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Writer '''David Alan Mack''' has cowritten two episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and several ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novels]] and short stories.
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Writer '''David Alan Mack''' {{born|12|May|1969}} has co-written two episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and several ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novels]] and short stories.
   
 
He and [[John J. Ordover]] cowrote the 1995 ''Deep Space Nine'' episode {{e|Starship Down}} and the story treatment for the 1999 episode {{e|It's Only a Paper Moon}}. They also collaborated on the [[comics|comic book]] mini-series ''[[Star Trek: Divided We Fall]]'' from [[WildStorm Comics]].
  
He and [[John J. Ordover]] cowrote the 1995 ''Deep Space Nine'' episode {{e|Starship Down}} and the story treatment for the 1999 episode {{e|It's Only a Paper Moon}}. They also collaborated on the [[comics|comic book]] mini-series ''[[Star Trek: Divided We Fall]]'' from [[WildStorm Comics]].
   
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Mack also wrote the dialog for the ''Deep Space Nine'' [[game|video games]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen|''The Fallen'']] and [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars|''Dominion Wars'']], and the character bios for ''[[Star Trek: Starship Creator]]''.
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Some of the novels he has written include ''[[Harbinger (novel)|Harbinger]]'', the first volume of a new [[Star Trek]] novel series, ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]''; the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' "Time to..." duology ''[[A Time to Kill]]'' and the ''[[A Time to Heal]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' novel ''[[Wildfire]]''. He also worked with [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] on another novel in that series, "Invincible", collected in the ''[[Miracle Workers]]'' book, and wrote "Small Worlds" in the latest release, ''[[Creative Couplings]]''.
  
   
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His latest novels include ''[[Warpath]]'', part of the popular [[Deep Space Nine relaunch]] series, the ''Star Trek: Mirror Universe'' short story ''[[Glass Empires#The Sorrows of Empire|The Sorrows of Empire]]'', the ''[[Reap the Whirlwind]]'' in the ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'' series, and a number of original projects.
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His novels include ''[[Harbinger]]'' and ''[[Reap the Whirlwind]]'', the first and third volumes of a new [[Star Trek]] novel series, ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]''; the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' "Time to..." duology ''[[A Time to Kill]]'' and ''[[A Time to Heal]]''; ''[[Warpath]]'', part of the popular [[Deep Space Nine relaunch]] series, and the ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]'' novella "[[Glass Empires#The Sorrows of Empire|The Sorrows of Empire]]". Mack also contributed the additional novella "[[Obsidian Alliances#Saturn's Children|Saturn's Children]]" under the pseudonym '''Sarah Shaw'''.
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Due to a mix-up in the [[Pocket Books]] editorial department, Mack had been contracted to provide two stories in the ''Star Trek: Mirror Universe'' anthology collections. Since the offers could not be rescinded, the editors requested that Mack write one of the stories under a pseudonym, which he himself derived – Shaw. Mack noted that working under the pseudonym "''freed me up, in a sense, to approach ''Saturn's Children'' with a different style. I wrote it much more quickly than I normally do, and by imagining I was a different author I ended up working from a different mindset. It was an intriguing experience.''". [http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=5380683&postcount=36]
   
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He wrote the tongue-in-cheek [[reference work]] ''[[Star Trek: The Starfleet Survival Guide|The Starfleet Survival Guide]]'' in {{y|2002}}.
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His ''Star Trek'' short stories include "Twilight's Wrath", in the ''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]'' anthology, and "Waiting for G'Doh, or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People," in the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' anthology ''[[No Limits]]''.
  
   
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Mack has also worked with [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] on the ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' [[eBook]] series, contributing the two-part novels ''Invincible'' (collected in ''[[Miracle Workers]]'') and ''[[Wildfire]]'', as well as the single volumes ''[[Failsafe]]'' (collected in ''[[Grand Designs]]''), and ''Small Worlds'' (collected in ''[[Creative Couplings]]'').
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Mack also wrote the dialogue for the ''Deep Space Nine'' [[game|videogames]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen|''The Fallen'']] and [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars|''Dominion Wars'']], and the character bios for ''[[Star Trek: Starship Creator]]''.
  
