Obsidian Alliances (Star Trek Mirror Universe, Bk. II)
Sarah Shaw read Greek and English at Manchester University, where she took a doctorate in English. She studied Pali at Oxford, and is on the steering committee of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies. She is a mother, teacher, and writer. She practises with the Samatha Association of Britain.Keith R.A. DeCandidowas born and raised in New York City to a family of librarians. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, eBooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among themStar Trek, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Marvel Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Resident Evil, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Farscape, Xena,andDoctor Who. His original novelDragon Precinctwas published in 2004, and he's also edited several anthologies, among them the award-nominatedImaginingsand twoStar Trekanthologies. Keith is also a musician, having played percussion for the bands the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, the Boogie Knights, and the Randy Bandits, as well as several solo acts. In what he laughingly calls his spare time, Keith follows the New York Yankees and practiceskenshikaikarate. He still lives in New York City with his girlfriend and two insane cats.Peter David is theNew York Timesbestselling author of numerousStar Treknovels, including the incredibly popularNew Frontierseries. In addition, he has also written dozens of other books, including his acclaimed original novel,Sir Apropos of Nothing, and its sequel,The Woad to Wuin.David is also well known for his comic book work, particularly his award-winning run onThe Incredible Hulk. He recently authored the novelizations of both theSpider-ManandHulkmotion pictures. He lives in New York.