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The Star Trek Lit-verse Reading Guide

Since 1967, when the first Star Trek comic was published, 2,635 Star Trek stories have been released in print, comic, and original audio form. In the first decades, the majority of these were standalone stories that only referenced the show. However, over most of the past twenty years the majority of Simon and Schuster novels took place in a shared continuity in which the events of one novel often had major repercussions on the novels following it. This modern continuity will be referred to here as the STAR TREK LIT-VERSE.

Unlike the Star Wars Expanded Universe or various other media tie-in lines, no Star Trek novel, comic, or game is considered canon. Even those written in conjunction with the new, currently in-production series. However, that doesn't take anything away from the quality of the material or its ability to entertain. Even as Star Trek has returned to the small screen and the Simon and Schuster novel continuity has mostly drawn to a close, the inter-connectedness of the novels will likely continue in some form as it has for the majority of Trek history.

The complete Lit-verse consists of a continuity web of more than 1100 stories. That is approaching half of all Star Trek fiction ever published. In addition to the majority of the novels which have been released over the past two decades, many older novels have been referenced in this continuity as well. Available to the left are reading lists for each of the series. Don't be overwhelmed by the length of some of the lists. All anthology short stories and many comic issues are listed individually, so it's not as much reading as it seems to a newcomer. Not all connections are noted, only the ones which form the branching out of the lists. Author annotations can be found for many stories to provide more extensive references.

My placement of a story in the Lit-verse is not intended to imply that there are no continuity discrepancies included in the material. There are definite contradictions in the lists I've compiled. The fact is, not even the shows themselves are free of continuity errors, some quite large. The older novels do not always agree in every detail with the Lit-verse, or even with modern canon. Indeed, even the newer novels, written with the modern continuity in mind, sometimes contain a few mistakes. The majority of all this can be ignored, or explained away by a creative mind. My goal here was to include every link possible and leave the continuity problems up to the reader to resolve. If you don't want a book in your personal continuity, then just ignore it. Don't become so invested in continuity that you forget to enjoy the stories themselves.

A Note On the Format of This Website

Each Star Trek series is given its own reading list page. The major Lit-only series, New Frontier, SCE, Gorkon, Titan, Vanguard/Seekers, Mirror Universe , and Myriad Universes also have their own pages. The easiest way to include Stargazer, The Lost Era, and certain other like-period pieces was to create an Early 24th Century reading list containing them all.

I then have a simple list of Simon and Schuster stories that take place after Star Trek: Nemesis grouped into "chapters". A more detailed timeline of the stories following Star Trek: Nemesis is given on the Post-Nemesis: Month-By-Month page. Note that these stories were published in the years before Star Trek: Picard premiered, and the authors were given free rein to explore the late 24th century. Things do "eventually" lead back into the modern television continuity now shown in Star Trek: Picard and other series, but tell an alternate history of the intervening years that only makes sense in relation to the canonical storyline at its conclusion in the Coda trilogy.

Also to the left is a month-by-month breakdown of the Five Year Mission. The Complete Pocket Books Novel List updates the novel list as given in the back of Pocket Books novels in years past, before the list became so long that it was considered impractical to include in every book. I also have a list of all the ebook exclusive Trek stories which have been published and never been released in print. Then there's a vast examination of the minutiae of Klingon date keeping systems. I've keep an exact count of every Star Trek story ever published, updated with each new month's releases, and a count of just how many stories have been told that take place in the Five Year Mission. And for the first two seasons of Discovery, I kept an examination of the dating of each episode. Don't miss pictures of my 1:5000 scale Star Trek ship model collection, and a page where I log all the updates to the site, for those interested in seeing what is new and what has changed.

Forthcoming is the Complete Lit-verse reading list, which will include every story from the main reading lists in order. Also to come will be more specific reading lists (character specific lists, species specific lists, storyline specific lists). I also want to build a "Simple Pre-Nemesis Reading List." Someday I will develop an explanation of my own personal continuity and a list of what it includes.

Each anthology is broken up into individual short stories, and each novella and comic issue is included separately. Special cases were The Lives of Dax and No Limits. These were both broken up into their individual stories (which spread them out over different series) and also placed in their respective series as a whole (for those only reading that series.) For example the short story 'Q'uandary from New Frontier: No Limits is essentially a TNG story and is included in that reading list, but for those only reading New Frontier , the entire No Limits anthology is listed there as well. In addition to being broken up across series lines, each story from Tales of the Dominion War is also included on the DS9 page, because of the centrality of the overall story to that series.

New Frontier presented a specific challenge in that much back story had to be presented to get the series established, because of its Lit-only nature. Thus to experience many of its short stories in chronological order without breaking up some of the New Frontier flashbacks into separately listed sections would have been somewhat unintelligible to a new reader. This is not the case for the TV series based book lines, nor is it a circumstance shared by the other Lit-only series. So with New Frontier some of the flashbacks are presented as separate portions of the list. This is explained further on the New Frontier page.

With comic series, miniseries were treated as whole unique stories, but only individual linked issues of anthology or ongoing series were included. I didn't consider the "Previously in Star Trek--" intros in Marvel comics to rise to the level of a story reference. Where possible, I have condensed miniseries or story arcs into single entries to trim the length of the reading lists. Above all the proceeding considerations, however, my overriding rule was that if multiple stories were published in the same work, such as a short story anthology or multistory comic book, all stories between those two covers would be included if anything from that volume was connected to the Lit-verse.

The Strange New Worlds anthologies were forced to break this rule though. At least one story from almost all the volumes of SNW was referenced, and this would have necessitated putting almost every SNW story into the reading lists. Also specifically not included are references involving RPGs or video games.

The timeline used for these lists was derived from the Timeliners chronology in Voyages of the Imagination by Jeff Ayers and lots of research done on my own, with the Memory-Beta timeline being a very important resource. Much of my process of figuring out the timeline of the various series was recorded on the TrekBBS. Starting here , with more to come in the future.

Note of Inspiration and Thanks

Very special thanks goes to turtletrekker of the TrekBBS message boards. His work in compiling at least half of these continuity connections was both the inspiration of and basis for this website. This entire idea began from the dozens of message boards questions about what books had to be read before reading Keith R.A. DeCandido's Articles of the Federation. The specific thread that can be considered the grandfather of this website can be found here . Turtletrekker ran with this and compiled the vast Charting the Novel-verse project, the second version of which can be found here . My interest in the project began and was first manifested in a discussion here and continued here .

More thanks to all the TrekBBS members who contributed to these discussions. Thanks also to Steve Roby, whose amazing Complete Starfleet Library is a great resource. And on the other side of the literary coin is Mark Martinez's Star Trek Comics Checklist , which is invaluable to me, and Curt Danhouser's Guide to the Star Trek Story Records

None of this would be possible without the original Timeliners who created the Voyages of the Imagination timeline, and all of my colleagues who have kept it alive over the years. I thank them for their allowance to include small tidbits of information here and there. Keep in mind this is simply my interpretation of Star Trek continuity. Your mileage may vary. Enjoy, everyone!

Questions? Comments? [email protected] Twitter: @ryan1234560 Or vist the Trek BBS Thread

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Trek-Lit Reading Order Flow Chart

Crossovers:
To fully immerse yourself in the litverse, the big crossover event that really starting to bring things together was the Destiny trilogy - A great place to jump in, leading to stories from several series set after it. One step back from Destiny is Articles of the Federation , which is the perfect introduction to the world of Federation politics which becomes prominent in Destiny and beyond.
If you're looking to jump in further along, then The Fall is a good place to start; the five-part crossover brings together most of the 24th century series, and shakes up the status quo for the series as they continue independently after.
A cohesive series of Mirror Universe stories builds to a grand finale that has knock-on effects in the prime timeline narrative. These stories begin in the anthology Glass Empire .
DS9 was the first series to enjoy a post-TV relaunch; the main new DS9 adventures start from Avatar , which is also available in Twist of Faith , an omnibus of the first four books of the series.
The ongoing TNG narrative really starts from the A Time to… series, but you could jump on from the first book set after Nemesis , Death in Winter . Later on in the run, other good jumping on points are the Cold Equations trilogy, or Armageddon's Arrow , the first of a run of stories from the same mission for the Enterprise.
Another branch of TNG , Titan , featuring Captain Riker's ship, gets going from Taking Wing , or you can explore Picard's backstory in the run of Stargazer novels which begins with Reunion .
Voyager 's first post- Endgame stories start from Homecoming , but the series got something of a second start later with the return to the Delta Quadrant in Full Circle .
Enterprise:
Enterprise 's post finale adventures begin from The Good That Men Do . This series also has secondary relaunch with the post-Romulan War era in A Choice of Futures beginning the Rise of the Federation series.
TOS doesn't have quite the same sort of ongoing narrative as the other series, but there are a few books that form a loose continuity, and The Captain's Oath is a good place to start with those.
If you're looking for something more serialised in the 23rd century, then check out Vanguard , which starts from Harbinger , and spawned a spin-off series Seekers , beginning with Second Nature .
A side-step from regular TOS adventures gives us a linked series of books featuring the Star Trek universe of the 20th and 21st centuries. A good place to start exploring these is the Eugenics Wars duology.
Other spin-offs
New Frontier was the first major spin-off Star Trek book series, featuring the adventures of Captain Calhoun and the USS Excalibur. The series begins with House of Cards , but the first four books were all short, and are also available as a single omnibus .
IKS Gorkon , retitled in its final book as Klingon Empire , is a Klingon series, which got it's first moment's in the TNG novel Diplomatic Implausibility .
Not listed in full on the chart is Corps of Engineers , also known as SCE , this extensive series of novellas features the engineering specialists of the USS da Vinci and crosses over into other series every so often. Their stories begin with The Belly of the Beast , or an omnibus of the first four books in the series, Have Tech, Will Travel .
Department of Temporal Investigations features the time traveling hijinks, and frustrated bureaucracy, of the Federation's time police. Their adventures start (depending on how you perceive time) with Watching the Clock .
Prometheus is a unique series, the first tie-in to be originally written in German, but also available in English. A trilogy of books featuring the distinctive ship begins with Fire with Fire .

59 comments:

Thanks for the hard work !!! i do really appreciate it. Do you have plans on updating from time to time ??? regards

It's on version 2 at the moment, I'll probably do an update once The Fall is done and we know what effect that has on everything :)

Thank you so much for updating this. It is possible to find the info yourself on Memory Alpha etc but this is a much easier way to do it and a good way too not scare off new readers with them having to do too much own research.

Where is Spock Must Die in this? Also, you have a typo in the title of "Greater Than the Sum." But... wow, just wow. What a map.

Important question: where does "Planet X", the TNG/X-Men crossover, fit in?

Thanks for the note dwasifer, fixed that error now :) Rev, Planet X doesn't really much connect to the wider continuity as far as I know (I've not read it), but I believe it's a direct sequel to the TNG/X-Men comic Second Contact, which itself takes place immediately after First Contact.

This is an amazing reference. Thanks very much for putting it together. I've been using it to organise my Trek Books and for reading the 20 or so trek books that I've recently bought in the right order.

hi fantastic flow chart! ...what program did you use to create the chart?

I love you for making this. The Pocket Books Novel-verse is starting to become like it's own Star-Wars-Expanded-Universe-esque canon storyline.

This is really awesome! I love Star Trek and after watching everything 1000 times over I need new content so I figured I would dive into the book series for the first time. But where to start? This really helps answer that question and gives me a good reference! Thanks!

First, I absolutely love this thing. I've been trying to get caught up on Trek lit for a while now and this has been VERY HELPFUL. A couple constructive comments: #1 There's a dashed green line going to Serpents Among the Ruins/The Art of the Impossible/Alien Spotlight: Cardassians/Cardassia and Andor that doesn't have a beginning. It's all end arrows, so it's unclear which direction this is supposed to go. #2 Q Are Cordially Invited. I haven't read it yet so I don't know exactly where it goes but I'm thinking it needs to be included.

Hi Benjamin, apologies for the very slow reply, I hadn't spotted your comment! As you might see, we've just posted an updated version of the chart, which might help with your questions, but to expand on them: #1 We removed the multi-directional Cardassian story arrow because ti was a bit confusing indeed, but the idea was to show how all the Cardassian/Garak stories are generally a bit interconnected. But we can sort of communicate that with the series dots not, so we didn't need the confusing arrows to everywhere! #2 Q Are Cordially Invited... tells the story of the Picard/Crusher wedding, which took place some time before Greater Than the Sum. But there is a framing story on an unspecified wedding anniversary. As we couldn't spot a reference to which anniversary we've opted to put it down in almost publication order, with the other TNG ebook, just before The Fall.

Sadly the site that opens once I click on the flow chart stays blank.

Working fine for me. Anyone else having problems?

