2026 Novel Releases

[Danlav05]

Allow me, then.

this is beautiful!!

 

[David cgc]

It's weird, even though it's *squints* the "Cage" version of the TOS Enterprise, something about the angle and lighting makes me keep interpreting it as some kind of TOS/TMP hybrid, like the Phase II design.

 

[Reanok]

I love this TOS Movie era cover art for Identity theft.

 

[JD]

That's a really cool cover.

 

[Greg Cox]

Allow me, then.

Thanks!

 

[Holly Gibney]

Allow me, then.

I'm looking forward to reading it .....

 

[Therin of Andor]

I was thinking/hoping it could be a Titan A story set before S3 with Shaw and Seven in the lead, but given the last Picard novel was a Seven centered one, it's not likely they'd do another so relatively soon.

Dayton Ward's "Picard: To Defy Fate" supposedly features Captain Liam Shaw. February 2026.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Star-Trek-Picard-To-Defy-Fate/Dayton-Ward/Star-Trek-Picard/9781668097793

 

[Procutus]

It's kind of a throwback to the early Pocket covers in the '80s, where the artists sometimes mixed TV and movie elements due to limited familiarity or lack of image references.

Ah, those were the days! I fondly remember so many of those covers.

I can't wait to read this.

 

[Oz Trekkie]

Forty-one CAN dollars for a book‽ Daaaarn that’s steep.
Also, I’m surprised they release a novel for a show that’s ended. Who’s the audience for this?

Me

 

[Denise]

You beat me to the punch. If any fandom has a history for supporting tie-in books long after the TV series are cancelled, it's STAR TREK.

Says the guy who is still writing TOS novels . . . .

Thank you for continuing to write TOS books.

 

[Reanok]

Yes thanks for continuing writing TOS star trek novels .The Gillian Taylor novel that came out last year is one of my favorite novels.

 

[Enterprise1701]

The cover for To Defy Fate is now out!

Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate: Ward, Dayton: 9781668097793: Amazon.com: Books

Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate [Ward, Dayton] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate

www.amazon.com

 

[The Gatekeeper]

Still no blurb or plot details, but based on that cover, I'm guessing this is not the Captain Shaw novel it's been rumored to have been, as Seven has four pips on her collar, and Raffi is wearing command red, suggesting this novel takes place after the finale. And is that supposed to be Wesley at the top?

 

[Christopher]

And is that supposed to be Wesley at the top?

Yes, definitely.

 

[Extrocomp]

The faces seem slightly off, especially Wesley's and Seven's.

 

[Christopher]

The faces seem slightly off, especially Wesley's and Seven's.

Not uncommon in hand-painted covers as opposed to photo-montage ones. They're close enough, and it's nice to see painted covers making a comeback.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Seems to be a new style for the Picard covers… I really like it!

Between the title and the cover image, I’m thinking some kind of time-travel story? If so, I’m probably looking forward to this even more than before! Although I guess it could also be a multiple universe story too…the “cracked glass” imagery is similar to what they did with the Myriad Universes books. Either way, my interest is piqued, so I guess the cover has done its job!

 

[Tuskin38]

Also interesting how different tie-ins work. Star Trek Online isn't allowed to show Seven in starfleet for some reason, but the novels apparently can?

 

[The Gatekeeper]

Also interesting how different tie-ins work. Star Trek Online isn't allowed to show Seven in starfleet for some reason, but the novels apparently can?

The novels can because she was seen onscreen wearing a uniform in the TV series this novel is based on.

 

[Enterprise1701]

Also interesting how different tie-ins work. Star Trek Online isn't allowed to show Seven in starfleet for some reason, but the novels apparently can?

Have Star Trek Online staff made any statements about that? I just assumed they were desperately exploiting the lack of progress on Star Trek: Legacy to cling to their pre-Star Trek: Picard continuity status quo as much as possible, like how the STO mission "Axiom" released earlier this year made what I interpreted as a dig at the "xB" term from PIC.