Michael Garcia
I've been writing Star Trek fiction for the past twenty-one years, ever since I was hooked on the original series by my mother, and experienced the Next Generation and beyond. I prefer to write stories that don't have any of the featured characters in them because I feel like they don't belong to me. But the Trek universe is fair game.
My favorite Star Trek series is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
In addition to writing Star Trek, I also dabble in some original science-fiction with military and political elements. I watch an unhealthy amount of television (though I've put that on hold until the WGA strike is settled) and movies. I read any sci-fi novels I can get my hands on and I have a predilection for fanfics of any show I like (Trek, SG-1, Atlantis, Firefly, West Wing, etc).
I enjoy participating in writing communities and offering critiques of pieces that my fellow writers put in front of me. I offer my services to anyone with an open mind. I like helping others a great deal.
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Michael Garcia Full Speed Ahead Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead #6: The Better Part of Valor Stardate 38896.89: The Excelsior-class starship USS Potemkin is en route to the Turkana star system; diverted from their previous mission by the distress call of a civilian freighter. Upon arrival, they find that the freighter has already been picked apart and its crew killed. Flittering around their apparent kill are a group of aged former Federation-designed fighters, relics left over from a war fought over a hundred and fifty years ago. Executive Officer Krystine Leone and Operations Officer Ariel Elannis must assist their commanding officer, T'Cirya, in determining who attacked the freighter and why?
Michael Garcia Full Speed Ahead Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead #4: Milk Run Stardate 43239.47: Following the return of the Farragut from deep within the Beta Quadrant, Starfleet Command assigns an investigator from the Inspector General's office to determine whether charges should be brought against Captain Leone for her actions during that time. Due to the investigation, Rear Admiral T'Cirya pulls the ship from border duty as it was originally intended. Meanwhile, the missing members of the crew board Farragut from Starbase 310, including Commander Jesse Kincaid, the new executive officer.
Off Site 1992.11.26
Michael Garcia Full Speed Ahead Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead #3: Damn the Torpedoes! Part III Stardate 43232.5: (continued from Part II) With the Farragut en route to the Tristnor facility, Captain Leone and her crew, along with the Kasui batallion aboard, meet heavy resistance in their attempt to steal the Alpha device and make it possible for them to return to Federation space. A fierce battle ensues and the know-how of the skeleton crew works to gain the upper hand in the struggle! Meanwhile, Wilson tries to come to terms with the knowledge that their return to the Federation means he must say goodbye to his friends aboard ship, and Greg weathers pressure from the captain to seek the promotion he's been avoiding for the past four years.
Off Site 1992.11.26
Michael Garcia Full Speed Ahead Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead #2: Damn the Torpedoes! Part II Stardate 43224.75: (Continued from the previous episode) Newly-promoted Captain Krystine Leone and the partially-assembled crew of the starship USS Farragut are vaulted across the galaxy into the space of a previously unknown force, the Tristnor Hegemony. Upon arrival, they're immediately ordered to forfeit their starship and become property of the Hegemony without condition or guarantee of their safety. Will Farragut ever return to Federation space? Will the Hegemony prove to be a formidable enemy? And who are the pair of intruders that brought them there in the first place? (This story will be concluded in Part III)
Off Site 1992.11.26
Michael Garcia Full Speed Ahead Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead #1: Damn the Torpedoes! Newly-promoted Captain Krystine Leone is appointed to command the recently-refitted Nebula-class starship USS Farragut, after only fifteen years of excellent service to Starfleet. Her arrival at the Antares Ship Yards is met by friends she's made throughout her career, and of course, she is excited by the prospect of her first command. While she enjoys the festivities of assuming command, two strangers work feverishly within the ship's navigational deflector room toward some unknown purpose. As they ready the ship for warp speed trials, the ship finds itself going on a journey deep into the final frontier!
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