Thanks for this graphic, it really helps me and will from now on be my guide :) Do you have plans on updating it with the new novels that have been and will be released?

Of course, this is already version four, which includes most of the books coming out this year (that have connections to the wider continuity) and a few even further ahead already. As more books come we'll update accordingly, and also refine the chart once we know more connections in forthcoming books :)

@8of5 That's amazing to hear! Thanks again for your work it really helps!

Thank you for creating this. Watched all the shows, just now getting into the books! This helps a bunch!

I have watched the show, its better if you had created this flowchart with standard flowchart symbols

This is top-notch. Printed it off and have it laminated already! Been able to track all my reading and discover what else to read in some logical order. As a result, just bought 13 new books. Hunting down the older ones are a bit tricky - been using Abe Books but this can be a wee expensive when you live in Australia. Booktopia's great for the more popular and/or newer books. Just wanted to say thank-you

That should be Book Depository. Booktopia a place a hardly buy books from - but I do from time to time. Needless to say, I've never bought any Star Trek from Booktopia. Have a great day :)

I come back to this flow chart every couple of months. Just to find out which book(s) to read next. Thanks for the good work!

The DS9 upcoming book "The Empty Sack" is now titled "Rules of Accusation" and will be out in July, 2016

Thanks for the update Terry!

Hi, Any update incoming?

Working on an update right now in fact, I expect it will be up next week some time (complete with the final title for Terry's book!).

Excited to see it. thanks.

Thank you Baby Jesus I found this

This list is awesome. Unfortuantely, now that the color palette is up to 19, my mild color-blindness is making matching some of these difficult if not a lost cause. Guessing the circles are too teeny to use iconography, so probably not much to be done for it. Still, a minor issue with an awesome chart.

I did revise the colours this time around to try and make them distinct as possible, as someone made a similar remark at the last revision. But yes you're right, due to the rather large number of colours to mark all the different dots, and the dots being too small to do much else it would take a completely different design approach to make it easier to read. It's something we're aware of, but haven't found a solution yet.

A great effort / work! Kudos to you brave souls! :)

Where does the Genesis Wave fit in?

Ty for your hard work

Thanks for your work, I'm following this since version 2 and it's an amazing help for me. This is why I love Star Trek - the fans! (also: great that you included Prometheus!)

Been meaning to catch up with you - thanks for this updated and shared resource. Top-notch! Kimberley.

This has been a great resource for catching up on all of the books/series. I did find one error, though. Somehow, you've omitted A Time to Kill from the TNG:A Time To... saga in version 5. Thanks again for the hard work and maintenance!

This flowchart is really awesome. And thanks for adding "Star Trek Prometheus" But I found an error, too. "Star Trek: Prometheus: Into the Heart of Chaos" is volume III not II. "The Source of All Fury" is II. And: The connection to "Takedown" is the wrong way round. STP take place just before "Takedown" and while it was written later it references events, that take place at the beginning of "Takedown". Bernd

This chart is great, but do you have a merged list of everything in a single chronological order?

This chart is great and all, but... where's Corps of Engineers? Because I don't see it on there.

Im thinking of reading Section 31 Control. Do I need to read Disavowed first?

Absolutely. I think ~most (all) would agree. They are both great reads.

If I remember right, way back last year I had the following experience. I had Disavowed as being the next read on DS9 having been through all the others. But I had to stop reading it after a while - I felt I was missing something. So, I went a few steps back and read The Fall series (esp. A Ceremony of Losses - I think), and then went through Vanguard, Lovell and Seekers (in that order) - I'm now on Seekers #2. It's been really interesting getting familiar with all the backdrop as well as having some great reads. Anyway, whatever you do have a great read. I'm sure you'll be able to get any background info to fill in any detail behind both Disavowed & Control from the Internet (Memory Alpha or Beta) - and thanks for reminding me to order my copy of Control!

Any updates inbound?

Yeah, this list is a bit out of date right now. I'm currently reading "Available Light." (The latest TNG book as of April 2019)

Please could this list be updated, I used to rely on this as which book to read and in what sequence but its now outdated.

Also really looking forward to an update :) would be really appreciated.

Also looking for an update, I use this to find out when new stuff is out, I didn't even know about Collateral Damage

I only just found out about Collateral Damage as well. This graphic is quickly falling behind! I hope it gets updated, it has been a valuable resource.

Kudos to the flow chart. That is awesome and exactly what I was looking for.

Everyone that's been asking for an update, please check the page now :)

Thank you very much for taking the time to update and expand it. Been using it since version 1. I almost read all novels that are one the chart and feeling both sadness that the litverse as we know it will come to an end. But I'm looking forward to what's to come and if there will be one last novel to bring the novelverse in line with Picard.

Great chart!! Thanks for the update. Loving your work. #LLAP

This is fantastic! Thanks for all of the work you did putting this together!

Just a quick nitpick, the "Created By" section in the 2020 version has a typo (I'm assuming). It says "For the latest version, and additional notes, visit: TrekTrekCollective.com" Looks like there's an extra "Trek" in the url. That said, I love the chart. Thank you!

Is a new version planned for rhe chart? One that goes up to the upcoming Coda trilogy?

There are a couple references to the Enterprise-E’s recent experience with the Genesis Wave in A Time to Sow.

Star Trek – The Reading List

This is a comprehensive listing of professionally published Star Trek fiction — novels and short-story collections. Most likely, the earliest forms of Star Trek fiction many fans may recall being exposed to are the numbered Star Trek books adapted by James Blish from the original scripts to 77 of the 79 classic Star Trek episodes (later rereleased in collected hardbacks as The Star Trek Readers) — and the Star Trek Log books, adapted by Alan Dean Foster from the scripts to the 22 Animated Star Trek episodes. These two book sets have been in-and-out of print ever since their first releases. The Blish books have been gathered, twice, into more convenient form. Once, in the early 1970s, the stories in Star Trek 1-10 were compiled into four hardbound volumes called Star Trek Readers ; and in 1991, to celebrate Star Trek’s 25th Anniversary, 77 of the 79 episodes were compiled into a three-volume paperback set entitled Star Trek — The Classic Episodes .

Star Trek 12 was co-written by Blish’s wife, J.A. Lawrence following his death. The remaining two classic Star Trek episodes, both featuring the character Harry Mudd, were combined with an original story by Lawrence into Mudd’s Angels in 1978.

The remainder of this listing of Star Trek fiction is divided into multiple sections, each with their own introduction below. As with all of the booklists on the Lincoln City Libraries Web site, titles owned by the library as part of our permanent collection have hotlinks into our our library catalog — so that you may check on their current availability. Additional titles from this list may be available on the paperback racks at various branches — if a title is not hotlinked from this list, we recommend doing an online catalog search by either author or title. For titles ultimately not owned by the Lincoln City Libraries, please consider requesting them through our Interlibrary Loan service.

Early pre-“Pocket” Star Trek fiction: 1968-1984

The original Star Trek aired from 1966-1969 on the NBC television network. Following mediocre ratings, it was cancelled after its second season, then saved by one of the first-ever write-in campaigns by fans. Following a third, poorly-rated season, NBC cancelled it again. The 79 existing episodes began airing as syndicated repeats in the early 1970s and gradually built a massive following. NBC returned the show to the air as a Saturday-morning animated series from 1973 to 1974, featuring the voices of most of the original cast members.

The following section includes the books released by a variety of publishers (primarily Bantam) between 1968 and 1984, before Pocket Books became the exclusive publisher of Star Trek novels. All of these books feature the characters from Classic Star Trek (a.k.a. The Original Series [TOS] — Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy, and the supporting cast of Sulu, Chekov, Uhura, Scotty and others. The dates listed are for the original, first printings of these titles, although many of these books (again, the Bantam releases) have been reprinted multiple times. The Bantam novels between 1970 and 1981 were marketed as “Original Star Trek Adventure(s)”.

The “Pocket Books” era: 1981-present

In 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture premiered in theaters around the country, introducing a new era for the much-loved characters on-screen and in-print. In theaters, a total of six motion pictures were ultimately released from 1979 to 1992, featuring the Classic characters. In the area of novels, Simon & Schuster, under their Pocket Books division, became the exclusive publisher of Star Trek fiction. New novels were released regularly, in numbered sequence, starting in 1981. Larger, “special” novels were occasionally also printed, but were not part of the normal numbering sequence. In 1988, the first hardback Star Trek book was released. Following volume #97 in 2002, Pocket Books finally abandoned their sequential numbering system.

In 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation [STNG or TNG] premiered in syndication, and went on to enjoy seven years of high ratings as one of the most successful “made-for-syndication” tv series in history. In addition, since it went off the air in 1994, the STNG cast have reunited for four feature films, beginning with Star Trek Generations . Generations also tied Classic Trek in to STNG, by teaming up Captain Kirk and Captain Picard for the first time on screen (although an aged Admiral McCoy had appeared in the STNG pilot episode, and both Spock and Scotty made STNG appearances as well). Pocket Books launched the first of their original STNG novels in 1988, again using a numbering sequence. Larger, “special” books broke out of the numbering sequence occasionally, starting in 1990, and the first STNG hardback appeared in 1991. Pocket published five adaptations of key STNG episodes, also not part of the normal numbering sequence. In 2001, Pocket abandoned the concept of numbering the STNG novels. Most STNG novels focused on the primary cast of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander Riker, Geordi LaForge, Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lt. Worf, Deanna Troi and in earlier novels Lt. Tasha Yar and boy-genius Wesley Crusher. Numerous recurring characters (such as the omniscient prankster Q, or the “Auntie Mame” of Trek, Lwaxanna Troi) also appear in the novels.

The third Star Trek series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [DS9], premiered in 1993, again as a “made-for-syndication” series. Like STNG, DS9 also ran for 7 seasons. Unlike Classic Trek or The Next Generation, both of which featured the crew of an exploratory vessel, Deep Space Nine featured a mixed crew of uneasy allies and inscrutable not-so-neutral go-betweens — all either the crew or residents of a battered Deep Space station on the “wild frontier” of the United Federation of Planets. The primary characters were Captain Benjamin Sisko, Jadzia Dax, Dr. Julian Bashir, engineer Miles O’Brien, shape-shifting security officer Odo, Major Kira Nerys, Jake Sisko, bar owner Quark, and STNG veteran Worf. Things weren’t as neat and tidy as on previous Treks, with a lot more stories featuring complicated political and religious issues. During the last couple of seasons of DS9, the Federation was involved in a violent, extended war with The Dominion, with station Deep Space Nine often at the heart of the conflict. The series featured a lot more military combat and strategy, laced with a heavy amount of mysticism — Captain Benjamin Sisko was regarded as a holy “prophet” by the inhabitants of the planet Bajor, which ran DS9 with the Federation.

Publication of original DS9 novels started right away in 1993, and like TOS and STNG before it, used a sequential numbering system. The first DS9 hardback came out in 1995, and by 2000 the numbering sequence had been dropped. Several novelizations of key episodes also did not follow the normal numbering sequence. The series final episode in 1999 featured major changes for most of the primary characters, and the post-2000 novels have all focused on the lives of the characters since the series ended.

Star Trek: Voyager [VOY] premiered on the new UPN television network in 1995, and like STNG and DS9, ran for seven seasons. Although this series returned to the concept of the adventures of the crew of an exploratory vessel, it put a twist on that formula in two ways. First, the crew was a mixture of straight-laced “Federation”-types and rebellious “Maquis” resistance fighters; and second, in the pilot episode the ship was flung to the other end of the galaxy…forcing the antagonists to team together to survive in hostile space. Together, this mixed crew attempted to make their way back to known space (supposedly a 70+ year voyage), trying to avoid getting involved with the hostile alien races they encountered on the way.

Although they occassionally made use of alien technologies that shortened the length of their journey, they also gained a formidable enemy in the form of The Borg, a cybernetic hive culture originally introduced on The Next Generation 10 years earlier. In fact, one of Voyager’s most popular characters was Seven of Nine, a human rescued from enslavement by the Borg, but whose personality and mental processes were still very machine-like. In addition to Seven of Nine, the other primary characters were: Captain Kathryn Janeway, Commander Chakotay, Lt. B’Elanna Torres, Lt. Tom Paris, Lt. Tuvok, Ensign Harry Kim, Neelix, Kes and the ship’s holographic Doctor.

The novels started appearing in 1995, again following the numbering system used by TOS, STNG and DS9 previously. The first Voyager hardback arrived in 1996, and numerous episode novelizations were also printed. The numbering system disappeared in 2000, and since Voyager did successfully return to Federation space in the series finale in 2001, it will be interesting to see whether future Voyager novels will chronicle only the adventures of the crew during their seven-year journey, or whether the stories will tell of events following the series’ end.

