List of Star Trek tie-in fiction

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List of original audiobooks, gamebooks, parodies, photo comics, and picture books based on Star Trek and its spin-offs, as well as fictional references, manuals, and biographies written from an in-universe perspective, and other tie-in fiction works.

Contents

Tie-in fiction works have been published by Simon & Schuster, Titan Books, and by souvenir book publisher Insight Editions. Other publishers include Random House, St. Martin's Press, Running Press, and Cedar Mill. [1] [2]

Key:
All books published as paperback editions, except where indicated.
Hardcover first edition
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Children's or young adult book
Teal
Book line or flagship series name
ed.
Omnibus or collection editor(s)
et al.
Multiple authors, see note

Random House (1975–present)

Penguin Random House and its imprints, such as Ballantine, Bantam, have published tie-in works based on Star Trek since 1975. Random House also distributes titles published by DK and Titan to the U.S., as well as select titles from smaller publishers. Hero Collector, an imprint of Eagle Moss, is also distributed to booksellers by Random House.

Title †AuthorDateISBN
What Would Captain Kirk Do?Brandon T. SniderMay 17, 2016 978-0-399-53954-1
What Would Captain Picard Do?May 16, 2017 978-0-515-15714-7

Star Fleet manuals (1975–1977)

The Star Fleet manuals were fan-produced, self-published works, later reprinted by Ballantine Books. The self-published editions did not include any uses of the Star Trek name. Joseph's Technical Manual served as the basis for the Star Fleet Universe series of games published by Task Force.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Star Fleet Technical ManualFranz JosephJune 1975 0-345-24730-2
Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual Doug Drexler and Anthony FredricksonOctober 1977 0-345-27473-3

Star Trek Pop Up (1977)

Four-page children's pop-up books published by Random House Merchandising. The books were printed and assembled in Brazil.

Title †^AuthorDateISBN
Giant in the UniverseKay WoodJanuary 1977 0-394-83556-5
Trillions of Trilligs 0-394-83558-1

Star Trek Fotonovel (1977–78)

Star Trek Fotonovel series is a twelve-volume photo comic adaptation of popular Star Trek episodes. The comics were produced by Mandala Productions for Bantam Books. Each volume includes full-color, photographic stills taken from the film master of each episode with comics-style speech and scene bubbles. Mandala Productions promoted each volume as an "accurate and faithful recreation" of each episode. [3] The series was cancelled due to poor sales. [4]

No.TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
1City on the Edge of ForeverHarlan EllisonNovember 1977 0-553-11345-3
2Where No Man Has Gone BeforeSamuel A. Peeples 0-553-11346-1
3The Trouble With TribblesDavid GerroldDecember 1977 0-553-11347-X
4A Taste of ArmageddonRobert Hamner and Gene L. CoonJanuary 1978 0-553-11348-8
5MetamorphosisGene L. CoonFebruary 1978 0-553-11349-6
6All Our YesterdaysJean Lisette AroesteMarch 1978 0-553-11350-X
7The Galileo 7Oliver Crawford and S. Bar-DavidMay 1978 0-553-12041-7
8A Piece of the ActionDavid P. Harmon and Gene L. CoonJune 1978 0-553-12022-0
9The Devil in the DarkGene L. CoonJuly 1978 0-553-12021-2
10Day of the DoveJerome BixbyAugust 1978 0-553-12017-4
11The Deadly YearsDavid P. HarmonSeptember 1978 0-553-12028-X
12Amok TimeTheodore SturgeonOctober 1978 0-553-12012-3

Official Cooking Manual (1978)

Official Star Trek Cooking Manual (1978) compiled recipes for foods and drinks referenced in episodes of the Original Series. The framing device is the manual, a document from Christine Chapel 's personal database, is transmitted into the past, which was then edited for print by Mary Ann Piccard. Published by Bantam Books.

TitleEditorDateISBN
Official Star Trek Cooking ManualMary Ann PiccardJanuary 1978 0-553-11819-6

Star Trek Maps (1980)

Star Trek Maps (1980) is a box set of color maps and an instructional booklet demonstrating the stellar cartography and navigation system as seen on episodes of Star Trek live-action and animated series, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture . Designed by Jeffrey Maynard, with contributions from Rick Sternbach, and Geoffrey Mandel, who would design Star Charts in 2003. Larry Nemecek made uncredited contributions. Nemecek expanded on the design language developed for Star Trek Maps in Star Charts (2003), and Stellar Cartography (2013).

