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Publication Order of Star Trek: TOS Adaptations Books

Star Trek 1 (1967)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 2 (1968)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 3 (1969)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 4 (1971)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 5 (1972)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 6 (1972)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 7 (1972)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 8 (1972)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 9 (1973)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 10 (1974)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 11 (1975)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 12 (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek 12 (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek Adventures Books

Spock Must Die! (1970)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek: The New Voyages (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Spock, Messiah! (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Price of the Phoenix (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Planet of Judgment (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mudd's Angels (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Vulcan! (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Starless World (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Trek to Madworld (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fate of the Phoenix (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
World Without End (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fate of the Phoenix (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Devil World (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Perry's Planet (1980)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death's Angel (1981)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Animated Books

Star Trek Log One (1974)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Two (1974)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Three (1974)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Four (1975)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Five (1975)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Six (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Seven (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Eight (1976)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Nine (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Log Ten (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek Wanderer Books

Star Trek II: Short Stories (1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek II: Distress Call (1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek III: Short Stories (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek III: The Vulcan Treasure (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Odyssey Books

The Ashes of Eden (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Return (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Avenger (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Trilogy Books

Spectre (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dark Victory (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Preserver (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Totality Books

Captain's Peril (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Captain's Blood (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Captain's Glory (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: New Frontier Books

By: Peter David, Glenn Hauman
House of Cards (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Into the Void (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Two Front War (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
End Game (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Martyr (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fire on High (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Quiet Place (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dark Allies (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Requiem (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Renaissance (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Restoration (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Being Human (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Stone and Anvil (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
No Limits (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Gods Above (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
After the Fall (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Missing in Action (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Turnaround (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Treason (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Returned, Part I (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Returned, Part II (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Returned, Part III (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Starfleet Corps Of Engineers Books

The Belly of the Beast (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fatal Error (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Hard Crash (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Interphase, Part 1 (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Interphase, Part 2 (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cold Fusion (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Invincible, Part 1 (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Invincible, Part 2 (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Riddled Post (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ambush (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ambush (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Some Assembly Required (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
No Surrender (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Caveat Emptor (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oaths (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundations, Book 1 (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundations, Book 2 (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundations, Book 3 (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Enigma Ship (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Home Fires (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ishtar Rising, Part 1 (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ishtar Rising, Part 2 (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Wildfire (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Age of Unreason (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Balance of Nature (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Buying Time (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Collective Hindsight, Book 1 (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Collective Hindsight, Book 2 (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Demon, Book 1 (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Demon, Book 2 (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundations (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ring Around the Sky (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Orphans (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Grand Designs (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Failsafe (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek: Bitter Medicine (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sargasso Sector (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Paradise Interrupted (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Where Time Stands Still (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Art of the Deal (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Spin (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Creative Couplings, Book 1 (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Wounds, Book 1 (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Creative Couplings, Book 2 (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Breakdowns (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Wounds, Book 2 (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Small World (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Malefictorum (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lost Time (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Identity Crisis (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fables of the Prime Directive (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Security (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Out of the Cocoon (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek: Honor (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Blackout (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aftermath (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Cleanup (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Progress (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Echoes of Coventry (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Distant Early Warning (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
10 is Better Than 01 (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Many Splendors (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Turn the Page (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Troubleshooting (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Light (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Art of the Comeback (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Signs from Heaven (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek Corps of Engineers (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Creative Couplings (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Enterprise: Romulan War Books

Beneath the Raptor's Wing (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
To Brave the Storm (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise Of The Federation Books

A Choice of Futures (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tower of Babel (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Uncertain Logic (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Live by the Code (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Patterns of Interference (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Enterprise Episode Novelizations Books

Broken Bow (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Enterprise Books

Where Sea Meets Sky (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
By the Book (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Starfleet Year One (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shockwave (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
What Price Honor? (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Surak's Soul (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Expanse (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Daedalus (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Daedalus's Children (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rosetta (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Last Full Measure (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Good That Men Do (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kobayashi Maru (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Stargazer Books

Gauntlet (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Progenitor (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Stargazer Three (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Oblivion (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Enigma (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Maker (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Lost Era Books

Serpents Among the Ruins (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Art of the Impossible (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Well of Souls (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Deny Thy Father (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Catalyst of Sorrows (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Buried Age (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
One Constant Star (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Vanguard Books

Harbinger (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Summon the Thunder (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Reap the Whirlwind (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Open Secrets (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Precipice (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Declassified (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
What Judgments Come (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Storming Heaven (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In Tempest's Wake (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Invasion Books

First Strike (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Soldiers of Fear (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Time's Enemy (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Final Fury (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Star Trek: Invasion! (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
This series is a crossover between The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and The Original Series.

Publication Order of Star Trek: Day Of Honor Books

Ancient Blood (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Armageddon Sky (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Her Klingon Soul (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Treaty's Law (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Honor Bound (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
This series is a crossover between The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and The Original Series.

Publication Order of Star Trek: Typhon Pact Books

Zero Sum Game (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Seize the Fire (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rough Beasts of Empire (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Paths of Disharmony (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Struggle Within (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Plagues of Night (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Raise the Dawn (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Brinkmanship (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Revelation and Dust (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Crimson Shadow (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Ceremony of Losses (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Poisoned Chalice (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fall: Peaceable Kingdoms (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Fall Books

Peaceable Kingdoms (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Prey Books

Hell's Heart (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Jackal's Trick (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hall of Heroes (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Titan Books

Taking Wing (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Red King (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Orion's Hounds (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sword of Damocles (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Over a Torrent Sea (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Synthesis (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fallen Gods (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Absent Enemies (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sight Unseen (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fortune of War (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Section 31 Books

Rogue (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cloak (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Abyss (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Disavowed (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Control (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
This series is a crossover between The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and The Original Series.