Following the demise of Star Trek: Voyager in the spring of 2001, Enterprise premiered later that fall, also on the UPN network. This time, the producers chose to try a different take on Star Trek — a prequel series. Enterprise was set in the days before the founding of the Federation…pre-dating Captain Kirk’s adventures. In its first two seasons, the crew of Earth’s first exploratory vessel, including Captain Jonathan Archer, Commander “Trip” Tucker, armory officer Lt. Malcolm Reed, linguist Hoshi Sato, Denobulan doctor Phlox and Vulcan science officer T’Pol, explored the galaxy, encountering numerous new races and civilization for the “first” time. By the third season, Earth was being threatened by a mysterious new race from an unknown area of space, and Enterprise was sent in to try to end the threat.

Original Enterprise novels first appeared in 2002, by which time Pocket Books had completely abandoned the concept of numbering their new book releases. Key episodes of the series were novelized, including a hardback adaptaion of the series’ pilot, which (as of 2004) remains the only hardback thus far released in this series.

Series on DVD: Season One | Season Two | Season Three | Season Four | Season Five

In 2017, CBS launched a new streaming service called CBS All Access, since rebranded as Paramount+ . One of the first original series created for this streaming series was Star Trek: Discovery . Though produced in an era featuring “reboot” movies that don’t match the continuity of the first five series — in fact, those movies are called the Kelvin Timeline and are considered an alternate history to the 50+ years of established Star Trek — Star Trek: Discovery is supposed to be set in the main Star Trek continuity timeline. The series, featuring an all-new cast of characters, and set approximately 10 years before Kirk and Spock’s adventures on the Enterprise, focused primarly on the experiences of Michael Burnham, a female science officer, Saru (the first Kelpian to serve in Starfleet), Voq (a cosmetically altered Klingon who’s infiltrated Starfleet), Paul Stamets, Sylvia Tilly, and Captain Gabriel Lorca. Unlike previous Star Trek series, in which each individual episode stood on its own, with Discovery, each short season told a longer interconnected story.

Original Discovery novels first appeared in 2017, shortly after the series launched, written by some of the authors who had been writing books in the other Star Trek series lines.

Series on DVD: Season One | Season Two | Season Three

In 2020, on the newly-rebranded streaming network Paramount+ , Jean Luc Picard, formerly captain of the Starship Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation and its spin-off movies (1987-2002), returned to the small screen in another spin-off series — Star Trek: Picard . Surrounded by an entirely new cast of supporting characters, this series looked at Picard’s life in his senior years, as circumstances call on him to become an active adventurer once more. The series featured several of Picard’s STNG past crew in supporting roles, both big and small, as well as Star Trek: Voyager ‘s character Seven of Nine as one of the regular. Like Discovery , each short season told a longer interconnected story over the course of 10 episodes.

Original Picard novels first appeared in 2020, shortly after the series launched, written by some of the authors who had been writing books in the other Star Trek series lines.

Series on DVD: Season One | Season Two

In August 2020, the Paramount+ streaming network premiered an all-new animated Star Trek series, set in the years of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, entitled Star Trek: Lower Decks . Rather than focusing on the primary crew members — the Captains, First Officers, Doctors, Chief Engineers, etc., Lower Decks focused on the underlings — the newly-assigned Ensigns and other grunt workers who are always to be found on the lower decks of any starship. By looking at this oft-overlooked characters, we got more of an idea of who really does all the work on a ship in Star Trek. Though played for comedy, Star Trek: Lower Decks still had its dramatic moments, and it was obvious that the series was created and run by people who are long-time fans of Star Trek in all its varied generations — pretty much every episode has “call outs” to moments in the past 50+ years of Star Trek history.

Though some streaming services have resisted putting out their all-new products on DVD, that has not been the case with Star Trek: Lower Decks , which has been released on disc.

No novels have thus far been released tying in to Star Trek: Lower Decks .

In October 2021, another animated series premiered, Star Trek: Prodigy , co-produced by streaming service Paramount+ and cable network Nickelodeon. This series set in the continuity of the past 50+ years of various Star Trek series, was aimed at a youth audience, and featured Star Trek’s first use of 3D animation. The concept behind the series was also completely new — five years after the end of Star Trek: Voyager , and the U.S.S. Voyager’s return from the Delta Quadrant, a ragtag group of rebellious young aliens come across an abandoned Federation starship, the U.S.S. Protostar, in the Tars Lamora prison colony in the Delta Quadrant. Taking control of the abandoned ship, the group must form a working crew in order to survive in hostile space as they make their way to the Alpha Quadrant. Fortunately, they have help along the way, in form of an advanced training hologram, which takes the form (and voice) of Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) from Star Trek: Voyager .

No DVDs or novels have thus far been released tying in to Star Trek: Prodigy .

May 2022 saw the launch of yet another new live-action Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds , which is partially a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery , and partially a prequel to the original first Star Trek . In the second season of Discovery, that ship’s crew encounters and interacts with the classic U.S.S. Enterprise, which was captained by Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), science officer Spock (Ethan Peck) and First Officer “Number One” (Rebecca Romijn). Those characters were also featured back in the original pilot to Star Trek in 1966, a pilot that was not picked up, for being too “cerebral”. Gene Roddenberry was given the chance to film a second pilot for the original series, which became the version featuring Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy, but the footage with Kirk’s predecessor, Captain Pike was not jettisoned — it was used in a first-season two-part episode, “The Menagerie” that looked back at the previous crew of the Enterprise, before Kirk took over, and the tragic fate of Christopher Pike.

Strange New Worlds tells the adventures of that pre-Kirk crew. Unlike Discovery and Picard, which use over-arcing season-long plots, Strange New Worlds promises to be made up of individual stand-along episodes, like most of the pre-Discovery versions of Star Trek. And, because of events that occured in the second season of Discovery, Captain Pike is aware of his unavoidable tragic fate, coming in less than 10 years…which will affect his actions in Strange New Worlds .

Original Strange New Worlds novels are scheduled to appear starting in late 2022, and it is presumed that the series will be released on DVD, as has happened with fellow Paramount+ streaming series, Discovery , Picard and Lower Decks .

STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER

Star Trek: New Frontier introduced the crew of the Federation starship U.S.S. Excaliber, commanded by Captain Mackenzie Calhoun. The Excaliber crew included some characters which had been introduced on The Next Generation, mixed with all-new, completely original character like Calhoun. Treated like any of the novel series that were based on actual tv shows, the adventures of the Excaliber crew charted new territory for the novels — would readers accept stories based on characters whom they’d never seen on television before? Since the novels were written by fan-favorite writer Peter David, the answer was a resounding yes, and the New Frontier novels have proven to be very popular. The first four books, released in 1997, were a single, serialized storyline, later combined into an omnibus edition.

Following the success of three earlier, stand-alone novels (released as part of the Next Generation line) that focused on Captain Picard’s early days aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer prior to his taking command of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Pocket Books launched a new series of Stargazer-based novels in 2002. The novels feature Picard and his earlier crew, with occasional references to other recognizable characters from the Star Trek the Next Generation continuity.

Following the success of three earlier, stand-alone novels (released as part of the Next Generation line) that focused on Will Riker’s stint as Captain of the U.S.S. Titan, Pocket Books launched a new series of Titan-based novels in 2007. The novels feature Riker, his wife Counselor Deanne Troi, and his new crew, with occasional references to other recognizable characters from the Star Trek the Next Generation continuity.

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS [S.C.E.]

In 2001, Pocket started a series of e-books featuring a group of previously-unseen characters in Star Trek history — the members of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Despite the presence of a few characters which were introduced on The Next Generation, these stories primarily feature all-new characters. The e-books have proven so popular that some of the S.C.E. stories have been reprinted in paperback editions.

Beginning in 1996, Pocket Books began to focus on releasing “special event” books in the various Star Trek series lines. There had already been some multi-novel stories, or novels that tied in to each others’ continuities, but with the introduction of Invasion! , Pocket was actively producing cross-over volumes that tied the various generations of Star Trek together in a tangible fashion.

THE LOST YEARS SAGA

The novels in the Lost Years Saga were all part of the Classic Trek line, featuring stories that were set in the time period between the end of the Starship Enterprise’s first five-year mission and the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

MIRROR UNIVERSE STORIES

Back in the second season of the original Star Trek, the episode “Mirror, Mirror” introduced fans to The Mirror Universe, in which a parallel universe existed featuring versions of the popular Trek characters with opposite personalities — a world where avarice and assassination were the means to an Admiralcy. Deep Space Nine picked up that concept and expanded it further, presuming that the Mirror Universe featured a tyrannical union of Cardassians, Bajorans and Klingons ruling human slaves with an iron fist. Dark Mirror is a standalone novel featuring the Mirror versions of the Next Generation characters. William Shatner’s Mirror Universe Trilogy features Kirk living in the era of STNG, and looks at the Next Gen era of the Mirror Universe. Dark Passions is set in the DS9 form of the Mirror Universe, prior to the Deep Space Nine episodes that visited that terrain. Both the Shatner trilogy and the Dark Passions two-parter focus on the machinations and power plays of the Mirror versions of several key TOS, STNG, DS9 and Voyager characters.

STARFLEET ACADEMY

Most of the Starfleet Academy novels are trade paperback-sized books for Young Adults, featuring the adventures of the well-known Star Trek characters when they were students studying at Starfleet Academy — long before those characters appeared on their respective series. Only two books in the adult Star Trek lines have focused on Starfleet Academy. The first, in 1997, was based on a Star Trek computer game, while the second, in 1998, focused on an up-and-coming crop of cadets.

INVASION! MINI-SERIES

Invasion! marked the first broad-scale multi-generational cross-over series in Star Trek’s publishing history. Over the course of four books, the characters of Classic Trek, Next Gen, Deep Space Nine and Voyager all encountered the Furies, a violent alien race intent on “retaking” the space they claim as their own — that which is currently occupied by the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire.

DAY OF HONOR MINI-SERIES

This mini-series, inspired by events in an episode of Star Trek Voyager, is Klingon-themed. As the blurb on the book says — “To true Klingon warriors, no occasion is more sacred than the Day of Honor, when they pay homage to all that makes them Klingon. But honor demands its price…” . Although the four volumes in this mini-series are not directly linked to each other, they do each focus on a major Klingon character from each of the four series to have aired up to 1997. The fifth, unnumbered, volume is the novelization of the Voyager episode that inspired the mini-series.

THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE MINI-SERIES

This six-volume mini-series ties together Classic Trek, Next Gen, DS9 and Voyager and also includes a volume focused on Mackenzie Calhoun of the New Frontiers novels, and one on Captain Christopher Pike — James T. Kirk’s predecessor as Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the original Star Trek pilot episode. The crossover throughout this mini-series is more thematic than physical, as evidenced by the blurb on the back of the books: “There’s a bar called ‘The Captain’s Table’, where those who have commanded mighty vessels of every shape and era can meet, relax, and share a friendly drink or two with others of their calling. Sometimes a brawl may break out but it’s all in the family, more or less. Just remember, the first round of drinks is always paid for with a story…”

THE DOMINION WAR MINI-SERIES

This four-book mini-series focuses on the events in the final two seasons of Deep Space Nine, when the Federation and Klingon Empire went to war against the forces of The Dominion and the Cardassian Empire. Volumes two and four are novelizations of seven key DS9 episodes dealing with the Dominion War. Volumes one and three are original Star Trek the Next Generation novels dealing with what Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E was doing during the Dominion War.

SECTION 31 MINI-SERIES

During the run of Deep Space Nine, it was established that a shadow intelligence organization has existed within Starfleet since before the founding of the Federation — a group called Section 31, chartered with detecting, investigating and eliminating potential threats to Federation security from within. This series of four novels, in Classic Trek, TNG, DS9 and Voyager, explores the actions of Section 31 agents and operations.

GATEWAYS MINI-SERIES

Starting from a STNG episode in which an ancient technological artifact — an Iconian “gateway” to other worlds — was discovered, this series of interconnected novels revolves around characters from various eras of Star Trek journeying through other newly reactivated “gateways” on missions of galactic importance. Of the first six volumes, all in paperback, four covered Classic Trek, STNG, DS9 and Voyager, while one was a New Frontier novel, and a sixth involved the crew of the U.S.S. Challenger (original characters created for a 6-part “New Earth” mini-series released as TOS #89-94). Each of these novels ended on a cliff-hanger. The seventh and final volume in the Gateways mini-series was a hardback, featuring a short story or novella concluding each of the stories begun in the first six volumes. Volume #7 also includes a 50-page internal chronology of all the Star Trek novels and short stories published by Pocket Books through November 2001. The epilogue was a Starfleet Corps of Engineers e-book.

