Crucible: Spock--The Fire and the Rose (Star Trek (Unnumbered Paperback))
DAVID R. GEORGE III wrote the Crucible trilogy for Star Trek's 40th anniversary as well asOlympus Descendingfor Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Three. He previously visited DS9 in the novelsThe 34th Rule, set during the timeframe of the series, and inTwilight, set after the finale. His other Star Trek contributions include a first season Voyager episode, "Prime Factors," and one of theLost Erabooks,Serpents Among the Ruins,which hit theNew York Timesbestseller list in Fall, 2003. Currently he is writing a novella forStar Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light, coming in December, 2010, from Gallery Books.In his almost nonexistent spare time, David enjoys trying his hand at new experiences, from skydiving to auditioning--with his lovely wife, Karen--for "The New Newlywed Game", from hiking a glacier in Alaska to belly dancing in Tunisia, from ocean kayaking in Mexico to having dinner at an actual captain's table somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Recently, he performed his first wedding ceremony--which he and Karen also wrote--marrying their friends Jen and Ryan Van Riper. David believes that the world is a wide, wondrous place, with exciting adventures waiting around just about every corner.He remains free on his own recognizance.