So I'm a relatively new Trekkie. One of my college professors put on a episode of TNG during class and I became hooked. I've binge watched TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager, (thank you netflix) and I'm currently on season 3 of enterprise. I'm looking for book recommendation so when I'm done with enterprise I don't have to go cold turkey. I've already picked up the two string theory books, homecoming, and both avatar books but I'm looking for anything that's standard issue for a star trek fan. Thanks.
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The Destiny novels by David Mack are great.
Vanguard is something for you if you liked TOS, but with mostly new characters.
Una McCormack's Neverending Sacrifice (DS9), a stand-alone novel about Rugal
The three Terok Nor novels (Day of the Vipers, Night of the Wolves, Dawn of the Eagles) when you like DS9 history.
A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson (not just for Garak fans)
I don't know where to stop my recommendations. Someone should pick up where I left.....
Vanguard is something for you if you liked TOS, but with mostly new characters.
Una McCormack's Neverending Sacrifice (DS9), a stand-alone novel about Rugal
The three Terok Nor novels (Day of the Vipers, Night of the Wolves, Dawn of the Eagles) when you like DS9 history.
A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson (not just for Garak fans)
I don't know where to stop my recommendations. Someone should pick up where I left.....
As always, elax92, it helps for us to know your favourite characters, series, episodes, movies, and whether you prefer techie type books or character- or plot- driven stories.
It's great to hear from someone who tore through all the series so quickly and is still hungry for more. It' looks like you're in for the long haul with the novels, so it's good you picked the ones you did to order first. Here's my further reccomendations
Enterprise- The Good That Men Do basically picks up where the series left off. I won't say any more for fear of spoiling the end of the series for you.
Voyager- Good call starting with the String Theory novels. It's actually a trilogy though so make sure you get all three books, not just two. Then move on to Homecoming and The Farther Shore. The next two novels after that are the Spirit Walk duology. If you don't love these first four post-series novels, keep going. They get so much better after that. The six (soon to be seven) novels after that are widely regarded as some of the best TrekLit going right now.
Deep Space Nine- Again, good spot to start with Avatar. Like Kilana2 said another good place to start would be the Terok Nor trilogy and A Stitch in Time. The Lives of Dax is a good novel for early on as well.
TNG- I assume you watched the films as well. There are so many places to start here. Some good ones during the series are Imzadi and Vendetta. A great novel during the movie years is Immortal Coil. Just before the final movie, Nemesis, there's a nine book miniseries A Time To... which sets up the post-Nemesis era, or you could just jump right in to the first post-Nemesis book Death in Winter. At that point you might also be interested in the Star Trek: Titan spin off series.
TOS- Nothing here like a continuing series which the other shows have, but some great standalones would be Burning Dreams, Section 31: Cloak, Ex Machina, Forged in Fire, and anything by Diane Duane or Greg Cox. And I second the recommendation of the entire Vanguard series. Think TOS done as a very well written big budget cable miniseries.
I personally love the Department of Temporal Investigations series. Great time travel fun. Each show also has a great anthology novel. TOS- Constellations, TNG: The Sky's the Limit, DS9: Prophecy and Change, and VOY: Distant Shores.
You can always check out my website to see where to go once you get started if you fall in love with the post-series Lit-verse. It's linked in my signature. The books listed there aren't my recommendations based on quality, just a list of things that link together in the bigger TrekLit storyline. Good luck and good reading! If you have any more specific series, characters, aliens, or anything you are more interested in, we can point you in the right direction on books that expand about them.
Enterprise- The Good That Men Do basically picks up where the series left off. I won't say any more for fear of spoiling the end of the series for you.
Voyager- Good call starting with the String Theory novels. It's actually a trilogy though so make sure you get all three books, not just two. Then move on to Homecoming and The Farther Shore. The next two novels after that are the Spirit Walk duology. If you don't love these first four post-series novels, keep going. They get so much better after that. The six (soon to be seven) novels after that are widely regarded as some of the best TrekLit going right now.
Deep Space Nine- Again, good spot to start with Avatar. Like Kilana2 said another good place to start would be the Terok Nor trilogy and A Stitch in Time. The Lives of Dax is a good novel for early on as well.
TNG- I assume you watched the films as well. There are so many places to start here. Some good ones during the series are Imzadi and Vendetta. A great novel during the movie years is Immortal Coil. Just before the final movie, Nemesis, there's a nine book miniseries A Time To... which sets up the post-Nemesis era, or you could just jump right in to the first post-Nemesis book Death in Winter. At that point you might also be interested in the Star Trek: Titan spin off series.