THE BADLANDS MINI-SERIES

The series Deep Space Nine introduced viewers to a turbulent region of space known as The Badlands, which has been a hazard to interstellar travel, and a haven to mysterious friends and foes alike for dozens of years. In two novels, four generations of Star Trek characters all journey into The Badlands for varying reasons. Each book is comprised of two connected stories, the first featuring a Classic Trek story followed by a STNG tale, the second starting with a Captain Janeway story set before Star Trek Voyager, and concluding with a DS9 tale.

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD MINI-SERIES

After the crew of Jonathan Archer’s Enterprise discover evidence of four powerful and dangerous artifacts scattered to unknown locations in space, Federation starships are assigned to attempt to locate them. In the first of this two-parter, Captain Kirk and Commodore Will Decker (of the Classic Trek era) encounter the first artifact on a plague-ravaged colony world, then Captain Benjamin Sisko of DS9 must deal with a Bajoran terrorist who gets his hands on the second artifact. In Volume 2, on the shakedown cruise of the Starship Voyager, Captain Janeway must attempt to recover the third artifact from Maquis rebels who plan to destablize the Cardassian/Federation Demilitarized Zone. Finally, Klingon Captain Klag and the crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon must team up with Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to prevent disaster when the final artifact is discovered.

Series of Kirk-centric novels, written by William Shatner.

THE LOST ERA

This series of larger novels, which first began appearing in mid-2003, features stand-alone stories focusing on major guest characters or supporting characters from various different eras in Star Trek history. The stories are set in periods between the series or movies — the year and major character are shown in brackets for each title.

I.K.S. GORKON MINI-SERIES

New series featuring Captain Klag and the crew of the Imperial Klingon Starship Gorkon as they “explore strange new worlds…to seek out new life and new civilizations…and conquer them for the greater glory of the Klingon Empire!” .

Series of original novels, featuring all-new characters, set in the early days of the original Star Trek series. Focuses on the work of the crew of Starbase 47 and its support ships, as they provide assistance to Federation Colonists in the Taurus Reach and also study a scientific oddity in the region.

Seekers is a sequel to the events of Star Trek: Vanguard and feature many of Vanguard’s characters, ships, and settings, returning two of that series’s recurring starships to the Taurus Reach for an ongoing mission of exploration. Seekers will be a return to Star Trek’s original ideology of “seeking out new worlds and new civilizations” and will center on the U.S.S. Endeavour and the U.S.S. Sagittarius as they explore the Taurus Reach. Unlike Vanguard, the series will not follow a serialized storyline, but will be more stand-alone in its approach

MYRIAD UNIVERSES

Alternate history tales spanning the entire Star Trek timeline, exploring the concept of “what if B had happened instead of A”.

Set approximately 5 years after the end of Star Trek Voyager, these novels feature characters from The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and other Star Trek iterations, working together in a galaxy-spanning storyline.

DEPARTMENT OF TEMPORAL INVESTIGATIONS

The adventures of the agents of Department of Temporal Investigations, who monitor and try to prevent time-travel manipulations.

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES SERIES

Written in the form of the autobiographies of familiar Star Trek characters, starting in 2015. The authors are credited as “editors”. The Mr. Spock volume was originally scheduled for 2018 but delayed for unknown reasons.

Originally a German-language mini-series put out to celebrate Trek’s 50th anniversary in 2016; now translated into English.

A crossover series following the crews of several starships attempting to prevent the destruction of the universe by the vampiric species encountered in the two-part Next Generation episode “Time’s Arrow”. Coda serves as a conclusion to the continuity shared by the various relaunch book lines from 2001 until 2021.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STAR TREK FICTION

The Strange New Worlds anthologies are collections of short stories, based on all of the various Star Trek series, written by “fan writers”, most of whom have never been published professionally before. Adventures in Time and Space was a 1999 anthology which could best be described as a “greatest hits” collection, including short sections from many of the most popular or most important Pocket Star Trek novels from 1979 to 1999. This book also included a complete checklist of all the novels, and a chronological timeline of when all those novels were set in Star Trek continuity. The Amazing Stories compiled a series of Star Trek short stories which had originally appeared in the magazine Amazing Stories in the late 1990s.

* – indicates novelization of an actual aired episode of the respective series TPB – indicates an over-sized Trade Paperback edition HB – indicates a title which originally came out in Hardback; may or may not have also been released in paperback

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Star Trek Novel Reading Order

Star Trek is one of the largest media tie-ins around, next to Star Wars novelizations. Although released in multiple series such as The Original Series, The Next Generation, Section 13, etc you can read these books as one large, interconnected story line. This is a reading order for all of the published Star Trek novels done more or less chronologically (there are several time travel novels where it is set in multiple time frames, in those cases it is placed chronologically where the majority of the issue takes place).

***Update****

I’ve reworked this order. Reading it through, it wasn’t quite right, and really to be enjoyed it should be done with all the media (shows, comics, books, etc). I’ve made a working order that you can not only follow, but create an account and track your reading & viewing. It’s still a work in progress, so if an era you are looking for you don’t see, just be patient. I am adding dozens of listings a day.

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Order of Star Trek Books

The first Star Trek novels were direct novelizations of the original Star Trek episodes by James Blish, running from 1967-1978. Along with the various Star Trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including (but not limited to) Roddenberry himself, G. Harry Stine (as Lee Correy), A.C. Crispin, Diane Duane, J.M. Dillard, Vonda N. McIntyre, Michael Jan Friedman, Peter David, Diane Carey, David R. George III, Greg Cox and many others.

Below we have listed the various series not directly linked to any of the major Star Trek novel series (read more about those by clicking the various links on this page) and any crossover series that spans multiple Star Trek series, sorted by year of publication:

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I just discovered Star Trek books. I’m particularly interested in those written by Peter David. Does anyone know where I can get a list of his Star Trek books and should they be read in order?

Good evening, looking at your order for the Titan Series, it seems to be missing Absent Enemies published in 2014

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The Best Star Trek Novels: A Personal List

Star Trek has always been my fictional comfort food. When times are tough, I can always put on an episode or open a book and things aren’t so bad for a while. I don’t know if it’s the excitement of scientific discovery, the positive vision of humanity’s future, or just the premise of a diverse and competent crew working together to make the galaxy a better place—I almost always end a Star Trek story feeling a little more hopeful than when I began. If, like me, you’ve watched all the Star Trek out there and still want more, here’s a list of books to get you started.

The Rihannsu Series

This series of novels follows the Original Series crew as they become entangled in various Romulan plots to dominate the galaxy, beginning with a secret lab of psychic super soldiers and climaxing with a doomsday weapon aimed at the heart of Federation space. Kirk is initially sent to investigate the hijacking of a Starfleet vessel. There he meets and (eventually) befriends Ael, commander of Bloodwing , a warship full of defectors from Romulus. Together, the two crews work to keep the simmering tensions between the interstellar powers from boiling over into all-out war. The Rihannsu books provide a densely detailed portrait of Romulan history, philosophy, and culture. You will come to understand the origins of their language, and how it shaped the thinking of their people and their quixotic sense of honor. While all of this is technically non-canon, you can definitely see its influence on the show Picard . If you always wanted to know more about this fascinating yet enigmatic people, Rihannsu and Picard make an excellent pairing.

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"Metamorphosis"

The Enterprise-D finds a seemingly magic mountain on the planet Elysia. Commander Data is sent to investigate and ends up literally going on a Hero’s Journey, complete with a quest to help a fair maiden by traveling into the underworld. This adventure tests Data to his limits, for at the end awaits a treasure beyond compare, the android’s only wish: to become human. That would be enough to explore for any novel, but Metamorphosis keeps going past where the credits would normally roll on an episode. We get to follow Data through his awkward first steps of being human, learning how to live with a fragile fleshy body, and coping with his new limitations. My favorite moment is when Data realizes he no longer has all of Starfleet’s databanks in his memory and will have to actually do his homework to prepare for briefings. The story keeps twisting from there, and goes to some pretty ridiculous lengths that I won’t spoil for you. The whole book feels like a metafictional commentary on narrative structure, and I love it just a little bit more every time I read it.

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"Planet X"

Speaking of ridiculous premises, there was a comic in which the crew of the Enterprise-D entered the Marvel Universe and fought Kang the Conqueror with the help of the X-Men. Even more ridiculous, this novel is a sequel to that comic book. This time, the X-Men end up in the Star Trek universe and help Picard and crew resolve the civil upheaval on a world experiencing mutations in its population. People are developing strange and dangerous powers, and the rest of the society hates and fears them for it. The X-Men find this all too familiar, and together with the Enterprise crew, they manage to bring both sides of the conflict together to find a peaceful way forward. There’s lots of fun bits like characters commenting on the uncanny resemblance between Captain Picard and Charles Xavier, years before Sir Patrick Stewart played the latter role. My personal highlight is Worf and Wolverine fighting X-Men villains together on the holodeck. Is it great literature? No. But it is a fun and weird pop cultural artifact worth exploring if you can find a copy.

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The Mirror Universe Series

The Mirror Universe is a dark reflection of the Star Trek universe we know and love, and the source of endless “evil twin” plots. Basically, everything is its opposite. In the Mirror Universe, the tolerant and peace-loving United Federation of Planets is actually the xenophobic and warlike Terran Empire. Instead of the collegiate atmosphere of cooperation, these human supremacists are motivated solely by hatred and self-interest. In the Terran Empire, the quickest way to a promotion is literal backstabbing. The rest of the universe is similarly warped, and these books will take you on a guided tour through it all. You will learn the history of the Terran Empire’s bloody rise and catastrophic fall, follow the adventures of a space pirate named Luc Picard, and witness the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance crushing the galaxy beneath its boot heel. Just a few of the bizarre reflections you will witness as these books take you to all your favorite corners of a familiar galaxy to see just how different things could be. Honestly, it reads like what would happen if they tried to do a “darker and grittier” Star Trek reboot. If you enjoyed Discovery’ s voyage to the Mirror Universe, this series is for you.

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The Cold Equations Series

This series is all about the many different forms of artificial life that exist in the Star Trek galaxy. Doctor Noonien Soong is surprisingly not dead, and leads the crew of the Enterprise-E on a merry chase as he carries out a crazy complicated plan to resurrect his artificial son. On his journey you will learn a great deal about his life and work, as well as the development of Data. Once Soong succeeds in bringing him back, Data proves himself to be a chip off the old block, setting out on a quest to resurrect his departed daughter, Lal. Along the way they discover a secret Fellowship of Artificial Intelligences, from whom they learn the ancient history of artificial life. Of course, it turns out the AIs are scheming to destroy all organic life in the galaxy, but the books take this plot in an unexpected and much more satisfying direction than the more recent Picard . Finally, if you were wondering what the hell happened to Wesley after he vanished from TNG, these books have answers for that, too.

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The Department of Temporal Investigations Series

Time travel is a big no-no in Starfleet. Divergent timelines, alternate histories and temporal revisionism are all frowned upon by the members of the Department of Temporal Investigations. It’s their job to keep people from screwing around in the timestream and rewriting history. If you fly your ship back to the past and pick up a whale, you’ll likely get to have an unpleasant chat with Agents Dulmer and Lucsly. The regulation of time travel is a fertile subject for sci-fi, and this series covers every angle from policing abuses to helping victims of temporal displacement cope with their situation. There are complex political machinations between the different states as they try to agree on responsible rules for time travel. It’s fascinating to witness the debates of a governing body composed of people not just from different places, but also different eras. These books are able to cover (nearly) the entirety of Star Trek history, making narrative connections between almost every time travel event in the canon. It’s a real treat for completist fans, and has a ton of fun playing with all the tropes and toys in the time travel box. The second book in the series is both a sequel and its own prequel. They’re honestly some of the best time travel books I’ve ever read, Star Trek or not.

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The Klingon Empire Series

If you’re tired of reading about very polite and pleasant professionals working together in the post-scarcity utopia of the Federation, perhaps you’ll enjoy a rousing adventure with Star Trek’s beloved space vikings: the Klingons. The Empire must expand again, meaning there is battle, honor and glory to be had—a Klingon’s three favorite things. The first three novels of this series embed you with the crew of the IKS Gorkon on a tour of duty. It’s one of few stories that explores Klingon culture beyond the warrior class. The books use multiple point-of-view characters to paint a complete picture of life in the Empire at all levels of their society, from lowly medics to mighty commanders. It’s also a fun way for fans to catch up with all of the Klingon supporting characters from the shows. And of course, no Klingon tale would be complete without an epic battle. At one point, they pause their war of territorial conquest to fight a civil war on the side over the outcome of an honor duel. If you’ve ever been intrigued by Star Trek’s greatest warriors, the Klingon Empire series will show you a good time.

