I like the Ds9 relaunch but I want to add Star trek ds9 Unity to the best books list. Sisko returns in this novel it's well written and still one of my favorite ds9 novels.
This is a recurring thread... let's see if I can get my previous attempt at a random-order top 10 right: Vanguard: Reap the Whirlwind, by David Mack New Earth: Challenger, by Diane Carey New Earth: Wagon Train to the Stars, by Diane Carey TNG: The Buried Age, by Christopher L. Bennett DS9: A Stitch in Time, by Andrew J. Robinson DS9: Avatar, books 1 & 2, by S.D. Perry DS9: Section 31: Abyss, by David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang TNG: A Time For War, A Time For Peace, by Keith R.A. DeCandido Titan: Orion's Hounds, by Christopher L. Bennett Articles of the Federation, by Keith R.A. DeCandido There are definitely a lot of contenders for the list, some like the Voyager and Enterprise relaunch novels I find difficult to pick from as their overall narative makes it difficult to single out a particular book; for non-fiction (if we can call it that) Star Charts and its follow-up Stellar Cartography remain prized possessions; as a professional map maker and map enthousiast, these were a dream come true.
Takedown is another good Trek book. Makes me want a Aventine series. Could be in the same vain as the Orville in tone.
Almost anything by Diane Duane, John Ford, Diane Carey (if you can stomach her tendency to throw in her hard-libertarian politics), Christopher L. Bennett, or Greg Cox
I'm so far out of the current loop that the last Trek novels I bought were the Vanguard series. But I would echo and recommend what others have said above about older novels, anything by Diane Duane, Peter David, definitely John M Ford's two books, plus one author I haven't seen mentioned yet for old Trek novels, Howard Weinstein. "The Covenant of the Crown" and "Deep Domain" portrayed the TOS movie era crew nicely between TMP and Wrath of Khan, and for TNG, I'd recommend "Power Hungry" and "Exiles". Diane Carey's books were an odd lot. On the one hand, the lead character comes across like a Mary Sue, but the ideas were interesting! "Uhuras' Song" and "Tears of the Singers" are two favourites for focusing on Uhura (Evan Wilson in the first book was a great character, she deserved to be seen again). "The Entropy Effect" by Vonda McIntyre is a must, of course! I've heard about the more modern novels through this forum, but one book I hadn't was the Stellar Cartography book!
I’m re-reading My Enemy, My Ally for the first time in a couple decades. For my taste, this is as good as Star Trek novels get. It kept me up late last night, which almost never happens anymore for “OK Boomer” me.
Articles of the Federation. Because it was refreshing to read star trek from a non star fleet perspective and introduces a great character. The Destiny Trilogy. Because galactic events massively change in trek lore, it has all the crews and is the defining moment in trek literature.
Maybe I am just odd that way. These were among the first Trek Lit that I read, they continue to hold a special place in my heart. This is probably also colored by the fact that I'd never really seen much of TOS other than its movie era.
Definitely no consensus; for instance, I see several mentions of Destiny here and I couldn't stand that trilogy. Some of my favourites: Fiction TOS Mudd in Your Eye Prime Directive TNG Imzadi Q-Squared Masks DS9 A Stitch in Time Time's Enemy Voyager Pathfinder New Frontier Excalibur: Restoration Once Burned Non-fiction The Fifty-Year Mission (both volumes) Captains' Logs The DS9 Companion Inside Star Trek
10 I love, in no particular order: My Enemy, My Ally Sarek Federation The Romulan Prize Before Dishonor The Persistence of Memory A Stitch in Time Watching the Clock Taking Wing Serpents Among the Ruins Bonus picks: Prey trilogy The Art of the Impossible
The Klingon I.K.S Gorkon novels by KRAD including A Bourning House. The Klingon saga is certainly worth a song or two.
This is where I mention again that Tor is bringing John M. Ford's non-Trek books back into print in the near future, starting with his World Fantasy Award-winning novel, THE DRAGON WAITING.