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Star Trek Maps (box set)Jeffrey Maynard, et al. [lower-alpha 1] August 1980 0-553-01202-9

DK (2013–present)

References published by DK.

Title †AuthorDateISBN
Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary ^Paul RuditisMarch 18, 2013 978-1-4654-0337-7
The Star Trek BookJune 7, 2016 978-1-4654-5098-2
The Star Trek Book, new ed.August 3, 2021 978-0-7440-3696-1

Little Golden Books (2019–2020)

Children's picture books published as part of the long-running Little Golden Books series. [5] Illustrated by Ethen Beavers.

Title †^Author(s)DateISBN
I am Captain KirkFrank BerriosJanuary 8, 2019 978-1-9848-2973-3
I am Mr. SpockElizabeth Schaefer 978-1-9848-2975-7
Too Many Tribbles!Frank BerriosJuly 2, 2019 978-1-9848-4800-0
The Star Trek ABC BookJuly 7, 2020 978-0-593-12187-0

BenBella (2021–2022)

Books by boutique publisher BenBella Books.

Title †^Author(s)DateISBN
Star Trek Is... (essay collection)Robb PearlmannSeptember 7, 2021 978-1-63774-019-4
The Star Trek Book of Friendship ^May 10, 2022 [6] 978-1-63774-051-4

Simon & Schuster (1979–present)

Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster's, has published licensed tie-ins and other works for Star Trek since 1979. [1] [7] Other Simon & Schuster imprints, including Wanderer, Archway, Simon & Schuster For Boys, and Simon & Schuster Audioworks, also published tie-in fiction works.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Spaceflight ChronologyStan Goldstein and Fred GoldsteinDecember 1979 0-671-79089-7
Mr. Scott's Guide to the EnterpriseShane JohnsonNovember 1987 0-671-63576-X
The Worlds of the FederationAugust 1989 0-671-66989-3
Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical ManualRick Sternbach and Michael OkudaNovember 1991 0-671-70427-3
The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
  (Deep Space Nine)
Ira Steven Behr [lower-alpha 2] July 1995 0-671-52936-6
Q's Guide to the ContinuumMichael Jan Friedman and Robert GreenbergerSeptember 1998 0-671-01948-1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical ManualHerman Zimmerman, Doug Drexler and Rick SternbachOctober 1998 0-671-01563-X
New Worlds, New CivilizationsMichael Jan FriedmanNovember 1999 0-671-88103-5
Star Trek CelebrationsMaureen McTigueSeptember 2001 0-7434-1773-9
Starship SpotterAdam Lebowitz and Robert BonchuneNovember 2001 0-7434-3725-X
The Hologram's Handbook
  (Voyager)
Robert PicardoApril 9, 2002 0-7434-3791-8
The Starfleet Survival GuideDavid MackSeptember 17, 2002 0-7434-1842-5
Star Charts (atlas)Geoffrey MandelOctober 8, 2002 0-7434-3770-5
Ships of the Line [lower-roman 1] Michael OkudaNovember 7, 2006 1-4165-3243-9
A Very Klingon Khristmas †^Paul RuditisOctober 29, 2013 978-1-4767-4680-7
The Klingon Art of WarKeith DeCandidoMay 6, 2014 978-1-4767-5739-1
Warped [lower-roman 2] Mike McMahanOctober 13, 2015 978-1-4767-7905-8
The Wisdom of Captain PicardChip Carter, ed.November 10, 2020 978-1-5072-1473-2

Film tie-ins for children (1980–1996)

Children's tie-ins based on the film series. Published by various imprints of Simon & Schuster, including Wanderer, Just for Boys, and Archway.

