Dayton has been a fan of Star Trek since conception (his, not the show's). After serving for eleven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, he discovered the private sector and the piles of cash to be made there as a software engineer.
His start in professional writing came as a result of placing stories in each of the first three Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthologies. With Kevin Dilmore, Dayton also co-wrote the Interphase duology for the Star Trek: S.C.E. series of "eBooks" as well as that series' upcoming Foundations trilogy. Though he currently lives in Kansas City with his wife, Michi, he is a Florida native and still maintains a torrid long-distance romance with his beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His start in professional writing came as a result of placing stories in each of the first three Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthologies. With Kevin Dilmore, Dayton also co-wrote the Interphase duology for the Star Trek: S.C.E. series of "eBooks" as well as that series' upcoming Foundations trilogy. Though he currently lives in Kansas City with his wife, Michi, he is a Florida native and still maintains a torrid long-distance romance with his beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Genres: Science Fiction
New and upcoming books
Novels
Anthologies edited
Maximum Velocity (2017) (with Jennifer Brozek, Carol Hightshoe, Bryan Thomas Schmidt and David Lee Summers)
Series contributed to
Star Trek : S. C. E.
4. Interphase, Book 1 (2001) (with Kevin Dilmore)
5. Interphase, Book 2 (2001) (with Kevin Dilmore)
17. Foundations (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
18. Foundations Book 2 (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
19. Foundations Book 3 (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
25. Home Fires (2003) (with Kevin Dilmore)
39. Grand Designs (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
44. Where Time Stands Still (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
64. Distant Early Warning (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Miracle Workers (2002) (with others)
Turn the Page (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
What's Past (2010) (with others)
4. Interphase, Book 1 (2001) (with Kevin Dilmore)
5. Interphase, Book 2 (2001) (with Kevin Dilmore)
17. Foundations (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
18. Foundations Book 2 (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
19. Foundations Book 3 (2002) (with Kevin Dilmore)
25. Home Fires (2003) (with Kevin Dilmore)
39. Grand Designs (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
44. Where Time Stands Still (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
64. Distant Early Warning (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Miracle Workers (2002) (with others)
Turn the Page (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
What's Past (2010) (with others)
Star Trek : The Original Series
97. In the Name of Honor (2002)
From History's Shadow (2013)
Armageddon's Arrow (2015)
Seekers: All That's Left (2015) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Elusive Salvation (2016)
Agents of Influence (2020)
97. In the Name of Honor (2002)
From History's Shadow (2013)
Armageddon's Arrow (2015)
Seekers: All That's Left (2015) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Elusive Salvation (2016)
Agents of Influence (2020)
Star Trek
The Aliens Are Coming! (2002)
Mirror Universe: Glass Empires (2007) (with others)
That Which Divides (2012) (with Kevin Dilmore)
The Aliens Are Coming! (2002)
Mirror Universe: Glass Empires (2007) (with others)
That Which Divides (2012) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Star Trek: A Time To...
3. A Time to Sow (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
4. A Time to Harvest (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
3. A Time to Sow (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
4. A Time to Harvest (2004) (with Kevin Dilmore)
Star Trek : Vanguard
2. Summon the Thunder (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
4. Open Secrets (2009)
5. Declassified (2011) (with others)
What Judgments Come (2011) (with Kevin Dilmore)
In Tempest's Wake (2012)
2. Summon the Thunder (2006) (with Kevin Dilmore)
4. Open Secrets (2009)
5. Declassified (2011) (with others)
What Judgments Come (2011) (with Kevin Dilmore)
In Tempest's Wake (2012)
Star Trek : The Next Generation
Headlong Flight (2017)
Hearts and Minds (2017)
Available Light (2019)
Pliable Truths (2024)
Headlong Flight (2017)
Hearts and Minds (2017)
Available Light (2019)
Pliable Truths (2024)
Non fiction show
Dayton Ward recommends
Cascade Failure (2024)
(Ambit's Run, book 1)
L M Sagas
"Gear up, strap in, and hold on. Fast, brash, and wickedly fun, Cascade Failure is 100-proof space juice injected straight into your veins."
The Last Watch (2021)
(Divide , book 1)
J S Dewes
"Take the action of Marko Kloos' Frontlines novels, mix in the intricate world building of Game of Thrones or Warhammer 40,000, and light the fuse. . . . Bursting with snappy dialogue and detail and furious with action, you'll want to catch your breath when it's over, and then you'll want more. Bring it on."
Nucleation (2020)
Kimberly Unger
"Contact's Ellie Arroway. Story of Your Life's Louise Banks. The Last Astronaut's Sally Jansen. Add Helen Vectorovich to the ranks of great science fiction featuring remarkable, driven women serving as humanity's first contact with an alien race. With Nucleation, Kimberly Unger offers a richly detailed, thought-provoking peek into our not-so distant future and a mind-blowing means of taking us to the stars, but are we prepared for what awaits us out there?"
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Anthologies containing stories by Dayton Ward
Double Trouble (2023)
An Anthology of Two-Fisted Team-Ups
edited by
Keith R A DeCandido and Jonathan Maberry
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