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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.[1][2]
Based on the original Star Trek TV series:
Bantam novels were published in the UK by Corgi. † fan-written short stories ‡ republished by Titan UK in the 1990s.
Based on the animated Star Trek TV series; all books edited and adapted, and featuring new or connecting story segments by Alan Dean Foster.
The Ballantine TAS novelizations were published in the UK by Corgi.
These books were published as part of the "Which Way Books" gamebook series by Archway Books, an imprint of Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Of the 24 books published, two were based in the Star Trek universe.[3]
The script adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture was actually published more than a year before the Bantam Books series of novels concluded. The paperback novels are sequentially numbered until early 2002 (#1 to #97, including the adaptations for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock), except for the expanded length novels and hardcovers reprinted as paperbacks. Several of the Pocket novels have been republished as omnibus editions or with modified titles when they become part of an arc or a series, 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 movie novelizations were published in the UK by various publishers, including Futura, Panther/Granada and Grafton. The Entropy Effect was first published in the UK by Orbit Books.
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.
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".:
† 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.
In 2006, Pocket expanded its e-book program beyond the Corps of Engineers series to include other parts of the Trek universe.
† novelization of episodes ‡ not part of DS9 relaunch
† episode novelization
Day of the Dove, adapted by James Blish, April 1975, and previously published under the title Star Trek 11.[6]
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.
Chronicles Captain Picard's life prior to taking command of the Enterprise-D. All books in this series were written by Michael Jan Friedman.
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 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).
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.
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.
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 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:
This two-part saga takes place within the Mirror Universe during the DS9-Voyager era.
Crossover series, expansion of "That Which Survives" and sequels to "Contagion" (TNG) and "To the Death" (DS9), featuring the Iconians and their gateways.
These two books featured a prologue from Enterprise and four tales, covering all five TV series.
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.
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.
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 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.
(David Mack), (Greg Cox)
Star Trek: The Manga - TOS comic anthologies published by Tokyopop:
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Manga - TNG comic anthology published by Tokyopop:
Several young-adult books were released between 1993 and 1998, featuring various Star Trek crews during their Academy learning years.
Many Star Trek novels have been adapted for audio, but these are the only original stories produced exclusively for audio.
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