"Immortal Coil" is wonderful, although when some TNG-only readers found out how much continuity came from TOS they got very angry. I still think it works extremely well as a standalone.
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loved "Metamorphosis" but, again, it made some fans very angry. Fans are funny like that. I does have some follow up with original characters from "Survivors", the early novel that ties into "Skin of Evil" at its conclusion.