List of Star Trek novels

Anthology collections of episode novelizations written by James Blish and J.A. Lawrence. Mudd's Angels (1978) includes the novelizations of "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd", and an original novella by Lawrence. The Day of the Dove (1985) is a variant of Star Trek 11 (1975). Mudd's Enterprise (1994) is a variant of Mudd's Angels.

Series of original novels is based on the television series of the same name,[lower-alpha 5] not to be confused with the novelization series by James Blish. The series is cataloged as Star Trek Adventures by book discovery sites, such as Goodreads.[3] Bantam never applied a series name to the novels, instead marketing each entry as a "new Star Trek adventure". The novels are not numbered.

Star Trek: The New Voyages is a short story anthology series collecting fan fiction curated and edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. Additional volumes were announced, but none were published.[4] Pocket Books's Strange New Worlds (1998–2016) series, edited by Dean Wesley Smith, has a similar premise.

In 1991, Bantam collected the episode novelizations as a three volume omnibus edition. New material by D. C. Fontana, Norman Spinrad, and others, was included, however the novelizations of "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd" were excluded.

Star Trek Log [lower-alpha 9] is a series of novelizations based on episodes of The Animated Series. Written by Alan Dean Foster. Published by Ballantine Books.

Each volume includes new material linking the novelizations together.[5] Log One through Log Six adapted three episodes each, while Log Seven through Log Ten adapted one episode each. Del Rey Books reprinted the novelizations, with new cover designs, from 1984 to 1992.[6]

Omnibus editions of Foster's novelizations available exclusively to comic book stores and newsstands.[7] Published by Del Rey Books. Log Ten (1978) was excluded due to length. Pocket Books published similar editions, which included all ten volumes, for the United Kingdom market, the same year.

Omnibus editions published as part of Star Trek's 30th Anniversary celebration. A serialized essay by Foster was included, as well as corrections to the original text. Published by Del Rey Books.

Illustrated middle-grade novels published exclusively for libraries. Additional novels were announced in 1979, but were withdrawn for unknown reasons.

Star Trek book line is based on the television series of the same name. Paperback releases were numbered from 1979 to 2002. Hardback releases were not numbered. From 1987 to 1996, Titan Books reprinted original novels for the United Kingdom market using a different numbering scheme. Novels published since 2013 have included the Original Series subtitle. From 1979 until 2012, the subtitle rarely appeared on book covers.

Based on the Star Trek film series.

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Published by Pocket Books. Some printings are badged as Wanderer, Minstrel, Archway, or Simon & Schuster Just for Boys.

Star Trek: Worlds Apart is a miniseries retroactively applied to two novels by John M. Ford. The series name first appeared on 1999 reprints of the novels which included new cover designs. The novels do not form a coherent storyline.

Star Trek: Rihannsu miniseries explores the Romulan culture during the Original Series era. Written by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood.

Star Trek: Fortunes of War is a miniseries retroactively applied to two linked novels by Diane Carey. The series name first appeared on 1999 reprints of the novels which included new cover designs. Additional novels were planned by Carey which remain unpublished.[8]

Includes hardcover and paperback releases. Novels released since 2013 include the Original Series subtitle on the cover design.

Star Trek: The Lost Years miniseries explores the period between "Turnabout Intruder" and Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the Enterprise crew as Starfleet Academy cadets. A more recent series, Starfleet Academy (2010–2012), is based on the Kelvin Timeline films. Starfleet Academy (1997), a video game novelization by Diane Carey, is unrelated.

Star Trek: My Brother's Keeper miniseries explores the friendship between Gary Mitchell and James T. Kirk prior to the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Written by Michael Jan Friedman.

Star Trek: New Earth miniseries explores the period between Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and The Wrath of Khan (1982). Chainmail (2001), by Diane Carey, is a sequel to New Earth.

Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars miniseries explores the life of Khan Noonien Singh from his rise to power in South Asia until his abandonment on Ceti Alpha V by the Enterprise. The series was developed by Greg Cox and John J. Ordover.[1]^:133

Star Trek: The Janus Gate miniseries follows the events of "The Naked Time". Written by L.A. Graf.

Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance miniseries is a retelling of the first "Five Year" mission from a Klingon agent's point of view. Written by Kevin Ryan.

Star Trek: Vulcan's Soul miniseries follows Spock's life after the Next Generation episode "Unification". Written by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz.

Star Trek: Errand of Fury miniseries is a continuation of Errand of Vengeance (2002). Written by Kevin Ryan.

Star Trek: Mere Anarchy miniseries explores the effects of an off-world disaster over a thirty-year period. Inspired by "The Second Coming" by W. B. Yeats. Published as ebook exclusives. An omnibus edition was published in 2009.

