Marco Palmieri is a former editor with Pocket Books, whose responsibilities covered media tie-in fiction, including the Star Trek novels. Some of the novel series he worked on included the post-finale Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels, Star Trek: Titan, and Star Trek: Vanguard.

In 2004, he was one of several interviewed for the “Klingons: Conjuring the Legend” special feature of the Special Edition DVD of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

In December 2008, Palmieri was one of 35 staff laid off by Simon & Schuster. In early 2011, he joined the editorial staff of Tor Books, working with David G. Hartwell, one of the original founders of the Trek book line at Pocket Books.