TOS- Nothing here like a continuing series which the other shows have, but some great standalones would be Burning Dreams, Section 31: Cloak, Ex Machina, Forged in Fire, and anything by Diane Duane or Greg Cox. And I second the recommendation of the entire Vanguard series. Think TOS done as a very well written big budget cable miniseries.
I personally love the Department of Temporal Investigations series. Great time travel fun. Each show also has a great anthology novel. TOS- Constellations, TNG: The Sky's the Limit, DS9: Prophecy and Change, and VOY: Distant Shores.
You can always check out my website to see where to go once you get started if you fall in love with the post-series Lit-verse. It's linked in my signature. The books listed there aren't my recommendations based on quality, just a list of things that link together in the bigger TrekLit storyline. Good luck and good reading! If you have any more specific series, characters, aliens, or anything you are more interested in, we can point you in the right direction on books that expand about them.
All the recommendations so far are great.
In general, the entire set of books that takes place after the finales of all the shows forms an interconnected continuity that we call the Lit-Verse, and the overall quality is extremely high. As any TV show has bad episodes, so do the novels have bad entries, but overall I think you'll feel like the spirit of the shows carries on beautifully.
The flowchart in my signature will help you keep it all straight. It might look overly complicated but it really isn't; there are a lot of optional offshoots and extra stories you can explore if you wish, but the core narratives are the Deep Space Nine books starting with Avatar, the Voyager books starting with Homecoming, and the interconnected NextGen/Titan/Crossover stories that begin with the "A Time To..." series. The only thing I'd recommend is, when you get to The Next Generation, you skip the first six A Time To books and just start with A Time To Kill. After that, follow the arrows down.
In general, the entire set of books that takes place after the finales of all the shows forms an interconnected continuity that we call the Lit-Verse, and the overall quality is extremely high. As any TV show has bad episodes, so do the novels have bad entries, but overall I think you'll feel like the spirit of the shows carries on beautifully.
The flowchart in my signature will help you keep it all straight. It might look overly complicated but it really isn't; there are a lot of optional offshoots and extra stories you can explore if you wish, but the core narratives are the Deep Space Nine books starting with Avatar, the Voyager books starting with Homecoming, and the interconnected NextGen/Titan/Crossover stories that begin with the "A Time To..." series. The only thing I'd recommend is, when you get to The Next Generation, you skip the first six A Time To books and just start with A Time To Kill. After that, follow the arrows down.
And I meant to add earlier, than even though, as Kilana2 said, the Destiny trilogy is amazing, if you are starting with Avatar and String Theory then don't read Destiny til you get to that point in the timeline. Go through the whole string of books chronologically and you'll enjoy it so much more.
I agree with all the recommendations you're getting here. Vanguard, String Theory, the DS9 relaunch.
I also recommend checking out Peter David's New Frontier series. It's pretty much self contained, an original series that uses a few minor TNG characters - Shelby, Selar, Robin Leifler, as well as some really great original characters. It's among my favorites. You definitely need to read them in order though, as there are continuing plots and character and relationship development.
I also recommend checking out Peter David's New Frontier series. It's pretty much self contained, an original series that uses a few minor TNG characters - Shelby, Selar, Robin Leifler, as well as some really great original characters. It's among my favorites. You definitely need to read them in order though, as there are continuing plots and character and relationship development.
Well if i had to list the series from my favorite to least favorite it'd be
DS9
TNG
Voayger
Enterprise
The Original Series
DS9's my favorite because I like the characters and the long arcs they did with the dominion war. It also answered a question i had about the trek universe(whats it like when the whole federation goes to war) I put the OS as my least not because i didn't enjoy it, it's just I've been tainted by modern day effects. I still love it though and I'm definitely gonna watch it again but still it's my least favorite. I wouldn't say Miles O'brian was my favorite character in all of Trek, but i do feel a certain affinity for him. I also like(in no particular order) Bones, Picard,Scotty, Spock, Bashir, Dax, Tom Paris, Trip, Worf, geordi la forge, Harry Kim, The Doctor(The EMH from voyager) Janeway,Quark, Barclay(I like him because he's probably closest to what I'd be like if i were on enterprise)...I like a lot of the characters.As for the types of episodes i like my favorite are the heavy episodes with a message that really make you think(Measure of a man, Far beyond the stars, Family, In the pale moonlight,) and the really goofy "screw it we need a filler episode" ones(Take me out to the holodeck, bride of chaotica, a fistfull of datas). If I had to pick my top five they'd be Trials and Tribble-ations, The City on the Edge of Forever,Mirror Mirror, Unification and Relics. as for what type of book i like i really will read any type. I've always been more star wars then lord of the rings so the sci-fi-ness(is that a word?) of star trek is right up my ally. also sorry for rambling, but star trek really gets me excited. Discovering it(or whatever the word for finding something millions of people already knew about is) is like finding out your parents hid a bunch of birthday presents in your closet and forgot to tell you.