Title ^Author(s)DateISBN
Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Pop-Up BookTor Lukvig and Chuck MurphyFebruary 1980 0-671-95536-5
Star Trek II: Distress Call (gamebook)William RotslerDecember 1982 0-671-46389-6
Star Trek III:The Vulcan Treasure (gamebook)William Rotsler and Wendy BarishMay 1984 0-671-50138-0
First Contact: The Borg [lower-roman 3] (picture book)Teresa ReedDecember 1996 0-689-80897-6
First Contact:Breaking the Barrier (picture book) 0-689-80898-4
First Contact: The Movie Storybook (picture book)Jane B. Mason 0-689-80899-2

Film photo comics (1980–1982)

Photo comic adaptations edited by Richard J. Anibole, and published by Pocket Books. The Motion Picture photo comic contains full-color photographic reproductions of scenes, with comics-style speech and action bubbles. The Wrath of Khan adaptation contains black and white stills, with plain text descriptions.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The PhotostoryRichard J. AniboleApril 1980 0-671-83089-9
The Wrath of Khan PhotostoryAugust 1982 0-671-45912-0

Which Way Books (1984–1986)

The Which Way Books gamebook series includes two volumes based on Star Trek. Published by Archway.

No.Title ^Author(s)DateISBN
15Voyage to AdventureMichael J. DodgeMay 1984 0-671-62492-X
24Phaser FightBarbara Siegel and Scott SiegelDecember 1986 0-671-63248-5

Klingon language instruction

Klingon language instruction written by Marc Okrand.

TitleDateISBNISBN (cassette)ISBN (digital)
The Klingon Dictionary December 1985 0-671-54349-0
Conversational KlingonOctober 1992 0-671-79739-5 0-7435-4269-X
Power KlingonOctober 1993 0-671-87975-8
The Klingon Way May 1996 0-671-53755-5 0-7435-4274-6
Klingon for the Galactic Traveler September 1997 0-671-00995-8

Star Trek Chronology (1993–1996)

Star Trek Chronology (1993) is a chronological reference of events depicted in Star Trek and The Next Generation. The chronology was commissioned by Gene Roddenberry in 1987 with the expectation the result would be "7–10 pages of dates." [8] A new edition was published in 1996.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Star Trek ChronologyMichael Okuda and Denise OkudaApril 1993 0-671-79611-9
Star Trek Chronology, rev. ed.November 1996 0-671-53610-9

Original audio dramas

Presentations which include an original score and a cast of three or more voices.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN (cassette)ISBN (CD)ISBN (digital)
Transformations
  (Captain Sulu Adventure)
David SternFebruary 1994 0-671-86438-6 0-671-88624-X 0-7435-4250-9
Cacophony
  (Captain Sulu Adventure)
J.J. MolloySeptember 1994 0-671-85331-7 0-671-52286-8 0-7435-4253-3
Envoy
  (Captain Sulu Adventure)
L.A. GrafApril 1995 0-671-52141-1 0-671-52286-8 0-7435-4255-X
Star Trek: Klingon [lower-roman 4] Hilary BaderAugust 1996 0-671-57369-1 0-671-57503-1 0-7435-4643-1
Star Trek:Borg [lower-roman 3] December 1996 0-671-57491-4 0-671-57502-3 0-7435-4256-8
Spock vs. Q
  (Alien Voices, No. 1)
Cecelia FannonNovember 1999 0-671-04581-4 0-671-04583-0 0-7435-6683-1
Spock vs. Q: The Sequel
  (Alien Voices, No. 2)
December 2000 0-7435-0702-9 0-7435-0703-7 0-7435-6982-2
No Man's Land
  (Picard)
Kirsten Beyer and Mike JohnsonFebruary 22, 2022 978-1-7971-2453-7

Star Trek Cookbook (1999–2022)

The Star Trek Cookbook (1999) was presented as a cookbook co-written by Voyager's chef, Neelix. A new edition which will "reimagine … favorite foods from across Star Trek" is scheduled for 2022. [9]

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
The Star Trek CookbookEthan Phillips and William J. BirnesJanuary 1999 0-671-00022-5
The Star Trek Cookbook, new ed.Chelsea Monroe-CasselJuly 5, 2022 [9] 978-1-9821-8628-9

Hero Collector (2018–2021)

Licensed works published by Hero Collector. Distributed to booksellers by Penguin Random House.

Title †Editor(s)DateISBN
Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar CompendiumGlenn DakinNovember 3, 2020 978-1-85875-968-5
Mr Spock's Little Book of Mindfulness 978-1-85875-953-1
Star Trek: Voyager A Celebration (reference)Ben Robinson and Mark WrightNovember 17, 2020 978-1-85875-614-1
Star Trek: The Original Series – A Celebration (reference)Ben Robinson and Ian SpellingSeptember 21, 2021 978-1-85875-990-6

Shipyards (2018–2022)

Star Trek Shipyards, also known as The Encyclopedia of Star Trek Ships, is an illustrated reference series which collects and expands on material originally created for the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection.