Star Trek: Crucible miniseries focused the experiences of McCoy, Spock, and Kirk. Written by David R. George III. An omnibus edition, with new material, was announced in 2008, but was cancelled in 2011.[10] The covers form a triptych by artist John Picacio.

Star Trek: Legacies miniseries was published as part of Star Trek's 50th Anniversary celebration.

Star Trek: The Next Generation book line is based on the television series of the same name. The book line was relaunched with the publication of Death in Winter (2005), by Michael Jan Friedman.

Based on select episodes from the television series.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Starfleet Academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the USS Enterprise crew as Starfleet Academy cadets. The Best and the Brightest (1998), by Susan Wright, is thematically similar. Starfleet Academy (1997), a video game novelization by Diane Carey, is unrelated.

Based on the Next Generation film series.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Q Continuum miniseries explores the life of Q prior to his introduction in the episode "Encounter at Farpoint". Written by Greg Cox. An omnibus edition was published in 2003.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Double Helix crossover miniseries was inspired by the film Outbreak (1995).[1]^:434 Created by John J. Ordover and Michael Jan Friedman. An omnibus edition was published in 2002. The series was published as part of the Next Generation book line based on recommendations from the sales team at Pocket Books.[1]^:434

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Genesis Wave miniseries follows the crew of the Enterprise as they attempt to prevent the weaponization of the Genesis Device. Written by John Vornholt. An omnibus edition collecting Books 1 and 2 was published by the Science Fiction Book Club in 2001.

Star Trek: A Time to... miniseries explores events prior to Nemesis (2002). Conceived by John J. Ordover, and edited by Keith DeCandido.[1]^:464 Intended to be a sequence of twelve novels.[11] The novels do not include the Next Generation subtitle. Not all printings include a number stamp.

Interlinked novels set after the film Nemesis (2002):

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Slings and Arrows miniseries explores events between Generations (1994) and First Contact (1996). Published as ebook exclusives.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cold Equations miniseries explores the effect artificial life has on Starfleet and the Federation. Written by David Mack.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine book line is based on the television series of the same name. The book line was relaunched with the publication of Lives of Dax (2001), edited by Marco Palmieri.

Based on select episodes from the television series. Call to Arms (1998) and Sacrifice of Angels (1998) are based on seven interlinked episodes from Deep Space Nine's Seasons 5 and 6, beginning with the episode "Call to Arms".

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine young adult miniseries follows the adventures of Jake Sisko and Nog while living aboard Deep Space Nine.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Millennium miniseries explores an alternate-timeline created after the USS Defiant is transported twenty-five years into the future. Written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. An omnibus edition was published in 2002. The novels were partially adapted as The Fallen (2000), a third-person shooter video game developed by The Collective.

Interlinked novels set after the episode "What You Leave Behind":

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Mission Gamma miniseries follows the crew of the USS Defiant under the command of Elias Vaughn. Not to be confused with the Gamma (2017), which has a similar premise. These Haunted Seas (2008) is a collection of Books 1 and 2.

Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine anthology series explores the various home worlds of the crew and residents of Deep Space Nine. The series was created and edited by Marco Palmieri.

Star Trek: Terok Nor explores the history of the Deep Space Nine station during the Bajoran Occupation, when it was known by its Cardassian name: Terok Nor. The series is linked to The Lost Era (2003–2014). The book covers form a triptych by artist John Picacio, and do not include the Deep Space Nine or the Lost Era subtitles.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Gamma miniseries follows the crew of USS Robinson under the command of Benjamin Sisko. Only one novel has been published. Not to be confused with the Mission Gamma (2002), which has a similar premise.

Crossover novels and miniseries contain characters and settings from the various television series and films:

Star Trek: Invasion! crossover miniseries spanned each of the Star Trek television series broadcast prior to 1996. The novels were thematically linked. An omnibus edition was published in 1998 containing additional material. The series was conceived and edited by John J. Ordover.[12]

Star Trek: Day of Honor crossover miniseries is inspired by the Voyager episode "Day of Honor". The series was conceived by Paula M. Block and John J. Ordover. An omnibus edition was published in 1999. Treaty's Law is a Star Trek novel, but does not include the Original Series subtitle.

Star Trek: The Captain's Table crossover miniseries is narrated by various starship captains during their visits to a trans-dimensional bar called The Captain's Table. An omnibus edition was published in 2000. A short story anthology of linked stories was published in 2005. War Dragons and Where Sea Meets Sky are Star Trek novels, but neither include the Original Series subtitle.