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If you're interested in picking up any old school stuff (be aware a fair bit is now pretty apocryphal).
The Final Reflection(TOS) by John M. Ford
- The very best star trek book there is. Totally at odds with any trek from TNG onwards since it was written in the eighties. A story set in the early days of the federation shortly after they had met the klingons. It's a fantastic story of their early contact from the point of view of a klingon.
Where Sea Meets Sky(TOS) by Jerry Oltion
- A very enjoyable cap'n pike exploration tale with a nautical feel. Was part of the "captains table" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Federation(TOS,TNG), by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens.
- It spans three eras and focuses on Zefram Cochrane(based on his TOS appearance, First Contact hadn't come out at this point). It feels like the kind of epic "The Motion Picture" tried and failed to be.
Yesterday's Son/Time for Yesterday(TOS) by Ann C Crispin
- A couple of great books that focus on spock and a rather surprising relationship.
The Wounded Sky(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Super exploration, crazy concepts and, as is almost standard for Duane, a brilliant alien species.
Spock's World(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Deals with Vulcan -its past and what they think it's future should be. Includes an absolutely barnstorming McCoy speech. Would be nice to have read The Wounded Sky first.
Doctor's Orders(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Kirk puts McCoy in the captains chair, and things spiral out of control from there. Some great aliens to boot.
Memory Prime(TOS) by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens
- Great take on artificial intelligence and conspiracies.
First Frontier(TOS) by Diane Carey
- Time travel, alternate timelines & Kirk fightn' round the world.
The "Errand" series(TOS) by Kevin Ryan
-It's made up of two trilogies, Errand of Vengeance and Errand of Fury, which tell the story of the TOS era conflict between the federation and the klingons, split into basically four viewpoints - a starfleet command officer on earth, a security officer aboard the enterprise who is a klingon infiltrator, an officer aboard a klingon warship, and finally kirk.
One of the best flowing, and most satisfying trek stories I've read.
Book order if you're interested:
The Edge of the Sword
Killing Blow
River of Blood
Seeds of Rage
Demands of Honor
Sacrifices of War
Masks(TNG) by John Vornholt
- Away mission on a human colony which eschewed modern technology and cut itself off from earth and ended up going back to a sort of feudal system - but with an interesting twist guided by some of the original colonists. The thing I like most about this book is how well the world and its people is put together. Characterisation(mostly Picard) can be a bit off since this was a very early novel, but it does end up kinda feeling like movie picard.
Q-Squared(TNG) by Peter David
- An incredibly intelligently written book that weaves together alternate dimensions into a very interesting story.
Strike Zone(TNG) by Peter David
- flits between hilarity and some pretty dark scenarios with great ease as a race antagonistic to the klingons chance upon superweapons and figure the klingons would make for great targets. Wesley is used well(much better then the tv writers normally managed).
Imzadi(TNG) by Peter David
- Story of the first meeting between Riker & Troi, amongst other things.
A Rock and a Hard Place(TNG) by Peter David
- Delves a bit into Riker's past as he goes on leave to help a friend. The other half of the story is his replacement, who is the star of this story. Don't want to go into him as that's the best part of the book.
Dark Mirror(TNG) by Diane Duane
- deals with the mirror universe, written before ds9 went back to it so expect gaping discontinuity - as with Federation, I enjoyed the authors version a lot more then what would later transpire.
Intellivore(TNG) by Diane Duane
- feels like a mystery where the crew are slowly trying to find a creeping horror. the tension in this book amps up very well through to the conclusion.
Possession(TNG) by J.M. Dillard and Kathleen O'malley
- a sequel to a pretty poor TOS book which thankfully isn't necessary reading(I read this one first and never even realised there was a prequel). Great tension as the pressure builds throughout.
