Aztlan: The Last Sun (17 page)

About the Author
M
ichael Jan Friedman is the author of nearly 70 books of fiction and non-fiction, about half of them set somewhere in the wilds of the
Star Trek
universe. His first book,
The Hammer and The Horn
, was published by Questar, an imprint of Warner Books, in 1985. In the next couple of years, he wrote
The Seekers and The Sword
and
The Fortress and The Fire
, completing what has come to be known as The Vidarsaga Trilogy, as well as the freestanding novel
The Glove of Maiden’s Hair
.

In 1992 Friedman penned
Reunion
, the first
Star Trek: The Next Generation
hardcover, which introduced the crew of the
Stargazer
, Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s first command. Over the years, the popularity of
Reunion
spawned a number of
Stargazer
stories in both prose and comic book formats, including a six-novel original series.

Friedman has also written for the
Aliens
,
Predator
,
Wolf Man
,
Lois and Clark
,
DC Super Hero
,
Marvel Super Hero
, and
Wishbone
licensed book universes. Eleven of his book titles, including the autobiography
Hollywood Hulk Hogan
and
Ghost Hunting
(written with SciFi’s Ghost Hunters), have appeared on the prestigious
New York Times
primary bestseller list, and his novel adaptation of the
Batman & Robin
movie was for a time the #1 bestselling book in Poland (really).

Friedman has worked at one time or another in network and cable television, radio, business magazines, and the comic book industry, in the process producing scripts for nearly 180 comic stories. Among his comic book credits are the
Darkstars
ongoing series from DC Comics, which he created with artist Larry Stroman, and the
Outlaws
limited series, which he created with artist Luke McDonnell, as well as tales of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Fantastic Four, and the Silver Surfer. He also co-wrote the story for the acclaimed second-season
Star Trek: Voyager
episode “Resistance,” which guest-starred Joel Grey.

Friedman lives with his wife and two sons on Long Island, where in his rapidly dwindling free time he enjoys running, kayaking, and playing single-wall handball.

You thought you knew about King Arthur and his knights? Guess again!

Learn here, for the first time, the down-and-dirty royal secrets that plagued Camelot as told by someone who was actually there, and adapted by acclaimed
New York Times
bestseller Peter David. Full of sensationalism, startling secrets and astounding revelations,
The Camelot
Papers
is to the realm of Arthur what the Pentagon Papers is to the military: something that all those concerned would rather you didn’t see. What are you waiting for?

DuckBob Spinowitz has a problem. It isn’t the fact that he has the head of a duck—the abduction was years ago and he’s learned to live with it. But now those same aliens are back, and they claim they need his help! Can a man whose only talents are bird calls and bad jokes be expected to save the universe?

No Small Bills
is the hilarious new science fiction
novel from award-winning, bestselling author Aaron Rosenberg. See why the NOOK Blog called it “an absurdly
brilliant romp”—buy a copy and start laughing your tail
feathers off today!

Don’t miss the first adventure of the exciting childrens' dark fantasy series Latchkeys!

M
att Fisher was a normal boy—until he found the Door. The Door that led to the House. The House whose Doors opened into places all over the world—and into worlds that had been, and would be, and even never were. But Matt wasn’t the only one who’d found his way in. Now he had something the man named Twig wanted, something that could sow the seeds to everything’s destruction. This first book in the spine-tingling Latchkeys series sets the stage for more adventures with Matt Fisher and the rest of the Latchkeys Kids!

At the age of thirty-eight, Zeno Aristos has quit the NYPD and is trying to figure out what to do with his life. Then someone close to him is kidnapped by dark and cryptic forces. The deeper Zeno digs, the more he realizes he’s dealing not with a mere earthly adversary but with an entity steeped in the deepest and most malevolent of ancient mysteries.

In
Fight the Gods
, Michael Jan Friedman takes a major creative step beyond the Star Trek novels, comic books, and television scripts with which his name has become synonymous, and braves the sinister rooftops and mystical back alleys of urban fantasy. Whatever you think you know of him or of his work...you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Peter David

Michael Jan Friedman

Robert Greenberger

Glenn Hauman

Aaron Rosenberg

Howard Weinstein

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