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The Q Continuum Series

This series focuses on the impish immortal prankster Q. He has once again kidnapped Picard to take him on a wild transcendental trip to learn about the secrets of the universe. They go back in time to see Q’s misspent, troublemaking youth and witness the secret history of the Q Continuum. But on this stroll down memory lane, Picard learns about a terrible threat that awaits them beyond the bounds of their galaxy. The Q Continuum is preparing to face its greatest foe, an utterly malevolent being with the ability to reshape reality at will, more powerful than even the Q. Picard and the Enterprise end up playing referee in a battle between gods for the fate of all existence. This series is another treat for completists—through Q’s life story, the novels manage to tie together the most extensive history of the Star Trek universe I had ever read at the time.

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Star Trek is a fictional universe of unlimited narrative potential, perfectly built to support a never-ending collection of stories. Sometimes I find it hard to believe Star Trek didn’t begin as a novel, as its dense ideas and rich world-building are perfectly suited to the form. These are just a few of my most fondly remembered favorites. It is by no means a complete or ranked list. Any of the listed series will be worth your time, but there’s plenty more where that came from. If there are any great ones I left out, feel free to leave them in the comments.

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BH Shepherd is a writer and a DJ from Texas. He graduated from Skidmore College in 2005 with degrees in English and Demonology after writing a thesis about Doctor Doom. A hardcore sci-fi geek, noir junkie and comic book prophet, BH Shepherd has spent a lot of time studying things that don’t exist. He currently resides in Austin, where he is working on The Greatest Novel Ever.

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The Best Star Trek Books (for the 50th Anniversary)

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I have a confession to make. I am a hard core, died in the wool, unapologetic Trekkie. These are the best Star Trek books that bridged my love of the show and reading.

I can’t remember a time when Star Trek wasn’t a part of my life. This year is the 50th anniversary of the series, which aired for the first time on September 8, 1966, so there are a LOT of people who can probably say they also grew up with it. I grew up watching episodes of The Original Series in syndication. I was nine when The Next Generation began, and I never missed a single episode. To this day, I can tell you what season an episode is from based just on the style of the uniform Captain Picard is wearing. I even have a sizable amount of memory devoted to being able to tell which episode is playing, complete with episode title and full plot synopsis, based on a five second clip. I can do the same with Voyager . Try not to be jealous. I have seen every episode of Deep Space Nine as well, although I came to its fandom later, so I didn’t devote as much time to my rabid fanaticism and, alas, can’t tell you quite as much about it. I’ve since decided that further study is required! The Dominion War was crazy, y’all!

I might joke about being a nerdy Trekkie, but truthfully, the Star Trek fan base is one of its greatest strengths. The Original Series was a relatively unsuccessful show in its initial airing, but eventually we got The Next Generation approved, and that lasted seven seasons. Scientists who are also Trekkies were inspired to make things like cell phones, laptops, tablets, and Skype based on things they saw on various episodes of the show. And we howled and initiated a massive letter writing campaign that resulted in us talking NASA into naming a shuttle after our starship. They say it is named after an aircraft carrier. Uh-huh. Sure it is. We all know better.

Star Trek is pretty unusual in that it is very supportive of fan-driven creative works as well. Many other fandoms are indifferent to fan creations, or worse, actively discourage them, citing legalese bullshit. Star Trek, on the other hand, has always actively encouraged fandom. In addition to the usual fanfiction and such surrounding any kind of fandom, there have been many official contests sanctioned by The Powers That Be (TPTB), much to the delight of the fans. Fan artists competed for the chance to design the starship Titan , William Riker’s ship when he left the Enterprise to take on his own command. Other fan artists also create the Ships of the Line calendar each year. There are fan films, some of them rivaling the quality of actual episodes, in my opinion. We’ve gotten multiple fanfiction contests in the form of the Strange New Worlds anthologies, comprised entirely of amateur short stories written by fans. I don’t know of any other fandom that allows its fans to do that in an official capacity. TPTB let us play in the sandbox with their characters and don’t make fun of us for wanting to. They let us have fun. We get to explore other stories that weren’t done on the screen. Basically, the Star Trek TPTB rock.

Naturally, my love of all things Trek extends to the novel franchise as well. Many of the best Star Trek books go into depth with a variety of social issues, just as the episodes do, and many go in entirely new directions. As with all publishing, Star Trek isn’t immune from needing a huge injection of diversity in their ranks, as their authors are incredibly white and male in general. There are a few women writing Trek novels, but generally speaking, sci-fi, including Star Trek, is really whitewashed. Maybe, hopefully, we will see an increase in both women and people of color writing in the genre. Honestly, come on, TPTB. Get with it. It would be in the finest tradition of the Federation to embrace diversity a lot more.

The Best Star Trek Books

This is by no means a comprehensive list of Star Trek books. There are hundreds of novels and I wish I could just put them all here. But I can’t, so instead I listed a few of the best Star Trek books from each series that I personally like for one reason or another. I truly hope you enjoy it. Want to revel a bit more in Star Trek bookishness? Check out our post on the best literary Star Trek moments !

Read long and prosper, friends!

Nonfiction Star Trek Books

Federation: the first 150 years , david a. goodman.

This is the history of the first 150 years of the United Federation of Planets.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia , Michael and Denise Okuda

A newly revised, 2-book set is to be released on October 18, 2016 with about 300 pages of new and expanded entries, up to and including Into Darkness . YES.

The Star Trek Cookbook , Ethan Phillips and William J. Birnes

Some genuinely great recipes, many volunteered from the cast and crew themselves, and doctored up to sound more Trekish. Jeri Ryan’s wild mushroom soup is one of my very favorite recipes ever now and I make it often.

Living with Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe , Lincoln Geraghty

A great discussion on the influence of Star Trek on American society at various levels.

The Physics of Star Trek , Lawrence Krauss

Real science, by a real scientist!

The Best Star Trek Books: The Original Series

Star trek: the classic episodes (barnes and noble classics edition).

A very pretty hardbound book which includes several novelizations of the most popular episodes of The Original Series , including “The Menagerie,” “A Taste of Armageddon,” “The City on the Edge of Forever,” and “The Trouble with Tribbles.”

Star Trek Academy: Collision Course , William Shatner

I’m a huge sucker for back stories. This novel shows us the backstory of how Kirk and Spock met and became friends at Starfleet Academy.

The Kobayashi Maru , Julia Ecklar

Back stories! Dreaded no-win scenarios! Sign me up.

Black Fire , Sonni Cooper

Spock turns into some kind of space pirate. It’s fun, just go with it.

Shadow Lord , Lawrence Yep

Sulu is the star!

The Best Star Trek Books: The Next Generation

Gulliver’s fugitives , keith sharee.

A lost Earth colony where imagination and freedom of thought are crimes. Pairs well with modern American politics…

Imzadi , Peter David

One of my all time favorite Trek novels ever OMG. Riker and Troi’s entire back story, and you know I love me a good back story! Plus, Peter David is considered one of the greats of Trek authors. His novels are universally funny, action packed, and always amazing.

The Death of Princes , John Peel

I’m also a sucker for books about diseases and plagues. This is disease and violations of the Prime Directive all in one book.

Double Helix six-book miniseries, John Gregory Betancourt, Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Diane Carey, John Vorholt, Peter David, and Michael Jan Friedman & Christie Golden

This miniseries that incorporates back stories AND disease things rings all my bells!

Section 31: Rogue , Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin

Even Starfleet has its dark underbelly.

Articles of the Federation , Keith R.A. DeCandido

A novel that highlights the politics and administration of the Federation.

Destiny trilogy, David Mack

HOLY SHIT, THE BORG AND GENOCIDAL RAGE AND JUST FUCKING READ IT!

The Sky’s the Limit anthology, ed. by Marco Palmieri

Fantastic short story collection set during the years of TNG .

The Best Star Trek Books: Deep Space Nine

Fallen heroes , daffyd ab hugh.

The first DS9 novel I ever read. It was action packed and sad and made me fall in love with the characters. This made me a DS9 fan every bit as much as the show itself.

The Lives of Dax , ed. Marco Palmieri

I may have mentioned I’m a big fan of back stories? Yeah, this gives you ALL the back stories of Dax! What’s not to love?

A Stitch in Time , Andrew J. Robinson

Elim Garak. That is all I needed to know.

Section 31: Disavowed , David Mack

More with the seedy underside of Starfleet, plus Julian Bashir.

The Best Star Trek Books: Voyager

Pathways and mosaic , jeri taylor.

Back stories! Pathways tells the stories of all of the Voyager crew, and Mosaic tells Captain Janeway’s story specifically.

Seven of Nine , Christie Golden

More back story, this time on the Borg drone who Capt. Janeway liberated from the Collective and who has since become one of my very favorite characters.

Death of a Neutron Star , Eric Kotani

I liked this book because it is written by a real scientist. Eric Kotani is the pseudonym for Yoji Kando, a Japanese astrophysicist.

Distant Shores , ed. Marco Palmieri

A delightful collection of short stories set on the voyage home.

The Best Star Trek Books: Enterprise

Surak’s soul , jm dillard.

I dig the Vulcans, their logic, and their stoicism, so any book about a Vulcan having an ethical or existential crisis really lights my fire.

Star Trek Anthologies And Crossovers

Tales from the captain’s table anthology, ed. by keith r.a. decandido.

Every star system has a bar called The Captain’s Table, where the first round is paid for with a story…

Tales of the Dominion War , Keith R.A. DeCandido

A short story collection that tells the tales of the various ways in which the Dominion War impacted all the characters we’ve come to know and love, and a few we can’t stand but want to know about anyway.

Strange New Worlds volumes 1-10, plus the new one coming out for the 50th anniversary this year

These are great because fans get to write fanfiction and get published, for reals, and it’s so rad. Also, yours truly was selected to be included in the anthology for the 50th anniversary, so naturally I think that one is awesome!

Federation , Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Technically this is listed as a TNG novel, but it has Kirk and Zephram Cochrane and Picard all in one book, so I’m counting it as a crossover. And it’s everything the movie Generations should have been.

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Mission to Horatius , the first Trek novel

Through a licensing process similar to those granted to create collectibles , comics , and games , Paramount Pictures has granted the rights to market Star Trek stories and books of various sorts through a number of different publishers, beginning in 1967 with a series based on Star Trek: The Original Series .

With the success of the Star Trek films and Star Trek: The Next Generation , a licensing office associated with the productions took stricter control of the franchise's image. Although writers of Star Trek publications were unlimited by TV budget and studio set constraints, they were discouraged from creating depictions that varied from the style and details of the franchise, as seen in filmed productions. Previous novels of the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s tend to vary from canon more than later series. Since most novels are produced by editors and writers not affiliated with franchise production staff , filmed productions generally regard the events and situations in most novelizations as completely apocryphal.

It should be noted that certain publications written by creators of Star Trek 's various series are sometimes referenced in later episodes of those series. Somewhat paradoxically, the novels themselves remain apocryphal in such cases while whatever information was mentioned on-screen becomes canon .

See also : Undeveloped Star Trek publications

1 Star Trek television tie-in series
2 Original ongoing series
3 Crossover series and anthologies
4 Other adventures
5 Young adult series
6 Omnibus collections
7 Reference works
8 External links

Original ongoing series [ ]

Star Trek: New Frontier
Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers
Star Trek: Stargazer
Star Trek: Klingon Empire (Previously Star Trek: IKS Gorkon )
Star Trek: Titan
Star Trek: Vanguard
Star Trek: Seekers
Star Trek: Prometheus (in German)

Crossover series and anthologies [ ]

Star Trek: Invasion!
Star Trek: Day of Honor
Tales from the Captain's Table
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Tales of the Dominion War
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Double Helix
Star Trek: The Badlands
Star Trek: Enterprise Logs
Star Trek: Dark Passions
Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Gateways
Star Trek: The Amazing Stories
Star Trek: The Brave and the Bold
Star Trek: The Lost Era
Star Trek: Mirror Universe
Star Trek: Myriad Universes
Star Trek: Destiny
Star Trek: Seven Deadly Sins
Star Trek: Typhon Pact
Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations
Star Trek: The Fall
Star Trek: Coda

Other adventures [ ]

Legends of the Ferengi ( DS9 )
Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth ( VOY )
New Worlds, New Civilizations
The Klingon Hamlet
Articles of the Federation
The Needs of the Many

Young adult series [ ]

Star Trek: The Original Series - Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Young Adult
Star Trek: Voyager - Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Omnibus collections [ ]

Star Trek: Odyssey
Star Trek: The Captain's Table
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium
Starfleet: Year One
Star Trek: Double Helix
The Q Continuum
Worlds in Collision
Imzadi Forever
Duty, Honor, Redemption
The Hand of Kahless
Sand and Stars
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Twist of Faith
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - These Haunted Seas

Reference works [ ]

Adventures in Time and Space
Voyages of Imagination

External links [ ]

Novels at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Star Trek Book Guide - database of book releases
Psi Phi Book Database - full book list and details on recent and forthcoming releases.
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The 15 Best Star Trek Books Ever Written

Like all our favorite franchises, "Star Trek" is a multimedia phenomenon. Today's kids grow up in a world full of TV series, movies, comics, games, and, of course, tie-in novels. "Star Trek" novels are notable because they're non-canon by default, and that's allowed their writers to go ham while exploring strange new worlds. Some of these earliest tie-in writers went on to become science fiction titans, and sometimes those titans like to return for more Trekkie fun.

