Star Trek Novels

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Anybody want to recommend a good Star Trek author? I've read all of Peter David's books, but I'm looking for something else. I think it would be nice to get a good page turner in the Star Trek universe.

[Deathstroke]

I liked A.C. Crispin's Sarek novel.

And the Deep Space Nine novels that are set after the end of the series started off pretty good. The two Avatar novels are excellent. I can't remember who wrote it though.

[Michael P]

Probably one of the best Trek novels ever written was Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

[Solaris]

Favorites:

Spock's World, by Diane Duane---my favorite. Gives highlights of Vulcan evolution, on a backdrop of Vulcan's proposed secession from the Federation, and a modern day scandal.

Strangers from the Sky, by Margaret Wander Bonanno. Humans first met Vulcans long before the "official" meeting... and Kirk, Spock, Gary Mitchell and other crewmen were in the middle of it. One aspect I love about this book is that you learn about Amanda Grayson's grandfather... the woman who married Sarek, and was Spock's mother.

The latter book is out of print, but limited copies are available through Amazon, or your library *might* have a copy.

[Ilash]

I read them ages ago but I really liked William Shatner's Star Trek novels (well, the earlier ones anyway, I haven't bothered with the newer ones). Maybe it's just because I was quite a bit younger but I really liked Shatner's more epic, intrigue-filled take on the Trek universe and he did get the characters mostly right I think.

[Roquefort Raider]

I really enjoyed the adaptations of Star trek: the motion picture, the wrath of Khan and [the search for Spock[/i]. They were much richer than the movies (even though wrathwas an excellent movie). The latter two novels were written by Hugo award winning author Vonda McIntyre.

I agree with Solaris about Diane Duane's work; in fact, all of Duane's Romulan books were pretty decent. Not Hugo material, but good space opera.

[Rocket13]

I have read a bunch of the Star trek novels (only with the original crew and next generation though). Just finished reading Time for Yesterday by A. C. Crispin which was a sequel to another book, Yesterday's Son. I really enjoyed these two books. Have enjoyed most of the books in this series though, with only one or two of the books I read not being too interesting to me.

Another book in the Series that I really remember enjoying was Blackfire, by Sonni Cooper.

Happy Reading!

[Ryan K]

I remember really enjoying Diane Duane's Dark Mirror (The Next Generation).

Peter David's are the ones I like the most though.

[Headhunter]

I liked Invasion; it was a 4-part series, 1 for each TV show (this came out before Enterprise), and each part was done by a different author. Really well done (though the last volume was disappointing, which wasn't much of a surprise since it was Voyager).

There's a really cheap omnibus of it floating around, if you're interested.

[Michael P]

I read them ages ago but I really liked William Shatner's Star Trek novels (well, the earlier ones anyway, I haven't bothered with the newer ones). Maybe it's just because I was quite a bit younger but I really liked Shatner's more epic, intrigue-filled take on the Trek universe and he did get the characters mostly right I think.
Those were actually ghost-written by the Reeves-Stevenses.

[Tobias March]

I only ever read the Next Gen books when I was younger and to be honest the only ones I remember are the Peter David ones :confused:

I remember liking one by Michael Jan Friedman(?) a lot around that time as well though.....something to do with a maze and Riker looking to prove yet another old friend of his innocent.

There was another one featuring that civilization were the roman empire never ended. That was....different. (apparently phasers on stun don't affect Klingons).

[Typo Lad]

Those were actually ghost-written by the Reeves-Stevenses.

he best part is that thye now have bios in the book jackets. They just don't get to be on the cover.

[hitman]

And the Deep Space Nine novels that are set after the end of the series started off pretty good. The two Avatar novels are excellent. I can't remember who wrote it though.

S.D. Perry wrote them.

She also wrote two other books in the DS9 relaunch series, Rising Son & Unity.

[Slappy san]

S.D. Perry wrote them.

She also wrote two other books in the DS9 relaunch series, Rising Son & Unity.

I wish she had written all of the new DS9 books.

[Kirayoshi]

No votes yet for "Q Squared"? Brilliant confrontation between Q and Trelaine("The Squire of Gothos") by Peter David. Lots of alternate universe fun.

