KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO is the codeveloper of S.C.E., and has been the editor responsible for the series since 2001. He has also written or cowritten ten eBooks in the series, more than any other author (though Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore come close with nine). Besides Fatal Error, Cold Fusion, Here There Be Monsters, Breakdowns, Security, Many Splendors, and the two-parters Invincible and War Stories, Keith has also written almost a dozen novels, several short stories, two novellas, and one comic book miniseries in the world of Star Trek, spanning all five TV shows, as well as the novel-only series I.K.S. Gorkon, New Frontier, The Lost Era, and, of course, S.C.E. He’s also written novels, short fiction, essays, nonfiction books, and more in the universes of World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Spider-Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Farscape, Andromeda, Doctor Who, and much, much more. His next Trek work will arrive in 2007: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent, the Voyager portion of the Star Trek: Mirror Universe event; and Q&A, one of the post-Nemesis novels that will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He continues to be the editor in charge of the Star Trek eBook line, including the about-to-be-relaunched Corps of Engineers series, as well as the fortieth anniversary original Star Trek miniseries Mere Anarchy.

Keith lives in New York City with his girlfriend and two insane cats, where in what he jokingly calls his spare time, he plays percussion professionally, avidly follows his beloved New York Yankees, and practices kenshikai karate. Find out too little about Keith at his Web site at www.DeCandido.net.