Q Continuum trilogy(TNG) by Greg Cox
- fun trilogy with a lot of good q/picard interaction, plus a great explanation for a long standing trek mystery
Diplomatic Implausibility(Klingons post TNG) By Keith R A Decandido
- Worf tries out his diplomatic muscles for the first time. If you like the Klingon crew (I did), their story continues with the same author in the following books:
A Good Day to Die
Honor Bound
Enemy Territory
A Burning House
Objective: Bajor(DS9) by John Peel
- Really fun book, has aliens with a rather interesting fundamental problem encroaching on bajoran space because of how that problem makes them view certain aspects of most cultures. Hard to explain without spoiling it.
The 34th rule(DS9) by David R George & Armin Shimmerman
- Brilliant book focusing on Quark and how Ferengi tick, a grand Machiavellian scheme he gets involved with and a superb payoff.
A Stitch in Time(DS9) by Andrew J Robinson
- Pretty much the same as above but for Garak. Great look at his youth and at post-ds9 cardassia
The Millennium trilogy(DS9) by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
-Three great books about a possible future with an epic "everything on the line" feel
If you end up liking Peter David's style, I'd also recommend reading his "Star Trek : New Frontier" series, which has a captain that feels very much like the guest character from "A Rock and a Hard Place", below is the reading order:
House of Cards
Into the Void
The Two-Front War
End Game
Martyr
Fire on High
Captain's Table: Once Burned - Was part of the "captains table" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Double Helix: Double or Nothing - Was part of the "Double Helix" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Double Time (this is a graphic novel - not absolutely required reading, but pretty fun and does get referenced once or twice)
The Quiet Place
Dark Allies
Excalibur #1: Requiem
Excalibur #2: Renaissance
Excalibur #3: Restoration
Gateways: Cold Wars
-Was part of the "Gateways" series, but doesn't require reading any of them, except maybe...
Gateways Book 7: What Lay Beyond
- "Gateways" was a series of six books that all ended on a cliffhanger (cold wars above was the New Frontier entry, you don't need to read any of the others), and book 7 is a series of short stories that completes each story. I always thought this a bit of a scammy move personally as you're buying stories you very well may not want. The short story "Death After Life" is the "Cold Wars" conclusion.
Being Human
Gods Above
Stone and Anvil
There are more books after stone & anvil but imo the quality is quite a bit lower. Still enjoyable in parts though.
The Final Reflection(TOS) by John M. Ford
- The very best star trek book there is. Totally at odds with any trek from TNG onwards since it was written in the eighties. A story set in the early days of the federation shortly after they had met the klingons. It's a fantastic story of their early contact from the point of view of a klingon.
Where Sea Meets Sky(TOS) by Jerry Oltion
- A very enjoyable cap'n pike exploration tale with a nautical feel. Was part of the "captains table" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Federation(TOS,TNG), by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens.
- It spans three eras and focuses on Zefram Cochrane(based on his TOS appearance, First Contact hadn't come out at this point). It feels like the kind of epic "The Motion Picture" tried and failed to be.
Yesterday's Son/Time for Yesterday(TOS) by Ann C Crispin
- A couple of great books that focus on spock and a rather surprising relationship.
The Wounded Sky(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Super exploration, crazy concepts and, as is almost standard for Duane, a brilliant alien species.
Spock's World(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Deals with Vulcan -its past and what they think it's future should be. Includes an absolutely barnstorming McCoy speech. Would be nice to have read The Wounded Sky first.
Doctor's Orders(TOS) by Diane Duane
- Kirk puts McCoy in the captains chair, and things spiral out of control from there. Some great aliens to boot.
Memory Prime(TOS) by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens
- Great take on artificial intelligence and conspiracies.
First Frontier(TOS) by Diane Carey
- Time travel, alternate timelines & Kirk fightn' round the world.
The "Errand" series(TOS) by Kevin Ryan
-It's made up of two trilogies, Errand of Vengeance and Errand of Fury, which tell the story of the TOS era conflict between the federation and the klingons, split into basically four viewpoints - a starfleet command officer on earth, a security officer aboard the enterprise who is a klingon infiltrator, an officer aboard a klingon warship, and finally kirk.
One of the best flowing, and most satisfying trek stories I've read.
