The Original Series Novels

Pocket Books - 2000s

New Earth: Book 1 - Wagon Train to the Stars
Pocket Books - PB: 06/2000
Diane Carey

Shortly after having saved Earth from V'ger, Captain Kirk and the Enterprise are sent on a mission to escort a convoy of ships carrying 60,000 colonists to a newly discovered M-class planet about 6 month's travel time from Federation space; but the convoy soon finds itself in the middle of an ancient feud between two alien races.


New Earth: Book 2 - Belle Terre
Pocket Books - PB: 06/2000
Dean Wesley Smith

The 60,000 would-be colonists have barely settled on their new home planet when Spock discovers that the planet's moon not only contains a rare and almost priceless ore, but that the moon is so unstable that it threatens all life on the planet.


New Earth: Book 3 - Rough Trails
Pocket Books - PB: 07/2000
L.A. Graf

Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura remain on Belle Terre to help the colonists settle on the planet after having experienced a major natural catastrophe, but the colonists are individualistic types, who don't take kindly to accepting orders from Starfleet personnel


New Earth: Book 4 - The Flaming Arrow
Pocket Books - PB: 07/2000
Kathy Oltion - Jerry Oltion

Belle Terre's colonist have finally settled to a comfortable existence on their new home planet, but now they must face attack from an alien enemy bent on destroying the colony.


Preserver
Pocket Books - HC: 07/2000 - PB: 04/2001
William Shatner - Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Kirk's beloved wife, Teilani, is dying and the only person who may have the means of saving her is Emperor Tiberius of the Mirror Universe; but will Kirk help Tiberius gain a new source of energy in return for helping save Teilani's life?


New Earth: Book 5 - Thin Air
Pocket Books - PB: 08/2000
Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Dean Wesley Smith

In a last ditch effort to drive the colonists off Belle Terre, the alien enemy poisons the planet's atmosphere and Spock must work against the clock to save the planet and the colonists.


New Earth: Book 6 - Challenger
Pocket Books - PB: 08/2000
Diane Carey

As the Belle Terre colonists finally settle in peacefully on their new homeworld, the Enterprise prepares to depart, leaving a new starship to guard Belle Terre; but the new defender is destroyed by a new and powerful enemy and the starship's survivors join forces with the Enterprise crew to defeat the new attackers.


Rihannsu: Book 3 - Swordhunt
Pocket Books - PB: 10/2000
Diane Duane

When a sword, the ultimate symbol of Romulan power and tradition, is stolen, Dr. Leonard McCoy is tried for treason in the crime; and now, the Romulans mount a diplomatic offensive to have the sword and Dr. McCoy returned to the Romulan homeworld


Rihannsu: Book 4 - Honor Blade
Pocket Books - PB: 10/2000
Diane Duane

Captain Kirk and the Enterprise are sent to negotiate with the Romulans to settle the dispute related to the stolen "Honor Blade," but the renegade Commander Ael is aboard the Enterprise, complicating the situation.


The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Kahn Noonian Singh - Volume 1
Pocket Books - HC: 07/2001 - PB: 04/2002
Greg Cox

In the late 20th Century, Gary Seven tries to counteract a secret attempt at human genetic engineering, but he may already be too late, as a youth named Kahn Noonian Singh grows to adulthood in India.


In the Name of Honor
Pocket Books - PB: 01/2002
Dayton Ward

With delicate peace talks between the Federation and the Klingon Empire in full swing, Captain Kirk discovers that the Klingons are holding Starfleet prisoners of war on a remote jungle planet and sets out on a daring rescue mission.


The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Kahn Noonian Singh - Volume 2
Pocket Books - HC: 04/2002 - PB: 03/2003
Greg Cox

Gary Seven pursues his attempts to avert disaster that's brewing as a result of the Chrysalis Project, a series of top secret experiments in human engineering that produced a generation of superhumans, including one Kahn Noonian Singh.


The Last Roundup
Pocket Books - HC: 05/2002 - PB: 06/2003
Christie Golden

After the final mission of the Enterprise-A (as seen in ST6: The Undiscovered Country), Captain Kirk and the rest of the crew take on one final mission before the tragic events aboard the Enterprise-B (Mote plot details to come.)


The Janus Gate: Book 1 - Present Tense
Pocket Books - PB: 06/2002
L.A. Graf

A transporter malfunction causes Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy to vanish completely, and Spock must dispatch a search-and-rescue mission to recover the missing officers.


