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Star Trek: The Original Series Books In Order

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Star Trek: The Original Series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. The original movies based on The Original Series television series were created and produced by Gene Roddenberry. The plots of the novels of the series are set on the starship named USS Enterprise, which is controlled by Captain James T. Kirk. Captain Kirk is assisted by his first officer named Spock. At the start of every mission on the USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk would utter the same message to his crew in order to make them aware of the mission as well as prepare them for the upcoming ups and downs in the mission. The missions of the USS Enterprise would normally be long voyages for exploring new and strange worlds and seek out new civilizations in the space.

Captain Kirk and his crew would always remain in search of a new life on their missions and go to places where no one else have ever gone to. The novels of The Original Series have been published by many publication houses, but the one published by the Pocket Books or the Titan Books in U.K is very popular. The Star Trek: The Original Series was started in the year 1979 when the first novel of the series was published by the Pocket Books. Since then, many authors have contributed to the series and have helped the series to be ongoing. The main character of The Original Series, Captain James T. Kirk is described by the authors of the respective novels as the youngest captain in the history of the Starfleet, taking command at the age of 34. HE goes on to exploit a career that lasts for more than 40 years. There are many tales that the authors have shared in the novels about the voyages of Captain Kirk, most of them being true in many senses. He was also the first captain who had brought his starship in a good condition after a 5 year mission. Kirk’s success as a captain can never be questioned by anyone as she has become an independent voyager.

Kirk was also involved in many violations of the rule of the USS Enterprise and has to his name a record 17 temporal violation. The ancestors of James Kirk have also served in various starships of the USS Enterprise and hence he has deep roots in the service of the USS Enterprise. He had an elder brother named George Samuel Kirk, who died along with his wife Aurelan in 2267 in Deneva. They are survived by a son named Peter, who is looked after by James Kirk. At the age of 13, James Kirk witnessed the massacre of around 4,000 people by the governor of Tarsus IV, during a famine. Even though he was a romantic person, he never indulged himself in long-lasting romantic relationships because he was devoted more towards his career. He had a short term relationship with Dr. Carol Marcus and had a son with from her named David. James eventually could not do the upbringing of David because of his service and so he did not know that his son had grown into a scientific genius, but was later killed. Kirk grieved the death of his son for a long time. He also had a relationship with a woman named Antonia for 2 years and regretted not being able to marry her.

James was helped in gaining entry into the Starfleet Academy by one of his family friends. Soon, he was able to earn starship duty as a fresh cadet. At one point in his career, James became an instructor for the fresh cadets and made friendships with them, who later saved his life on many occasions. He considers Captain Garth and Abraham Lincoln as his heroes. Because oh his dedication towards his duties, James was able to achieve the rare feat of beating Kobayashi Maru scenario, which was otherwise unbeatable. Actually, he had reprogrammed the system which allowed him to win in the scenario. James Kirk received his first mission after graduation on the USS Farragut as a new lieutenant. By the year 2267, Kirk had risen rapidly to the rank of the captain and had the opportunity to command a respectful and loyal crew of 430 members. During his successful career, he received many commendations and awards. On one of his missions, Kirk had accepted the offer of becoming the admiral in charge of the fleet operations, which he turned down later after regaining his command over the USS Enterprise in the year 2271. Just before his retirement from the Starfleet in the year 2293, James Kirk helped to maintain the peace in the galaxy by exposing a conspiracy from terrorists. He always involved in peace negotiations heavily with the Klingons.

One of the initial novels of The Original Series was published in the year 1981 by the Pocket Books. The novel was titled ‘The Entropy Effect’ and was written by the author Vonda N. McIntyre. The plot of the novel opens up with a mission in which the Starship Enterprise in order to transport Dr. Georges Mordreaux, who is a dangerous criminal and is being taken to rehabilitation. He is also one of the brilliant physicists by profession. He was taken under custody because of doing experiments on people by luring them to send back in time, but rather killing them. During the course of the transportation, Dr. Mordreaux manages to escape and bursts onto the bridge. He kills Captain Kirk in front of all the crew members of the starship. Kirk first officer named Spock decides to go back in time and stop Dr. Mordreaux from killing Captain Kirk. However, there is a great risk in doing so. Spock realizes that the experiments of Dr. Mordreaux have created a lot of chaos in the universe an he keeps fighting in order to bring peace back in the universe.

