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What Did You Read in 2018?

^ I do the same on booklikes.com - like the review/blog feature they offer there more than on goodreads.
 
Where do I begin?

New Frontier series - July to December
(excludes books 1, 3 and 4)
My favourite Star Trek stories after Vanguard


Mirror universe - July
Sorrows of empire
Shards
Glass empires

Articles of the Federation - May

Titan series - April to July
Taking Wing
The red king
Orion's hounds
Sword of Damocles

A time to series - Feb to March
A time to be born, die, sow, harvest, love, hate, kill, heal, war & peace

Dark Mirror -February

Q&A - February
 
I didn't get near as much read last year as I normally do, due to various life changes (new job, got engaged, etc.). This is just fiction (novels and short stories) I read during 2018, in the order I read them, not including comics and non-fiction:

Emma Carlson Berne, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Vol. I
Emma Carlson Berne, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Vol. II
Una McCormack, The Lotus Flower, in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, volume One
Heather Jarman, Paradigm, in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, volume One
Kirsten Beyer, Star Trek: Voyager: A Pocket Full of Lies
Martin Caidin, Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates
Nancy Holder and Lisa A. Clancy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to the Buffyverse
James Rollins, Deep Fathom
James Rollins, "Tracker," in James Rollins, Blood Line
James Rollins, Blood Line
Daniel Wallace, The Rebel Files
Cavan Scott, Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold
Tom Huddleston, Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue
Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, Unjoined, in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, volume Two
J. Noah Kym, Fragments and Omens, in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, volume Two
 
I didn’t realise we were supposed to keep track. :)
I read a crap load of Trek novels, the new Thrawn and Solo book and probably a few others I currently don’t recall.
 
I read 21 books last year, my lowest number since 2019. I read the following trek books last year:

  1. Titan: Fortune of War
  2. VOY: Architects of Infinity
  3. TOS: Crisis of Consciousness
  4. Section 31: Shadow
  5. Prometheus 2: The Root of all Rage
  6. Lost Era: The Buried Age
  7. SCE 3: Hard Crash
  8. SCE 6: Cold Fusion
  9. SCE 7: Invincible, Part I
  10. Excelsior: Forged in Fire
  11. Prometheus 3: In the Heart of Chaos
 
Here's everything I read in 2018, Trek and non-Trek, in order of reading:

Arrow: Vengeance by Oscar Balderrama & Lauren Certo
Star Trek: Ongoing, Volume 5 (comic)
Welcome to Night Vale: It Devours by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
Sleepy Hollow, Volume 1 (comic)
Rick and Morty, Volume 2 (comic)
Sleepy Hollow: Providence (comic)
Star Trek: SCE: Wildfire by David Mack
The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
Fables, Volume 3: Storybook Love (comic)
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "What Dreams May Come" by Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "First, Do No Harm" by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
Star Trek: Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack
Star Trek: Discovery: Drastic Measures by Dayton Ward
Aliens: Nightmare Asylum (comic)
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Letting Go" by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner
Dark Arts: The Midnight Front by David Mack
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Closure" by James Swallow
Star Trek: Voyager: Architects of Infinity by Kirsten Beyer
Aliens: Female War (comic)
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz" by Robert T. Jeschonek
Back to the Future, Volume 1: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines (comic)
MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet (comic)
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Isabo's Shirt" by Kirsten Beyer
The Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire (comic)
Aliens: Theory of Alien Propogation (comic)
Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, Volume 1 (comic)
Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, Volume 2 (comic)
Aliens: The Alien (comic)
Torchwood: World Without End (comic)
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "Night of the Vulture" by Greg Cox
Back to the Future, Volume 2: Continuum Conundrum (comic)
Star Trek: The Original Series: Time for Yesterday by A.C. Crispin
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Brief Candle" by Christopher L. Bennett
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "The Landing Party" by Robert Greenberger
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Eighteen Minutes" by Terri Osborne
Star Trek: The Original Series: Ishmael by Barbara Hambly
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rick and Morty, Volume 3 (comic)
Star Trek: Prometheus: The Root of All Rage by Christian Humberg & Bernd Perplies
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "Official Record" by Howard Weinstein
Star Trek: Discovery: Fear Itself by James Swallow
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "Blood Sacrifice" by Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "Fracture" by Jeff Bond
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Valiant by Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "Chaotic Response" by Stuart Moore
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Or the Tiger" by Geoffrey Thorne
Star Trek: The Original Series: Gateways: One Small Step by Susan Wright
Star Trek: The Original Series: Gateways: What Lay Beyond: "One Giant Leap" by Susan Wright
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "Mirror Eyes" by Heather Jarman & Jeffrey Lang
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Dyson Sphere by Charles Pellegrino & George Zebrowski
Tomb Raid, Volume 2: Secrets and Lies (comic)
Torchwood, Volume 2: Station Zero (comic)
Star Trek: Stargazer: Gauntlet by Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "As Others See Us" by Christopher L. Bennett
Star Trek: Stargazer: Progenitor by Michael Jan Friedman
Assassin's Creed, Volume 1: Trial by Fire (comic)
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Bottomless" by Isla J. Bick
Star Trek: Khan: Ruling in Hell (comic)
Star Trek - Legion of Superheroes (comic)
Star Trek: Stargazer: Three by Michael Jan Friedman
Assassin's Creed, Volume 2: Setting Sun (comic)
Star Trek: New Earth: Wagon Train to the Stars by Diane Carey
Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations: "See No Evil" by Jill Sherwin
The Expanse: "The Butcher of Anderson Station" by James S.A. Corey
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "Twilight's Wrath" by David Mack
Star Trek: Stargazer: Oblivion by Michael Jan Friedman
Derrick Storm: Storm Front by "Richard Castle"
Star Trek: Ongoing: Countdown to Darkness (comic)
Star Trek: Ongoing, Volume 6: After Darkness (comic)
Star Trek: Ongoing, Volume 7: The Khitomer Conflict (comic)
Star Trek: Ongoing: Khan (comic)
Assassin's Creed, Volume 3: Homecoming (comic)
Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War: "Eleven Hours Out" by Dave Galanter
Star Trek: SCE: Home Fires by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
Star Trek: The Original Series: Timetrap by David Dvorkin
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores: "Da Capo al Fine, Part II" by Heather Jarman
Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles: "Dismemberment" by James Goss
Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles: "Lords and Masters" by Cavan Scott
Star Trek: New Earth: Belle Terre by Dean Wesley Smith with Diane Carey
The Expanse; "Gods of Risk" by James S.A. Corey
Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles: "Teddy Sparkles Must Die!" by Paul Magrs
Star Trek: The Original Series: Section 31: Cloak by S.D. Perry

By my count that is 84 stories, which is pretty good for me.
 
It's a long list but among the things, I enjoyed the most is the John Corey series by Nelson Demille. After reading the first one, I had to read them all!
 
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