"Trek" books are also a unique part of the fandom experience. "Star Trek: The New Voyages" was a licensed, two-book anthology, printed in the late '70s and curated from fanfiction. Wilder still, in 1985, writer Della Van Hise saw her "Star Trek" novel "Killing Time" published and recalled for an edited reprint as longtime fans realized their beloved slash fiction pairing of Kirk and Spock was no longer hiding in the shadows. It's a goofy testament to how fans helped "Star Trek" thrive in the first place, and today, these tie-in novels are still great comfort food. These are 15 of the best that I've found, read, and loved over the years.

A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson

Elim Garak isn't special to "Star Trek" fans alone. He's also part of actor Andrew Robinson in a unique way. The charming-yet-wily Cardassian tailor (and spy) called Deep Space Nine his home, but Garak's too big a personality to be contained by its steel corridors (or with a word from Dr. Bashir, his unlikely best friend.) Robinson grew him that way from the start, creating an in-character diary to guide him through Garak's behavior. Garak's diary, however, took on a life of its own as Robinson made readings from it part of his convention appearances. Eventually, Robinson was coaxed into turning it into a novel.

"A Stitch in Time" is epistolary, presented as a series of letters sent by Garak to Dr. Bashir in the wake of the Dominion War. Contained within are fragments of Garak's childhood, memories of a long-ago love, and preparations for the future. The greatest compliment I can offer is that every word drips with Robinson's genteel drawl. No one else could have written this novel, and it's the perfect love letter from an actor to the character he brought to life.

Imzadi by Peter David

"Imzadi" was rereleased in 2003, packaged with its sequel and listed as "Imzadi Forever." By all accounts, the follow-up is a fine tale, but I haven't read it. My recommendation is for the original 1992 release, which I eagerly bought in hardcover. Like another upcoming Peter David selection, "Imzadi" has a complicated timeline, but the emotional thread and David's clean prose make the plot easy to follow.

The word "imzadi" is first used in "Encounter at Farpoint," telepathically sent to Riker by Troi. However, it's author Peter David who expands on the power of the Betazed term for "beloved." The word refers not to a teen's first love but to something richer and deeper. The novel explores Riker's and Troi's early relationship through the lens of a distant, alternate future in which Troi is dead, and Riker is a bitter old cuss. Obviously, nobody wants a future like this one, but the Guardian of Forever, that magical archway from classic "Star Trek," has our backs. The return of this sentient space rock is always a selling point, but the story also has all the political twists and turns a Trekkie could want.

How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford

John M. Ford was one of the best, most underrated writers of the modern era. Until recently, almost all of his work had fallen out of print with his death in 2006. Most of his catalog is still pretty hard to find and requires trawling used bookstores with an eye for treasure. Unfortunately, that includes 1987's "How Much for Just the Planet?" It's Ford's second "Star Trek" novel, and it's a "Dr. Strangelove" -style artifact of perfect absurdity.

"How Much for Just the Planet?" is a surreal sci-fi mélange: Take the crew of the Enterprise, pit them against opportunistic Klingons, and add a previously undiscovered planet full of untouched dilithium. Then, mix in a troupe of truly incomprehensible, goofball aliens, slap everybody in a hotel (with a golf course — it's a plot point), and make them play in a "Squid Game"-style competition that focuses on heists and ballroom dancing instead of murder. The goal is friendship and having some good laughs along the way.

Spock Must Die! by James Blish

The first original "Star Trek" novel is still a good read and a great place to get some context for the ways "Trek" fiction has evolved. "Spock Must Die!" feels fresher than its 1970 print date in many places, but bear in mind, it plays with some "exotic sexuality" tropes regarding Spock. Yeah, he was definitely the unlikely sex symbol of original "Star Trek," but Blish's prose occasionally takes that to a funky place.

Otherwise, this book does introduce some neat concepts way before later "Star Trek" wore them out. The evil clone plot line is a groaner staple now, but Blish's novel twists it up with some unsettling fridge logic questions about how the transporter room could work with some mad science drive. From there, the science is pretty pulpy, but the high-stakes thrills leading up to the title drop — a Spock does have to die — make for a nice, cozy ride through an earlier science fiction era.

Q-Squared by Peter David

Like most "Star Trek” tie-ins, "Q-Squared" isn't canon, but it's close enough to an assumed truth that fans have kind of adopted it anyway. It's a three-lane timeline pileup, and this time, it is a little confusing. It makes sense for there to be some confusion over what the hell is going on because this book brings in John de Lancie's omnipotent trickster, Q . And it's not a Q story unless everyone (including Picard) asks, "What the hell is going on?" at least once.

In this case, what the hell is going on is a tantrum thrown by a young Q whom "Trek" fans know as Trelane, the Squire of Gothos. A longtime "Star Trek" favorite, Trelane was a quirky, omnipotent brat that futzed around with Kirk and his buddies until his family pulled him in line at the end of the episode . David's novel draws on the fan-inspired retcon that this classic character is actually a Q ( a speculation John de Lancie also shares ) and ties it all together in a messy bow. It doesn't always make sense, especially the semi-metaphorical sword fight finale. Still, it's a great trip through the fringes of the Continuum.

Spock's World by Diane Duane

Author Diane Duane is a modern treasure. Her "Young Wizards" fantasy series remains one of the best ways to hook a kid on the dreams hidden inside books. Still writing and still a part of fandom today, she also wrote 1988's "Spock's World," one of the first and best books to dig into the social intricacies and history of Vulcan.

The framing narrative deals with a fledgling separatist movement working to pull Vulcan out of the Federation, and it provides a chance for Spock and his family to take the spotlight. It's a great political yarn, and it pulls on some threads from classic "Trek" episodes, most notably "Amok Time." However, the real meat here is the intricate world building with lingering glimpses of major moments in Vulcan history. It's a great reminder that what makes "Star Trek" so special are the worlds it explores. Although "Spock's World" is not canon, Duane's graceful creation continues to influence other "Star Trek" creators .

The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack

With the debut of every new "Star Trek" TV series, you can rest assured that a swath of new tie-in novels are in the works. Obviously, the tie-in tradition continued with "Picard." The first novel based on Jean-Luc's solo outing was published within a month of the show's premiere. "The Last Best Hope" is a prequel to " Picard ," and it does a solid job of fleshing out a number of connections that the first season didn't get a chance to work on.

Though a lot of the novel is devoted to Raffi , the troubled intelligence officer we grow to love on the show, it's the glimpses of Romulan culture that stand out. The religious order introduced in the show, the Qowat Milat , are in sharp focus here and help round out the childhood of Elnor , our orphaned Romulan Legolas. "The Last Best Hope" has another trait that may make it attractive to fans of the show: Until "Picard" contradicts it, this book is currently as close to actual canon as a "Star Trek" novel can be.

Star Trek: The Eugenics War by Greg Cox

It's easier to refer to this bulk recommendation as "The Khan Trilogy." The first two novels are formally titled "The Eugenics War: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" ( volumes one and two , respectively), and the third is "To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh." The trilogy is two parts covert war thriller and one part survivalist nightmare. All together, it pieces together the complete life of one of the mightiest (and bare-chestiest) foes in "Star Trek" history .

"The Eugenics War" is a look inside the doomed effort to prevent that legendary conflict from ever happening. As mentioned in the classic episode "Space Seed," eugenicist science created a social schism the likes of which Marvel's Magneto barely dreamed of. The effort to stop Khan from dominating Earth fails, but infighting eventually drives the tyrant into exile. The events of "Space Seed" happen after the first two books, and the final novel sees Khan struggle to survive on Ceti Alpha V , the sandy death-world we discover in "The Wrath of Khan," surrounded by loyalists and scarce resources. Great stuff.

The Final Reflection by John M. Ford

My prior John M. Ford recommendation may have the spotlight, but don't pass up "The Final Reflection" if you can find it. While not as richly built as Diane Duane's "Spock's World," Ford's book treats Klingons with such detail and complexity that it went on to affect later portrayals of the proud warrior race. It's a book that's occasionally lauded as a "Star Trek" novel that stands on its own as a great work of science fiction, which is a backhanded compliment that ignores the love and passion of "Trek" writers. Nevertheless, that is an accurate assessment here.

The focus of the book is on Klingon Captain Krenn, whose decades-long effort to prevent his own people from destroying the Federation remains a secret until he pens his own chronicle of events. During his career, Krenn flickers in and out of the lives of the characters we know, with special emphasis placed on his encounter with Spock as a child. There's some hefty focus on Klingon stratagems in the early part of the novel, which can be daunting for the reader, but the journey is worth it.

Fallen Heroes by Dafydd ab Hugh

"Fallen Heroes" is a sentimental choice. It's one of my gruesome comfort food books. Pairing the horrific invasion of DS9 with a time-shifted mystery, the novel puts Quark and Odo together as ad hoc detectives trying to stop the massacre of their friends from happening. It's not a perfect tale, and, coming back to it later, it misses some character tone due to how early in the show's airing it was published. Still, it's a good yarn from a time when we were starved for stories that put our best frenemies together.

Author Dafydd ab Hugh has a gift for crunchy, visceral action sequences, and that got him a pretty decent gig writing "Doom" tie-ins in the '90s. It's best to go in with the reminder that, according to the classic "Star Trek” fiction trope, our heroes will be alright by the end, but there's some gnarly road before this book gets there. "Fallen Heroes," like many older tie-in novels, is easily found used.

Q-In-Law by Peter David

Peter David gets on this list three times because, along with his clean prose and keen understanding of the franchise, he also understands what a fan would kill to see. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great recurring characters, and two fan favorites take the spotlight in "Q-In Law." The omnipotent Q is a guaranteed good time, but adding Deanna Troi's dramatic mother Lwaxana to the mix makes for a salty popcorn festival.

The premise is simple: Noticing that the Enterprise is ready to host a wedding, Q shows up with mischief on his mind. Lwaxana arrives for the diplomatic event, and Q picks up on the Betazed noble's talent for chaos. However, for once in his life, Q gets more than he bargained for when he flirts with Lwaxana. Somewhere in the mayhem, Worf notes the crew might as well sell tickets to watch it all fall apart. I recommend tracking down the audiobook . It's narrated by John de Lancie and Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (Q and Lwaxana themselves), and they happily go all in on the verbal sparring.

Prime Directive by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

The Prime Directive is one of the few immutable tenets of the "Star Trek” universe. However, Starfleet General Order 1 is not without its flaws. To wit, no Starfleet command or crew is to interfere with the development of an alien society. It's a Cold War product that was designed by minds worried about escalation and accidental destruction. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens' "Prime Directive," published in 1990, digs into what happens when that order is disobeyed.

In both the original series and the movies, Kirk and his crew rarely receive lasting consequences for their actions. This novel sets about dismantling that trope. Kirk, in charge of observing Talin IV, a world on the cusp of first contact, seems to accidentally violate the Prime Directive. Worse, his mistake devastates the developing Talin society. From Kirk to Uhura, the command crew of the Enterprise see their careers ended for their failure. The bulk of the novel is the long process of the crew (who have either resigned, been demoted to ensign, or court-martialed) seeking out what actually went wrong on Talin IV. The answers are complex, and the ethical questions are thought-provoking.

Sarek by A.C. Crispin

Author A.C. Crispin was a key figure in not only helping readers understand that tie-in novels shouldn't be dismissed as "amateur" content but also in protecting other writers from being scammed. Her talents as a writer provided light but intricate stories. "Sarek" (not to be confused with the phenomenal "Next Generation" episode of the same name ) is a rich look at one of "Star Trek's" most complicated figures .

"Sarek" is a political thriller tempered by Sarek's sometimes cold Vulcan discipline. A veiled threat from an unknown alien race aims to unbalance the core of the Federation. Balanced against these high stakes is the famed Vulcan ambassador's wife's illness. Amanda Grayson 's humanity helped both Sarek and Spock bridge their two worlds. However, her impending loss threatens to undo the peace father and son forged years ago. In the book, Amanda's journal provides empathetic glimpses inside Sarek's life. "Sarek" is a novel as crucial as "Spock's World" for fans of the iconic Vulcans.