Star Trek: The Dominion War crossover miniseries depicts events leading up to the Dominion War. The first and third novels focus on the crew of the USS Enterprise, while the second and fourth novels are novelizations of a seven-episode arc from Deep Space Nine's sixth and seventh seasons. The novels contain additional characters and situations created by the authors.[13] The Battle for Betazed (2002), by Charlotte Douglas and Susan Kearney, and the short story anthology Tales of the Dominion War (2004), are linked to the series.

Star Trek: Section 31 crossover miniseries was inspired by the clandestine, paramilitary organization introduced in the Deep Space Nine episode "Inquisition". The series was relaunched in 2014, originally as part of the Deep Space Nine book line.

Star Trek: Gateways crossover miniseries explores various Starfleet crews with trans-dimensional gateways left behind by the ancient Iconian race. The series was created by Robert Greenberger and John J. Ordover. The series concluded with the short story anthology What Lay Beyond (2001). An omnibus edition was announced at the Shore Leave convention in 2001, but was never published.

Star Trek: Destiny crossover miniseries explores the origin of the Borg, and the Federation's response to an invasion by them. Written by David Mack. Followed by Typhon Pact (2010–2013). An omnibus edition was published in 2012.

Star Trek: Voyager book line is based on the television series of the same name. The book line was relaunched with the publication of Homecoming (2003), by Christie Golden.

Based on select episodes from the television series.

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Star Trek: Voyager – Starfleet Academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the Voyager crew as Starfleet Academy cadets.

Star Trek: Voyager – Dark Matters miniseries explores events after the episode "Eye of the Needle". Written by Christie Golden.

Interlinked novels set after the episode "Endgame":

Star Trek: Voyager – Spirit Walk miniseries follows Chakotay's first mission as captain of Voyager. Written by Christie Golden.

Star Trek: Voyager – String Theory miniseries follows the crew during a violent encounter with the Nacene. Published on the tenth-anniversary of the television series. The novels were intended to be a "seminal" work.[1]^:302 The writers included resolutions to unresolved plots and explanations for visual and narrative inconsistencies from the television series.

Star Trek Log reprints of the novelizations based on The Animated Series originally published by Ballantine Books from 1974 to 1978. Published by Pocket Books specifically for the United Kingdom and Australian markets.[7]

Created by William Shatner, and co-written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. The series explores events following James Kirk's resurrection after his apparent death at the end of Generations (1994). Characters from the films and various television series appear in the novels. However, the continuity within the Shatner and Reeves-Stevens series is independent of all other book lines.

The novels have been marketed "as by William Shatner" by Simon & Schuster, and have not been given an official name. The colloquial name, "The Shatnerverse", was used by Memory Alpha and ISFDb in the recent past to differentiate the series from other book lines. Fans have organized the series into three trilogies: "Odyssey", named after the omnibus edition of the first trilogy of novels, followed by "Mirror Universe", and "Totality".

Academy (2007), a flagship series created by the Reeves-Stevenses, contains links to The Ashes of Eden (1995).

Novelizations of the Star Trek video games. Star Trek: Klingon (1996) was also dramatized as an audiobook. A novelization of Star Trek: Borg (1996) was announced, but was not published.

Star Trek: New Frontier was the first Star Trek book line not to be based on a television series. The novels follow the crew of the USS Excalibur, under the command of Mackenzie Calhoun. Created by John J. Ordover. Written by Peter David.

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Star Trek: New Frontier – Excalibur miniseries follows the crew after the destruction of the Excalibur, and the apparent death of Calhoun. David originally proposed each novel title contain the prefix Excalibur, such as Excalibur: Restoration. Thought it was abandoned at the time of publication, some marketing materials and library catalogs followed this convention.

Star Trek: New Frontier – The Returned miniseries explores the aftermath of events depicted in Blind Man's Bluff (2011). Published as ebook exclusives by Pocket Star.[15]

Collections of short fiction from various series:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a short story anthology series edited by Dean Wesley Smith. Each volume collected fan-submitted stories, similar to Bantam Books' The New Voyages (1976–1978).

Star Trek: Corps of Engineers follows the crew of the USS da Vinci. The series was marketed as ebook exclusives on various platforms, and were later collected into print bind-ups with similar titles, but a different numbering scheme.[16] The series was originally published as Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers.

Novellas are numbered 1 through 66. Many were also published as part of multipart series, such as Foundations (2002), Wildfire (2003), and What's Past (2006). All novellas were later collected in omnibus editions with a different numbering scheme. The series name was abbreviated as S.C.E. on the digital covers.

Each volume is a bind-up of three or four novellas as mass market paperback editions.