Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born 18 April 1969; age 55) is a writer who has written a great deal of Star Trek fiction. He has also done rewatches of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise on Reactor Magazine (formerly Tor.com). He has also been reviewing Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as new episodes are released for the same site.
DeCandido was born in New York City to parents who were both fans of Star Trek. He attended Fordham University in the city. He has written tie-ins to numerous other science fiction franchises including Alien, Andromeda, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI, Doctor Who, Dungeons and Dragons, Farscape, Orphan Black, Resident Evil, Serenity, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, The X-Files, and more. He has also co-written work with John Gregory Betancourt and David Mack.
He has been nominated for two Scribe Awards for his Star Trek work, in 2008 for Q&A and 2010 for A Singular Destiny, and in 2009 was named a Scribe Grandmaster for his entire body of media tie-in work.
Novels[]
- TNG: Diplomatic Implausibility (2001)
- DS9: Demons of Air and Darkness (Book 4 of Gateways, 2001)
- The Brave and the Bold Books 1-2 (2002)
- The Lost Era: The Art of the Impossible (2003)
- Star Trek: IKS Gorkon Books 1-3: A Good Day to Die, Honor Bound, and Enemy Territory (2003-2005)
- TNG: A Time for War, A Time for Peace (2004)
- Articles of the Federation (2005)
- Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Three: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed (2005)
- Obsidian Alliances: "The Mirror-Scaled Serpent" (2007)
- TNG: Q&A (2007)
- Klingon Empire: A Burning House (2008)
- Myriad Universes: Echoes and Refractions: "A Gutted World" (2008)
- A Singular Destiny (2009)
Novellas[]
- "Horn and Ivory" in What Lay Beyond (Book 7 of Gateways) (2001)
- "The Unhappy Ones" (Klingon wrath story) in Seven Deadly Sins (2010)
Short stories[]
- "Broken Oaths" in DS9: Prophecy and Change (2003)
- "Revelations" in New Frontier: No Limits (2003)
- "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" in Tales of the Dominion War (2004)
- "loDnI'pu' vavpu' je" in Tales from the Captain's Table (2005)
- "Letting Go" in VOY: Distant Shores (2005)
- "Four Lights" in The Sky's the Limit (2007)
- "Family Matters" in Shards and Shadows (2009)
- "You Can't Buy Fate" in Star Trek Explorer #7 digital supplement (2023)
- "The Kellidian Kidnapping" in Star Trek Explorer #8 (2023)
- "Work Worth Doing" in Star Trek Explorer #9 (2023)
- "Attempted Break-In" in Star Trek Explorer #11 digital supplement (2024)
eBooks[]
- Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers
- 2: Fatal Error (2000)
- 6: Cold Fusion (2001)
- 7: Invincible, Part One (with David Mack, 2001)
- 8: Invincible, Part Two (with David Mack, 2001)
- 10: Here There Be Monsters (2001)
- 21: War Stories, Book 1 (2002)
- 22: War Stories, Book 2 (2002)
- 28: Breakdowns (2003)
- 54: Security (2005)
- 66: Many Splendors (2006)
- TNG: Slings and Arrows Book 6: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment (2008)
Comics[]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream (1999-2000)
- Alien Spotlight: "Klingons" (2009)
- Captain's Log: "Jellico" (2010)
Anthologies[]
- New Frontier: No Limits (with Peter David) (2003)
- Tales of the Dominion War (2004; DeCandido also compiled the Dominion War timeline for this book)
- Tales from the Captain's Table (2005)
Reference works[]
- The Klingon Art of War (2014)
Role-Playing Game material[]
- Star Trek Adventures: The Klingon Empire Core Rulebook (portions, 2020)
- Star Trek Adventures: Incident at Kraav III (with Fred Love, 2022)
External links[]
- DeCandido.net – official web site
- Keith R.A. DeCandido at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Keith R. A. DeCandido at Wikipedia
- Keith R.A. DeCandido at the ISBN Database
- Keith R.A. DeCandido at SF-Encyclopedia.com