David Mack

Illustration by Pete Wallbank - Key art for short story “Family History” by David Mack, in Star Trek Explorer magazine Issue 14. Image shows anaged Traveler Wesley Crusher alongside spectral images of his parents, Lieutenant Commander Jack Crusher and Doctor Beverly Crusher, when they were in the youthful primes of their lives.

ICYMI: I’m chuffed to share that my short story “Family History” (Star Trek Explorer #14) won a Scribe Award for Best Short Fiction! (A Scribe was also awarded to “The Lilac and the Stone” by @catvalente.bsky.social with which my tale tied. Kudos, Cat!)
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David Mack - Khan STAR TREK: KHAN explores the untold events on Ceti Alpha V, chronicling Khan’s descent from a superhuman visionary into the vengeful villain seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

STAR TREK: KHAN is a full-cast audio drama starring Naveen Andrews (LOST), written by Kirsten Beyer & David Mack, based on a story by Nicholas Meyer. Premiering September 8, 2025, from CBS Eye Podcast Productions and Realm. New episodes weekly through November 3, 2025.
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Here are all the starships seen in the third Starbase 1 fleet scene (my favourite) in #StarTrekSNW's "Wedding Bell Blues":

1 Nimitz class refit
2 Bellerophon class (USS Farragut)
3 Shepard class refit
4 Larson class (FASA-inspired)
5 Archer type
6 Hiawatha type refit
7 Kelcie Mae type

This is also relevant to my interests! Lots of Trek happening recently! #StarTrek #StarTrekAdventures

Jonathan Maberry I’m delighted to announce the nominees for the 2025 SCRIBE AWARDS Each year the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (iamtw.org) presents the SCRIBE AWARDS to celebrate outstanding...

Here, at last, is the list of this year’s nominees for the 2025 Scribe Awards, which are bestowed by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers to honor excellence in the field of media tie-in writing.
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Thumbnail of the two-page spread of short story “Family History” in Star Trek Explorer magazine, issue 14. The left page is key art by Pete Wallbank, showing a middle-aged Wesley Crusher alongside images of his parents, Lt. Jack Crusher and Doctor Beverly Crusher, as youthful adults. On the right, too small to read, is the first page of text from the story.

I’m honored to see that my short story “Family History” (from Star Trek Explorer magazine's final installment, Issue 14) has been nominated alongside tales by such awesome writers as @catvalente.bsky.social, @timwaggoner.bsky.social, Bobby Nash, and @bobscribe.bsky.social.

I've considered pitching a TTRPG adaptation, but I haven't had much time to work on it, or felt much interest from that industry. I also continue to hope the Dark Arts series might make its way to TV someday.

The Midnight Front (Dark Arts Book 1) The Midnight Front (Dark Arts Book 1) - Kindle edition by Mack, David. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Midnight Front (Dark Arts Book 1).

If you've meant to try my Dark Arts series of magic-infused secret-history thrillers, now might be a good time to dive in: Amazon has a limited-time offer on the Kindle eBook version of book one, THE MIDNIGHT FRONT, currently available for just $1.99!
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Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers WE DEMAND STORIES about Space With a Purpose PANEL Saturday, June 28th from 3pm–6pm at The Hidden Door, Brooklyn, NY 11217 with panelists David Mack • Dr. Susana Martinez–Conde • Marco Palmieri • Charles Barouch Moderated by Bradley Robert Parks

“Space With a Purpose”
What's it for? What does it hold? How will we get there? And who’ll get to go?

Panelists: David Mack, Marco Palmieri, Charles Barouch & Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde

SATURDAY 6/28 3PM–6PM at The Hidden Door, 314 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY
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Star Trek: Picard – FIREWALL by David Mack Denied a place in Starfleet, Seven of Nine finds a new life for herself with the rogue law-enforcement corps known as the Fenris Rangers.

If you are interested in queer/trans allegories in Star Trek, you might enjoy my recent Star Trek: Picard novel FIREWALL, which is about Seven of Nine becoming a Fenris Ranger, as well as about her adult search for her newly discovered identity as a queer woman: davidmack.pro/writing/fire...

New York Times: ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits The policy specifies that ICE field offices are not subject to an existing federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”

To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.

Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.

Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers WE DEMAND STORIES about Space With a Purpose June 28th from 3pm–6pm at The Hidden Door, Brooklyn, NY with panelists David Mack • Dr. Susana Martinez–Conde • Marco Palmieri • Charles Barouch

Space—what’s it for? I, Marco Palmieri, Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde & Charles Barouch will discuss the riches space holds, the resources needed to get there, and who gets to go, SAT 28 June 2025, at The Hidden Door, Brooklyn, NY, 3PM–6PM. www.eventbrite.com/e/we-demand-...

Interesting if it proves to be true. Sounds a bit like the Star Trek: Seekers book series I helped create back in 2014 with @daytonward.bsky.social and @kevindilmore.bsky.social, based on a series of mock cover illustrations by digital artist @robcaswell.bsky.social. davidmack.pro/writing/seco...

