PETER DAVID is the author of more than two dozen novels (including Star Trek: The Next Generation titles such as Q-In-Law, Strike Zone, Vendetta, Rock And A Hard Place, and Imzadi). He was the writer on DC Comics’s Star Trek for years, but is now best known as the febrile intellect behind The Incredible Hulk and Aquaman and the weekly But I Digress column in Comics Buyer’s Guide.

D. C. FONTANA started out as Gene Roddenberry’s secretary. When she began selling excellent scripts to such other shows as Bonanza, Roddenberry lured her back to pen such episodes of the original series as “Charlie X,” “Tomorrow is Yesterday,” and “Journey to Babel.” She became story editor on the original series, 1967 and 1968; Associate Producer of the Star Trek animated series, 1974; and Associate Producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation in its first year. She writes books, stories, essays, and award-winning teleplays. She is married to SFX wizard Dennis Skotack.

DAVID GERROLD will be the first to tell you he got his start with Gene Roddenberry and the original ST series, and was both Gene’s and the show’s staunchest supporter for decades. He wrote two hooks about ST…The World of Star Trek and The Trouble With Tribbles. If the title of that latter volume sounds familiar, it is because the episode of the original series bearing it is the only neck-and-neck contender with “City” for Most Popular Episode. He has written movies, excellent novels, won a Hugo and a Nebula this year, and has been affiliated with virtually every incarnation of the ST concept. When you say Trek, you’re saying Gerrold.

DEFOREST KELLEY was already an established feature film star when he was cast as Dr. “Bones” McCoy in the original series. He is a classically-trained actor, and among the films in which he appeared are Warlock and Johnny Reno. He is universally considered the nicest person of all the original cast members. Anyone who says less is automatically a jerk.

WALTER KOENIG has been a novelist, screenwriter, noted acting coach, lecturer, and actor. His credits are extensive, but he appears here due to his assaying of the Chekov character on the original Trek. He appeared in all of the ST feature films and, most recently, created a mini-series for comics, Raver. He writes very well indeed.

LEONARD NIMOY was Mr. Spock. Sometimes he says he was not Spock; and sometimes he says he was Spock. In either case, he has been a friend for thirty years, and the author of “City” owes him considerable weight of favors. He likes Indian cuisine.

MELINDA M. SNODGRASS served as Executive Script Consultant on ST: The Next Generation. She adapted George R. R. Martin’s award-winning Sandkings for the new Outer Limits series. Screenwriter, novelist, short story expert, and asst. editor of the Wild Cards anthology series. She lived in the ST production cauldron.