The science fiction franchise Star Trek has been adapted into published novels, novelizations, and short story collections since 1968. Three main companies have published Star Trek fiction: Bantam Books (from 1967 to 1981), Ballantine Books (from 1974 to 1978), and, since 1979, Pocket Books.
Contents
- Star Trek The Original Series
- Bantam Books 1969 1981
- Whitman Books 1968
- Ballantine Books 197478
- Archway Paperback 198486
- Pocket Books novels 1979present
- The Shatnerverse 1995 2007
- E books Mere Anarchy 200607
- The Next Generation 1987present
- E books
- Deep Space Nine 1993present
- Voyager 1995present
- Enterprise 2001present
- Based upon movies
- The Original Series
- The Animated Series
- The Next Generation
- Deep Space Nine
- Voyager
- Enterprise
- Based upon video games
- Star Trek New Frontier 1997present
- Stargazer 200204
- IKS GorkonKlingon Empire 200308
- Titan 2005present
- Vanguard 200512
- Seekers 2014present
- Invasion 1996
- The Captains Table 1998
- The Badlands 2000
- Section 31 2001 2014 present
- Dark Passions 2001
- Gateways 2001
- The Brave and the Bold 2002
- The Lost Era 200308 2014
- Destiny 2008
- Starfleet Corps of Engineers 2000present
- Star Trek New Earth 200001
- Myriad Universes trade paperback anthologies
- Strange New Worlds
- Miscellaneous works
- Young adult books 199398
- Starfleet Academy 2010present
- Original audiobooks
- References
Star Trek (The Original Series)
Based on the original Star Trek TV series:
Bantam Books (1969-1981)
The first eleven releases from Bantam Books were adaptations of original series episodes written by James Blish and J. A. Lawrence. The pair also contributed the original works Spock Must Die! and Mudd's Angels.
Bantam editions were reprinted by UK publishers Corgi, and again by Titan Books.
Whitman Books (1968)
Ballantine Books (1974–78)
Alan Dean Foster edited a series of adaptations based on episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. The series included new story elements, creating a consistent narrative across all volumes. The series was collected in several omnibus editions published by Del Rey Books, and Pocket Books in UK and Australia.
Archway Paperback (1984–86)
Included as part of "Which Way Books" gamebook series from Archway, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Only two of the 24 volumes in the series were based on Star Trek.
Pocket Books novels (1979–present)
The first Pocket Books edition, the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, was released before the Bantam Books original novel releases concluded. Books were numbered from 1979 to 2002, although several film novelizations and a number of hardback releases were not numbered. Since then the books have not been numbered. Several of the releases were later republished as part of an omnibus edition, such as The Yesterday Saga, Worlds Apart and Rihannsu.
From 1987 to 1993 Titan Books republished the Pocket Books novels in the United Kingdom using a different numbering system. The film novelizations were released in the several UK publishers, including Futura, Panther/Granada and Grafton. The Entropy Effect was first published in the UK by Orbit Books.
The "Shatnerverse" (1995-2007)
Beginning in 1995, William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk, launched a series of novels, often referred to as the "Shatnerverse" novels. They work on the premise that Captain Kirk was brought back to life after the events of the movie Star Trek Generations, and are not generally considered part of the continuity established by Pocket Books for their novels. Shatner's co-writers for these novels are Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. With only one exception, their names appear on the title pages of each of the "Shatnerverse" novels. The exception was due to a production error for the first U.S. printing of the paperback edition of The Ashes of Eden and was corrected in subsequent printings. Beginning with Captain's Peril, the Reeves-Stevenses have also been credited on the novels' covers.
E-books: Mere Anarchy (2006–07)
In 2006, Pocket expanded its e-book program beyond the Corps of Engineers series to include other parts of the Trek universe, beginning with a 40th anniversary miniseries, Mere Anarchy. All of the titles are taken from William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming".:
The Next Generation (1987–present)
† movie script or episode novelization
‡ hardcover first printing
1 The ending of the initial hardcover release was different from that of the actual film, the subsequent paperback had the corrected ending.
₮ Books not centered on Next Generation cast (e.g. Federation President) but which are set in this era.
E-books
In 2006, Pocket expanded its e-book program beyond the Corps of Engineers series to include other parts of the Trek universe.
Deep Space Nine (1993–present)
† novelization of episodes
‡ not part of DS9 relaunch
Voyager (1995–present)
† episode novelization
Enterprise (2001–present)
† episode novelization
Based upon movies
The Original Series
Day of the Dove, adapted by James Blish, April 1975, and previously published under the title Star Trek 11.
