Changes: Christopher L. Bennett

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Template:Realworld Christopher L. Bennett is a Star Trek author residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. A fan since the age of five, Bennett had already published two short stories in Analog Science Fiction and Fact when his posts at TrekBBS.com's Trek Literature forum caught the attention of Pocket Books' editors.

After contributing to the Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series of eBooks in 2003, Bennett went on to write short stories in several anthologies, as well as contributing novels in the TOS and Star Trek: Titan series, and detailing the life of Jean-Luc Picard in the nine years preceding TNG. His first novel, a Star Trek: The Motion Picture spin-off titled Ex Machina, was named by Star Trek screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman as among their favorite Star Trek novels. [1]

Bennett's writing style focuses on reconciling contradictions in Star Trek canon; his Department of Temporal Investigations series drew on real scientific theories to tie together the disparate depictions of time travel in the series. Other hallmarks of his writing include subverting typical gender roles with strong, brash female characters and sensitive, thoughtful males, and noting historical parallels to complement Star Trek's political allegories. (Christopher L. Bennett: “Tower of Babel” Interview)

Bennett's non-Trek work includes the original science fiction novel Only Superhuman and tie-in novels set in the Marvel Comics universe.

Bibliography

2003

Aftermath (SCE #8)
"... Loved I Not Honor More" (DS9 short story, Prophecy and Change)

2005

Ex Machina
"Brief Candle" (VOY short story, Distant Shores)

2006

Orion's Hounds
"As Others See Us" (TOS short story, Constellations)

2007

The Darkness Drops Again (part of the Mere Anarchy series)
The Buried Age
"Friends with the Sparrows" (TNG short story, The Sky's the Limit)

2008

"Places of Exile" (Star Trek: Myriad Universes novella, Infinity's Prism)
Greater than the Sum

2009

"Empathy" (Star Trek: Mirror Universe short story, Shards and Shadows)
Over a Torrent Sea

2010: Bennett's novel set after Star Trek, Seek a Newer World, originally scheduled for release in June 2010, is currently "on hold" following executive decisions at Pocket. [2]

2011

Watching the Clock
The Struggle Within (Star Trek: Typhon Pact novella)

2012

Forgotten History

2013

A Choice of Futures

2014

Tower of Babel
The Collectors (Department of Temporal Investigations novella)

2015

Uncertain Logic (working title; book 3 of Rise of the Federation)

