Name the first ST novel you read

[Nardpuncher]

Memory Prime, because my junior high's library had a copy of it.

The first Star Trek novel I ever owned (and still own) was Timetrap. It's one of those post-TMP-set novels that doesn't get talked about much now, although its conceit really only worked best at the time it was published.

If you're ever at Book Fair or some other used used book store in Winnipeg, look for my name, Sean Harrison, on the first page! I used to write my name and the day I bought the book on the first page.Some of my old Trek books must be floating around there!

 

[James Wright]

Wow! All of you pretty much named all the Star Trek novels I own, I have more TOS novels, almost as many TNG novels and a few of the other 3 series. I even have the animated series books!
Anybody read Faces of Fire or how about The Lost Years, both are TOS novels?

James

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

^Allow me to make you feel even older:

I was born between the two parts of "Best Of Both Worlds", first run. How's that for younger than your scars?

!!!

Whoa...I always thought you were WAY older than me! Apparently I'm older than YOU!

 

[Therin of Andor]

I want to say it was the TNG numbered novel 'The Devil's Heart'.

That one was unnumbered. A hardcover.

 

[Santa Kang]

Spock Must Die. I read it along with the Blish adaptations in the early 70s.

 

[Kirks_Flying_Wig]

Secret of the Lizard People by Michael Jan Friedman. I can't remember what my first "regular" Trek novel was. Let's just say it was Ghost Ship.

 

[Dayton Ward]

I was born between the two parts of "Best Of Both Worlds", first run. How's that for younger than your scars?

Um....Congratulations?

 

[Kataaran]

The first Trek book I read was dad's copy of A Motion Picture.

First one I bought for myself was TNG Eyes of the Beholders. I was stuck in a hotel for the weekend having to be a bridesmaid at my uncles wedding. This book saved my sanity, I would have been so bored otherwise.

 

[Nardpuncher]

I was born between the two parts of "Best Of Both Worlds", first run. How's that for younger than your scars?

Um....Congratulations?

Didn't you know age is now decided according to merit? That's why really old people are so nutty and newborns are useless.
People have been fighting over the coveted 18-22 age bracket for quite a while.
I slept in and got 36.

 

[Paris]

My first treklit was a TNG book called The Captain's Honor. I had a few to choose from at my school's library but as i'm a big Worf fan, and he was on the cover, that was the one I chose. I remember liking it just fine, but looking back, there was something off about it. That was in seventh grade I believe...

 

[Nardpuncher]

My first treklit was a TNG book called The Captain's Honor. I had a few to choose from at my school's library but as i'm a big Worf fan, and he was on the cover, that was the one I chose. I remember liking it just fine, but looking back, there was something off about it. That was in seventh grade I believe...

I've read about 120 Trek novels and even though I may not remember much of anything that happened in most of them now, I can still remember the feeling I had when I read them. I also have a bad taste in my mouth with this book. All I remember is a ship captained by a citizen of that planet of Romans from Bread and Circuses.

 

[o'brien's scotch]

Spock's World, Vulcan's Glory and Double Double were the first TOS books I ever read. Around the same time I read the Encounter at Farpoint adaptation, Ghost Ship, and Peacekeepers (all TNG). I think this is all around 1988/89.

I didn't pick up another Trek book until the first DS9-R book hit the stands.

 

[Paris]

My first treklit was a TNG book called The Captain's Honor. I had a few to choose from at my school's library but as i'm a big Worf fan, and he was on the cover, that was the one I chose. I remember liking it just fine, but looking back, there was something off about it. That was in seventh grade I believe...

I've read about 120 Trek novels and even though I may not remember much of anything that happened in most of them now, I can still remember the feeling I had when I read them. I also have a bad taste in my mouth with this book. All I remember is a ship captained by a citizen of that planet of Romans from Bread and Circuses.