The Animated Series
The Next Generation
Deep Space Nine
Voyager
Enterprise
Based upon video games
Star Trek: New Frontier (1997–present)
Primarily written by Peter David, the New Frontier series marked the first time that an original Star Trek series had been created for the literary branch of the franchise.
Stargazer (2002–04)
Chronicles Captain Picard's life prior to taking command of the Enterprise-D. All books in this series were written by Michael Jan Friedman.
IKS Gorkon/Klingon Empire (2003–08)
All books in this series were written by Keith R. A. DeCandido.
The first three books in the series came under the title Star Trek: IKS Gorkon, the final volume was released under the new title Star Trek: Klingon Empire.
Titan (2005–present)
Titan is a spin-off of The Next Generation, following the adventures of Captain Riker of the Luna-class USS Titan (mentioned but not seen in Star Trek Nemesis).
Vanguard (2005–12)
Star Trek: Vanguard is a spinoff of the original series, set aboard a starbase. The main characters include an intelligence officer, a reporter, and a Judge Advocate General's Corps officer.
Seekers (2014–present)
Star Trek: Seekers is a novel series from Pocket Books, created by David Mack, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore. It will be a sequel to the events of Star Trek: Vanguard and feature many of Vanguard's characters, ships, and settings, returning two of that series's recurring starships to the Taurus Reach for an ongoing mission of exploration. Seekers will be a return to Star Trek's original ideology of "seeking out new worlds and new civilizations" and will center on the U.S.S. Endeavour and the U.S.S. Sagittarius as they explore the Taurus Reach. Unlike Vanguard, the series will not follow a serialized storyline, but will be more stand-alone in its approach.
Invasion (1996)
This series spanned all of the live action Star Trek TV shows that had aired episodes at the time of the books' release and was part of the numbered Pocket Books series.
The Captain's Table (1998)
The concept behind this series is an exclusive club, which is not anchored in time or space, open only to ship captains. The price of admission is to regale the other members with a story of a previous adventure. Spanning every incarnation of Star Trek, "Captain's Table" novels typically use the club as a framing device for flashback stories.
Short stories included in Tales from the Captain's Table are:
The Badlands (2000)
Section 31 (2001, 2014-present)
Dark Passions (2001)
This two-part saga takes place within the Mirror Universe during the DS9-Voyager era.
Gateways (2001)
Crossover series, expansion of "That Which Survives" and sequels to "Contagion" (TNG) and "To the Death" (DS9), featuring the Iconians and their gateways.
The Brave and the Bold (2002)
These two books featured a prologue from Enterprise and four tales, covering all five TV series.
The Lost Era (2003–08, 2014)
Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of novels that take place during the time period between the 23rd century events of Star Trek Generations and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, set in 2364.
Destiny (2008)
Star Trek: Destiny is a crossover trilogy authored by David Mack. The books bring together the crews of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Titan as well as characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Starfleet Corps of Engineers (2000–present)
Also known as SCE, this series of original novella-length stories was initially published in e-book format. The first 66 of these ebooks have been reissued in printed collections.
Printed books in the series include:
In December 2006, the e-book series was relaunched under the title Corps of Engineers. The following ebooks were issued which are not available in any of the above collections:
1. Turn the Page, by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (2006)
2. Troubleshooting, by Robert Greenberger (2006)
3. The Light, by Jeff D. Jacques (2007)
4. The Art of the Comeback, by Glenn Greenberg (2007)
5. Signs from Heaven, by Phaedra M. Weldon (2007)
6. Ghost, by Ilsa J. Bick (2007)
7. Remembrance of Things Past, Book I, by Terri Osborne (2007)
8. Remembrance of Things Past, Book II, by Terri Osborne (2007)
Star Trek: New Earth (2000–01)
Star Trek: New Earth is a spinoff series from the Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) novels. The six-book storyline was published as volumes 89 through 94 of the TOS novel series and served to set up future Challenger adventures.
Myriad Universes (trade paperback anthologies)
Strange New Worlds
Miscellaneous works
Star Trek: The Manga - TOS comic anthologies published by Tokyopop:
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Manga - TNG comic anthology published by Tokyopop:
Warped: An Engaging Guide to the Never-Aired 8th Season (Mike McMahan) -parody guide to what the 8th season of The Next Generation might have been (October 2015)
Young-adult books (1993–98)
Several young-adult books were released between 1993 and 1998, featuring various Star Trek crews during their Academy learning years.
Starfleet Academy (2010–present)
Original audiobooks
Many Star Trek novels have been adapted for audio, but these are the only original stories produced exclusively for audio.