The Janus Gate: Book 2 - Future Imperfect
Pocket Books - PB: 06/2002
L.A. Graf

On a desperate mission to recover their missing captain, Sulu and Chekov become lost in time, transported by a subspace vortex to a hellish future when the Gorn has all but conquered the Federation.


The Janus Gate: Book 3 - Past Prologue
Pocket Books - PB: 07/2002
L.A. Graf

Thanks to the accidental triggering of an alien device, Captain Kirk is transported back to his own past, to a time when he was a boy who witnessed the genocide perpetrated by Kodos the Executioner.


Errand of Vengeance: Book 1 - The Edge of the Sword
Pocket Books - PB: 07/2002
Kevin Ryan

Lt. Jon Anderson, the newsest security officer aboard the Enterprise, finds himself in the middle of a confrontation between the Federation and the Klingon Empire; but no one know he's actually a Klingon infiltrator with orders to Kill Captain Kirk.


Errand of Vengeance: Book 2 - Killing Blow
Pocket Books - PB: 08/2002
Kevin Ryan

The Enterprise detect a massive engergy buildup on a planet that is supposedly inhabited by a primitive civilization; but when Captain Kirk beams down to investigate, he's in grave danger from the Klingon spy, Lt. Jon Anderson.


Errand of Vengeance: Book 3 - River of Blood
Pocket Books - PB: 08/2002
Kevin Ryan

A full-scale war with the Klingons is coming, and the Enterprise is assigned to protect a starbase located close to the Klingon border; but, the Klingon infiltrator is still trying to complete his mission to kill Captain Kirk.


The Captain's Peril
Pocket Books - HC: 10/2002 - PB: 02/2004
William Shatner

Captains Kirk and Picard plan a vacation to explore a sunken treasure on Bajor, but sabotage and a diving accident leave Picard lost and Kirk trapped; but a memory from one of Kirk's earliest missions aboard the original Enterprise holds the key to saving them both.


Gemini
Pocket Books - PB: 02/2003
Mike W. Barr

When the Enterprise goes to a planet ruled by Siamese twins who are joined at the spinal cord to participate in elections on Federation membership, a group of fanatics kidnap Kirk's nephew and try to assassinate the twin rulers in an attempt to stop the elections.


Garth of Izar
Pocket Books - PB: 03/2003
Pamela Sargent - George Zebrowski

Apparently cured of his insanity, Captain Garth of Izar is released from the rehab colony to help mediate a crisis on a nearby planet, but is he really cured or will he attempt to take control of the planet?


Captain's Blood
Pocket Books - HC: 12/2003 - PB: 01/2005
William Shatner

When Spock is publicly assassinated on Romulus, retired Captain Kirk, with help from Captains Jean-Luc Picard and Will Riker, goes on a clandestine mission to find the murderer; but what he finds is a secret that threats the very existence of the Romulan people.


The Case of the Colonist's Corpse - A Sam Cogley Mystery
Pocket Books - PB: 01/2004
Bob Ingersoll - Tony Isabella

The renowned lawyer who defended Captain Kirk during a court-martial trial involving murder now finds himself defending a Klingon accused of killing the administrator of a Federation colony on a planet also claimed by the Klingons.


Vulcan's Soul: Exodus (Book 1 of 3)
Pocket Books - HC: 07/2004 - PB: 09/2005
Josepha Sherman - Susan Shwartz

A year after the end of the Dominion War, the Romulan Empire comes under attack from a mysterious race with a vendetta against the Romulans, and Ambassador Spock finds himself in a long and dangerous quest to find out what, in Vulcan's distant and violent past, so angered the new attackers.


Ex Machina
Pocket Books - PB: 01/2005
Christopher L. Bennett

In the aftermath of the V'ger incident, Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise find themselves having to confront a conflict between two factions of the former worldship Yonada, who have different idealogies for governing their new homeworld colony.


To Reign in Hell
Pocket Books - HC: 01/2005 - PB: 06/2006
Greg Cox

Haunted by Kahn's attempted vengeance against him, Captain Kirk returns to Ceti Alpha V to try to discover what happened on the desolate planet to turn Kahn into the madman that he eventually became.


Engines of Destiny
Pocket Books - PB: 03/2005
Gene DeWeese

After being rescued from the Dyson Sphere by the Enterprise-D, Mr. Scott hatches a plan to travel back in time to rescue Captain Kirk from his fate with the Nexus aboard the Enterprise-B; but something goes wrong and the timeline changes has Earth as heart of a Borg colony in the Alpha Quadrant.


Errand of Fury: Book 1 - Seeds of Rage
Pocket Books - PB: 04/2005
Kevin Ryan

As tensions escalate between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, Captain Kirk sees his Enterprise refit from a ship of exploration to a ship of war.