Not the best ever, but a lot of fun from a fanboy perspective; the two-part "Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Kahn Noonian Sighn" by Greg Cox. An ambitious effort to retro-fit the Eugenics wars into the modern Star Trek timeframe, by making them more of a covert war. Lots of easter eggs referring to past Treks(original, NG, DS9), plus Gary Seven in a prominent role.

"Prime Directive" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Great little conspiracy piece, in which Kirk's bending of the PD finally catches up with him.

And from DS9, "A Stitch in Time" by Andrew Robinson. Taken from a backstory Robinson created for Garak when he became a recurring cast-member. Garek reflects on his past as he prepares for his role in the restoration of Cardassia after its decimation during the Dominion Wars.

Oddest Trek novel recently; "The Case of the Colonist's Corpse". A locked-room mystery in space, featuring Kirk's lawyer Sam Cogsley from 'Court Martial'.

[Solaris]

I just remembered another one that was pretty neat: The Kobiyashi Maru. Don't remember the author. Kirk, Scotty, McCoy, Chekov, and Sulu are stranded in a shuttlecraft amid some weird gravitational fields that messed up their engines (and going to die if they can't get out). While they're trying to fix the problem, and trying to fix the equipment so they can send a signal to Spock of where they're at (so he can bring the Enterprise to the rescue), they end up talking about each of them's experience with the Kobiyashi Maru test. (Except for Bones, who was medical and didn't take it.) I think Sulu's was the sweetest, Chekov's the most surprising, Kirk's the most typical (of him, anyway), and Scotty's the most hilariously fun. It's worth reading for the story of Scotty alone. Damn he's good.




Not the best ever, but a lot of fun from a fanboy perspective; the two-part "Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Kahn Noonian Sighn" by Greg Cox. An ambitious effort to retro-fit the Eugenics wars into the modern Star Trek timeframe, by making them more of a covert war. Lots of easter eggs referring to past Treks(original, NG, DS9), plus Gary Seven in a prominent role.



I have to admit these two thoroughly rocked---not so much from a Star Trek viewpoint, but from reading a book by a culture-hound who LOVES putting in various references into the story. Finding them, and laughing over them, was the very best part. (Spoiler hint: he found a way to include the Bionic Woman in the story, as a tiny cameo... it just rocked, when you realize WHO she is!)

And not only that, but you get a lot of great info on Khan Noonian Singh and on Gary Seven, Roberta, and Isis. It's just a great couple of books, and well worth the read.

[Michael P]

No votes yet for "Q Squared"? Brilliant confrontation between Q and Trelaine("The Squire of Gothos") by Peter David. Lots of alternate universe fun.
What's really fun about that one is in one of the alternate universes, he practically bases the continuity around fanfic wish-fulfillment: Data's human, Geordi can see, Riker and Troi are together, Picard and Crusher are together, Wesley's dead, Worf was raised by Klingons, etc., etc., etc., and really, their lives are just as screwed up as they were in the "real" universe. I enjoyed that.

[Rabid Trekkie]

I haven't really read many Star Trek books but this one I did read Star Trek: Enterprise Log was really good. It isn't one complete story but a short story about every captain to command the Enterprise from the sailing ship during the war of American Independence to Picard. Diane Duane, Peter David, A.C. Crispin, and many others mentioned in this thread wrote stories for it.

[Darkwing42]

I've read quite a few, when I had to leave comics because it got too expensive I started reading the trek books. Peter David is the king when it comes to trek novels, but I also really liked Diane Carey. Micheal Jan Friedman has grown on me and his new Stargazer series is excellent, just read the TNG book The Valiant first. The two books that I liked the best were The Final Reflection (original series) by John M. Ford and Infiltrator (TNG) by W. R. Thompson. the irony about the first book is that it barely has anyone of the original crew in it, since it takes place 30 years in the past, but it is my vote for best Star Trek book.

[Roquefort Raider]

Are there any star trek novels placed after "Nemesis"?

And in the DS9 series, has Sisko's child been born yet?

I wonder when Paramount will allow the "return" of Data and Sisko... Probably when it's decided that there will never be another ST:TNG or DS9 production.

