The First Virtue (Star Trek the Next Generation: Double Helix, Book 6)
Michael Jan Friedmanis the author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which bear the nameStar Trekor some variation thereof. Ten of his titles have appeared on theNew York Timesbestseller list. He has also written for network and cable television, radio, and comic books, theStar Trek: Voyager®episode "Resistance" prominent among his credits. On those rare occasions when he visits the real world, Friedman lives on Long Island with his wife and two sons.He continues to advise readers that no matter how many Friedmans they know, the vast probability is that none of them are related to him.New York Timesbestselling and award-winning authorChristie Goldenhas written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successfulVampire of the Mists,which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. To the best of her knowledge, she is the creator of the elven vampire archetype in fantasy fiction.She is the author of several original fantasy novels, includingOn Fire's Wings,In Stone's Clasp,andUnder Sea's Shadow(currently available only as an e-book) the first three in her multi-book fantasy series “The Final Dance” from LUNA Books.In Stone's Claspwon the Colorado Author's League Award for Best Genre Novel of 2005, the second of Golden's novels to win the award.Among Golden's other projects are over a dozenStar Treknovels and the well-receivedStarCraftDark Templar trilogy,Firstborn,Shadow Hunters,andTwilight.An avid player of Blizzard's MMORPGWorld of Warcraft, Golden has written several novels in that world (Arthas,Lord of the Clans,Rise of the Horde) with more in the works, including The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm, due out in August 2010.She has also written two Warcraft manga stories for Tokyopop, “I Got What Yule Need” and “A Warrior Made.”Golden is currently hard at work on three books in the major nine-bookStar Warsseries “Fate of the Jedi,” in collaboration with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Her first book in the series,Omen,hit shelves in June of 2009, and her second,Allies, is slated for publication in early summer of 2010.Golden welcomes visitors to her website, www.christiegolden.com.--This text refers to theUnboundedition.