2016

As-yet untitled Rise of the Federation novel

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+{{realworld}}
-'''Christopher L. Bennett''' is the author of novels set in the [[TOS]] and [[Star Trek: Titan]] eras, as well as an upcoming novel detailing the life of [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in the nine years preceding [[TNG]]. He has also contributed an installment of the [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|''SCE'']] series and short stories in anthologies set within the realms of [[TOS]], [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] and [[Star Trek: Voyager]].
+'''Christopher L. Bennett''' is a ''Star Trek'' author residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. A [[Trekkie|fan]] since the age of five, Bennett had already published two short stories in '' Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' when his posts at TrekBBS.com's Trek Literature forum caught the attention of [[Pocket Books]]' editors.
+After contributing to the ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' series of [[eBook]]s in {{y|2003}}, Bennett went on to write short stories in several anthologies, as well as contributing novels in the [[TOS]] and ''[[Star Trek: Titan]]'' series, and detailing the life of [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in the nine years preceding [[TNG]]. His first novel, a {{film|1}} spin-off titled ''[[Ex Machina]]'', was named by {{film|11}} screenwriters [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] as among their favorite ''Star Trek'' novels. [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/uncategorized/star-trek-screenwriters-pick-their-fave-trek-novels/]
+Bennett's writing style focuses on reconciling contradictions in ''Star Trek'' canon; his ''[[Department of Temporal Investigations]]'' series drew on real scientific theories to tie together the disparate depictions of time travel in the series. Other hallmarks of his writing include subverting typical gender roles with strong, brash female characters and sensitive, thoughtful males, and noting historical parallels to complement ''Star Trek'''s political allegories. ({{TrekCore|blog/2014/05/christopher-l-bennett-tower-of-babel-interview/|Christopher L. Bennett: “Tower of Babel” Interview}})
-==Writing Credits==
-*''[[Aftermath]]'' ([[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|''SCE'']] [[eBook]], [[2003]])
-*"[[... Loved I Not Honor More]]" ([[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''DS9'']] short story, [[Prophecy and Change]], 2003)
-*''[[Ex Machina]] ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] [[novel]], [[2005]])
-*"[[Brief Candle]]" ([[Star Trek: Voyager|''VOY'']] short story, [[Distant Shores]], 2005)
-*''[[Orion's Hounds]]'' ([[Star Trek: Titan|''TTN'']] novel, 2006)
-* "[[As Others See Us]]" ([[Star Trek|''TOS'']] short story, [[Constellations]], ([[2006]])
-*''[[Mere Anarchy]]'', Book Four: ''[[The Darkness Drops Again]]'' (''TOS'' eBook, [[2007]])
-*''[[The Buried Age]] ([[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]/[[TNG]] novel 2007)
+Bennett's non-''Trek'' work includes the original science fiction novel ''Only Superhuman'' and tie-in novels set in the [[Marvel Comics]] universe.
-:''Christopher L. Bennett's [http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett/ website] has detailed [http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett/Trekfiction.html annotations] for much of his work.
+== Bibliography ==
-{{stub}}
+;2003
-[[Category:Star Trek authors|Bennett, Christopher L.]]
+*''[[Aftermath]]'' (SCE #8)
+*"... Loved I Not Honor More" ([[DS9]] short story, ''[[Prophecy and Change]]'')
+;2005
+*''[[Ex Machina]]''
+*"Brief Candle" ([[VOY]] short story, ''[[Distant Shores]]'')
+;2006
+*''[[Orion's Hounds]]''
+*"As Others See Us" (TOS short story, ''[[Constellations]]'')
+;2007
+*''[[The Darkness Drops Again]]''  (part of the ''[[Mere Anarchy]]'' series)
+*''[[The Buried Age]]''
+*"Friends with the Sparrows" (TNG short story, ''[[The Sky's the Limit]]'')
+;2008
+*"Places of Exile" (''[[Star Trek: Myriad Universes]]'' novella, ''[[Infinity's Prism]]'')
+*''[[Greater than the Sum]]''
+;2009
+*"Empathy" (''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]'' short story, ''[[Shards and Shadows]]'')
+*''[[Over a Torrent Sea]]''
+;2010
+:''Bennett's novel set after {{film|11}}, ''[[Seek a Newer World]]'', originally scheduled for release in {{m|June|2010}}, is currently "on hold" following executive decisions at Pocket.'' [http://trekmovie.com/2010/01/14/pocket-books-holding-off-on-star-trek-movie-tie-ins-4-novels-pulled-from-summer-2010/]
+;2011
+*''[[Watching the Clock]]''
+*''[[The Struggle Within]]'' (''[[Star Trek: Typhon Pact]]'' novella)
+;2012
+*''[[Forgotten History]]''
+;2013
+*''[[A Choice of Futures]]''
+;2014
+*''[[Tower of Babel]]''
+*''[[The Collectors]]'' (''Department of Temporal Investigations'' novella)
+;2015
+*''Uncertain Logic'' (working title; book 3 of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise - Rise of the Federation|Rise of the Federation]]'')
+;2016
+*''As-yet untitled ''Rise of the Federation'' novel''
+== External links ==
+*[http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett Official website]
+*[http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett/Trekfiction.html ''Trek'' annotations]
+*[http://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/ Author's blog]
+*{{Wikipedia}}
+[[Category:Star Trek novel authors|Bennett, Christopher L.]]
+[[de:Christopher L. Bennett]]