Cheers,

- Ben

[Darkwing42]

There's a book that will be out soon which will be about Captain Riker. I heard the book has sold out even before it's been released and it has become the first Trek novel to be reissued before it's release date. You can find out lots of stuff at the Psi Phi site. I don't have the link handy but Google will find it if you put in Psi Phi and Star Trek.

[Michael P]

There's a book that will be out soon which will be about Captain Riker. I heard the book has sold out even before it's been released and it has become the first Trek novel to be reissued before it's release date. You can find out lots of stuff at the Psi Phi site. I don't have the link handy but Google will find it if you put in Psi Phi and Star Trek.
It's out now, actually.

[Darkwing42]

I hadn't kept track of the date for it's release. Funny thing is, I went to the store today and bought it. I understand that two more are in the works for Captain Riker. There's also a Captain Pike book being finished up.

[Slappy san]

Are there any star trek novels placed after "Nemesis"?

And in the DS9 series, has Sisko's child been born yet?

- Ben

It's really sad but..it might have happened in Unity. I read it months ago and can't remember what the hell happened.

[ouiyahtsiouiyah]

Nemesis never happened GRRRR..... (unless they do find a way for Data to come back of course)

[Darkwing42]

I'm still waiting for Q to have rescued him.

[Michael P]

I hadn't kept track of the date for it's release. Funny thing is, I went to the store today and bought it. I understand that two more are in the works for Captain Riker. There's also a Captain Pike book being finished up.The two guys, I forget their names, are trying to make a series of it.

Riker will also get a slot in the upcoming Captain's Table anthology, which covers pretty much every character to land in the center chair in the last eight years or so.

[Gordon Smith]

It's out now, actually.

Yeah. I just noticed Titan: Taking Wing today, as a matter of fact. I ain't sure that I'll buy it, though. My local library is sure to have a few copies, so I'll likely just borrow it from there.

[Sanagi]

I remember liking the TNG novel "Vendetta." It delved into the Borg back around the time they were first introduced, rather differently from what Voyager and First Contact revealed. It also explains where the TOS "Doomsday Machine" came from.

[DoubleWide]

I'm reading and enjoying the Star Fleet Corps of Engineers Series, but not ebook style. I like the concept of a ship primarily of engineers going around Federation space making repairs and occasionally saving the planet. Book six "Wild Fire", the 'da Vinci' exploded. Can't wait for the next collected book.

[Emerald Ghost]

The best Trek books ever:

New Earth. Challenger.

Great stories of a colony trying to start new world waaaay far away so nobody can hurt them.

Oops, too late.

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World becomes radioactive. Warring worlds near them make it dangerous. They are almost killed totally several times.

They can not go home. Six months away from Fed at high warp. Even if could make it with very little food, they travel slower because very little ships.

I enjoyed this very much.

[Fenris]

The two books that I liked the best were The Final Reflection (original series) by John M. Ford and Infiltrator (TNG) by W. R. Thompson. the irony about the first book is that it barely has anyone of the original crew in it, since it takes place 30 years in the past, but it is my vote for best Star Trek book.

Yes! I loved The Final Reflection. Even though it's hardly a Star Trek novel at all. :) I wish they'd gone with Ford's version of the Klingons rather than Marc Okrand's.

John M. Ford also did How Much For Just the Planet?, probably the only novelized Star Trek musical comedy, which is also in my top ten.


Others:
The Wounded Sky, Diane Duane's first ST novel, is my favorite of all her efforts. The unabashed sense-of-wonder thing is in full flight.

Strangers From the Sky. What Solaris said.

Dreams of the Raven. A head injury gives Dr. McCoy a sort of limited amnesia; he doesn't remember anything past his 19th birthday. So from his point of view, he's a college med student; he has to try to make sense of what's happened in his life since then. (He doesn't like it at all.)

Uhura's Song; even though it features a race of talking felinoids. But the characterizations are excellent.

[Darkwing42]

I still have a lot to get to yet. About two years ago I bought my mom two Ann Crispin Trek novels, because she loved Sarek by Crispin. After that I bought many more Trek books and read 20 in the span of 6 months. For 9 months afterward though I couldn't seem to finish anything. Guess my mind needed a break. I loved The Wounded Sky also, Diane Duane is always putting out quality work.