David Mack is the award-winning and The New York Times bestselling author of 40 novels and numerous short works of science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies.
Mack’s writing credits span television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), audio drama (Star Trek: Khan), and comic books. He also has worked as a consultant on the animated television series Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy. In 2022, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers honored him as a Grandmaster with its Faust Award.
His most recent publications include his Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel Ring of Fire and the audio drama Star Trek: Khan, written with Kirsten Beyer. His new novel Echoes in Eternity, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, will be published in October 2026.
Mack resides in New York City with his wife, Kara.
Follow him on Facebook and/or BlueSky.
Awards & Honors
Named as a Grandmaster by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (2022)
Three novels on the New York Times bestsellers list
One novel on the USA Today bestsellers list
Twenty-eight appearances on the Locus Magazine bestseller list for media-related fiction, including six #1 bestsellers
More than 1.3 million books sold in North America alone.
Winner, Scribe Award for Best Original Novel, General Fiction (24: Rogue)
Winner, Scribe Award for Best Original Novel, Speculative Fiction (Star Trek: TNG – Collateral Damage)
Winner, Scribe Award for Best Original Novel, Speculative Fiction (Star Trek: Picard – Firewall)
Winner, Scribe Award for Best Short Fiction (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Lost and Founder”)
Winner, Scribe Award for Best Short Fiction (Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Family History”)
Nine nominations for the IAMTW’s Scribe Award for Best Novel, Speculative
Scribe Award nominee for Best Short Fiction, for “Lost and Founder”
Scribe Award nominee for Best Short Fiction, for “Family History”
Dragon Award finalist for Best Media Tie-in Novel (2018), for Desperate Hours
Dragon Award finalist for Best Alternate History Novel (2019), for The Iron Codex
Dragon Award finalist for Best Media Tie-in Novel (2022), for Oblivion’s Gate
Winner, UnrealitySF.com’s “Best Story of the Year” Award, 2011, for Rise Like Lions