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His ''Star Trek'' short stories include the [[Shinzon]] story "Twilight's Wrath", in the ''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]'' anthology, and the [[Zak Kebron]] story "Waiting for G'Doh, or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People", in the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' anthology ''[[No Limits]]''. Another short story - "For Want of a Nail" - appeared in the {{y|2009}} ''Mirror Universe'' anthology ''[[Shards and Shadows]]''.
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Mack's most extensive project is the crossover trilogy ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'', released in late {{y|2008}}, which featured characters from a number of ''Star Trek'' series, and affected the story lines of most of the ongoing novel series.
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{{y|2009}} saw Mack pen the fifth novel in the ''Vanguard'' series, ''[[Precipice]]'', and the ''Mirror Universe'' novel ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'' (an expansion of his earlier novella, doubling the length of the original), as well as a tie-in novel to ''The 4400''.
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Mack's latest projects include the first novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Typhon Pact]]'' miniseries, ''[[Zero Sum Game]]'', one of four novellas in the ''Vanguard'' collection ''[[Declassified]]'', and the culmination of the Memory Omega storyline in the ''Mirror Universe'' series, ''[[Rise Like Lions]]''.
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On {{d|9|March|2011}}, Mack revealed that he had signed contracts with Pocket Books for four more ''Trek'' novels to be released in {{y|2012}} - the eighth installment in the ''Vanguard'' series, ''[[Storming Heaven]]'', and the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Cold Equations]]'' trilogy. [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150103156344005&id=46790014004]
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Mack's contribution to the series of books set after {{film|11}}, ''[[More Beautiful Than Death]]'', is currently "on hold" - along with the other planned releases in that series - 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/].
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== Bibliography ==
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=== Writing credits ===
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*{{DS9|Starship Down}} (writer, with [[John J. Ordover]])
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*{{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}} (story, with [[John J. Ordover]])
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=== Novels ===
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*[[Pocket TNG]]
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**''[[Star Trek: A Time to...]]
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***''[[A Time to Kill]]''
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***''[[A Time to Heal]]''
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**''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Cold Equations]]''
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***''[[The Persistence of Memory (novel)|The Persistence of Memory]]
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***''[[Silent Weapons]]''
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***''[[The Body Electric]]''
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*[[Pocket DS9]]
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**''[[Warpath]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]''
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**''[[Miracle Workers#Invincible, Book 1|Invincible, Book 1]]''
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**''[[Miracle Workers#Invincible, Book 2|Invincible, Book 2]]''
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**''[[Wildfire#Wildfire|Wildfire, Book 1]]''
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**''Wildfire, Book 2''
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**''[[Grand Designs#Failsafe|Failsafe]]''
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**''[[Creative Couplings#Small Worlds|Small Worlds]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]''
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**''[[Harbinger|Harbinger]]''
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**''[[Reap the Whirlwind]]''
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**''[[Precipice]]''
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**''[[Storming Heaven]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]''
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**''[[Glass Empires]]'' - "[[Glass Empires#The Sorrows of Empire|The Sorrows of Empire]]"
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**''[[Obsidian Alliances]]'' - "[[Obsidian Alliances#Saturn's Children|Saturn's Children]]" (as Sarah Shaw)
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**''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]''
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**''[[Rise Like Lions]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]''
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**''[[Gods of Night]]''
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**''[[Mere Mortals]]''
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**''[[Lost Souls]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: Typhon Pact]]''
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**''[[Zero Sum Game]]''
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*{{film|11}}
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**''[[More Beautiful Than Death]]''
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*''[[Star Trek: The Fall]]''
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**''[[A Ceremony of Losses]]''
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=== Short stories/Novellas ===
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*''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]'' - "Twilight's Wrath"
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*''[[No Limits]]'' - "Waiting for G'Doh, or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People"
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*''[[Shards and Shadows]]'' - "For Want of a Nail"
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*''[[Declassified]]'' - "The Stars Look Down"
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=== Comics ===
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*''[[Star Trek: Divided We Fall]]'' ([[WildStorm Comics]], with [[John J. Ordover]])
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=== Reference works ===
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*''[[Star Trek: The Starfleet Survival Guide|The Starfleet Survival Guide]]''
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=== Video games ===
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*''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen]]'' (dialog)
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*''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars]]'' (dialog)
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*''[[Star Trek: Starship Creator]]'' (character biographies)
   
