Book bits: New titles, details, and German Destiny

Lots of books news today, starting with several new titles revealed by the latest additions to Amazon's listings. Several new titles have been added, in some cases revealing the titles and/or release dates. Perhaps most notable is that there are two titles being released under the DS9 banner, the first time since 2009 thanks to DS9 stories constantly occurring within crossovers recently! New titles on Amazon are:

New Deep Space 9

DS9: The Missing, by Una McCormack (January 2015)

• McCormack has confirmed this is the new title for the novel previously listed as TNG: Home Again.
• This story is set to feature Doctor Beverly Crusher as the temporary chief medical officer on DS9 following the events of The Fall.
• Pre-orders: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp.

TOS: Foul Deeds Will Rise, by Greg Cox (December 2014)

• This is apparently a TOS movie era novel, but no other details have been revealed so far.
• Pre-orders: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.jp.

Section 31: Disavowed, by David Mack (November 2014)

• Bashir follow-up to The Fall, obviously featuring Section 31. Mack has also noted there will be connections to his Mirror Universe novel Rise Like Lions, and related events from the middle book of his Cold Equations trilogy, Silent Weapons.
• Pre-orders: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp. 

Voyager: Acts of Contrition, by Kirsten Beyer (October 2014)

• Second book in a trilogy of stories in the Voyager relaunch, which started with the recently released novel, Protectors.
• Pre-orders: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp.

DS9: Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found), by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann (September 2014)

• A Quark-focused ebook novella, set on the new DS9.
• Pre-orders: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp. 

Recent author interviews have also revealed new details of books to come. TrekCore talked to Kirsten Beyer about Protectors, and also got her to discuss the next books in the Voyager relaunch, including revealing the working title of the third book in the current Voyager trilogy; following Protectors, and Acts of Contrition, will be Atonement. Speaking about Acts of Contrition, Beyer gave this summary:

We’re going deep into the Worlds of the First Quadrant. If you know me at all, you should probably assume that’s not going to go terribly smoothly. We’re also going to continue to explore the catomic plague, and of course, Seven’s reunion with Axum. Doctor Sharak gets more development and a familiar face for Voyager fans who we haven’t see much of in the relaunch helps with that.

For Acts of Contrition, I decided to try my hand at writing the first actual scene ever written almost completely in Tamarian in any of the books. I sort of like how it turned out, so I hope others will too. Tom Paris will face his mother in mediation and that story will be resolved…mostly. And yes, we will learn more about the alliances being formed in the Delta Quadrant between former enemies that seem determined to undermine the fleet.

There’s a lot going on. One of the most consistent complaints I’m seeing about Protectors is that it felt too much like a set-up for another story. It was. I hope folks will be more understanding when they see how much more there is to come and how it all builds from what began in Protectors and is ultimately resolved in the final book.

Beyer also had lots to say about what she explored in Protectors, visit TrekCore for the full interview. Meanwhile TrekFM's Literary Treks podcast also interviewed an author recently, the newest contributor to the world of Star Trek, John Jackson Miller, who made his debut last month with the Titan ebook, Absent Enemies. One thing revealed in the interview was that Miller also started work in the Trekverse much earlier; he was set to write a novella for the Corps of Engineers series, but wasn't able to proceed when the series was cancelled!

While the interview was mainly focused on Absent Enemies, including comparisons with writing Star Wars, and decisions made when considering the shorter format of the novella, Miller did also look forward to his forthcoming Aventine novel, which he revealed will also feature the Enterprise-E, and characterised the book as a "sprawling adventure story".

Finally, Cross Cult have recently announced that, in August, they will be releasing a hardcover omnibus of their German translations of David Mack's Destiny trilogy. They have released cover art, which uses the triptych of covers from their versions of the individual books. Talking to my German expert, Jens Deffner, the point was raised that this could have been an opportunity for Cross Cult to update their translations to reflect the tweaks Mack made to Destiny when the US omnibus edition was release. Alas Jens believes they will be sticking with their existing translations.

