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Sadly, Margaret Clark passed away during the writing of this novel, but her expert editing and insights are all over it, going back as far as the original outline. If, for example, you enjoyed the whole subplot with Simone Tovar, you can thank Margaret for that; it was her idea to give Chekov a potential love interest aboard the Enterprise, just to complicate the imposter’s mission even more. Identity Theft is a better book because of her.
And the same can be said of the many books and stories we worked on together over the last several years. Margaret was always very engaged and supportive—and thoughtful and patient when need be. She was also great fun to hang out with at conventions and chat with over the phone, usually at great length. Her loss is a tragedy to all of us who knew and worked with her over the years—and to Star Trek in general.
Finally, as ever, Karen has been my copilot this entire trek and for every other adventure we’ve shared together, past, present, and future.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GREG COX is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous Star Trek novels and stories, including Lost to Eternity, A Contest of Principles, The Antares Maelstrom, Legacies: Book One: Captain to Captain, Miasma, Child of Two Worlds, Foul Deeds Will Rise, No Time Like the Past, The Weight of Worlds, The Rings of Time, To Reign in Hell, The Eugenics Wars (Volumes One and Two), The Q Continuum, Assignment: Eternity, The Black Shore, Dragon’s Honor (with Kij Johnson), and Devil in the Sky (with John Gregory Betancourt). He has also written the official movie novelizations of War for the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Death Defying Acts, and the first three Underworld movies, as well as books and stories based on such popular series as Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Farscape, The 4400, The Green Hornet, Leverage, The Librarians, Roswell, Terminator, Warehouse 13, The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Zorro. His first original novel, Hungry as the Grave, is forthcoming.
He has received six Scribe Awards, including one for Life Achievement, from the International Association of Media Tie-Writers. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Visit him at: www.gregcox-author.com
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Greg Cox, Identity Theft