Book order if you're interested:
The Edge of the Sword
Killing Blow
River of Blood
Seeds of Rage
Demands of Honor
Sacrifices of War
Masks(TNG) by John Vornholt
- Away mission on a human colony which eschewed modern technology and cut itself off from earth and ended up going back to a sort of feudal system - but with an interesting twist guided by some of the original colonists. The thing I like most about this book is how well the world and its people is put together. Characterisation(mostly Picard) can be a bit off since this was a very early novel, but it does end up kinda feeling like movie picard.
Q-Squared(TNG) by Peter David
- An incredibly intelligently written book that weaves together alternate dimensions into a very interesting story.
Strike Zone(TNG) by Peter David
- flits between hilarity and some pretty dark scenarios with great ease as a race antagonistic to the klingons chance upon superweapons and figure the klingons would make for great targets. Wesley is used well(much better then the tv writers normally managed).
Imzadi(TNG) by Peter David
- Story of the first meeting between Riker & Troi, amongst other things.
A Rock and a Hard Place(TNG) by Peter David
- Delves a bit into Riker's past as he goes on leave to help a friend. The other half of the story is his replacement, who is the star of this story. Don't want to go into him as that's the best part of the book.
Dark Mirror(TNG) by Diane Duane
- deals with the mirror universe, written before ds9 went back to it so expect gaping discontinuity - as with Federation, I enjoyed the authors version a lot more then what would later transpire.
Intellivore(TNG) by Diane Duane
- feels like a mystery where the crew are slowly trying to find a creeping horror. the tension in this book amps up very well through to the conclusion.
Possession(TNG) by J.M. Dillard and Kathleen O'malley
- a sequel to a pretty poor TOS book which thankfully isn't necessary reading(I read this one first and never even realised there was a prequel). Great tension as the pressure builds throughout.
Q Continuum trilogy(TNG) by Greg Cox
- fun trilogy with a lot of good q/picard interaction, plus a great explanation for a long standing trek mystery
Diplomatic Implausibility(Klingons post TNG) By Keith R A Decandido
- Worf tries out his diplomatic muscles for the first time. If you like the Klingon crew (I did), their story continues with the same author in the following books:
A Good Day to Die
Honor Bound
Enemy Territory
A Burning House
Objective: Bajor(DS9) by John Peel
- Really fun book, has aliens with a rather interesting fundamental problem encroaching on bajoran space because of how that problem makes them view certain aspects of most cultures. Hard to explain without spoiling it.
The 34th rule(DS9) by David R George & Armin Shimmerman
- Brilliant book focusing on Quark and how Ferengi tick, a grand Machiavellian scheme he gets involved with and a superb payoff.
A Stitch in Time(DS9) by Andrew J Robinson
- Pretty much the same as above but for Garak. Great look at his youth and at post-ds9 cardassia
The Millennium trilogy(DS9) by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
-Three great books about a possible future with an epic "everything on the line" feel
If you end up liking Peter David's style, I'd also recommend reading his "Star Trek : New Frontier" series, which has a captain that feels very much like the guest character from "A Rock and a Hard Place", below is the reading order:
House of Cards
Into the Void
The Two-Front War
End Game
Martyr
Fire on High
Captain's Table: Once Burned - Was part of the "captains table" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Double Helix: Double or Nothing - Was part of the "Double Helix" series, but doesn't require reading any of them.
Double Time (this is a graphic novel - not absolutely required reading, but pretty fun and does get referenced once or twice)
The Quiet Place
Dark Allies
Excalibur #1: Requiem
Excalibur #2: Renaissance
Excalibur #3: Restoration
Gateways: Cold Wars
-Was part of the "Gateways" series, but doesn't require reading any of them, except maybe...
Gateways Book 7: What Lay Beyond
- "Gateways" was a series of six books that all ended on a cliffhanger (cold wars above was the New Frontier entry, you don't need to read any of the others), and book 7 is a series of short stories that completes each story. I always thought this a bit of a scammy move personally as you're buying stories you very well may not want. The short story "Death After Life" is the "Cold Wars" conclusion.
Being Human
Gods Above
Stone and Anvil
There are more books after stone & anvil but imo the quality is quite a bit lower. Still enjoyable in parts though.
For someone who loved City on the Edge of Forever and Mirror, Mirror, there are many novels left like The Crucible Trilogy (TOS) and the Mirror Universe novels........
My advice is: if you don't like a novel, don't give up reading. Sometimes it's only the story that isn't to your liking. You would miss great stories.
That said, you have a lot of stuff ahead. Enjoy.
