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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 1d

OUT NOW!
in hardcover, eBook & digital audiobook

= STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE =
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 1d

After many months of writing, editing, proofreading, and promotion, at long last I’ve released my latest book into the wild to fend for itself.

Say “hello” to my 39th published novel (my 32nd novel for Trek), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire, now on sale!

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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 3d

If you’ve been enjoying the full-cast audio drama STAR TREK: KHAN, which I co-wrote with Kirsten Beyer, may I suggest you try my new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel RING OF FIRE? Action, humor, pathos—it has it all. And it comes out this Tuesday, October 7!
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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 7d

The good folks at Literary Treks have published their interview with me & Kirsten Beyer, talking about our work on the STAR TREK: KHAN full-cast audio drama. If you’ve been listening to KHAN and muttering, “What were the writers thinking?”, give it a listen to find out!
www.trek.fm/literary-tre...

Literary Treks 391: Nick's Vision

Interview with Star Trek: Khan writers Kirsten Beyer and David Mack. We speak with Star Trek: Khan writers Kirsten Beyer and David Mack. They talk about the writing process, casting and recording, mak...

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 9d

A new episode of full-cast audio drama STAR TREK: KHAN has arrived via your favorite podcast platform or, if you prefer, on YouTube. Check out episode four, “Magical Thinking,” written by Kirsten Beyer and yours truly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDZ...

Magical Thinking | Episode 4| Star Trek: Khan

YouTube video by Star Trek

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 11d

It’s official — I’ll be at NEW YORK COMIC CON this year! Look for me Saturday, October 11, 5:00PM to 5:45PM, in Booth #3409 (the Simon & Schuster pavilion), where I’ll be signing copies of my brand-new, debuts-that-week #StarTrek: Strange New Worlds novel RING OF FIRE!
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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 11d

Time is running out on September’s Star Trek eBook deals! Lots of my books are on sale this time: Mere Mortals (Bk 2 of Destiny trilogy), the full original run of Star Trek Vanguard, my Discovery novel, & my Picard novel FIREWALL — all just $1.99 each!

www.simonandschuster.com/p/star-trek-...

An array of book covers from the Star Trek Vanguard literary series (2005–2012). Top row, left to right: Harbinger, Summon the Thunder, Reap the Whirlwind, Open Secrets, Precipice. Bottom row, left to right: Harm’s Way, Declassified, What Judgments Come, Storming Heaven, In Tempest’s Wake.

Digital cover art on all titles (except Harm’s Way) by Doug Drexler. Harm’s Way cover art conceived by David Mack, created by Simon & Schuster Art Department.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 11d

Awesome! Thanks! :)

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 11d

@davidmack.pro I had a 6 hour drive yesterday so I finally had a chance to listen to the first 3 episodes of Kahn. Loved it. I’m a huge radio drama fan (still listen to reruns of CBS Radio Mystery Theater and the Relic Radio podcast) and Kahn is among the best. I can’t wait to hear more.

David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 8

STAR TREK: KHAN, a new full-cast audio drama, premieres today! Subscribe through your favorite podcast service, or listen on YouTube.

New episode every Monday through November 3, 2025.

Subscribe to a podcast feed:
link.podtrac.com/StarTrekKhan

Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOn...

Star Trek: Khan

History remembers Khan Noonien Singh as a villain, the product of a failed attempt to perfect humanity through genetic engineering whose quest to avenge himself on Admiral James T. Kirk led to unimagi...

link.podtrac.com

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 22d

TONIGHT!
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 7PM–9PM!

If you’re in NYC, come to Brooklyn Books & Booze! I’ll be there, with fellow authors Liz Gotauco & Kailee Pedersen and organizer Randee Dawn. We'll all read some of our work, then hang out & chat with y’all.

86 34th St., Brooklyn, NY brooklynbooksbooze.com

Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow's Intense - Randee Dawn

Brooklyn Books & Booze at Barrow's Intense Ginger Tasting room: come hear authors every third Tuesday of the month, and enjoy tasty drinks!

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 23d

Now live on YouTube — STAR TREK: KHAN, episode 2, “Scheherazade” (audio drama, 30 minutes)

Written by Kirsten Beyer & David Mack (that's me!),
based on a story by Nicholas Meyer

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cuT...

Scheherazade | Episode 2 | Star Trek: Khan

YouTube video by Star Trek

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 29d

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, 7PM Eastern
BROOKLYN BOOKS & BOOZE
at Barrows’ Intense Ginger
86 34th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232
randeedawn.com/bonus/brookl...