We're rapidly appraching the end of the #StarTrekTOS bridge overhead display research. Here are all of the displays seen in season 3's "The Savage Curtain". Towards the end of the season, the bridge was illuminated more brightly again but the displays pretty much stayed the same.

Soul of the Story: Roundtable | Top Star Trek Writers Reveal Secrets of Sci-Fi & Storytelling YouTube video by SyFy Sistas Inc.

In case you missed it live, you can watch the @soulofthestory.bsky.social Roundtable with me, Michael Jan Friedman, @kellifitzwrites.bsky.social and host @dattico.bsky.social talkin' story craft, STAR TREK, and more. Thanks to @syfysistas.bsky.social for hosting.

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Here's a comparison of the transporter room back wall in #StarTrekTNG's "Hollow Pursuits"⬇️ and one season later in "Identity Crisis"⬆️. The red labels have been on the set since "Legacy" in early season 4. Notice how the colours of the LCARS display appear different, based on the lighting.

Here are comparison screenshots of the type 7 shuttle entering the lower ionosphere of Tarchannen III, early in the original ⬅️ and remastered ➡️ versions of #StarTrekTNG's "Identity Crisis". I love the updated effect in HD!

At Last, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Returns on July 17 The long wait is nearly over — STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS returns July 17 with a two-episode Season 3 premiere!

BREAKING NEWS: The long wait is nearly over — #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds finally returns July 17 with a two-episode Season 3 premiere!

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire A new adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!When murder and sabotage imperil the time-sensitive and t...

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to pre-order the UNABRIDGED DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK version of my upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel =RING OF FIRE=, that time has come!

Pre-order directly from the publisher or from your preferred retailer:
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain C...

Belated happy book-release day to my mate @jmswallow.bsky.social, whose STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS novel TOWARD THE NIGHT came out on Tuesday!

Nobody writes thrillers like James does, so make sure you grab a copy of this while it’s fresh off the press.

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🚨NEW - TICKETS TO SNW PREMIERE!

A limited number of tickets are now available for the #StrangeNewWorlds Season 3 premiere & cast Q&A at Tribeca!

Date: June 14 from 5pm
Location: the Indeed Theater at Spring Studios, NY

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'In A Mirror, Darkly' – Star Trek: Enterprise’s Darkest Episode – Trek Central I have a special place in my heart for the Mirror Universe. I have always been interested in the concept of a parallel world where people are the opposites of what they are here. And I am very gratefu...

🚨TREK BACK - 'In a Mirror Darkly'

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of #StarTrekEnterprise's notorious Season 4 episode 'In a Mirror Darkly' (Part 2)!

Tom McAuley Treks back for a closer look at all the campy Mirror-Universe antics!

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Gotta love a good tribute.

Dave invited @kevindilmore.bsky.social and me to contribute to Famous Monsters' celebration of #StarTrek's 50th anniversary in 2016. For this writer who grew up in the 1970s-early 80s, contributing to such a legendary magazine was a Bucket List item.

Nothing says you’re in the future better than TRAPEZOIDS…

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Just finished final line-edit tweaks to a new original short story commissioned for an upcoming themed anthology. Can't share details yet, but I am happy to report that the editor tells me he "loved" my story. Feeling pretty good about that right now. 😀

The “brag shelf” of multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling (and modest, don’t forget modest) author David Mack. It occupies two tall shelves stacked high with his various published tomes and awards he has won -- including the most recently added 2023 Peabody Award statuette, which is not an individual honor but rather an "institutional award" personalized to recognize Mack's specific, credited contributions to the filmed/televised incarnations of the Star Trek franchise. Anybody who did credited work for any of the TV series can get one of these, if they're willing to shell out a fistful of cash. The two shelves of books are separated by a narrow shelf packed with ceramic Bunnykins figurines by Royal Doulton, as well as numerous other tiny sculpted, cast, carved, or glass-blown representations of bunnies, aka “The Great Bunny Council.”

A Peabody Award statuette, which consists of a short, vertically oriented black cylinder base with an engraved brass plaque on the front, and a cast bronze medallion mounted on top. The engraving on this award's plaque reads: 2023 PEABODY AWARD STAR TREK Insitutional Award DAVID MACK WRITER / CONSULTANT STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE STAR TREK: PRODIGY College of Journalism & Mass Communications The University of Georgia Behind it are some Star Trek books containing stories written by David Mack.

New on my "brag shelf" — my Peabody Award!

It’s not an individual award; I’m not THAT special. It’s a personalized version of the "institutional award" bestowed upon the STAR TREK franchise in 2023. Anyone who worked in a credited capacity on any of the shows can buy one.

Still cool, though. 🙂

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Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt Cast in Star Trek: Khan The all-new scripted audio series is set to premiere later this year.

ICYMI: The official press release about the upcoming audio drama STAR TREK: KHAN, starring Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt (from Star Trek dot com, 27 Feb. 2025):
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Fabulous timing!