Diane L. Carey-Brodeur (born October 2, 1954) is an American fiction writer, publishing under the pen names Lydia Gregory, Diane Carey, and D. L. Carey.

Diane L. Carey was born on October 2, 1954, in Flint, Michigan, United States.^[1] She married Gregory E. "Greg" Brodeur, an editor, and they had three children: Lydia, Gordon, and Ben. The family lives in Michigan.^[2]

Carey's first publication was a romance novel written under the pseudonym of Lydia Gregory.^[2] Her later writings have been published under two variants of her maiden name: Diane Carey and D. L. Carey. She has also written children's novels, but is best known for her work in the Star Trek franchise.^[3][4] She has been the lead-off writer for two Star Trek spin-off book series: Star Trek: The Next Generation with Star Trek: Ghost Ship, and the novelization of the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot, Broken Bow. Carey's literary work has been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.^[5]

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• Unwilling Enchantress (1982)

• Silver Season (1985)
• Harem (1986)
• Under the Wild Moon (1986)
• After the Torchlight (1986)
• Sudden Storm (1990)
• Rose Legacy (1992)

• Dreadnought! (1986) #29; Fortunes of War 1
• Battlestations! (1986) #31; Fortunes of War 2
• Final Frontier (1988)
• Best Destiny (1992)
• The Great Starship Race (1993) #67
• First Frontier (1995) #75; co-author Dr. James I. Kirkland
• First Strike (1996) #79; Invasion! #1
• Cadet Kirk (1996) Starfleet Academy #3
• Starfleet Academy (1997)
• Wagon Train to the Stars (2000) #89; New Earth #1
• Belle Terre (2000) #90; New Earth #2; co-author Dean Wesley Smith
• Challenger (2000) #94; New Earth #6
• Chainmail (2001) Gateways #2
• What Lay Beyond (2001) Gateways #7; co-authors Peter David, Keith R A DeCandido

• Ghost Ship (1988) #1
• Descent (1993) (novelization)
• Ship of the Line (1997)
• Ancient Blood (1997) Day of Honor #1
• Red Sector (1999) Double Helix #3

• The Search (1994) (novelization)
• Station Rage (1995) #13
• The Way of the Warrior (1995) (novelization)
• Trials and Tribble-ations (1996) co-author David Gerrold (novelization)
• The Dominion War (1998)
• Call to Arms (1998) The Dominion War #2
• ...Sacrifice of Angels (1998) The Dominion War #4
• What You Leave Behind (1999) (novelization)

• Flashback (1996) co-author Brannon Braga (novelization)
• Fire Ship (1998) novella in collection Star Trek: The Captain's Table (1998)
• Equinox (1999) (novelization)
• Endgame (2001) (novelization) co-author Christie Golden (not to be confused with End Game by Peter David)
• Unimatrix Zero (2001) (novelization)

• Broken Bow (2001) (novelization)

• DNA War (2006)
• Cauldron (2007)

• S.W.A.T (2003)

1. Distant Drums (1991)
2. Rise Defiant (1991)

1. Twist of Fate (1996)
2. Buried Alive (1996)
3. Danger Zone (1996)
4. Worth Dying For (1996)
5. Million Dollar Mistake (1996)
6. Roughing It (1996)
7. Promise Me You'll Stop Me (1996)

• Do You Have a Beaumont Doctor? Huron River Press (2011)
• How to Help Stray Pets and Not Get Stuck (2013)
• Banners (2013)

• Diane Carey at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database