Right. I remember now. I found it awfully odd that a citizen from that planet would be in starfleet, let alone a captain of a starship when that society was still very much not ready to be a part of the federation. I know that some starfleet officers (like Mac Calhoun or Worf) come from worlds that aren't in the federation, but the induvidual from a non-fed world will go to starfleet because they recognize a kinship with the organization. As far as I remember, this Roman guy was still fiercely loyal to his world and his way of life.

I may be remembering incorrectly, but didn't this ship have a bunch of people from that Roman world as part of the crew?

 

[TheAlmanac]

If you're ever at Book Fair or some other used used book store in Winnipeg, look for my name, Sean Harrison, on the first page! I used to write my name and the day I bought the book on the first page. Some of my old Trek books must be floating around there!

I had no idea there was (yet) another Winnipegger on here.

There's someone else from Winnipeg who's been a regular on here, though I haven't seen a post from him in a while...

I'm in Book Fair fairly often, usually for comics (often Star Trek ones ), but I'll have to have another look at their healthy collection of older novels. My last check only revealed that they were lacking the two Bantam Phoenix novels.

 

[Christopher]

I found it awfully odd that a citizen from that planet would be in starfleet, let alone a captain of a starship when that society was still very much not ready to be a part of the federation. I know that some starfleet officers (like Mac Calhoun or Worf) come from worlds that aren't in the federation, but the induvidual from a non-fed world will go to starfleet because they recognize a kinship with the organization. As far as I remember, this Roman guy was still fiercely loyal to his world and his way of life.

The thing about The Captains' Honor is that it was basically an extended Patrick Stewart in-joke. The "Magna Roman" captain was named for and based on the character Stewart played in I, Claudius. So it was basically pitting two Stewart characters opposite each other.

 

[Paris]

^Ah.

Kinda stupid, no?

Was it written before TNG premiered, or after?

 

[Christopher]

^Ah.

Kinda stupid, no?

I think that's overly harsh. It's not like there haven't been other actor in-jokes in the history of Trek Lit, like the whole Morgan Primus thing in New Frontier or the short story "'Q'uandary" that teams up all the Suzie Plakson characters.

Was it written before TNG premiered, or after?

The three books that preceded it were all second-season, and the one before that dealt with Tasha Yar's death, so unless it was badly delayed, I'd say after. Why do you ask?

 

[Captaindemotion]

Spock Must Die! by James Blish. I also read some of his novelisations of episodes, but SMD was the first original Trek novel I read.

 

[Rush Limborg]

^Allow me to make you feel even older:

I was born between the two parts of "Best Of Both Worlds", first run. How's that for younger than your scars?

So how excited were you for the conclusion of that cliffhanger?

Apparently, so excited, I got outta there to see the resolution.

^Allow me to make you feel even older:

I was born between the two parts of "Best Of Both Worlds", first run. How's that for younger than your scars?

!!!

Whoa...I always thought you were WAY older than me! Apparently I'm older than YOU!

Well, I tend to think older than my age (and look it, too, but that's another subject), so whenever I reveal my age, people go, "NO...WAY!"

(Whoa...so I'm older than you, then? So...is it considered bad manners for Cardassians to ask one's age, Miss Ghemor...or is seniority a virtue?)

 

[Paris]

^Ah.

Kinda stupid, no?

I think that's overly harsh. It's not like there haven't been other actor in-jokes in the history of Trek Lit, like the whole Morgan Primus thing in New Frontier or the short story "'Q'uandary" that teams up all the Suzie Plakson characters.

Was it written before TNG premiered, or after?

The three books that preceded it were all second-season, and the one before that dealt with Tasha Yar's death, so unless it was badly delayed, I'd say after. Why do you ask?

I only ask because I've heard that the books that were written before the series was even on TV were somewhat lacking. I haven't read any earlier TNG books since high school, so I can't remember anything specific. I thought this book may be one of them because of the whole "in-joke" thing with Sir Patrick. The writers may have used this "device" because there wasn't much to go on if they were just using the series bible.