Title †Contributor(s)DateISBN
Starfleet Ships, 2151–2293Ben Robinson and Marcus RileySeptember 25, 2018 978-1-85875-522-9
Starfleet Ships, 2294to the FutureNovember 13, 2018 978-1-85875-530-4
The Klingon FleetBen Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Matt McAllisterJune 4, 2019 978-1-85875-539-7
Federation MembersBen Robinson and Marcus RileyNovember 19, 2019 978-1-85875-576-2
The Borg and Delta Quadrant: Akritirian to KrenimIan Chaddock, Marcus Riley, and Mark WrightMarch 30, 2021 978-1-85875-956-2
The Delta Quadrant: Ledosian to ZahlJune 8, 2021 978-1-85875-973-9
Alpha Quadrant and Major Species: Acamarian to KtarianBen RobinsonMarch 15, 2022 978-1-85875-992-0
Alpha Quadrant and Major Species: Lysian to RomulanMay 17, 2022 978-1-80126-051-0

Designing Starships (2018–19)

Star Trek Designing Starships is an illustrated reference series offering a mixture of non-fiction and in-universe material concerning the design and function of the featured starships.

Vol.TitleEditors(s)DateISBN
1The Enterprises and BeyondBen Robinson and Marcus RileyOctober 16, 2018 978-1-85875-527-4
2The U.S.S. Voyager and BeyondJanuary 8, 2019 978-1-85875-532-8
3The Kelvin TimelineBen RobinsonApril 30, 2019 978-1-85875-538-0
4Star Trek: DiscoveryBen Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Matt McAllisterSeptember 3, 2019 978-1-85875-574-8

Illustrated handbooks (2019–21)

Illustrated references collecting and updating selections from Star Trek Fact Files, as well as new material.[ citation needed ] Similar to other illustrated reference works, the contents are a mix of in-universe and non-fiction prose. The series is a spin-off of the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection.

TitleEditors(s)DateISBN
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and 1701-A Illustrated HandbookBen Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Simon HugoOctober 15, 2019 978-1-85875-578-6
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Illustrated Handbook
  (The Next Generation)
Ben Robinson and Marcus RileyJuly 9, 2019 978-1-85875-540-3
The U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated HandbookBen RobinsonApril 28, 2020 978-1-85875-612-7
Deep Space Nine and the U.S.S. Defiant Illustrated HandbookBen Robinson and Simon HugoFebruary 9, 2021 978-1-85875-951-7

Other works

Below is an incomplete list of notable tie-in works:

Klingon Hamlet (1996–2000)

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: The Restored Klingon Version (1996) is a Klingon language reference translation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet . Also known as The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo'noS. Published as a limited edition by the Klingon Language Institute in 1996. Published as The Klingon Hamlet by Pocket Books in 2000.

TitleAuthor(s)PublisherDateISBN
Hamlet, The Prince of DenmarkMark Shoulson, ed. [lower-alpha 3] Klingon Language InstituteMarch 1996 0-9644345-1-2
The Klingon Hamlet (reprint)Lawrence Schoen, et al. [lower-alpha 4] Pocket BooksFebruary 2000 0-671-03578-9

Federation: The First 150 Years (2012–13)

Star Trek: Federation: The First 150 Years (2012) is a limited edition fictional reference written by David A. Goodman. Editions from 47North and becker&mayer! included an audio introduction by George Takei, and a custom display case. Titan Books published a reprint in 2013 which included some formatting and text changes.

Title †AuthorPublisherDateISBN
Federation: The First 150 Years (limited ed.)David A. Goodmanbecker&mayer! /47NorthDecember 4, 2012 978-1-61218-417-3
Federation: The First 150 Years (reprint)Titan BooksOctober 8, 2013 978-1-78116-915-5

New Visions (2013–2019)

Star Trek: New Visions is a photo comic series which utilized imagery from episodes of Star Trek to create new stories. The images were stitched together using modern photo editing and special effects software. [10] Each completed frame is original to the comics, and characters, settings, and action, designed to appear seamless, regardless of the image's source. All issues were composed by John Byrne, and published by IDW Publishing. [11] [12] Collections were published in trade paperback format from 2014 to 2019. Issues 1 and 2 were assigned an ISBN.