The other novel of the series was published in the year 1981 by the Pocket Books under the title ‘The Klingon Gambit’. The plot of this novel shows the Kingons trying to target the Enterprise and fight against its crew members. Captain Kirk gets the order to challenge the Klingon starship Terror, but he and his crew are unaware of the deadly effects of Terror. Other than fighting the Klingons, Captain Kirk is also on a mission to find an ancient city on the Alnath II mission. The Klingon does not let go their intention of destroying the Enterprise. Feeling stuck in the battle against the deadly Terror, Captain Kirk and his crew begin to lose their minds and do not know what to do. Slowly, they begin to become the targets of the Klingon gambit.

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Order of Star Trek: The Original Series Books

Although there have been multiple Star Trek: TOS series, on this page we have listed simply the series published by Pocket Books (Titan Books in the UK). Written by various authors, the Pocket Books series has been an ongoing publication since 1979. For other Star Trek series, please see Star Trek . Below we have listed the Star Trek: The Original Series Pocket Books novel series in order of when the books were originally published, as well as our best effort to list the novels in chronological order:

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2 Responses to “Order of Star Trek: The Original Series Books”

The Star Trek: New earth books (Wagon Train to the Stars through Challenger) take place between ST:TMP and Wrath of Khan. A big part of the plot of these books is that Chekov is preparing to leave to become first officer of the Reliant, which he does in book 4. That’s the post he held at the start of Star Trek II, and the Reliant was destroyed in that movie. It’s not possible for these books to be placed after Star Trek II.

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• The Entropy Effect
• The Klingon Gambit
• The Covenant of the Crown
• The Prometheus Design
• The Abode of Life
• Web of the Romulans
• Yesterday's Son
• Mutiny on the Enterprise
• The Wounded Sky
• The Trellisane Confrontation
• The Final Reflection
• Rihannsu, Book 1: My Enemy, My Ally
• The Tears of the Singers
• The Vulcan Academy Murders
• Uhura's Song
• Shadow Lord
• Killing Time
• Dwellers in the Crucible
• Pawns and Symbols
• Crisis on Centaurus
• Dreadnaught!
• Enterprise: The First Adventure
• Battlestations!
• Chain of Attack
• Deep Domain
• Dreams of the Raven
• Strangers From the Sky
• Rihannsu, Book 2: The Romulan Way
• How Much For Just the Planet?
• Bloodthirst
• The IDIC Epidemic
• Time for Yesterday
• Spock's World
• The Three-Minute Universe
• Memory Prime
• The Final Nexus
• Vulcan's Glory
• Double, Double
• The Lost Years
• The Cry of the Onlies
• The Kobayashi Maru
• Rules of Engagement
• The Pandora Principle
• Doctor's Orders
• Prime Directive
• Enemy Unseen
• Home is the Hunter
• Ghost Walker
• A Flag Full of Stars
• Faces of Fire
• The Disinherited
• Best Destiny
• Death Count
• The Starship Trap
• Windows on a Lost World
• Shadows on the Sun
• From the Depths
• The Great Starship Race
• The Patrian Transgression
• Traitor Winds
• The Better Man
• The Fearful Summons
• The Ashes of Eden
• First Frontier
• The Captain's Daughter
• Twilight's End
• The Rings of Tautee
• Invasion, Book 1: First Strike
• The Joy Machine
• Day of Honor, Book 4: Treaty's Law
• Mudd in Your Eye
• Vulcan's Forge
• Heart of the Sun
• Captain's Table, Book 1: War Dragons
• Captain's Table, Book 6: Where Sea Meet Sky
• Assignment: Eternity
• My Brother's Keeper, Book 1: Republic
• My Brother's Keeper, Book 2: Constitution
• My Brother's Keeper, Book 3: Enterprise
• Dark Victory
• Vulcan's Heart
• Across the Universe
• New Earth, Book 1: Wagon Train to the Stars
• New Earth, Book 2: Belle Terre
• New Earth, Book 3: Rough Trails
• New Earth, Book 4: The Flaming Arrow
• New Earth, Book 5: Thin Air
• New Earth, Book 6: Challenger
• Rihannsu, Book 3: Swordhunt
• Rihannsu, Book 4: Honor Blade
• Section 31: Cloak
• The Eugenics Wars, Volume One
• Gateways, Book 1: One Small Step
• Gateways, Book 2: Challenger: Chainmail
• In the Name of Honor
• The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two
• The Janus Gate, Book 1: Present Tense
• The Janus Gate, Book 2: Future Imperfect
• The Janus Gate, Book 3: Past Prologue
• The Last Roundup
• Errand of Vengeance, Book 1: The Edge of the Sword
• Errand of Vengeance, Book 2: Killing Blow
• Errand of Vengeance, Book 3: River of Blood
• Captain's Peril
• Garth of Izar
• Vulcan's Soul, Book 1: Exodus
• The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
• To Reign in Hell
• Errand of Fury, Book 1: Seeds of Rage
• Burning Dreams
• Crucible: McCoy- Provenance of Shadows
• Captain's Glory
• Crucible: Spock- The Fire and the Rose
• Rihannsu, Book 5- The Empty Chair
• Vulcan's Soul, Book 2: Exiles
• Crucible: Kirk- The Star to Every Wandering
• Academy: Collision Course
• Vulcan's Soul, Book 3: Epiphany
• Errand of Fury, Book 2: Demands of Honor
• Excelsior: Forged in Fire
• Errand of Fury, Book 3: Sacrifices of War
• Troublesome Minds
• Unspoken Truth
• The Children of Kings
• Cast No Shadow
• A Choice of Catastrophes
• The Rings of Time
• That Which Divides
• Allegiance in Exile
• Devil's Bargain
• The Weight of Worlds
• The Folded World
• The Shocks of Adversity
• From History's Shadow
• No Time Like the Past
• Serpents in the Garden
• Foul Deeds Will Rise
• Savage Trade
• Crisis of Consciousness
• Child of Two Worlds
• The Latter Fire
• Elusive Salvation
• Legacies, Book 1: Captain to Captain
• Legacies, Book 2: Best Defense
• Legacies, Book 3: Purgatory's Key
• The Face of the Unknown
• The Captain's Oath
• The Antares Malestrom
• The Higher Frontier
• Agents of Influence
• A Contest of Principles
• Living Memory

