"Mere Anarchy" introduces a new six-part epic that covers 30 years of "Star Trek" history, concluding with an adventure that takes place after "The Undiscovered Country" and "Generations."

Margaret Wander Bonanno (1950–2021) was the bestselling author of Star Trek: Burning Dreams; Star Trek: The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows; Star Trek: Dwellers in the Crucible; and Star Trek: Strangers from the Sky, as well as two science fiction trilogies, The Others and Preternatural.