Come out, have a few drinks, and listen to me read my award-winning Star Trek: TNG short story “Family History”
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Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow's Intense - Randee Dawn

Brooklyn Books & Booze at Barrow's Intense Ginger Tasting room: come hear authors every third Tuesday of the month, and enjoy tasty drinks!

randeedawn.com

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 8

And while I have your attention, this seems like a good time to remind y’all I have a new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel titled RING OF FIRE coming out in just four weeks! Pre-order your copy today!
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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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Reposted by David Mack

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · Sep 8

Star Trek has been going boldly for 59 years, since the first broadcast on American network television on Sept 8, 1966. Celebrate with the Roddenberry Archive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k-h...

The Roddenberry Archive: Star Trek Day 2025

YouTube video by OTOY

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · Sep 8

The wormhole graphic in #StarTrekSNW's "Terrarium" features the terms "Einstein radius" and "blackbody peak". These are real terms from physics. While I don't fully understand what they mean, but I'm trying to learn more and I love when #StarTrek does that. Happy #StarTrekDay! :-)

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 8

STAR TREK: KHAN, a new full-cast audio drama, premieres today! Subscribe through your favorite podcast service, or listen on YouTube.

New episode every Monday through November 3, 2025.

Subscribe to a podcast feed:
link.podtrac.com/StarTrekKhan

Watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOn...

Star Trek: Khan

History remembers Khan Noonien Singh as a villain, the product of a failed attempt to perfect humanity through genetic engineering whose quest to avenge himself on Admiral James T. Kirk led to unimagi...

link.podtrac.com

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 8

Wishing a Happy Star Trek Day (U.S.) to all who celebrate! It’s been 59 years since STAR TREK first appeared on American televisions; here’s hoping it keeps going for at least 59 more. Live long and prosper, Trek fans!

Mack and his wife Kara one the bridge at Star Trek: The Original Series Official Set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY (with Mack's plush-bunny inner child in command).

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 8

You say “Ceti Eel,” I say “Babelfish.” Tomato, clamato.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 7

If you’re champing at the bit waiting for the premiere episode of the STAR TREK: KHAN audio drama to drop on September 8, the podcast feed for the series IS LIVE, so you can subscribe to it now and receive episodes as soon as they are released. So subscribe to the Star Trek: Khan podcast now!

Official promotional art for Star Trek: Khan. A forested wilderness planet under a clouded, crimson sky in the background; in the foreground, Khan Noonien Singh is silhouetted in front of a blazing sunset partially eclipsed by the shattered orb of Ceti Alpha VI. He holds in his hand, in front of his face, a glowing vial in which is trapped a Ceti Eel. A small white Star Trek delta symbol hangs in the sky for no discernible reason.

Text reads: STAR TREK KHAN

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 7

Sim.

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 6

Don't miss this! I’ll be reading my Star Trek short story “Family History,” a Scribe Award-winning tale about Wesley Crusher using his time- and space-shifting talents as a Traveler to try to understand his father, who died when he was just a young boy. See you there, Treklit fans!

Randee Dawn @randeedawn.com · Sep 6

BBB fans, get ready: Our next reading at Barrow's Intense in #IndustryCity is on 9/17 -- a WEDNESDAY! Mark your calendars & prepare for tales from authors @cosbrarian.bsky.social @davidmack.bsky.social @kaileepedersen.bsky.social and @randeedawn.com starting at 7pm! 📚🎙️🧉

More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

Authors Liz Gotauco, David Mack, Randee Dawn and Kailee Pedersen at Brooklyn Books & Booze September 17 (Wednesday) at 7pm at Barrow's Intense Ginger Tasting Room

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 4

Here’s hoping. #StarTrek #KHAN #AudioDrama
subspacechatter.substack.com/p/hopefully-...

Hopefully, ‘Khan’ Opens Floodgates to Much More Audio Star Trek Storytelling

“Doctor Who” audio productions have been flourishing for years

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 4

Huh? What are you talking about?

David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 4

No suggestions from me on that point. If you already listen to podcasts, subscribe from there. Otherwise, let Google guide your hand…

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · Sep 3

HEADS UP, TREK FANS!

Coming Monday, Sept. 8 (“Star Trek Day” in the U.S.), a new full-cast audio production from CBS Studios & Secret Hideout — STAR TREK: KHAN, starring Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt.

Subscribe to the series through your favorite podcast platform and get ready for a wild ride!

Promo graphic for Star Trek: Khan. A forested wilderness landscape in the background, beneath a blood-red sun and crimson-clouded sky. In the foreground, the partially silhouetted figure of Khan Noonien Singh, holding up a vial that contains a Ceti Eel. White text in front of him reads: STAR TREK KHAN

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