He also consults for CBS on Star Trek licensee projects, including publications from Simon & Schuster and IDW Publishing. Ward worked as a software developer and part time writer before becoming a full time writer. He remained in and lives with his family in Kansas City. He served for more than eleven years, before being honorably discharged.

He was eventually stationed in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating high school, Ward enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he worked in information systems. Ward was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. The winning entries were Star Trek: The Next Generation: Armageddon's Arrow, in 2016, and Star Trek: Discovery: Drastic Measures, in 2019. Ward has been nominated six times for, and has won twice, the Scribe Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. His frequent collaborator on these and other works is fellow author Kevin Dilmore. He has also published a number of short stories in various magazines and collections. In addition, he has written numerous articles in Star Trek Communicator and Star Trek Magazine. As such, future authors who achieved the same feat were said to have earned a 'Wardy'. He published stories in each of the first three Strange New Worlds volumes, making him the first author to render himself ineligible under the rules of that series.

Kirk and his officers - Spock, Mitchell, Kelso, Scott, Sulu, and Dr.Dayton Ward at Shore Leave 38 convention, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 2016.ĭayton Ward (born June 7, 1967) is a science fiction author primarily known for his Star Trek novels and short stories, which began with publication in the Strange New Worlds anthology series. The Starship Enterprise, newly under the command of James T. When the Payav, Mestiko's dominant nation, learns of a rogue pulsar sweeping through their star system and threatening to destroy all life on their planet, the Federation is faced with a daunting choice: stand by and witness the extinction of a thriving civilization, or violate the Prime Directive and mount a desperate effort to protect the planet from total devastation. Star Trek: A Time To Harvest (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Kindle edition by Dilmore, Kevin. Mestiko: a world on the brink of interstellar space travel - and under covert Federation observation.

A new six-part epic covering thirty years of Star Trek® history, continuing with an adventure that takes place during the historic five-year mission!

A Time to Harvest by Kevin Dilmore