No.IssueIssue Date [12] CollectionDateISBN
1"The Mirror, Cracked" [lower-alpha 5] May 14, 2014New Visions, Vol. 1October 21, 2014 978-1-63140-039-1
2"Time's Echo" [lower-alpha 6] August 6, 2014
3"Cry Vengeance"October 22, 2014New Visions, Vol. 2June 30, 2015 978-1-63140-367-5
4"Made Out of Mudd"December 17, 2014
5"A Scent of Ghosts"March 4, 2015
6"Resistance"May 13, 2015New Visions, Vol. 3March 8, 2016 978-1-63140-536-5
7"1971/4860.2"July 8, 2015
8"The Survival Equation"September 9, 2015
9"The Hollow Man"November 4, 2015New Visions, Vol. 4December 27, 2016 978-1-63140-805-2
10"Mister Chekov"January 6, 2016
11"Of Woman Born"May 6, 2016
12"Swarm"September 21, 2016New Visions, Vol. 5September 5, 2017 978-1-68405-088-8
13"The Hidden Face"December 7, 2016
14"Sam"February 1, 2017
15"The Traveler"April 19, 2017New Visions, Vol. 6January 30, 2018 978-1-68405-176-2
16"Time Out of Joint"June 7, 2017
17"All the Ages Frozen"August 2, 2017
18"What Pain It Is to Drown"October 11, 2017New Visions, Vol. 7August 21, 2018 978-1-68405-280-6
19"The Hunger"December 20, 2017
20"Isolation"February 7, 2018
21"The Enemy of My Enemy"April 11, 2018New Visions, Vol. 8February 6, 2019 978-1-68405-377-3
22"An Unexpected Yesterday"July 4, 2018

Special issues (2013–2016)

Star Trek Annual 2013 is a one-shot photo comic published as an experiment to create a "lost episode" of Star Trek using the photo comic concept. [11] The annual was reprinted as Strange New Worlds, and later collected in New Visions, Vol. 1.

IssueIssue Date [12] CollectionDateISBN
Star Trek Annual 2013 [lower-alpha 7] December 11, 2013New Visions, Vol. 1October 21, 2014 978-1-63140-039-1
More of the Serpent Than the DoveHumble Star Trek Comics BundleJune 29, 2016
The CageJuly 13, 2016New Visions, Vol. 8February 6, 2019 978-1-68405-377-3

Stellar Cartography (2013)

Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library (2013) is a box set of maps and charts which expand on Star Trek Maps (1980) and Star Charts (2003). Produced and written by Larry Nemecek, with art by Allie Ries, Ian Fullwood, and Geoffrey Mandel. A revised edition, with new material, was published in 2018.

TitleAuthorPublisherDateISBN
Stellar Cartography (box set)Larry Nemecekbecker&mayer! /47NorthDecember 3, 2013 978-1-4778-0597-8
Stellar Cartography, rev. ed. (box set)Epik InkOctober 9, 2018 978-0-7603-6381-2

Hachette Book Group (2014–2017)

Works published or distributed by Hachette Book Group.

Title †AuthorDateISBN
Fun with Kirk and Spock ^ (parody)Robb PearlmanJuly 29, 2014 978-1-60433-476-0
Search for Spock [lower-roman 5] ^ (puzzle book)November 7, 2017 978-1-60433-734-1
Body by Starfleet (manual)December 3, 2019 978-0-7624-9577-1

Insight Editions (2016–2020)

Licensed works commissioned by boutique publisher Insight Editions. Hidden Universe Travel Guides is an ongoing series of illustrated in-universe references, edited by Dayton Ward, who also wrote new material. [13] The fighting style created by Dayton Ward for Kirk Fu Manual (2020) is depicted in several episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks .

Title †AuthorDateISBN
Redshirt’s Little Book of Doom (picture book)Robb PearlmanJuly 19, 2016 978-1-60887-736-2
Vulcan [lower-roman 6]
  (Hidden Universe Travel Guide)
Dayton WardJuly 29, 2016 978-1-60887-520-7
The Klingon Empire [lower-alpha 8] [lower-roman 7]
  (Hidden Universe Travel Guide)
July 11, 2017 978-1-60887-519-1
Kirk Fu Manual (parody guidebook)March 3, 2020 978-1-68383-521-9

Star Trek Cats (2017–18)

Star Trek Cats is a series of picture books which depict the crews of the Enterprise as house cats. Written by Jenny Parks. Published by Chronicle Books.