Novelizations

• The Motion Picture
• The Wrath of Khan
• The Search for Spock
• The Voyage Home
• The Final Frontier
• The Undiscovered Country
• Starfleet Academy
• The Badlands, Book One
• The Badlands, Part I
• Gateways: What Lay Beyond
• Gateways: One Giant Leap
• Gateways: Challenger- Exodus
• The Brave and the Bold, Book One
• The First Artifact
• Seven Deadly Sins
• Pride: The First Peer
• Wrath: The Unhappy Ones

Short Stories

• Strange New Worlds
• A Private Anecdote
• The Last Tribble
• The Lights in the Sky
• Reflections
• New Worlds, New Civilizations
• 225 Years of Service
• Strange New Worlds II
• The Quick and the Dead
• The First Law of Metaphysics
• The Hero of My Own Life
• Doctors Three
• Enterprise Logs
• Though Hell Should Bar the Way
• Conflicting Natures
• The Avenger
• Night Whispers
• Just Another Little Training Exercise
• Strange New Worlds III
• If I Lose Thee...
• The Aliens are Coming!
• Family Matters
• Strange New Worlds IV
• A Little More Action
• Prodigal Father
• Tears of Eternity
• First Star I See Tonight
• Scotty's Song
• The Name of the Cat
• Strange New Worlds V
• Disappearance on 21st Street
• The Trouble With Borg Tribbles
• Legal Actions
• Yeoman Figgs
• The Shoulders of Giants
• Strange New Worlds VI
• Whales Weep Not
• One Last Adventure
• Marking Time
• Ancient History
• Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquiose Reindeer
• A Piece of the Pie
• Strange New Worlds VII
• A Test of Character
• Indomitable
• Project Blue Book
• The Trouble With Tribals
• All Fall Down
• A Sucker Born
• Obligations Discharged
• Tales of the Dominion War
• Blood Sacrifice
• Safe Harbors
• Strange New Worlds 8
• Assignment: One
• Don't Call Me Tiny
• Constellations
• First, Do No Harm
• The Landing Party
• Official Record
• Chaotic Response
• As Others See Us
• See No Evil
• Devices and Desires
• Where Everybody Knows Your Name
• Make-Believe
• Strange New Worlds 9
• Gone Native
• A Bad Day for Koloth
• Book of Fulfillment
• The Smallest Choices
• Strange New Worlds 10
• The Smell of Dead Roses
• The Doomsday Gambit
• Strange New Worlds 2016
• Dilithium is a Girl's Best Friend
• Mere Anarchy, Book 1: Things Fall Apart
• Mere Anarchy, Book 2: The Centre Cannot Hold
• Mere Anarchy, Book 3: Shadows of the Indignant
• Mere Anarchy, Book 4: The Darkness Drops Again
• Mere Anarchy, Book 5: The Blood-Dimmed Tide
• Mere Anarchy, Book 6: Its Hour Come Round
• Seasons of Light and Darkness
• The More Things Change
• Shadow of the Machine