My advice is: if you don't like a novel, don't give up reading. Sometimes it's only the story that isn't to your liking. You would miss great stories.
That said, you have a lot of stuff ahead. Enjoy.
You should have read Immortal Coil until heading into the Cold Equations Trilogy by David Mack. At least I re-read it as there was a big time gap between the release dates of those novels.
The Cold Equations trilogy is pretty much a direct sequel to Immortal Coil.
If you like Mirror, Mirror you should check out the Mirror Universe series. It started off with a pair of Trade Paperback's each containing three short novels. All of the stories here take place almost entirely within the Mirror Universe.
Glass Empires:
ENT: Age of the Empress - follows up on the Season 4 Mirror Universe episodes of ENT.
TOS: The Sorrows of Empire - deals with Spock after Mirror, Mirror and deals with the transition from what we saw in Mirror, Mirror and the first DS9 MU episode. The short novel is great, and it was eventually expanded into a truly amazing stand alone full length novel.
TNG: The Worst of Both Worlds - Mainly focuses on Picard with appearances by a few other TNG characters, and shows us the MU version of a major race for the first time.
Obsidian Alliances:
The Mirror Scaled Serpent: Introduces the Mirror versions of the Voy. characters.
NF: Cutting Ties - Introduces the Mirror versions of the New Frontier characters.
DS9: Saturn's Children - follows the DS9 characters after the last MU DS9 episode. FYI: Sarah Shaw is actually a pseudonym for regular Trek writer David Mack.
A third collection was released a little while after the first two.
Shards and Shadows: A short story anthology that follows up on some of the stories from the other two collections, and also features the first appearances of the Mirror versions of the Titan, Stargazer, Vanguard casts and Robert April.
Rise Like Lions: Concludes the story started back in Glass Empires and also sets the MU on a new course that comes into play in later books.
EDIT: If you are interested in alternate universes, there is also the Myriad Universes series, which is basically the Trek Lit equivalent to DC's Elseworlds and Marvels What If? series. The series is made up of three trades that follow the same format of the Mirror Universe series. Each story is set in it's own alternate universe based off of a What If? question.
Infinity's Prism:
A Less Perfect Union: What if Terra Prime convinced Earth to break off relations with the other alien races? It mainly features TOS characters, but does have at least one Ent character.
Places of Exile: What if Voyager didn't ally with the Borg against Species 8472?
Seeds of Dissent: What if Khan won the Eugenics Wars? Focuses on Bashir, some DS9 characters, and some surprise guest stars.
Echoes and Refractions: What if Thelin (from Yesteryear) was on the Enterprise during the TOS movie era?
A Gutted World: What if the Cardassians didn't leave Bajor?
Brave New World: What if there were androids all over in the TNG era Federation?
Shattered Light:
The Embrace of Cold Architects: What if Picard died during The Best of Both Worlds?
The Tears of the Eridanus: What if the Romulans and Vulcans never split? In this universe the Vulcans role in the UFP is played by the Andorians.
Honor in the Night: What if the poisoned grain wasn't discovered in The Trouble with Tribbles?
I really enjoyed all three collections and highly recommend them.
I'm also a big fan of the SCE/Corps of Engineers series, which follows a Corp of Engineers crew made of a combination of TNG and DS9 guest stars, and new characters. The series was originally released as e-book novellas but all except the last 8 novellas were also collected into mass market or trade paperbacks.
If you like Mirror, Mirror you should check out the Mirror Universe series. It started off with a pair of Trade Paperback's each containing three short novels. All of the stories here take place almost entirely within the Mirror Universe.
Glass Empires:
ENT: Age of the Empress - follows up on the Season 4 Mirror Universe episodes of ENT.
TOS: The Sorrows of Empire - deals with Spock after Mirror, Mirror and deals with the transition from what we saw in Mirror, Mirror and the first DS9 MU episode. The short novel is great, and it was eventually expanded into a truly amazing stand alone full length novel.
TNG: The Worst of Both Worlds - Mainly focuses on Picard with appearances by a few other TNG characters, and shows us the MU version of a major race for the first time.
Obsidian Alliances:
The Mirror Scaled Serpent: Introduces the Mirror versions of the Voy. characters.
NF: Cutting Ties - Introduces the Mirror versions of the New Frontier characters.
DS9: Saturn's Children - follows the DS9 characters after the last MU DS9 episode. FYI: Sarah Shaw is actually a pseudonym for regular Trek writer David Mack.
