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For Treklit fans attending #NYCC this weekend, be sure to come to my signing tomorrow, SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, in the Simon & Schuster booth, #3409, from 5PM to 5:45PM! They have brand-new copies of my #StarTrek: Strange New Worlds novel RING OF FIRE for sale. Come help us sell paper!

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Book cover for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE by New York Times Bestselling Author David Mack.

Illustration has a purple-ish space starfield background; very prominent in the center is a black hole surrounded by a reddish-orange-yellow halo of gravitationally distorted light (the titular “ring of fire”). Ghosted and floating in front of this cosmic horror in a pyramid formation are Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush), lower left; first officer Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), middle left; Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), top center; science officer Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck), middle right; and security officer Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh, lower right, brandishing a phaser like the awesome badass she is. It’s a truly badass cover, thought it would have been nice if they’d made my name bigger, but whatever.

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 3d

“Um, yeah. So, me and some of the guys actually nominated her for the prize last year.”

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 5d

Okay. NOW I can officially share some info about my next novel.

#StarTrek
#StarTrekPicard

Coming April 2026! Star Trek: Picard – To Defy Fate!

After waiting for a few of the outstanding ducks to get into the row with their buddies, I’m now officially able to share not only the cover but also the cover blurb for To Defy Fate, my next…

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 5d

This will always be funny.

#ThrowbackThursday
#TBT
#StarTrek

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Book Birthday to my bud and occasional co-conspirator in literary mischief, the redoubtable @davidmack.bsky.social! His #StarTrekSNW novel RING OF FIRE is officially on sale today!

#StarTrek

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire

A new adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!When murder and sabotage imperil the time-sensitive and t...

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 12d

I can’t wait to find out what it’s about.

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 13d

Links to both installments here:

www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/v-uk

V UK - Ranges - Big Finish

Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian G...

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 13d

Finished listening to V UK: OCCUPATION from Big Finish Productions. It’s a great follow-up to VISITATION, their initial installment in this new reimagining of Kenneth Johnson’s original creation.

Congrats to friend @jmswallow.bsky.social for writing the first of the three new episodes!

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 13d

“Well, Clarice? Have the robots stopped screaming?”

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 13d

40 years ago tonight, I wandered into this rather exclusive, all-expenses paid resort for an extended vacation.

Planning a trip? Beware the activities director. They really go overboard cramming your schedule. All I wanted to do was lie on the beach and read my book, but nooooOOOOoooo.....

#USMC

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 15d

Somewhere, I still have an Enterprise and a Klingon ship from that promotion.

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 15d

Monday means a new episode of #StarTrekKhan, the audio drama mini-series written by Kirsten Beyer & @davidmack.bsky.social and based on a story by Nicholas Meyer!

#StarTrek

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Magical Thinking | Episode 4| Star Trek: Khan

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 16d

38 years ago tonight, the 24th Century began.

#StarTrek
#StarTrekTNG

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Premiere Ad

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 18d

It took forever to get to this side of the pond, but I finally have the hardcover to go with the audio version I bought last year.

Congrats (again!) to friend and fellow word pusher @jmswallow.bsky.social on this Bucket List writing gig. My tears of jealousy are only slightly fiery. 😏

#Space1999

Cover for the novella SPACE: 1999 - THE ARMAGEDDON ENGINE by James Swallow.

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 21d

Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t pronounce the name of the fucking drug you’re supposed to be avoiding.

#ProTip

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 22d

"Star Trek: Khan explores the untold events on Ceti Alpha V, chronicling Khan's descent from a superhuman visionary into the vengeful villain seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. New episodes will be available weekly on Mondays through November 3, wherever you get your podcasts."

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 22d

If it's Monday, then that must mean a new installment of #StarTrek: Khan, the audio drama written by Kirsten Beyer and @davidmack.bsky.social and based on a story by Nicholas Meyer, has dropped!

This week's installment: Episode 3 - "Do Your Worst."

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Do Your Worst | Episode 3 | Star Trek: Khan

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 23d

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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 23d

Do you remember.......?

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 24d

One of #StarTrek's early forays into what at first blush seems like a possible misstep - the realm of "first-person shooter" gaming - ended up becoming one of its strongest offerings, and still ranks as one of the best Trek computer games.

Happy 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force!

Gotta start ’em early. I’m not much of a gamer. I mean, I’ve played and occasionally still do play the odd computer or board game, but I’m not a “Gamer With a Capital …

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