Hi everyone. Thanks for all your help with Treklit. I have ordered a few tonight and have decided to give Vanguard a go as well. Really looking to dig into them this weekend as well as watching The Motion Picture that is! 
New member looking for help with Star Trek books
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You've taken your first step into a much larger world, to quote another franchise.
yes I have and I may have to quit my job to dedicate my time to reading them!
I wish I could, especially doing Literary Treks. I would like to have more time to fully devote to it.
Borgboy, I'm doing the same thing! I've been reading your posts throughout the site, yet I somehow missed that we are doing the same thing. I just finished Chain of Command II last night and I'm gearing up for DS9 Emissary.
That's neat. At this point I'm just a few episodes ahead of you. I was planning to read the rest of Shadows on the Sun tonight but it looks like I'm going to work on the family business taxes
I am planning on a big marathon watch of TNG/DS9 tomorrow though
I think it's good for newcomers to realise that there are many styles of Trek novels out there. Some are character driven, some are very techie, some are the typical teaser/acts/tag like an episode, some are humorous ("How Much for Just the Planet?" is essentially a musical pantomime!), and some are direct sequels to episodes.
If you don't like one, there may be hundreds more that are different.
If you don't like one, there may be hundreds more that are different.
Hi everyone. Again thanks for your help. I have started ex-machina today and so far I am really enjoying it.
Hi everyone. Again thanks for your help. I have started ex-machina today and so far I am really enjoying it.
It's an excellent Trek novel, definitely recommended as a standout.
Timelordsboots
With Enterprise I always found the novels (except for What Price Honor, and Last Full Measure), both of which you can skip) to have been far better than any broadcast episode of Enterprise
And Voyager you can start with the novelization of Caretaker and go right through to the current books.you
As far as DS9 you should check out Valhalla/Betrayal/Warchild which form the Revanche story-arc (and read the books in that order), along with The Long Night. TLN is a standalone book from the Revanche books, but it's still a great story.
For TNG you should read Grounded and Dark Mirror, along with Capture The Flag and Spectre/Dark Victory/Preserver. The last three are also great TOS books.
With Enterprise I always found the novels (except for What Price Honor, and Last Full Measure), both of which you can skip) to have been far better than any broadcast episode of Enterprise
And Voyager you can start with the novelization of Caretaker and go right through to the current books.you
As far as DS9 you should check out Valhalla/Betrayal/Warchild which form the Revanche story-arc (and read the books in that order), along with The Long Night. TLN is a standalone book from the Revanche books, but it's still a great story.
For TNG you should read Grounded and Dark Mirror, along with Capture The Flag and Spectre/Dark Victory/Preserver. The last three are also great TOS books.
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For TOS I loved Kevin Ryan's two joined trilogies Errand of Vengeance/Errand of Fury. It's set concurrent with the original series, the series begins with a Klingon spy serving aboard the Enterprise with a focus on "lower decks" characters and side characters that give a really interestingly different pov - there's also a storyline running thru the series of a seemingly uninevitable war with the Klingons and lots of really smart and fast paced action.
Ex Machina is still one of my all-time favorite Trek books. Bennett hit that out of the park, as he usually does. We are going to finally do it on Literary Treks in a couple months.
Much also depends on your more general taste in literature, and on your taste in on-screen Star Trek. For example, an old Bantam release, Stephen Goldin's Trek to Madworld, was perfectly described (by the author himself) as "Captain Kirk meets Willy Wonka," and if that concept strikes you as funny, then you'll find the book downright riotous. Another notable ST novel done for laughs is John Ford's How Much for Just the Planet. Riotously funny, although trying to guess the tunes the author had in mind for the various musical numbers (yes, musical numbers!) can be maddeningly difficult.
If you like detective fiction, Jean Lorrah wrote The Vulcan Academy Murders and The IDIC Epidemic, and Ingersoll & Isabella's The Case of the Colonist's Corpse (A Samuel T. Cogley Mystery).
If stories about the consequences of time travel appeal to you, and you'd like to read more about Dulmur & Lucsly (from DS9: Trials & Tribble-ations), there are two DTI books and a DTI e-book, all by Christopher L. Bennett.
If you enjoyed TOS: Space Seed, and/or TOS: Assignment: Earth, then Greg Cox wrote some Khan books and some Gary Seven/Roberta Lincoln books, as well as some that tie the two together.
Diane Duane wrote a number of true classics (is there anything she wrote that isn't?) concerning Vulcan and Romulan history and culture.
If you like detective fiction, Jean Lorrah wrote The Vulcan Academy Murders and The IDIC Epidemic, and Ingersoll & Isabella's The Case of the Colonist's Corpse (A Samuel T. Cogley Mystery).
If stories about the consequences of time travel appeal to you, and you'd like to read more about Dulmur & Lucsly (from DS9: Trials & Tribble-ations), there are two DTI books and a DTI e-book, all by Christopher L. Bennett.
If you enjoyed TOS: Space Seed, and/or TOS: Assignment: Earth, then Greg Cox wrote some Khan books and some Gary Seven/Roberta Lincoln books, as well as some that tie the two together.
Diane Duane wrote a number of true classics (is there anything she wrote that isn't?) concerning Vulcan and Romulan history and culture.
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How Much for Just the Planet? Tune search:
http://therinofandor.blogspot.com.au/p/how-much-for-just-planet-search-for.html
I'm cited as a contributor, although I don't think I came up with anything that wasn't fairly obvious.
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