get it, it's just that much more enjoyable. I once suggested a non-Star Trek book (can't remember the series offhand) to my roommate solely because it was by KRAD. An approximate quote from him: "He introduces a character, and a few pages later, you already care about the character." He's great at telling broad stories that span not only the Federation, but the entire AQ (and sometimes even galaxy) without making it seem overwhelming. And who can write a better Klingon book?
As a very close second (and gaining all the time), David Mack. I've yet to read a book by him that I haven't loved, and between him and Wardilmore, the Vanguard series is my favorite ongoing series. Few write action as well as he does, and as someone who loves diplomatic-type stories, he delivers in that regard as well.
Three more authors (or author pairs) who rank up there for me, in no particular order. Christopher L. Bennett (loved The Buried Age, to name one); Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (the other authors of the Vanguard series, how could I not include them?); Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin (loved the beginning of the Titan series. Their two entries continue to be my favorite of the series).
As a very close second (and gaining all the time), David Mack. I've yet to read a book by him that I haven't loved, and between him and Wardilmore, the Vanguard series is my favorite ongoing series. Few write action as well as he does, and as someone who loves diplomatic-type stories, he delivers in that regard as well.
Three more authors (or author pairs) who rank up there for me, in no particular order. Christopher L. Bennett (loved The Buried Age, to name one); Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (the other authors of the Vanguard series, how could I not include them?); Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin (loved the beginning of the Titan series. Their two entries continue to be my favorite of the series).
That's always been my understanding/assumption as well.
Thanks to all for the inclusions here. It's very gratifying to be mentioned in such lists.
I have particularly fond memories of everything I've read by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, but I wouldn't say they're so much my "favorite" as just very highly regarded. They were, after all, the pair who got me into reading Trek in the first place. If I was made to cite just one author that I enjoy more than any other, I'd have to say David Mack is the only one who fits the bill. Mack has an exceptional talent for penning stories that progress fluidly with all the right balance of action and dialogue. Additionally, his original and non-original characters feel very authentic—albeit they're often awfully dark at the same time—and manages to give each a complex and compelling personality (a lot, I think, like Una McCormack has done in her stories). "Vanguard" is really an excellent series, as is his contribution to the DS9 relaunch.
My favourite is Christopher L. Bennett.
One reason is simply his use of hard science in his books and the world- and character-building.
The other reasons are his books are just so damn good!
One reason is simply his use of hard science in his books and the world- and character-building.
The other reasons are his books are just so damn good!
Have any of you guys who've listed Christopher L. Bennett and David Mackread their X-Men and Wolverine novels. I read both X-Men: Watchers on the Wall by CLB, and Wolverine: Road of Bones By DM when they both came out, and would highly recommend them to anyone who likes their writting. I don't think you'd even need to know much about the X-Men universe to enjoy them, because I'm not and I did. I'll admit I did look some of the stuff up on wikipedia, but I also tend to like to know as much as possible about the characters and the backstory. Same goes for KRAD's Buffy: The Deathless, which has a character named after me in it.
For me it's due to Serpents Among the Ruins, I had no interest in a Ent-B story, I bought it because the good WOM from here, and it totally blew me away.
My own pick is James Swallow. I haven't read a book of his yet that i did not like, Star Trek or otherwise.
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