TitleAuthorDateISBN
Star Trek CatsJenny ParksFebruary 28, 2017 978-1-4521-5841-9
Star Trek Cats: The Next GenerationMarch 27, 2018 978-1-4521-6762-6

Star Trek Adventures (2018–2020)

Star Trek Adventures is a tabletop role-playing game based on a variation of the d20 System. Published by Modiphius Entertainment. Variants were available in PDF and ebook formats as early as 2016.

Title †DateISBN
Star Trek Adventures: The Roleplaying Game (core rulebook)January 2018 978-1-910132-85-2
These Are The Voyages Mission Compendium, Vol. 1 978-1-910132-86-9
The Command Division (supplemental rulebook)October 2018 978-1-910132-87-6
Beta Quadrant (sourcebook) 978-1-910132-91-3
The Sciences Division (supplemental rulebook)April 2019 978-1-910132-89-0
The Operations Division (supplemental rulebook)May 2019 978-1-910132-88-3
Alpha Quadrant (sourcebook)August 2019 978-1-910132-90-6
Strange New Worlds Mission Compendium, Vol. 2November 2019 978-1-912743-46-9
Gamma Quadrant (sourcebook)March 2020 978-1-910132-92-0
Delta Quadrant (sourcebook) 978-1-910132-93-7
The Klingon Empire (core rulebook)October 2020 978-1-910132-95-1

Unlicensed works

Below is an incomplete list of notable unlicensed works:

Best of Trek (1978–1997)

The Best of Trek: From the Magazine for Star Trek Fans is a multi-volume collection of essays, articles, and reviews originally published in the fan magazine Trek. A significant number of the collected articles and essays were written with an in-universe perspective. Published by Signet, and later Roc, under the New American Library label. The series was published exclusively for the North American market due to rights issues.

Vol.DatePublisherISBN
1April 1978Signet 0-451-08030-0
2March 1980 0-451-09131-0
3January 1981 0-451-09582-0
4December 1981 0-451-11221-0
5August 1982 0-451-11751-4
6September 1983 0-451-12493-6
7June 1984 0-451-12977-6
8March 1985 0-451-12977-6
9September 1985 0-451-13816-3
10June 1986 0-451-14311-6
11November 1986 0-451-14576-3
12August 1987 0-451-14935-1
13May 1988 0-451-15325-1
14November 1988 0-451-15614-5
15Jun 1990 0-451-45015-9
16March 1991 0-451-45047-7
17December 1994Roc 0-451-45438-3
18February 1996 0-451-45463-4

Best of the Best of Trek (1990–1997)

The Best of the Best of Trek collects selections from the Best of... series. Revised editions were published in 1997. Due to rights issues, variants of different lengths were published for markets outside of North America.

TitleDatePublisherISBN
The Best of the Best of TrekJuly 1990Signet 0-451-45017-5
The Best of the Best of Trek IIJuly 1992 0-451-45159-7
The Best of the Best of Trek, Part 1August 1996Roc 0-451-45558-4
The Best of the Best of Trek, Part 2January 1997 0-451-45584-3

The Doctor and the Enterprise (1981)

The Doctor and the Enterprise is an unlicensed novella written by Jean Airey, a columnist for Fantasy Empire and Starlog. The novella is based on characters and settings from Doctor Who , Star Trek , and Marion Zimmer Bradley 's Darkover. It was first published in the 1981 issue of fanzine R&R. [14] Fanzines Zeta Minor and Enterprise reprinted the novella in various formats from 1982 to 1984. Paperback editions were published by New Media Books in 1985. In 1989, a redacted version of the novella, marketed as a parody, was published professionally by Pioneer Press in which nearly all direct references to Kirk, Spock, and other Star Trek characters were removed. [15]

TitleAuthorPublisherDateISBN
The Doctor and the EnterpriseJean AireyPioneer PressNovember 1989 1-55698-218-6

Star Wreck (1992–1994)

Star Wreck is a series of unlicensed parody novels written by Leah Rewolinski, with illustrations by Harry Trumbore. Published by St. Martin's Press.

