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Michael A. Martin, whose solo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, is also coauthor (with Andy Mangels) of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Mission: Gamma, Book Three-Cathedral; Star Trek: The Next Generation, Section 31-Rogue; and the forthcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers #30 and #31 (Ishtar Rising Books 1 and 2). Working with Andy, Martin has also coauthored Roswell: Skeletons in the Closet; Roswell: Pursuit; and Roswell: Turnabout (the last of which is forth-coming). Martin was the regular cowriter (also with Andy) of Marvel Comics' monthly Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic-book series, and has generated heaps of copy for Atlas Editions' Star Trek Universe subscription card series. He has written for Star Trek Monthly, Dreamwatch, Grolier Books, Wildstorm, Platinum Studios, and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has penned several World Almanac Library of the States nonfiction books. Martin lives and works in an ancient house in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his wife, Jennifer J. Dottery, their two boys (James and William), and much love and laughter. Andy Mangels is the co-author of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Section 31-Rogue; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Mission: Gamma-Cathedral; and a number of upcoming Star Trek novels, e-books, and short stories, all written with Michael A. Martin. The pair have also written Roswell: Skeletons in the Closet and Roswell: Pursuit, with Roswell: Turnabout forthcoming. Flying solo, Andy is also the author of Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guide, as well as the best-selling book Star Wars: The Essential Guide To Characters, plus Beyond Mulder and Scully: The Mysterious Characters of The X-Files and From Scream To Dawson's Creek: The Phenomenal Career of Kevin Williamson. Mangels has written for The Hollywood Reporter, The Advocate, Just Out, Cinescape, Gauntlet, Dreamwatch, Sci-Fi Universe, SFX, Anime Invasion, Outweek, Frontiers, Portland Mercury, Comics Buyer's Guide, and scores of other entertainment and lifestyle magazines. He has also written licensed material based on properties by Lucasfilm, Paramount, New Line Cinema, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Microsoft, Abrams-Gentile, and Platinum Studios. His comic-book work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Wild-storm, Image, Innovation, WaRP Graphics, Topps, MVCreations, and others, and he was the editor of the award-winning Gay Comics anthology for eight years. He has also written DVD supplemental material and liner notes for Anchor Bay. In what little spare time he has, he likes to country dance and collect uniforms and Wonder Woman memorabilia. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his longtime partner, Don Hood, and their dog, Bela. Visit his website at www.andymangels.com.