American fantasy and science fiction author who wrote many licensed Voyager novels, among them The Murdered Sun, the Dark Matters trilogy and Homecoming, which began the post-finale Voyager relaunch.
Christie Golden wrote for the Voyager line from early in the show's run, beginning with The Murdered Sun in 1996 and continuing with Marooned, Seven of Nine and the three-part Dark Matters.
After the series ended she was chosen to continue the story in prose. Homecoming and The Farther Shore (2003) show the crew's return to Earth following Endgame, with Janeway promoted and Chakotay given command of the ship. The two Spirit Walk novels followed in 2004.
Outside Voyager she contributed the Original Series novel The Last Roundup and a volume of the Gateways crossover. The Voyager relaunch was later taken over by Kirsten Beyer.