A third collection was released a little while after the first two.
Shards and Shadows: A short story anthology that follows up on some of the stories from the other two collections, and also features the first appearances of the Mirror versions of the Titan, Stargazer, Vanguard casts and Robert April.
Rise Like Lions: Concludes the story started back in Glass Empires and also sets the MU on a new course that comes into play in later books.
EDIT: If you are interested in alternate universes, there is also the Myriad Universes series, which is basically the Trek Lit equivalent to DC's Elseworlds and Marvels What If? series. The series is made up of three trades that follow the same format of the Mirror Universe series. Each story is set in it's own alternate universe based off of a What If? question.
Infinity's Prism:
A Less Perfect Union: What if Terra Prime convinced Earth to break off relations with the other alien races? It mainly features TOS characters, but does have at least one Ent character.
Places of Exile: What if Voyager didn't ally with the Borg against Species 8472?
Seeds of Dissent: What if Khan won the Eugenics Wars? Focuses on Bashir, some DS9 characters, and some surprise guest stars.
Echoes and Refractions: What if Thelin (from Yesteryear) was on the Enterprise during the TOS movie era?
A Gutted World: What if the Cardassians didn't leave Bajor?
Brave New World: What if there were androids all over in the TNG era Federation?
Shattered Light:
The Embrace of Cold Architects: What if Picard died during The Best of Both Worlds?
The Tears of the Eridanus: What if the Romulans and Vulcans never split? In this universe the Vulcans role in the UFP is played by the Andorians.
Honor in the Night: What if the poisoned grain wasn't discovered in The Trouble with Tribbles?
I really enjoyed all three collections and highly recommend them.
I'm also a big fan of the SCE/Corps of Engineers series, which follows a Corp of Engineers crew made of a combination of TNG and DS9 guest stars, and new characters. The series was originally released as e-book novellas but all except the last 8 novellas were also collected into mass market or trade paperbacks.
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For The original series I would recommend Spock's World, Prime Directive, Best Destiny, Wounded Sky, Yesterday's Son and Time for Yesterday, Uhura's Song, Ishmael.
TNG- Imzadi is really good. There are 2 by John Vornholt for TNG that are very good. He really brings the alien world to life. He also has an original series novel as well.
The Lives of Dax for DS9. For Voyager I like Mosaic, Pathways, and Marooned.
TNG- Imzadi is really good. There are 2 by John Vornholt for TNG that are very good. He really brings the alien world to life. He also has an original series novel as well.
The Lives of Dax for DS9. For Voyager I like Mosaic, Pathways, and Marooned.
Most of the ones I would recommend are already listed but I would throw in the TOS novel The Kobyashi Maru. Also the post series Enterprise novels after you finish the TV series.
If your going after "New Frontier" you should also read Peter David's Starfleet Academy Trilogy ('Worf's First Adventure/Line Of Fire/Survivors') as he introduced Soletta, Tanya Tobias, the Brikar and I can't think of the conn guy's name in the trilogy, that featured Worf at the Academy.
But in terms of Voyager, I would say start with the novelization of "Caretaker" and read every single Voyager novel up to "Atonement".
Plus William Shatner's "The Return", "Avenger", "Spectre", "Dark Victory" and "Preserver follow up on the events of the movie "Star Trek Generations" and eat urge Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty interacting with the crews of TNG, DS9 and the Mirror-Universe Voyager.
But one TNG book you should really read, since it provides a lot of back story on one character is TNG#4 Survivors by Jean Lorrah. To date this is the only book to focus solely on Tasha Yar. There are other books that feature Yar, but none focus solely on her.
Also the TNG Starfleet Academy #4 "Capture The Flag" is a great Geordi LaForge story.
But in terms of Voyager, I would say start with the novelization of "Caretaker" and read every single Voyager novel up to "Atonement".
Plus William Shatner's "The Return", "Avenger", "Spectre", "Dark Victory" and "Preserver follow up on the events of the movie "Star Trek Generations" and eat urge Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty interacting with the crews of TNG, DS9 and the Mirror-Universe Voyager.
But one TNG book you should really read, since it provides a lot of back story on one character is TNG#4 Survivors by Jean Lorrah. To date this is the only book to focus solely on Tasha Yar. There are other books that feature Yar, but none focus solely on her.
Also the TNG Starfleet Academy #4 "Capture The Flag" is a great Geordi LaForge story.
I believe that would be Mark McHenry.
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