Covers for the new ebook novel omnibuses

Simon and Schuster have updated their listings for their forthcoming ebook omnibuses of Star Trek novels. Not surprisingly, but maybe a little disappointingly, they have reused cover art from one of novels contained in each collection:

The Original Series: The Continuing Missions, Volume I
Contains The Rings of Time, by Greg Cox, That Which Divides, by Dayton Ward, and  Forgotten History, by Christopher L Bennett's. Reusing the latter book's cover:

Typhon Pact: The Khitomer Accords Saga
The three most recent Typhon Pact branded books: David R George III's Plagues of Night and Raise the Dawn, and Una McCormack's Brinkmanship. This time the first book in the collection contributes the cover art:

Destiny: The Complete Saga
All three books of David Mack's Destiny trilogy, which like the recent trade paperback omnibus of the trilogy uses the Mere Mortals cover art.

UPDATE: David Mack has been able to confirm this ebook omnibus will include the slightly revised version of his trilogy from the trade paperback omnibus (rather than the untweaked original versions)

All three will be available to download onto your ebook reader of choice in Janaury.

Books updates

Lots of book bits to share: Starting with the first look at the cover for Tony Daniel's first Star Trek novel, Devil's Bargain, which is set to feature the Horta in a TOS adventure. Sadly there are no Horta on the cover, just a lot of Spock - But not bad for a head cover (via StarTrek.com):

Pre-order: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp.

Another of next year's TOS books, William Leisner's The Shock of Adversity, has a new blurb, added to its listing on Simon and Schuster's online catalogue:

Located far beyond the boundaries of explored space, the Goeg Domain is a political union of dozens of planets and races. When the U.S.S. Enterprise arrives in its territory to investigate an interstellar phenomenon, Commander Laspas of the Domain Defense Corps is at first guarded, then fascinated to discover the existence of an alliance of worlds much like his own, and finds a kindred spirit in Captain James T. Kirk. And when the Enterprise is attacked by the Domain’s enemies, crippling the starship’s warp capability and leaving its crew facing the prospect of a slow, months-long journey home, the Goeg leader volunteers the help of his own ship, offering to combine the resources of both vessels to bring the Enterprise to a nearby Domain facility to make the necessary repairs.

But what at first seems to be an act of peace and friendship soon turns out to be a devil’s bargain, as Kirk and the Enterprise crew learn that there are perhaps more differences than similarities between the Federation and the Domain. When the Goeg’s adversaries strike again, the Enterprise is drawn deeper and inexorably into the conflict, and Kirk begins to realize that they may have allied themselves with the wrong side…

Pre-order: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp.

Later in 2013, the TOS block gives way to the five-part TNG-era crossover series, The Fall. So far we know David R George III is starting the series with a DS9 novel, Revelations and Dust, and that both Dayton Ward and David Mack are also contributing books to the series. Now James Swallow has also announced his involvement, with a Titan book on the way -Which pleases me no end, as his previous Titan novel, Synthesis, was one of the best in the series.

A bit less far away, listings have popped up lately for three new ebook omnibuses, all coming in January:

• Typhon Pact: The Khitomer Accords Saga - Comprised of the three most recent Typhon Pact branded books; David R George III's Plagues of Night and Raise the Dawn, and Una McCormack's Brinkmanship.
• The Original Series: The Continuing Missions, Volume I - Collects together this year's TOS novels: The Rings of Time, by Greg Cox, That Which Divides, by Dayton Ward, and Christopher L Bennett's second DTI novel, Forgotten History.
• Destiny: The Complete Saga - Which unsurprisingly is all three books of David Mack's Destiny trilogy. It's not clear whether this is a straight repackage of the three original novels, or a ebook release of this year's omnibus edition, which had a few tweaks from the originals.

Finally the second episode of TrekFM's new Literary Treks podcast is available for listening now. This time they talked to Kirsten Beyer about her Voyager relaunch books. She talked extensively about how she has developed the series, so if you're a fan it's well worth a listen (and if you're not a fan, what's wrong with you?). She also reconfirmed that her next book wont be getting to us until early 2014.

In Tempest's Wake cover, and other book bits

Simon and Schuster have released the cover for Dayton Ward's forthcoming code to the Vanguard series, the ebook novella, In Tempest's Wake. Due out in a little over a month we're still awaiting a blurb:

Pre-order: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it.

