Oh no! Another one that is fantastic! No room, no room.
Your favorite Trek Novel?
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Oh no! Another one that is fantastic! No room, no room.
For me, it's a tie between Ford's The Final Reflection and Diane Duane's The Wounded Sky. I suppose if we're speaking of them specifically as Trek novels and have to choose one, the Duane wins, since it stays with the traditional format and characters. But they're both wonderful books--one's the quintessential Klingon epic, the other's a strong work of sf--and as works of art, I don't think I can choose between them.
The Wounded Sky is one of my favorite books as well as Spock's World. Vulcan's Forge, And Josephea Sherman and Susan Schwartz Vulcan's soul trilogy. The Final reflection. I like Q&A by Keith Decandido and the novel he did when A Time to in the TNG books series from a few years back.David Mack's book Atime to reap /Sow.
My books in that miniseries were A Time to Kill and A Time to Heal.
A Time to Sow and A Time to Harvest were written by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore.
Ah, hey, JD-- I feel for ya. There are tons of Treks books which are DANG good reads! I just picked the one book which made me stay up the latest....
Athough The Good That Men Do came darn close....
By the way... JD, I've noticed that you (and a few others) didn't give your reasons for your picks. I mean, it's not really that big a deal, but still....
Athough The Good That Men Do came darn close....
By the way... JD, I've noticed that you (and a few others) didn't give your reasons for your picks. I mean, it's not really that big a deal, but still....
This is my list. Some of them I probably could shift the order around, but I've got go watch Sarah Connor.
1. Imzadi-I remember reading this book as a teen, and I just couldn't put it down. It just felt so epic and tragic and full of adventure and fun.
2. Q-Squared. Another epic book by PAD. He did a tremendous job weaving together Trek history. I always wanted to see this on the big screen, but it probably would've been too confusing to the non-intiatied.
3. Pandora Principle-This is one of my favorite Romulan stories and it does an awesome job with Saavik's backstory and the bond between her and Spock.
4. Vendetta-My favorite Borg story in print, and actually its probably my second favorite Borg story period.
5. A Rock and Hard Place-Stone rocked. He's one of the few lit characters I was hoping would make the leap onscreen to TNG.
6. Once Burned-PAD was just awesome back in the day. This was another fun read.
7. The Art of the Impossible-I love historical fiction type works and this was a great story, that did a wonderful job fleshing out General Worf, Ian Troi, and a lot of other 'minor' characters without feeling forced.
8. Serpent among the Ruins-another great, tragic tale. It was a very inventive take on the Tomed Incident. I hope there's a follow up one day because I would love to see how the Romulans would respond if the truth ever came out.
9. The Ashes of Eden-my favorite Kirk story. William Shatner captured the character perfectly. This is my favorite of his Shatnerverse novels, and it feels the most TOS-like.
10. Federation-this book started out slow for me, but man did it end great. A nice take on Zefram Cochrane, pre-Federation Earth that I wish the writers had used a bit more of in FC/ENT.
Honorable Mentions:
ENT: Last Full Measure
VAN: Harbinger
DS9: Abyss
DS9: Left Hand of Destiny (I & II)
NF: Into the Void
TOS: Cloak
1. Imzadi-I remember reading this book as a teen, and I just couldn't put it down. It just felt so epic and tragic and full of adventure and fun.
2. Q-Squared. Another epic book by PAD. He did a tremendous job weaving together Trek history. I always wanted to see this on the big screen, but it probably would've been too confusing to the non-intiatied.
3. Pandora Principle-This is one of my favorite Romulan stories and it does an awesome job with Saavik's backstory and the bond between her and Spock.
4. Vendetta-My favorite Borg story in print, and actually its probably my second favorite Borg story period.
5. A Rock and Hard Place-Stone rocked. He's one of the few lit characters I was hoping would make the leap onscreen to TNG.
6. Once Burned-PAD was just awesome back in the day. This was another fun read.
7. The Art of the Impossible-I love historical fiction type works and this was a great story, that did a wonderful job fleshing out General Worf, Ian Troi, and a lot of other 'minor' characters without feeling forced.
8. Serpent among the Ruins-another great, tragic tale. It was a very inventive take on the Tomed Incident. I hope there's a follow up one day because I would love to see how the Romulans would respond if the truth ever came out.
9. The Ashes of Eden-my favorite Kirk story. William Shatner captured the character perfectly. This is my favorite of his Shatnerverse novels, and it feels the most TOS-like.
10. Federation-this book started out slow for me, but man did it end great. A nice take on Zefram Cochrane, pre-Federation Earth that I wish the writers had used a bit more of in FC/ENT.
Honorable Mentions:
ENT: Last Full Measure
VAN: Harbinger
DS9: Abyss
DS9: Left Hand of Destiny (I & II)
NF: Into the Void
TOS: Cloak
Score one for Masks. That is a great TNG novel.
So;
TNG: Masks by John Vornholt
VOY: Dark Matters Trilogy by Christie Golden
VOY: Fusion by Kirsten Beyer
VOY: Homecoming by Christie Golden
ENT: The Good That Men Do by Andy Mangels and Michael A Martin
DS9: The 34th Rule by Armin Shimerman
DS9: Warpath by David Alan Mack
TOS: In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward
And finally, anything in the Vanguard series. I think there is 3 so far.
My most recent favorite would have to be David R. George's Crucible: McCoy novel. I finally finished it about a month ago, but I still can't get it out of my head. Absolutely wonderful storytelling, and I say that as someone who's seen maybe a third of TOS. (Really. 
