Benjamin Sisko tells the story of his career in Starfleet, and his life as a father and Bajor’s Emissary to the Prophets. Chart his rise through the ranks, his pioneering work designing the Defiant class, his critical role as ambassador and leader during the Dominion War and his sacred standing as a religious leader of his adopted home.

Explore the hidden history of his childhood and early career in Starfleet, and the innermost thoughts of the man who made first contact with the wormhole aliens and opened safe passage to the Gamma Quadrant, and united Starfleet, Klingon and Romulan forces to defeat the Dominion. Discover Sisko’s personal take on his confidantes Lieutenant Dax and Major Kira Nerys, the enigmatic Garak, and his adversaries, Gul Dukat and Kai Winn, as well as his fatherly advice for his son Jake. 

Passing on lessons from father to son, from his experiences with the Prophets to the writings of Benny Russell, Sisko’s story is a unique phenomenon in Starfleet and human history, told in the way only he can.

Derek Tyler Attico '18 is a science fiction author, essayist and photographer. He won the Excellence in Playwriting Award from the Dramatist Guild of America. He is also a two-time winner of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds short story contest ("Alpha & Omega," "The Dreamer and the Dream") published by Simon and Schuster and the author of the Star Trek Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko from Titan Books.

His short stories have been published by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, Crazy 8 Press and others. His essays appear in print from Star Trek Magazine and ATB Publishing. Attico is also a contributing writer for the Star Trek Adventures role-playing game and an RPG designer. With a degree in English and History, he is an advocate of the arts, human rights, and inclusion.