Meanwhile UnrealitySF's Jens Deffner, who normally fills me in on all things German, has pointed me towards a snippet of news: In the "About the authors" section of ReDeus: Divine Tales, a recent fantastical anthology with contributions from many regular Trek writers, the section on William Leisner notes that "He is currently at work on a Star Trek Original Series novel". If said novel is intended for the 2013 schedule that will take us up to five TOS novels net year, yikes!

Not to leave me lacking on news from Germany, Jens also reports that an audiobook release of the Destiny trilogy in imminent. With Lutz Riedel's reading of Die Götter der Nacht (Gods of Night) due next month.

Posters from Cross Cult

Remember a little while ago Cross Cult floated the idea of producing a poster of the cover art from the Crucible trilogy? Well it looks like they're going forward with it, and will even offer it for free to customers who buy a Trek book directly from their online shop. They posted this version on their Facebook page to get some feedback on whether or not to include text, and it seems they're leaning towards not at the moment:

And it also seems they're thinking about doing the same for their Destiny covers. They posted this mock-up, the actual poster would blend the three covers better:

Simon and Schuster updates

Simon and Schuster has updated its website with listings for new novels in 2012. Listed for June 26th release (making it the July book) is a new TNG novel: The Founder's Tears, by David R. George III. This is almost certainly the second book in George's 24th century duology, which we've previously been told may be called Raise the Dawn. The first book in the duology, Plagues of Night, is currently widely listed as At The Prophet's Door; but George has noted that the latter title was a place holder and the former is his current working title. One suspects the same might be true of this new title, and similarly George has commented that the books aren't necessarily strictly TNG.

The following month now lists the next Titan novel, Fallen Gods, by Michael A. Martin. Followed the next month by the next Voyager novel, Kirsten Beyer's The Eternal Tide, confirmed as the September book.

Which with David Mack's TNG trilogy at the end of the year potentially means we now have the full mass market paperback schedule for 2012 - Although it's possible said trilogy might not start until November or December; leaving potential gaps for other books. So the mass market paperback schedule for 2012 is currently as follows:

• January: Blind Man's Bluff, by Peter David (New Frontier, reprint of 2011 trade paperback)
• February: The Rings of Time, by Greg Cox (TOS)
• March: Thet Which Divides, by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (TOS)
• April: Storming Heaven, by David Mack (Vanguard)
• May: Forgotten History, by Christopher L. Bennett (TOS/DTI)
• June: Plagues of Night, by David R. George III (TNG era)
• July: Raise the Dawn, by David R. George III (TNG era)
• August: Fallen Gods, by Michael A. Martin (Titan)
• September: The Eternal Tide, by Kristen Beyer (Voyager)
• October-December: TNG trilogy by David Mack, possibly preceded by other as-yet unannounced books depending on the start date.

You can see a listing for all the 2012 releases on my schedule page, which also includes Simon and Schuster's other imprints, IDW comics, games, and blurays.

One of those imprints is Gallery Books, who are publishing an omnibus of the Destiny trilogy in March. For a while now they've been using the cover of Mere Mortals for listings of this, and now that cover has been amended to remove the Mere Mortals title. Does this mean no new cover art? They could have at least reused Cross Cult's far more exciting cover!

Another of said imprints, Simon Spotlight, has also relisted the next Starfleet Academy book, Alan Gratz's The Assassination Game, which had disappeared from Simon and Schuster's websites for a while. It's back at its last known release date, in June.

Thanks to UnrealitySF's Jens Defner, who pointed out some of the schedule updates on the TrekBBS.

Cross Cult to publish Double Helix, and other Cross Cult news

2002 English omnibus

Cross Cult has announced it plans to publish German translations of the 1999 crossover series Double Helix, with their version of the six book series starting in February next year. The scheduling falls in line with their release of New Frontier books, as the fifth book in the miniseries will also be the sixth of their New Frontier ones, following on from their latest, Gebranntes Kind (Once Burned).

