Star Trek: SCE: Out of the Cocoon (Star Trek Corps of Engineers)
WILLIAM LEISNER is the author of the acclaimed novelsStar Trek: The Next Generation: Losing the Peace, andA Less Perfect Union(from theMyriad UniversescollectionInfinity's Prism).  He is a three-time winner of the late, lamentedStar Trek: Strange New Worldscompetition, as contributed tales to the official celebration ofStar Trek's 40th anniversary in 2006, andTNG's 20th Anniversary in 2007.  A native of Rochester, New York, he currently lives in Minneapolis.KEVIN KILLIANYhas been the husband of Valerie for nearly a third of a century and the father of Alethea, Anson, and Daya for various shorter periods of time. In addition to his Star Trek fiction (SCEOrphansandHonoras well as three short stories inStrange New Worlds), Kevin has written for Doctor Who and several game universes, most notably BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Mechwarrior. His two science fiction novels,Wolf HuntersandTo Ride the Chimerawere published by Roc. When not writing Kevin has been an exceptional children's teacher, drill rig operator, high-risk intervention counselor, warehouse grunt, ESL teacher, photographer, mental health case manager, college instructor, and paperboy. Currently Kevin works in family preservation services, is an associate pastor of the Soul Saving Station, and manages to keep writing short stories while working on his first mystery novel. Kevin and Valerie live in Wilmington, North Carolina.PHAEDRA M. WELDONhas loved Star Trek since watching The Original Series reruns with her dad, and regrets he didn't live long enough to see the new Star Trek movie. The thrill of writing in the Star Trek Universe was a life long dream, realized when she met Dean Wesley Smith in 1997 and learned of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds Anthology. Since then, she has published two Starfleet Corps of Engineers ebooks, as well as book II, The Oppreessor's Wrong, in The Next Generation series, Sings and Arrows. She has had numerous short stories published with Daw Anthologies, and writes regularly for Catalyst Game Labs in their BattleTech and Shadowrun universes. Currently she is writing for Berkley in her Urban Fantasy original series, The ZoË Martinique Investigations. She was recently tapped to write a novel for the show Eureka! and is working on several other original projects. Presently she lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but will be moving to Maryland to be with her geneticist husband and precocious daughter. She can be found online most mornings at 7 a.m., writing her daily pages in original work, and at night pounding the keyboards for original universes. If there is one thing she's learned , it's that there are three constants in the universe: Death, Taxes, and Star Trek.Robert T. Jeschonek Award-winning  science fiction author Robert T. Jeschonek has written STAR TREK and  DOCTOR WHO fiction and futuristic stories for books, magazines,  websites, and podcasts around the world. His story, "Our Million-Year  Mission," won the national grand prize in the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW  WORLDS VI writing contest from Pocket Books. Another of his stories,  "Whatever You Do, Don't Read This Story," won third prize in the STRANGE  NEW WORLDS III contest.  He is one of a handful of authors chosen to  write stories in the STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER universe. DC Comics, Simon  & Schuster, and DAW Books have published his work. He was nominated  for the British Fantasy Award for his story, "Fear of Rain." His young  adult urban fantasy novel, MY FAVORITE BAND DOES NOT EXIST, was named  one of BOOKLIST’s Top Ten First Novels for Youth.