Uhura's Song by Janet Kagan

Uhura 's popularity was a big deal for television back when "Star Trek" first came on the air. Unfortunately, moments in which she took the lead were all too rare. By 1985, Uhura was still a supporting character on screen, but now, she had a couple of novels that gave her some more in-depth attention. "Uhura's Song" is the best and, frankly, the weirdest slice of fanfic-style glory to make it to the printed page.

Long ago, Uhura made friends with a woman named Sunfall of Ennien, a diplomat from the planet Eaiaou, whose love of dance and song outlived her when a deadly pandemic decimated her world. However, there's a clue in the songs Sunfall taught Uhura that might help end the pandemic before it wipes out the whole planet. This is where I have to warn you that this strange and lovely novel is basically "Warrior Cats” in space. Yes, the people of Eaiaou are cat people — with emphasis on the cat side of that equation. Shut up! It's awesome!

Metamorphosis by Jean Lorrah

This last pick is going to be a divisive one. Jean Lorrah 's "Metamorphosis" is a chunky book that lags in a few places, but it does two things well enough to get a sentimental recommendation: First, though non-canon, the book picks up after "Measure of a Man," the "Next Generation" episode that gave Data legal protection as a sentient lifeform and explores the ethical aftermath in a way that's catnip to me. Second, the novel makes the acerbic Dr. Pulaski somewhat likable and empathetic. Now, that's an achievement!

Although there's a handful of plot threads going on in this large, lumpy novel, the biggest one is Data's temporary tenure as what he's wanted to become all along — a fleshy human (with all that entails). As anyone who rolls out of bed to the symphony of their bones cracking could tell the android, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Still, he persists in a weird kind of hero's journey, and although everything is set back to baseline by the end, the trip is one of a kind.

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The crew is on their way to Starfleet. Their shuttle is cramped, and everyone is cranky. That’s when Murf spots a moon that isn’t on their charts. Murf really wants to go there, so the crew decides to make a stop to stretch their legs and get some supplies. But a small detour turns into a big dilemma when the inhabitants of the moon ask Murf to stay with them. The rest of the crew begins to wonder if this is a sign. Could it be time for each of them to go their separate ways?

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The Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction book that was done by Gene Roddenberry in 1995. Gene Roddenberry was born on 19th August 1921 in El Paso, Texas, United States and passed away on 24th October 1991 in Santa Monica, California United States when he 70 years of age. He got married to Eileen Anita Rexroat on 20th June 1942. This was her first wife whom they had two children with. They divorced on 27th December 1969 and two days later, that is on 29th December 1969 he got married to her second wife who was known as Majel Barrett. They got one child and finally death separated the two when Gene Roddenberry passed away on 24th October 1991. Most of his books reflects his social views. He was nicknamed “The Great Bird of the Galaxy” while his birth name was Eugene Wesley Roddenberry. In his writing career he wrote several books like the series named “Star Trek: Voyager” that has now been one of the best series watched world-wide. This is his first novel that has appeared in the TV Shows and more parts have been created even after his death. This is one smart science fiction series that you will really love watching. You can always find it online for the whole story. Besides this, he also wrote other fiction books like the Next Generation and the Deep Space Nine that were written in 1987 and 1993 respectively.

The Star Trek: Voyager is a television series that was created by Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor and Michael Piller. The series has seven episodes that runs from 1995 to 2001. In the first series of the book, we find a female character who is also the captain named Kathryn Janeway. It is played by Kate Mulgrew who is the main character. The Star Trek: Voyager is the longest running series that you don’t want to miss watching. The first two books in the series are known as “Caretaker” and “Mosaic” which were published in 1995 and 1996 respectively.

This is the genesis novel of the series that was published on 1st May 1997. The main character of the book is known as Janeway who is also the captain. She is very brave, triumph, tragedy and loyal as described by Mosaic. In the book, we find Janeway fighting a very tough and desperate war on two fronts. This is just after a surprise attack by the Kozan that is a group that would like the overthrow the caretaker. While Janeway is trying to win the war, the Lt. Tuvok’s away team is trapped on Ofa wilderness planet. This is just but a small summary of this book. By reading or watching the series, you will always be inspired by Janeway because she is a very brave and courageous captain that really deserves to lead the people. Get this smart book today and you will enjoy reading. This is the best fiction book that you don’t want miss reading.

This is the second book of the series. It was published in 1995 and the books is all about the voyager crew and Maquis who had the plan to of dealing with the caretaker despite his great power. The caretaker therefore wants to send them home by transporting them 70,000 light years over the galaxy. On the other hand, we find Kazon that is the Alien group of warriors. They are really working to overthrow the caretaker so that they can find the chance to become the most powerful force in the region. The main character in this book is female captain Janeway. She has a mission to fulfil and this is the reason why she has been sent to carry out the investigation. She wants to find what exactly happened to the small ship known as the Maquis in which the security Liutenant Tuvok chief was infiltrated. In the process of investigation, the crew first point of landing was the Bad Lands. This is after tracking the last location of the engine emissions. The space is very unpredictable and turbulent as described by the crews. The voyager is suddenly pulled about 75,000 light years just from home on the opposite side of the galaxy. This occurs in the process of still trying to track the maquis ship. Due to the risky conditions, we find that most of the crews are seriously injured while others are killed during this this small trip. Among the killed officers are the voyagers’ nurse, chief engineering and first officer doctor. After this incident, the caretaker is somehow convinced by the strike of both maquis and Janeway to return them to the territory federation. Despite this threat, he finds it impossible because he wants to protect the people of Ocampa that is a nearby planet. Time then comes when the caretaker is almost dying, hence he doesn’t have any time for Janeway. Instead of aiding her, he request her to destroy the array once he is dead. The caretaker wants the array destroyed because he fears that the Kazon may use it against the people of Ocampa. The problem now remains on Janeway because she has a decision to make in life. By destroying this array implies that she, the crew plus the ship and her won’t be able to get home but instead takes another 70 years to reach. On the other hand, if she doesn’t destroy the array, then it implies that the helpless people of Ocampa will all die. She therefore has to make the best decision of either saving the people of Ocampa or saving her life plus her crew and ship. To get more about the book, then you should watch the fiction series movie and you will love the whole story. This is just but a small summary of this science fiction book. You can visit your nearby library or find the book online and find what decision Janeway made.

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Weird Star Trek Novels That Are Enjoyable To Read

I n February 1970, Bantam Books published the first original Star Trek novel. James Blish's Spock Must Die! received mixed reviews from critics, but it laid the foundation for many hundreds of further novels . Perhaps the golden era of Star Trek prose was under Pocket Books, who produced an ambitious continuation of TNG and DS9 long before Star Trek: Picard .

Some of the tie-in novels are good, some are bad, and some are just plain strange. From vanity projects to starship-sized plot holes, Star Trek's authors went where no one had gone before (and sometimes where they shouldn't have gone). Though they may be on the stranger side, here are a few books that fans of the franchise will doubtless enjoy.

The Enterprise War - John Jackson Miller

John Jackson Miller's 2019 novel answers a pertinent question: where was the Enterprise during Star Trek: Discovery 's Federation–Klingon War? Miller shows Pike's Enterprise caught in a different war between the Boundless and the Rengru, aliens who hope to use the starship to tip the scales in their favor.

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The Enterprise War has an exciting plot, but stumbles slightly when it comes to reconciling the Pike era with the rest of contemporary Trek. Spock's references to Michael Burnham seem out of place alongside obscure characters from Star Trek 's failed pilot, while the Enterprise 's saucer separation recalls TNG rather than TOS or Discovery . Miller's novel walks a fine line between anachronisms and tropes. The result is a weird blend of eras, but one that readers are sure to enjoy.

The Good That Men Do - Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin

Few fans were impressed when Star Trek: Enterprise ended by killing off one of its crew. In terms of both scriptwriting and direction, the noble sacrifice of engineer Trip Tucker is an anticlimax. This shortcoming inspired authors Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin to consider an alternative: what if Tucker's death was a hoax?

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The Good That Men Do (2007) claims that Tucker never died; instead, he left the Enterprise to work for Section 31 . This coverup allowed him to investigate a new threat posed by the Romulans. The book holds a strange place in Star Trek canon: it is as much an apology as it is a novel, although the Romulans' machinations make for an entertaining read.

Disavowed - David Mack

While the Star Trek Relaunch series provided fans with some franchise highpoints, it had started to stumble by the time of David Mack's Disavowed (2014). Six years earlier, Mack had torn up the status quo with his Destiny trilogy, focusing on a massive Borg invasion . The trilogy is excellent—but its fallout left subsequent novels unsure of where to take the series.

Mack's story, centered on Julian Bashir, reinvents the Star Trek novel as a tense espionage thriller as the Starfleet doctor and Section 31 operative travels to the Mirror Universe to halt a scheme by the evil Breen. Mack's prose is propulsive, but Disavowed represents the Star Trek world at a crossroads. The book's weirdness lays not in its writing, but in its attempt to reinvigorate the series with a focus on espionage rather than exploration.

Broken Bow - Diane Carey

Star Trek 's writing has been the subject of parodies aplenty, from shows like The Orville to movies like Galaxy Quest . In 2020, the franchise itself got in on the fun, with cartoon series Lower Decks spoofing on Star Trek 's tropes. Yet Lower Decks was not the first time that Star Trek' s own writers took a swipe at the franchise. The 2001 novelization of "Broken Bow" derided the Star Trek: Enterprise episode it was meant to retell.

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Author Diane Carey wrote extensively for Star Trek 's novels (the hero of her 2000 novel Challenger was written to resemble Enterprise 's Scott Bakula, though the book predated his casting). Yet when it came to novelizing Bakula's first real adventure, Carey was so unimpressed with the script that she used the characters' internal monologues to criticize the story's plot. The author was allegedly blacklisted for her mischief, but she turned an otherwise by-the-numbers novelization into a sneaky practical joke.

A Singular Destiny - Keith R.A. DeCandido

Readers might expect a sequel to TNG and DS9 to feature a hero like Captain Picard, or a fan favorite like Kira Nerys. Yet although Keith R.A. DeCandido's 2009 novel does feature DS9 's Ezri Dax, its star is diplomat Sonek Pran, a wholly original character. This stylistic deviation allows A Singular Destiny to interrogate the state of the Relaunch universe . The Borg may be gone, but a new threat is rising in the form of the Typhon Pact, an alliance of several hostile states including the Breen and the Gorn.

Despite the scope of its universe, Star Trek can become bogged down by revisiting the same characters and tropes. DeCandido's novel bucks this trend, making this immersive political thriller an essential chapter in the Relaunch saga.

Fearful Symmetry - Olivia Woods

Viewers of DS9 may recall the episode "Second Skin," in which Bajoran Kira Nerys was disguised as a Cardassian. Fearful Symmetry claims that the woman that Kira impersonated, Iliana Ghemor, was also altered to look like Kira, but fell into the clutches of Gul Dukat , who imprisoned and abused her. Driven mad, the impostor plots her revenge in Olivia Woods' 2008 novel.

While it's odd that Dukat never mentioned his prisoner, the novel's true weirdness is its two-in-one physical format. Fearful Symmetry is made up of two narratives: the front cover depicts Kira, while the rear is an alternate cover showing Ghemor. Starting the book in one direction shows Kira's investigation into her duplicate, while starting in the opposite direction provides the troubled life of Ghemor. This parallel structuring allows the novel's form to mirror its content, a clever gimmick.

Killing Time - Della Van Hise

The possibility of a deeper, potentially romantic bond between Kirk and Spock has intrigued fans for decades (the term "slash fiction" is attributed to stories about the pair), but Star Trek 's writers were unwilling to offer any confirmation. Father of the franchise Gene Roddenberry was particularly opposed to the idea. He was displeased, to say the least, when author Della Van Hise snuck suggestive material into her 1985 novel.

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First editions of Killing Time (which involves the Romulans altering history to try and defeat the Federation) were recalled and destroyed, although some were purchased by fans. A revised edition removed the offending content. Rumors circulated that an even more explicit version existed, although Van Hise denied these claims. If nothing else, Killing Time demonstrates the importance of checking a book before it's sent to the printers.

The Return - Garfield Reeves-Steven & William Shatner

Actor Leonard Nimoy was so impressed by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , in which his character died, that he asked for Spock to return from the dead . William Shatner, on the other hand, was so unimpressed by Kirk's death in Star Trek: Generations that he decided to take matters into his own hands, co-writing a series of novels in which a resurrected Kirk continues the fight against evil.

The resulting Shatnerverse (comprising ten novels by Shatner and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Steven) is generally considered non-canon even by novel fans, with some regarding it as an ego trip for Shatner. Kirk's transition into a quasi-Messianic figure certainly has all the hallmarks of a vanity project, as does his role in the total defeat of the Borg in 1996's The Return . The Shatnerverse novels may not fit into any version of canon aside from their own, but they represent an interesting diversion for those who like their books heavy on fan-service and light on common sense.