UPDATE: My German correspondent, Jens Deffner (of Unreality SF), as informed me of some other Cross Cult news:

The Double Helix release will (thankfully!) feature new cover art

Cross Cult have announced they will be slowing down their releases, as the sales have not be able to support the current output. There will now be one novel a month (with possible occasional exceptions). This has affected the schedule: Feuertaufe: McCoy - Die Herkunft der Schatten (Crucible: McCoy - Provenance of Shadows) has been pushed back to October, rather than being released alongside this month's McCoy (Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor) comic release. The next Vanguard book, What Judgments Come, also will no longer be released simultaneously with the US publication, and has for the moment been removed from the schedule all together; but will apparently be released in a timely manner.

New cover artwork for Cross Cult's editions of the Starfleet Academy books was rejected; on the grounds it was too realistic:

The Cross Cult Star Trek website is currently using the original American covers, which I do prefer the more painterly covers of, but it’s a shame they don’t have the additions of the Star Trek title and author name on the cover proposed on the above image.

And finally, the first book in the Destiny trilogy Götter der Nacht (Gods of Night) has done well enough to warrant a second printing!

Destiny omnibus on the way!

The Simon and Schuster website has been updated with a listing for an omnibus edition of David Mack's Destiny trilogy, coming next March in trade paperback format. Here's how Simon and Schuster describe it:

Omnibus edition of an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy, the Borg.

Hopefully the 768 page volume will have some exciting new cover art (pictured is Cross Cult's cover art for the German version of the first book in the trilogy).

German Mere Mortals cover

Cross Cult has released their new cover for Star Trek: Destiny, book two: Mere Mortals. Looks like this:

UPDATE: Higher res version on the German Trek books facebook page.

They also recently published Gods of Night with a new variant of the cover, combining elements form both previously released versions:

Thanks to my regular tipster Jens Deffner, of UnrealitySF.

Cover extravaganza

New covers, loads of them!

From David Mack's blog, is this new and final cover for Zero Sum Game:From the Simon and Schuster digital catalogue is this for Out of the Cacoon:From Joe Corroney's facebook page is this cover for Burden of Knowledge issue 3 (Andorians, yay!):And from Amazon.de are a whole bunch of new Cross Cult covers:UPDATE: Higher res version of the Stitch in Time cover on Cross Cult's facebook.

Thanks to my regular informant Jens Deffner (of Unreality SF) for the German cover tip.

German updates

German publisher Cross Cult has released a catalogue detailing some of it's forthcoming titles, which includes the launch of several new series for the publisher; starting next year Cross Cult will add Enterprise, TOS and New Frontier novels to their output, starting from the very start with New Frontier (with the first four novellas compiled into two omnibuses), from Last Full Measure with Enterprise, and the Crucible trilogy for TOS.

The catalogue also reveals the first fuzzy-low-resolution images of new covers for Lost Souls and A Stitch in Time.
Thanks to Unreality SF's Jens Deffner for the tip, and also for the following analysis: What's notable in the catalogue is what isn't mentioned; now Cross Cult has exhausted the David Messina Trek back-catalogue they haven’t announced any new comic titles yet, and the New Frontier list seems to have show Cross Cult will be skipping Once Burned and Double or Nothing, the New Frontier entries in the Captain's Table and Double Helix series.

Destiny, looking as epic as it should (in German)

Defcon Treklit has posted a draft cover for Cross Cult's German edition of Gods of Night, the first book in the Destiny trilogy:

Now that's more like it! I loved Destiny, but found the covers rather underwhelming for the biggest Star Trek novel event ever! Good job with the epicness Cross Cult!

UPDATE: From the Cross Cult Star Trek facebook group, the artist is Martin Frei.

A Singular Destiny excerpt

Keith R.A. DeCandido has released an excerpt from his forthcoming Destiny follow-up novel, A Singular Destiny.

You can read it, here.

Who is Sonek Pran?