Young Adult Novels

• Distress Call
• The Vulcan Treasure
• Voyage to Adventure
• Phaser Fight
• Starfleet Academy: Crisis on Vulcan
• Starfleet Academy: Aftershock
• Starfleet Academy: Cadet Kirk

Young Adult Novelizations

Young Adult Short Stories

• Star Trek II Short Stories
• The Blaze of Glory
• Under Twin Moons
• The Secret Empire
• Intelligence Test
• To Wherever
• Star Trek III Short Stories
• The Azphari Enigma
• The Jungles of Memory
• A Vulcan, A Klingon, and an Angel
• World's End
• As Old as Forever

Photostory Adaptations

Children's Books

• The Motion Picture- The Pop-Up Book
• The Wrath of Khan Story Album
• The Search For Spock Story Album
• The Search For Spock Storybook
• The Voyage Home Story Album

Audio Dramas

• Transformations

Star Trek Series

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Star Trek: Voyager (Pocket)

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Summary [ ]

Promotional advertisement for the launch of the series.

Pocket Books was the first publisher given license by Paramount to produce a series of original novels and episode novelizations based on Star Trek: Voyager . All Voyager novels and adaptations have been part of this ongoing series.

Beginning with To Lose the Earth in October 2020 , Simon & Schuster published the series under its Gallery Books imprint.

Novelizations [ ]

• #1: Caretaker
• Day of Honor

Numbered [ ]

• Incident at Arbuk
• The Murdered Sun
• Ghost of a Chance
• Invasion! #4: The Final Fury
• Bless the Beasts
• The Black Shore
• Seven of Nine
• Death of a Neutron Star
• Battle Lines
• Dark Matters #1: Cloak and Dagger
• Dark Matters #2: Ghost Dance
• Dark Matters #3: Shadow of Heaven

Unnumbered [ ]

• #3: Her Klingon Soul
• #4: Fire Ship
• Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth
• #5: No Man's Land
• What Lay Beyond – "In The Queue"
• The Nanotech War
• #1: Homecoming
• #2: The Farther Shore
• #1: Old Wounds
• #2: Enemy of My Enemy
• #1: Cohesion
• #3: Evolution
• Distant Shores
• Full Circle
• Children of the Storm
• The Eternal Tide
• Acts of Contrition
• A Pocket Full of Lies
• Architects of Infinity
• To Lose the Earth
• 2 ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

Star Trek: Best Book-Only Characters

• The Star Trek novels introduce unique characters like Akaar and Treir, adding depth to the expansive Starfleet universe.
• Characters like Nick Keller and Elias Vaughn bring new perspectives to the post- DS9 era, facing challenging galactic events.
• Mackenzie Calhoun leads the USS Excalibur in a new hero ship series, showcasing tactical genius in the New Frontier books.

Just like the universe itself, the Star Trek franchise is huge and far-reaching, encompassing several television shows, and numerous video games, movies, and books. While many of Star Trek 's most iconic characters appear in various series and films, there are many other great characters who only feature in alternative media sources. For instance, the final frontier has spawned some memorable video game-based characters .

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Yet perhaps the richest source of characters is the now questionably canon series of books that take place following The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine . From fresh takes on classic species like the Andorians and Orions, to some of Starfleet's finest officers, the Star Trek novels are a treasure trove of notable figures.

Leonard James Akaar

First appearence: star trek mission gamma book one: twilight.

• Author: David R. George III
• Publication Date: September 2002

Leonard James Akaar is unique among novel-only characters in that he does, in fact, make a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance on televised Trek . "Friday's Child," an episode of The Original Series , ends with his birth; however, the Capellan royal would not be seriously fleshed out until 2002's Mission Gamma: Twilight . By the time of the Deep Space 9 novels, Akaar had risen through the ranks of Starfleet to become an influential admiral with the ear of the Federation president.

Akaar's strategic mindset and steely resolve proved essential in preserving the Federation through some of its darkest periods, including the Borg invasion depicted in the Star Trek: Destiny series. The Starfleet legend may have been born in The Original Series , but the Star Trek novels were where he made his name.

First Appearence: Star Trek: Demons of Air and Darkness

• Author: Keith R. A. DeCandido
• Publication Date: September 2001

Star Trek features many inspirational female characters, from Kira Nerys to Katherine Janeway. However, few are as resourceful or as motivated as Treir , an Orion Dabo girl who transformed Quark's Bar into a highly successful business during the post- DS9 novels. Following her escape from Orion servitude, Treir earned her place as Quark's right-hand woman by implementing a series of radical reforms, including hiring a Dabo boy to attract more customers.