No.TitleAuthorDateISBN
1The Generation Gap [lower-alpha 9] Leah RewolinskiJanuary 1992 0-312-92802-5
2The Attack of the Jargonites 0-312-92737-1
3Time WarpedOctober 1992 0-312-92891-2
4Live Long and ProfitApril 1993 0-312-92985-4
5The Undiscovered Nursing HomeSeptember 1993 0-312-95122-1
6Geek Space NineApril 1994 0-312-95223-6
7Space, the Fido FrontierDecember 1994 0-312-95362-3

Treks Not Taken (1996–1998)

Treks Not Taken (1996) is a short story collection by Steven R. Boyett presented as "What if … literary greats had written episodes" of The Next Generation. Boyett parodied the style of several popular writers. Originally published as a limited edition by Sneaker Press in 1996. Later reprinted by HarperCollins in 1998.

TitleAuthorPublisherDateISBN
Treks Not Taken (limited)Steven R. BoyettSneaker PressAugust 1996 1-882813-05-7
Treks Not Taken (reprint)HarperCollinsAugust 1998 0-06-095276-8

Unpublished works

Below is an incomplete list of unpublished tie-in fiction works:

Tentative TitleAuthor(s)PublisherScheduledRef(s)
Mr. Spock's Guide to Vulcan (fictional reference)Gene Roddenberry, et al. [lower-alpha 10] Bantam Books1980–81 [16] [17]
U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Date Book (guidebook) [7]
Unseen Frontier (fictional reference)Adam Lebowitz and Robert BonchunePocket Books2002–03 [17]

Notes

  1. Star Trek Maps (1980) by Jeffrey Maynard, designer, Michael McMaster, Geoffrey Mandel, Lee Cole, Michael Nicastre, Rick Sternbach, and John Upton, artists.
  2. As by Quark, a resident of the Deep Space Nine station, as told to Ira Steven Behr.
  3. As by William Shakespeare, Mark Shoulson, editor, with Nick Nicholaus and Andrew Strader, translators.
  4. As by William Shakespeare, with translation by Nick Nicholas, Andrew Strader, and with Mark Shoulson, Will Martin and d'Armond Speers, editors, and Lawrence Schoen and Sarah Ekstrom, designers.
  5. Star Trek: New Visions, Issue 1 (2014) was assigned ISBN   978-1-63140-002-5.
  6. Star Trek: New Visions, Issue 2 (2014) was assigned ISBN   978-1-63140-119-0.
  7. Star Trek Annual 2013 was republished as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
  8. Published as Qo’noS and the Klingon Empire in the United Kingdom and Australia.
  9. Books In Print includes an incomplete record for The Generation Gap, by Leah Rewolinksi, dated October 1990 ( ISBN   0-312-92359-7).
  10. Mr. Spock's Guide to Vulcan has been attributed to Gene Roddenberry, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Sackett, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Joan Winston, and to co-writers Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, by various sources. No publisher solicitations or library notices are known to exist.

Similarly named works

  1. Similarly named works:
    • Ship of the Line (1997), a novel by Diane Carey
    • Ships of the Line (2006), a fictional reference by Michael Okuda.
  2. Similarly named works:
    • Warped (1995), a Deep Space Nine novel by K. W. Jeter
    • Warped (2015), a The Next Generation parody episode guide by Mike McMahan.
  3. 1 2 Similarly named works:
    • Star Trek: Borg (1996), an audio dramatization by Hilary Bader
    • First Contact: The Borg (1994), a children's picture book by Teresa Reed
    • and Star Trek: Borg, an unpublished novelization of the audio dramatization of the same name.
  4. Similarly named works:
    • Star Trek: Klingon (1996), an audio dramatization by Hilary Bader
    • Star Trek: Klingon (1996), novelization by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch of the audio dramatization of the same name by Hilary Bader.
  5. Similarly named works:
    • The Search for Spock (1984), a film novelization by Vonda N. McIntyre
    • Search for Spock (2017), a puzzle book by Robb Pearlman.
  6. Similarly named works:
    • Vulcan!, a novel by Kathleen Sky
    • Vulcan (2016), a Hidden Universe Travel Guides fictional reference by Dayton Ward.
  7. Similarly named works:
    • Klingon Empire (2008), concept series by Keith DeCandido
    • The Klingon Empire (2017), a Hidden Universe Travel Guides fictional reference by Dayton Ward.

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