On the TrekBBS Keith R.A. DeCandido has revealed a little detail on his new character for the Destiny follow-up novel A Singular Destiny - in the form of a short excerpt, in which Captain Dax first meets Sonek Pran:

Seconds later, a sparkle of lights coalesced into a humanoid form. A large canvas bag was slung over his left shoulder. He had a drooping white mustache and long white hair, framing a round, pleasant face. He wore simple civilian clothing: a purple shirt, black vest, black pants, brown boots. The rather unruly head of hair was yoked back into a ponytail, revealing tapered ears that suggested Vulcanoid ancestry. He also had the rhinal ridges of a Bajoran, albeit fainter than usual, and the black eyes of a Betazoid. That's gotta be an entertaining family tree, Dax thought as she stepped forward

"Professor Pran, I presume?"

The grin he let loose with was completely human. In all three hundred and sixty-three years of life in nine hosts, the Dax symbiont had never encountered a species that grinned quite the way humans did.

Go forth and have a chit-chat about the fellow, here.

Lost Souls excerpt

Pocket Books have released an excerpt from the final book in the Destiny trilogy: Lost Souls. It's the first chapter, and you can read it, here.

A Singular Destiny blurb

Jeff Ayers, via ComicMix.com, has released the back-cover blurb for Keith R.A. DeCandido's Destiny follow-up novel, A Singular Destiny. Which is as follows:

The Shape of Things to Come

The cataclysmic events of Star Trek: Destiny have devastated known space. Worlds have fallen. Lives have been destroyed. And in the uneasy weeks that follow, the survivors of the holocaust continue to be tested to the limits of their endurance.

But, strange and mysterious occurrences are destabilizing the galaxy’s battle-weary Allies even further. In the Federation, efforts to replenish diminished resources and give succor to millions of evacuees are thwarted at every turn. On the borders of the battered Klingon Empire, the devious Kinshaya sense weakness --and opportunity. In Romulan space, the already-fractured empire is dangerously close to civil war.

As events undermining the quadrant’s attempts to heal itself become increasingly widespread, one man begins to understand what is truly unfolding. Sonek Pran - teacher, diplomat, and sometime advisor to the Federation President - perceives a pattern in the seeming randomness. And as each new piece of evidence falls into place, a disturbing picture encompassing half the galaxy begins to take shape, revealing a challenge to the Federation and its allies utterly unlike anything the have faced before.

Mere Mortals excerpt

TrekMovie.com have posted an excerpt from the forthcoming second instalment of the Destiny trilogy. Go, here, to read it.

Pocket catalogue blurbs

Time has come again when Pocket Books releases it's solicitationy catalogue sort of thing. In light of the controversy this particular release has stirred up over at the TrekBBS I give you this warning/disclaimer: Use your common sense, the books described are months away from being published and still in production, such early pre-release info is of course subject to change.

Not many new covers in this one as most have already been released. One that is new (though very likely to change as it's even marked as not final) is for the Crucible trilogy hardcover omnibus. No other new details for this release:

There's also a new cover for the next New Frontier novel, Treason:


Jumping ahead three years from the events depicted in Missing in Action, tensions within the New Thallonian Protectorate are at a fever pitch following the murder of Prime Minister Si Cwan. The sudden power vacuum will have far-reaching ramifications for Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, the crew of the USS Excalibur, and all of Sector 221-G itself....

A Singular Destiny
The Destiny trilogy changed the Star Trek universe, devastating worlds and lives from every series. Now, the fallout of that apocalyptic saga is viewed through the eyes of an all-new character: Sonek Pran is an outsider, a man who can go places and get things done that no one else can. When events threatening to undermine the galaxy’s attempts to heal itself become increasingly widespread, Sonek’s investigation leads him to uncover a challenge to the Federation and its allies utterly unlike anything they have faced before.

Author Keith R.A. DeCandido has described this blurb as "[not] inaccurate, but it isn't 100% accurate, either......."

Titan: Over a Torrent Sea
In the aftermath of the shocking crossover trilogy Destiny, Titan’s return to its mission of exploration leads to the discovery of an astounding new world with a complex ecosystem unlike anything Captain Riker and his crew have encountered before. At the same time, while one father mourns the tragic loss of a child, another looks for hope as a long awaited birth draws near.