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Treir may not play a significant role in the canon-shattering events depicted in the Deep Space 9 novels, but this ruthless businesswoman helped to make Star Trek 's prose universe feel like a living, breathing place. If anyone is capable of giving Quark a run for his latinum, it's her.

Nick Keller

First appearence: star trek new earth: challenger.

• Author: Diane Carey
• Publication Date: August 2000

New Earth , a series of six novels that take place between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan , was intended to act as a backdoor pilot for a new narrative focusing on Commander Nick Keller . In the final novel, Keller takes command of a makeshift starship in order to defend the human colony of Belle Terre from alien attack. Keller was conflicted between overthrowing his inept captain and preserving the lives of his comrades, and it's a great shame that a full series based on the space cowboy's adventures never emerged.

Interestingly, author Diane Carey based Keller's appearance on Scott Bakula, who would go on to play Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise . Keller, however, would make only two more appearances in the Star Trek universe, with both being part of the multi-series Gateways crossover event.

Elias Vaughn

First appearence: star trek: avatar (book one).

• Author: S. D. Perry
• Publication Date: July 2001

Elias Vaughn was a Starfleet officer and intelligence operative who joined Deep Space 9's command staff following the end of the Dominion War . Despite only holding the rank of commander, Vaughn's expertise proved a boon to the Federation outpost, and he played a role in several key events, including the USS Defiant 's post-war exploration of the Gamma Quadrant (depicted in the Mission Gamma sub-series).

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Vaughn was haunted by the death of his wife, Ruriko, and his troubled relationship with his estranged daughter, Prynn. This relationship was complicated by the fact that Prynn was also assigned to Deep Space 9. However, father and daughter were eventually able to reconcile–but not without some bumps along the way.

Christine Vale

First appearence: star trek: the belly of the beast.

• Author: Dean Wesley Smith

While William Riker's USS Titan has made notable appearances in Star Trek: Lower Decks , the starship's adventures were originally chronicled in a series of spin-off novels. These books featured Christine Vale , a former detective turned Starfleet officer, as Riker's second-in-command. Vale was initially unwilling to take the post, as she disliked the idea of Riker working so closely with his wife, Deanna Troi.

Luckily, Vale took the post, which allowed her to act as a counterweight to any of Riker's Troi-related biases. During her time aboard the USS Titan , she helped to explore the Beta Quadrant and fend off a Borg invasion. Indeed, her record was so good that, following Riker's promotion to admiral, she took command of the Luna -class starship.

Thirishar ch'Thane

From their initial appearance in 1967's "Journey to Babel" and 2001's "The Andorian Incident," references to Star Trek 's Andorians were true and far between. One important detail was disclosed in The Next Generation , however: Andorians have four sexes , with all four required for successful reproduction.

The character of Thirishar ch'Thane (or "Shar") was a response to this premise. Shar served as Deep Space Nine's science officer following the end of the Dominion War, but was torn between his commitments to Starfleet and to his mating group, who wished him to return to Andor. This dilemma was further complicated by a dangerous decline in Andorian fertility, which threatened to cause the Andorians' extinction in the long term. Shar was eventually able to use his scientific knowledge to help solve the Andorian fertility crisis.

The Jem'Hadar are one of Star Trek 's most iconic creations , a powerful race of warriors motivated by their addiction to the chemical ketracel-white. During the Dominion War of 2373–2375, the Jem'Hadar were central to the Dominion assaults which nearly overwhelmed the Federation Alliance.

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After the war's conclusion, Taran'atar , a Jem'Hadar without a ketracel-white dependency, was sent to Deep Space Nine as a cultural observer. Taran'atar's struggle to adjust to the Alpha Quadrant during peacetime makes for fascinating reading, as does seeing the fearsome warrior growing closer to his former enemies. Taran'atar's story takes some strange twists and turns, but he remains a fascinating character.

Mackenzie Calhoun

First appearence: star trek new frontier: house of cards.

• Author: Peter David
• Publication Date: July 1997

In 1997, Pocket Books published the first of Peter David's New Frontier books. While these novels included several characters from TV Trek (mostly notably Commander Shelby from "The Best of Both Worlds" ), they focused on a new hero ship, the USS Excalibur , and a new captain: Mackenzie Calhoun . Calhoun, an alien warrior modeled after Mel Gibson, was depicted as a tactical genius capable of beating Starfleet's toughest challenges–including the infamous Kobayashi Maru test.

Calhoun soon became a fan-favorite, with his New Frontier series including over 20 volumes. The Xenanian captain was even popular enough to be made into an action figure, the only example of this honor being bestowed on a character originating from any of Star Trek 's novels.

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