Vulcan's Soul: Exiles (Book 2 of 3)
Pocket Books - HC: 06/2006 - PB: 04/2007
Josepha Sherman - Susan Shwartz

The Watarii, a mysterious race that attacked after the Dominion War, may be on the offensive again, and Admiral Uhura sends a team of familiar faces on a covert mission against the Watarii; but the reasons for their attack might be buried in the pre-Surak history of Vulcan.


Captain's Glory
Pocket Books - HC: 08/2006 - PB: 10/2007
William Shatner

An entity called the Totality has started an attempt to invade the galaxy; but Captains Kirk and Picard are divided as to how this threat should be handled, with Captain Riker of the USS Titan and Kirk's own son finding themselves caught in the middle.


Burning Dreams
Pocket Books - PB: 08/2006
Margaret Wander Bonanno

Even as he survives on Talos IV, where he lives under the illusion of physical health, Captain Christopher Pike relives the memories of his illustrious career, which included being captain of the starship USS Enterprise.


Constellations
Pocket Books - PB: 09/2006
Christopher L. Bennett - Jeff Bond - Dave Galanter - Allyn Gibson - Robert Greenberger - Jeffrey Lang - Kevin Lauderdale - William Leisner - Stuart Moore - Jill Sherwin - Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore - Howard Weinstein

A collection of 12 short stories comprising tales from the fourth year of the original Enterprise's 5-year mission under Captain James Kirk.


Crucible: McCoy - Provence of Shadows
Pocket Books - PB: 09/2006
David R. George III

One tragic event in the distant past will restore the course of history, but for Dr. Leonard McCoy, the death of Edith Keeler will mean the difference between losing his past or living with the spectre of that death in his present.


Crucible: Spock - The Fire and the Rose
Pocket Books - PB: 12/2006
David R. George III

One tragic event in the distant past will restore the course of history, but for Spock, the death of Edith Keeler will mean the difference between restoring history or living with the consequences of altering the established timeline.


The Empty Chair
Pocket Books - PB: 12/2006
Diane Duane

The Rihannsu (aka Romulans) have a ship enroute to Earth with a weapon that will destabilize the Sun; but the warbird Bloodwing and the Federation starship Enterprise are simultaneously leading an armada headed to the Rihannsu homeworld in a revolution that will decide the future of the Rihannsu people.


Errand of Fury: Book 2 - Demands of Honor
Pocket Books - PB: 02/2007
Kevin Ryan

On the brink of war between the Federation and the Klingons, the Enterprise is sent on a mission that will bring Kirk face to face with Captain Koloth, on whose ship the dishonarable Councillor Duras will try to affect events to come.


Crucible: Kirk - The Star to Every Wandering
Pocket Books - PB: 03/2007
David R. George III

One tragic event in the distant past will restore the course of history, but for Kirk, the death of Edith Keeler will cost him his happiness; but now facing his own death, he will come full circle back to that bright time in his life.


Vulcan's Soul: Epiphany (Book 3 of 3)
Pocket Books - HC: 04/2007 - PB: 03/2008
Josepha Sherman - Susan Shwartz

With the help of his wife, Captain Saavik; old friends Scotty, Uhura, and Chekov; and new comrade, Captain Picard, Spock continues his search for the secret to the Watraii race before they destroy the Romulan Empire and plunge the entire Alpha Quadrant into war.


Starfleet Academy: Collision Course
Pocket Books - HC: 10/2007 - PB: 11/2008
William Shatner

In the summer of 2249, a 17-year old human meets a 19-year old Vulcan in the streets of San Francisco. Here, in the home of Starfleet Academy, two conflicted teenagers begin their steps towards a life-long friendship and towards eventually becoming Starfleet heroes and legends.


Errand of Fury: Book 3 - Sacrifices of War
Pocket Books - PB: 01/2009
Kevin Ryan

Disguised as interstellar traders, Kirk and Spock are trapped on the peace-loving planet of Organia, which is under occupation by Klingons led by Captain Kor. [Based on the Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy."]


Mere Anarchy
Pocket Books - PB: 03/2009
Margaret Wander Bonano - Christopher L. Bennett


Troubled Minds
Pocket Books - PB: 05/2009
Dave Galanter


Inception
Pocket Books - PB: 01/2010
S.D. Perry


Unspoken Truth
Pocket Books - PB: 03/2010
Margaret Wander Bonano


The Children of Kings
Pocket Books - PB: 04/2010
David Stern

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