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Star trek confirms an original series genius is so smart, even the gods respect him.

In Star Trek #19, fans learn a beloved crew member of the Original Series is so respected, that even the gods come to him for advice.

In Star Trek #19, by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Megan Levens, fans learn even the gods respect Scotty's intelligence and experiecne.
The Organian/Vulcan T'Lir comes to Scotty, seeking advice on how to handle a crewmate.
Scotty is taken back to be giving advice to a god, but T'Lir takes what Scotty says to heart.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #19!

Throughout Star Trek history, Scotty distinguished himself as one of Starfleet’s best engineers, and his reputation is so sterling that even the gods come to him for advice. A Star Trek icon, Scotty has joined Captain Sisko and the Theseus on a mission to save reality itself. As the crew prepares for the mission ahead, one god-like being comes to Scotty seeking advice in Star Trek #19 .

Star Trek #19 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Megan Levens. After T’Lir has a falling out with Ensign Sato, they go to Scotty, seeking advice on how to handle mortal friendships. Scotty was a little taken back that a god-like Organian would come to him for advice. T’Lir persists in their request, and Scotty gives them solid advice, citing his own familial experiences as well as his time with Kirk and Spock.

Scotty advises T’Lir to cherish everyone close to them, god-like or not.

Scotty Earned His Reputation as "the Miracle Worker."

Scotty lived to the 24th century thanks to his ingenuity.

Montgomery Scott, known as “Scotty,” set the template for all other engineers in the Star Trek franchise. After years of bouncing around on freighters and other ships, Scotty came to the Enterprise. While Strange New Worlds established that Scotty knew Captain Pike, it would be under Captain James Kirk’s tenure that his reputation as the “miracle worker” grew. Scotty would retire in the early 24th century, but fate had other plans for him. Crash-landing on a Dyson Sphere, Scotty kept himself alive for decades in a jury-rigged transporter.

Scotty has been played by three different actors: James Doohan in the Original Series, Simon Pegg in the Kelvin-timeline films and Martin Quinn on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Rather than mope and brood about his situation, Scotty returns to duty in Starfleet. In some non-canonical sources, he helped design the Sovereign class starships, of which the Enterprise NCC-1701-E was one. When Kahless embarked on his genocidal quest against the gods, Scotty joined up with Sisko to help. He offered Sisko use of the Theseus , an older starship that Scotty refitted to be the best ship in Starfleet. The Theseus is an impressive feat of engineering, one of the most advanced ships in the fleet, and is a testbed for new technologies, some of which Scotty designed.

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Scotty's genius is respected even by the gods, now scotty is going to meet the god-like beings of the star trek universe.

Scotty has been front and center in IDW’s flagship Star Trek comic. His service to the Theseus and the Federation as a whole has been a great reminder to fans why Scotty is a Star Trek icon in the first place. T’Lir remembers meeting Scotty as a child on Organia, and they recognize his genius. A century’s worth of experience on board starships counts for something, and T’Lir knows this. This god-like being sees Scotty as the true Star Trek genius he is, both as an engineer and as a human being.

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Original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise Model Is Found After Being Missing for Decades

The 33-inch model surfaced on eBay after disappearing around 1979. An auction house is giving it to the son of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of “Star Trek.”

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A model of the U.S.S. Enterprise stands on a wooden base against a black backdrop.

By Emily Schmall

The first model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the starship that appeared in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series , has been returned to Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the creator of the series, decades after it went missing.

“After a long journey, she’s home,” Mr. Roddenberry wrote on social media on Thursday.

For die-hard Trekkies, the model’s disappearance had become the subject of folklore, so an eBay listing last fall, with a starting bid of $1,000, didn’t go unnoticed.

“Red alert,” someone in an online costume and prop-making forum wrote, linking to the listing.

Mr. Roddenberry’s father, Gene Roddenberry, created the television series, which first aired in 1966 and ran for three seasons. It spawned numerous spinoffs, several films and a franchise that has included conventions and legions of devoted fans with an avid interest in memorabilia.

The seller of the model was bombarded with inquiries and quickly took the listing down.

The seller contacted Heritage Auctions to authenticate it, the auction house’s executive vice president, Joe Maddalena, said on Saturday. As soon as the seller, who said he had found it in a storage unit, brought it to the auction house’s office in Beverly Hills, Calif., Mr. Maddalena said he knew it was real.

“That’s when I reached out to Rod to say, ‘We’ve got this. This is it,’” he said, adding that the model was being transferred to Mr. Roddenberry.

Mr. Roddenberry, who is known as Rod, said on Saturday that he would restore the model and seek to have it displayed in a museum or other institution. He said reclaiming the item had only piqued his interest in the circumstances about its disappearance.

“Whoever borrowed it or misplaced it or lost it, something happened somewhere,” he said. “Where’s it been?”

It was unclear how the model ended up in the storage unit and who had it before its discovery.

The original U.S.S. Enterprise, a 33-inch model, was mostly made of solid wood by Richard C. Datin, a model maker for the Howard Anderson Company, a special-effects company that created the opening credits for some of the 20th century’s biggest TV shows .

An enlarged 11-foot model was used in subsequent “Star Trek” television episodes, and is now part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum , where it was donated by Paramount Studios in 1974.

Mr. Roddenberry, who said he gave the seller a “reward” for its recovery but did not disclose the terms, assembled a group of “Star Trek” production veterans, model makers and restoration specialists in Beverly Hills to authenticate the find.

The group included a “Star Trek” art supervisor, Michael Okuda, and his wife, Denise, an artist on “Star Trek” television series and films, and Gary Kerr, a “Trek x-pert” who served as technical consultant for the Smithsonian during a 2016 restoration of the 11-foot model.

“We spent at least an hour photographing it, inspecting the paint, inspecting the dirt, looking under the base, the patina on the stem, the grain in the wood,” Mr. Roddenberry said.

“It was a unanimous ‘This is 100 percent the one,’” he said.

Gene Roddenberry, who died in 1991 , kept the original model, which appeared in the show’s opening credits and pilot episode, on his desk.

Mr. Kerr compared the model to 1960s photos he had of the model on Mr. Roddenberry’s desk.

“The wood grain matched exactly, so that was it,” he said on Saturday.

The model went missing after Mr. Roddenberry lent it to the makers of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” which was released in 1979, Mr. Maddalena said.

“This is a major discovery,” he said, likening the model to the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” a prop that was stolen in 2005 and recovered by the F.B.I. in 2018, and that Heritage Auctions is selling.

While the slippers represent hope, he said, the starship Enterprise model “represents dreams.”

“It’s a portal to what could be,” he said.

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Original USS Enterprise model from ‘Star Trek’ returned to creator’s son

The first model of the USS Enterprise, the starship that appeared in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series, has been returned to Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the creator of the series, decades after it went missing.

“After a long journey, she’s home,” Roddenberry wrote on social media Thursday.

For die-hard Trekkies, the model’s disappearance had become the subject of folklore, so an eBay listing last fall, with a starting bid of $1,000, didn’t go unnoticed.

“Red alert,” someone in an online costume and prop-making forum wrote, linking to the listing.

Roddenberry’s father, Gene Roddenberry, created the television series, which first aired in 1966 and ran for three seasons. It spawned numerous spinoffs, several films and a franchise that has included conventions and legions of devoted fans with an avid interest in memorabilia.

The seller of the model was bombarded with inquiries and quickly took the listing down.

The seller contacted Heritage Auctions to authenticate it, the auction house’s executive vice president, Joe Maddalena, said Saturday. As soon as the seller, who said he had found it in a storage unit, brought it to the auction house’s office in Beverly Hills, California, Maddalena said he knew it was real.

“That’s when I reached out to Rod to say, ‘We’ve got this. This is it,’ ” he said, adding that the model was being transferred to Roddenberry.

Roddenberry, who is known as Rod, said Saturday that he would restore the model and seek to have it displayed in a museum or other institution.

He said reclaiming the item had only piqued his interest in the circumstances about its disappearance.

“Whoever borrowed it or misplaced it or lost it, something happened somewhere,” he said. “Where’s it been?”

It was unclear how the model ended up in the storage unit and who had it before its discovery.

The original USS Enterprise, a 33-inch model, was mostly made of solid wood by Richard Datin, a model maker for the Howard Anderson Co., a special-effects company that created the opening credits for some of the 20th century’s biggest TV shows.

An enlarged 11-foot model was used in subsequent “Star Trek” television episodes, and is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where it was donated by Paramount Studios in 1974.

Roddenberry, who said he gave the seller a “reward” for its recovery but did not disclose the terms, assembled a group of “Star Trek” production veterans, model makers and restoration specialists in Beverly Hills to authenticate the find.

“We spent at least an hour photographing it, inspecting the paint, inspecting the dirt, looking under the base, the patina on the stem, the grain in the wood,” Roddenberry said.

“It was a unanimous ‘This is 100% the one,’ ” he said.

Gene Roddenberry, who died in 1991, kept the original model, which appeared in the show’s opening credits and pilot episode, on his desk.

Kerr compared the model to 1960s photos he had of the model on Roddenberry’s desk.

“The wood grain matched exactly, so that was it,” he said Saturday.

The model went missing after Roddenberry lent it to the makers of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” which was released in 1979, Maddalena said.

“This is a major discovery,” he said, likening the model to the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” a prop stolen in 2005 and recovered by the FBI in 2018, and that Heritage Auctions is selling.

While the slippers represent hope, he said, the starship Enterprise model “represents dreams.”

“It’s a portal to what could be,” he said.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times .

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Remembering John G. Trimble

StarTrek.com honors the luminary whose contributions saved the Star Trek universe.

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StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of John G. Trimble, who passed away the morning of April 19, 2024, as confirmed by his daughter Lora Boem in a post .

Star Trek and fandom as we know it all stems from the efforts and passion of John and his wife Bjo Trimble , the couple who launched a grassroots letter writing campaign to Save Star Trek following NBC’s cancellation of the Original Series, resulting in a third season. With enough episodes then, Star Trek was able to enter syndication, propelling it into a phenomenon that warranted an animated series in 1973 and big-budget feature in 1979.

John and Bjo Trimble, in 2016, were brought on stage at Star Trek Las Vegas in celebration of the 50th anniversary, and the Star Trek franchise team surprised and honored them with a painted portrait of them by artist JK Woodward.

For the 50th anniversary celebration at Star Trek Last Vegas, John Van Citters invites Bjo and John Trimble to recognize their efforts and present them with a painted portrait from artist JK Woodward

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Recalling their efforts after a visit to the Original Series set , following the 50th anniversary honor, John Trimble told StarTrek.com, "When we saw the change in the cast and crew during the filming of 'The Deadly Years' from what it had been before, we knew something was going on. It had been a very up cast and crew, and now it was very down, the mood. We found out by going to craft services, the underground gossip source, that they were probably going to cancel the show after the second season. We had to leave and go back to Oakland, where we lived at the time, and on the way, we were talking about what a change it had been in the cast. I turned to Bjo and I said, 'There ought to be something we can do about that,' knowing full well that that was throwing down the challenge."

The couple immediately sprang into action. John Trimble added, "We spent the rest of the trip going up the Central Valley, before Interstate 5, back to Oakland, discussing how to do it and putting together the Save Star Trek campaign."

Bjo Trimble credited John for building out the framework of their grassroots campaign, "We knew, of course, we were going to have to both mail letters. John went down to the post office, learned all about mail rules, and brand new was the zip code system. They told us, flat out, that if material wasn't zip coded it wouldn't go out as bulk mail, that it would just sit in the post office. John got all the books in those days, and it was stacks of them, and learned about the zip code rules. And we came home and put those into effect when we mailed out letters. John was downstairs with a hand-cranked mimeograph machine, turning out the letters, which we still have a copy or two. We folded them, labeled them and stamped them, and put them in bulk mail. He was doing a whole bunch of the physical work, the grunt work. I was more getting people over to help us. It was actually wonderful. We would work the volunteers hard all weekend. John was everywhere; he was the one who ran the errands. He's the one who lifted, toted, and basically it simply was not possible for me to do it alone. This is why we're a pair."

The decades following their legendary writing campaign, John and Bjo Trimble remained ambassadors for science fiction, the space program, and the Society of Creative Anachronism. The pair continued to attend Star Trek premiere and events, meeting fellow fans and sharing their enthusiasm for each new iteration of Star Trek and generation of fandom, including last year’s Star Trek: Picard Season 3 red carpet premiere in Hollywood, CA.

The entire Star Trek family sends their condolences to Trimble’s family, friends, and loved ones around the world.

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