Reap the Whirlwind

zh’Rhun, Commander Araev—Andorian zhen, first officer, U.S.S. Lovell. (STT/DEW)

zh’Shalas, Master Chief Petty Officer—Andorian zhen, Gamma-shift cargo chief on Starbase 47. (HAR)

Zin’za, I.K.S. —Klingon D-5 battle cruiser; on the forefront of the Klingon effort to unravel the Shedai mystery in the Taurus Reach. (STT/RTW)

Zulo—“Cleaner” for Orion crime boss Ganz; disposes of bodies and evidence professionally; species unspecified. (HAR)

Acknowledgments

My first thanks belong to my wife, Kara, for her constant love and encouragement during what proved to be a very long year of back-to-back projects for me.

I am also grateful to my editor and sensei, Marco Palmieri, for inviting me back for another turn in this new corner of the Star Trek universe that he let me develop with him.

To Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore: You guys really upped the ante on the Vanguard series with book two, Summon the Thunder. Part of what inspired me to write this monster of a book—my longest work to date—was a desire to live up to the epic scope and sheer impact of your book. Thanks, gents.

Mike Kidd, who posts regularly on the TrekBBS, suggested this book’s title. Knowing a great title when I see one, I laid claim to it immediately. Gracias, Mike.

Lastly, I am grateful for my many musical inspirations, including jazz pianist Paul Tillotson. Guiding my imagination on this literary journey were soundtracks for The Mummy and King Solomon’s Mines, by Jerry Goldsmith; The Mummy Returns, by Alan Silvestri; King Kong, by James Newton Howard; Passion: Music from the Last Temptation of Christ, by Peter Gabriel; and Batman Begins, by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

Can you tell I wanted to think big?

About the Author

David Mack is the author of numerous Star Trek novels, including the USA Today bestseller A Time to Heal and its companion volume, A Time to Kill. He developed the Star Trek Vanguard series with editor Marco Palmieri and wrote its first volume, Harbinger.!

Mack’s other novels include Wolverine: Road of Bones; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Warpath; Star Trek: S.C.E.—Wildfire; and The Sorrows of Empire, in the trade paperback Star Trek: Mirror Universe, Vol. 1—Glass Empires.

Before writing books, Mack cowrote with John J. Ordover the fourth-season Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Starship Down” and the story treatment for the series’ seventh-season episode “It’s Only a Paper Moon.”

An avid fan of the Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush, Mack has attended concerts in all of the band’s tours since 1982.

Mack currently resides in New York City with his wife, Kara. Learn more about him and his work on his official Web site, www.infinitydog.com.