Voyager: Full Circle
Following the events of Destiny, the broken and weary crew of the starship Voyager is reunited to spearhead a mission they are uniquely qualified to undertake. But even the efforts of its new Captain to revitalize this wounded crew may not be enough see the mission through, for the journey is paved with blood and deep scars that will not fade...and populated with ghosts from the past.

Author Kirsten Beyer commented that "It sounds like it was written long before the story or novel were anywhere near a final form" (ie, this one is quite inaccurate)

Vanguard: Open Secrets
Following the events of Reap the Whirlwind, this new novel takes the ongoing saga to a whole new level as a new commander assumes control of Starbase 47—while the old one stands trial for treason. Meanwhile, the station’s intelligence officer fights for her life and her very mind, as tensions with the Klingons escalate into all-out war.

Gods of Night excerpt (number 3!)

TrekWeb have released another excerpt from Destiny, book one: Gods of Night. Chapter three (on the Titan) can be found, here.

David Mack on Destiny

Two of my fellow Trek-news sites have posted interviews with David Mack, discussing the soon to start Destiny trilogy. Here are highlights and summaries from TrekMovie and Unreality SF's reports:

Firstly, Mr Mack sums up the trilogy for us: "In terms of its story, the trilogy is about Starfleet, the Federation, and our heroes facing their greatest threat, the Borg, in an all-out clash of civilisations. As far as its theme, it’s about the need for hope."

"Within that framework, each book also has its own thematic idea. The first book, Gods of Night, is about the way that violence often seems to be self-perpetuating — or, as expressed in the words of Bertolt Brecht, ‘Der Krieg findet immer einen Ausweg.’ (‘War always finds a way.’) The second book, Mere Mortals, is about the way that we are each our own prison, and the way that we reflect and eventually personify the qualities of our confinement. The final book in the trilogy, Lost Souls, is about finding nobility in the very struggle of life itself."

And also explaining the some of the setting: "It is a major crossover event, but it principally involves series set during the 24th century: Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Titan, New Frontier, Corps of Engineers, Klingon Empire, and more. The parts of the story that take place in other timeframes don’t have a direct link to the 24th-century plotline…At least, not at first."

"Different parts of the trilogy take place during different timeframes. The primary story, which features our major characters, transpires over the course of approximately seven days. In the first book, "Gods of Night," the flashback story covers several months during a different century. Book two, "Mere Mortals," has a flashback storyline that covers more than 850 years. The last book of the trilogy, "Lost Souls," features a flashback tale that covers a period of a few months in the distant past."

He also talked about the development process, just getting the outline for the whole trilogy done took six months. When Mack and his editors finally approached Paula Block for approval she asked for no changes, but ominously asked "Are you sure you really want to do this?"

Once that was done tying in the trilogy with the rest of the Trek-litverse took some effort, two editors were involved; Marco Palmieri (who oversees DS9, Voyager, Titan and Klingon Empire) and Margaret Clark (TNG and Enterprise). Mack also made the effort to coordinate with the writers of works set before and after the trilogy to keep everything consistent: "In many ways, we have begun treating the writing of Star Trek novels like running a writers’ room on a television series, with the editors serving as showrunners and each of us doing our part to tell the individual stories while safeguarding the continuity and narrative cohesion of the franchise as a whole."

The Unreality SF interview also went into some depth on Mack's other work, including quite a lot on the development of the Vanguard series, particularly how the series managed to develop it's back and forth rhythm of authorship (between Mack and Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore): "Marco, Dayton, Kevin, and I met over lunch one day during Shore Leave a few years back and discussed the notion of turning it into a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship. The idea appealed to all of us. It was an approach that hadn’t been done much before that, and we all felt that we worked well together. And so, this crazy little conspiracy was hatched."

He also mentioned that James Swallow's Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows short story "The Black Flag" will be a Vanguard story. And on that note Marco Palmieri recently made a post on the TrekBBS detailing which series will be in the anthology, in addition to that Vanguard tale and a mirror-captain April story there will be: "Enterprise, the original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, New Frontier, Stargazer, Gorkon, Titan, and one more that's outside those classifications, but which may be considered TNG" One of which will be by David Mack.

For lots more detail on Destiny and David Mack see the articles at TrekMovie and Unreality SF.