) I don't think I could praise this book enough...it's just epic on every level, especially "our" McCoy "remembering" his other self near the end. Stellar work.
I'd also rank Christopher Bennett's Orion's Hounds and The Buried Age at the top of my list. Wonderful world-building, superb characterization, fascinating real-world physics, and all-around great reads. A special mention of remarkable work goes out to the creatures in The Buried Age who adapted themselves to the warp bubbles on their planet. (I read it about a year ago, I don't remember their name or the specifics
. I definitely remember being floored by the creativity evident in their creation, though.)
Finally, I have to mention my first two Trek books, Peter David's Imzadi and Q-Squared. Not only were they incredibly fun and fast-paced books, they were also a perfect introduction to the diverse world of TrekLit and conveniently the only Trek books available at my local library years ago in junior high.
) I don't think I could praise this book enough...it's just epic on every level, especially "our" McCoy "remembering" his other self near the end. Stellar work.I'd also rank Christopher Bennett's Orion's Hounds and The Buried Age at the top of my list. Wonderful world-building, superb characterization, fascinating real-world physics, and all-around great reads. A special mention of remarkable work goes out to the creatures in The Buried Age who adapted themselves to the warp bubbles on their planet. (I read it about a year ago, I don't remember their name or the specifics
. I definitely remember being floored by the creativity evident in their creation, though.)Finally, I have to mention my first two Trek books, Peter David's Imzadi and Q-Squared. Not only were they incredibly fun and fast-paced books, they were also a perfect introduction to the diverse world of TrekLit and conveniently the only Trek books available at my local library years ago in junior high.
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If I had to pick just one book, it would have to be A.C. Crispin's Sarek.
The whole novel wonderfully wove the intricate detail of not only the lives of Spock's parents, but played to the hilt the unique and wonderful chemistry between the Big Three, while letting Sarek (one of my favorite Trek characters) and Amanda have the limelight for a while. I also highly enjoyed the Peter and Valdyr subplot. Well done all around in my personal opinion. It is a wonderful book, and I have read it literally hundreds of times.
J.
The whole novel wonderfully wove the intricate detail of not only the lives of Spock's parents, but played to the hilt the unique and wonderful chemistry between the Big Three, while letting Sarek (one of my favorite Trek characters) and Amanda have the limelight for a while. I also highly enjoyed the Peter and Valdyr subplot. Well done all around in my personal opinion. It is a wonderful book, and I have read it literally hundreds of times.
J.
I completely forgot about the A Time To series! that was fantastic too! I do have to ask, is that the longest mulitpart Trek story as far as the novels go?
It's the longest miniseries, but in terms of content, I think that the books in the DS9 relaunch are at least as connected as the A Time To... books, so I'm not sure I'd count it as the longest multipart story.
It is the longest one that was completely planned out in advance, though, at least as far as I know.
I've read too many to just name one. Let me name a few of my favorites for each series:
TOS: Yesterday's Son, Strangers From the Sky, The Wounded Sky, The Final Reflection, Crucible: McCoy, The Vulcan Academy Murders.
NG: Imzadi, A Rock and a Hard Place, Dark Mirror
DS9: Fallen Heroes
Voy: I don't have one in paricular
Ent: The Good That Men Do
TOS: Yesterday's Son, Strangers From the Sky, The Wounded Sky, The Final Reflection, Crucible: McCoy, The Vulcan Academy Murders.
NG: Imzadi, A Rock and a Hard Place, Dark Mirror
DS9: Fallen Heroes
Voy: I don't have one in paricular
Ent: The Good That Men Do
Many of my favorites are TOS novels--odd considering I barely ever watched the original series! But when I think about it...I think there was just a lot more creativity, a lot more elbow room for the authors, and some of them too advantage of it wonderfully. 
TOS:
The Wounded Sky (and anything else Diane Duane wrote)
Uhura's Song
The Final Reflection
First Frontier
The New Earth (Belle Terre) series
TNG:
Dark Mirror
Intellivore
The Eyes of the Beholders
Debtors' Planet
DS9:
The Terok Nor series
The Milennium series
The 34th Rule
A Stitch in Time
Objective: Bajor
Betrayal
Station Rage
VOY: (Any books that make this list get a LOT of credit given my feelings or lack thereof towards the series.)
Echoes
The Murdered Sun
The Escape
TTN:
The Red King
Orion's Hounds
YA novels:
Prisoners of Peace (DS9)
Capture the Flag (TNG)
TOS:
The Wounded Sky (and anything else Diane Duane wrote)
Uhura's Song
The Final Reflection
First Frontier
The New Earth (Belle Terre) series
TNG:
Dark Mirror
Intellivore
The Eyes of the Beholders
Debtors' Planet
DS9:
The Terok Nor series
The Milennium series
The 34th Rule
A Stitch in Time
Objective: Bajor
Betrayal
Station Rage
VOY: (Any books that make this list get a LOT of credit given my feelings or lack thereof towards the series.)
Echoes
The Murdered Sun
The Escape
TTN:
The Red King
Orion's Hounds
YA novels:
Prisoners of Peace (DS9)
Capture the Flag (TNG)
I have many favorites, but I have to give special mention to Peter David's Rock and a Hard Place, since it was the first Trek book I ever read... Which quickly led to an obsession, I mean passion for Trek novels.
Also, Reunion, by Michael Jan Friedman, was an early favorite of mine back in high school.
Also, Reunion, by Michael Jan Friedman, was an early favorite of mine back in high school.