 
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* [http://www.infinitydog.com/ David Mack's official website]
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* [http://www.davidmack.pro DavidMack.pro] - official website
 
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Template:Realworld Writer David Alan Mack (born 12 May 1969; age 54) has co-written two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and several Star Trek novels and short stories.

He and John J. Ordover cowrote the 1995 Deep Space Nine episode "Starship Down" and the story treatment for the 1999 episode "It's Only a Paper Moon". They also collaborated on the comic book mini-series Star Trek: Divided We Fall from WildStorm Comics.

Mack also wrote the dialog for the Deep Space Nine video games The Fallen and Dominion Wars, and the character bios for Star Trek: Starship Creator.

His novels include Harbinger and Reap the Whirlwind, the first and third volumes of a new Star Trek novel series, Star Trek: Vanguard; the Star Trek: The Next Generation "Time to..." duology A Time to Kill and A Time to Heal; Warpath, part of the popular Deep Space Nine relaunch series, and the Star Trek: Mirror Universe novella "The Sorrows of Empire". Mack also contributed the additional novella "Saturn's Children" under the pseudonym Sarah Shaw. Due to a mix-up in the Pocket Books editorial department, Mack had been contracted to provide two stories in the Star Trek: Mirror Universe anthology collections. Since the offers could not be rescinded, the editors requested that Mack write one of the stories under a pseudonym, which he himself derived – Shaw. Mack noted that working under the pseudonym "freed me up, in a sense, to approach Saturn's Children with a different style. I wrote it much more quickly than I normally do, and by imagining I was a different author I ended up working from a different mindset. It was an intriguing experience.". [1]

He wrote the tongue-in-cheek reference work The Starfleet Survival Guide in 2002.

Mack has also worked with Keith R.A. DeCandido on the Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers eBook series, contributing the two-part novels Invincible (collected in Miracle Workers) and Wildfire, as well as the single volumes Failsafe (collected in Grand Designs), and Small Worlds (collected in Creative Couplings).

His Star Trek short stories include the Shinzon story "Twilight's Wrath", in the Tales of the Dominion War anthology, and the Zak Kebron story "Waiting for G'Doh, or, How I Learned to Stop Moving and Hate People", in the Star Trek: New Frontier anthology No Limits. Another short story - "For Want of a Nail" - appeared in the 2009 Mirror Universe anthology Shards and Shadows.

Mack's most extensive project is the crossover trilogy Star Trek: Destiny, released in late 2008, which featured characters from a number of Star Trek series, and affected the story lines of most of the ongoing novel series.

2009 saw Mack pen the fifth novel in the Vanguard series, Precipice, and the Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire (an expansion of his earlier novella, doubling the length of the original), as well as a tie-in novel to The 4400.

Mack's latest projects include the first novel in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact miniseries, Zero Sum Game, one of four novellas in the Vanguard collection Declassified, and the culmination of the Memory Omega storyline in the Mirror Universe series, Rise Like Lions.

On 9 March 2011, Mack revealed that he had signed contracts with Pocket Books for four more Trek novels to be released in 2012 - the eighth installment in the Vanguard series, Storming Heaven, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation - Cold Equations trilogy. [2]

Mack's contribution to the series of books set after Star Trek, More Beautiful Than Death, is currently "on hold" - along with the other planned releases in that series - following executive decisions at Pocket [3].

Bibliography

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Short stories/Novellas

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