Publication Order of Star Trek: Academy Books

Collision Course (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Excelsior Books

Forged in Fire (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Klingon Empire Books

A Burning House (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next: Generation Myriad Universes Books

Infinity's Prism (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Echoes and Refractions (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shattered Light (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Seekers Books

Second Nature (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Point of Divergence (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Long Shot (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
All That's Left (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Discovery Books

Desperate Hours (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Drastic Measures (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fear Itself (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Way to the Stars (2019)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Enterprise War (2019)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dead Endless (2019)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Die Standing (2020)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Wonderlands (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Somewhere to Belong (2023)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Picard: Countdown Graphic Novels

Countdown (2020)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: Picard Books

The Last Best Hope (2020)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dark Veil (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rogue Elements (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
No Man's Land (2022)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Second Self (2022)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: TOS (Numbered) Books

The Prometheus Design (1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Abode of Life (1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Black Fire (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Triangle (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Web of the Romulans (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Wounded Sky (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Corona (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rihannsu #01: My Enemy, My Ally (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Tears of the Singers (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Vulcan Academy Murders (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Uhura's Song (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow Lord (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ishmael (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Killing Time (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Pawns and Symbols (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Chain of Attack (1987)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Bloodthirst (1987)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The IDIC Epidemic (1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Three-Minute Universe (1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Vulcan's Glory (1989)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Home Is the Hunter (1990)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ghost-Walker (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Flag Full of Stars (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Renegade (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Prime Directive (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Probe (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Rift (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ice Trap (1992)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sanctuary (1992)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Count (1992)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shell Game (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Starship Trap (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
From the Depths (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Great Starship Race (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Patrian Transgression (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crossroad (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Recovery (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fearful Summons (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
First Frontier (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Captain's Daughter (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Twilight's End (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Rings of Tautee (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Joy Machine (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mudd in Your Eye (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mind Meld (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Assignment: Eternity (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Vulcan's Heart (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Across the Universe (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In the Name of Honor (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ex Machina (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Disinherited (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Excelsior: Forged in Fire (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Children of Kings (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cast No Shadow (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Allegiance in Exile (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Star Trek is a series of episodes initially divided into three seasons and produced by America based producer Gene Roddenberry which was an experiment of its own kind and later set the legend for many people. Star Trek is highly appraised by many people around the world for its futuristic thinking as per the time and era it was created in. There are huge crowds at its big conventions where people can meet their favorite stars and discuss episodes and theories with other people. The genre of science fiction got a new meaning through this show and the ideas used in each episode. While initially this show was not quite famous and accepted widely it stopped producing once CBS cancelled it in 1969 after which the show got quite famous through a process known as syndicate broadcasting where a channel can buy the original rights of a television show to broadcast it as per their timings. Soon it grew famous and remained a legacy throughout the 70’s becoming a huge hit and a cult classic with people known as trekkies devoted to each and every aspect of the show and having great knowledge about it. Such people regularly attend the meetings and events of Star Trek and maintain an amazing fan base for the series at all times.

Storyline of the books:
The story of the episodes of the Star Trek book series originally released are adventures of the starship which travels through a part of the milky way galaxy and is known as the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). The crew members aboard the space ship are the leading captain of the crew James T. Kirk whose role is played by William Shatner who became quite famous for his acting through the show along with other cast once the show gained popularity. Other members of the crew are First officer and science officer Spock played by Leonard Nimoy and is often compared with the crew’s captain Kirk, another crew member is the chief medical officer Leonard McCoy who is played by DeForest Kelly.

The storyline of the show is based about the year 2260’s and the time is measured in startime in the series. The initial series got the name after its fame as Star Trek: The Original Series so that it always stands out amongst the massive fan along with media franchise. Captain Kirk often states the purpose of the series in the beginning of the episodes in the world renowned series by introducing the show as voyages of the Starship Enterprise and its mission for five years is to go on an exploratory mission on different planets in order to find and research them and seek out new life and civilizations primarily by going where no human has gone previously.

Creation of Star Trek:
Gene Roddenberry, finished drafting a short plot for a series based on science fiction on March 11th 1964, which he referred to as Star Trek and was set aboard a spaceship on the 23rd century. While his influences to the idea of Star Trek as accepted by Roddenberry himself include the stories featuring spaceship Space Beagle written by A. E. van Vogt along with Marathon which is a series of stories written by Eric Brand Russell along with the film Forbidden Planet launched in 1956.

While the works of Roddenberry are one of their kind and imprinted in history people have been seen debating his television series similar to a television series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger launched in 1956 which has similar elements to that of Star Trek along with a few technologies displayed on the show as well. While Roddenberry accepts deriving elements for his show from the Horatio Hornblower novels which depict a daring sea captain who goes on a journey for a noble purpose and overcomes various feats using his authority and daring and Roddenberry sometimes refers Captain Kirk by referring to him as Horatio Hornblower in Space.

Roddenberry had a good share of experience in writing successfully crafted television series which depicted his fine artistic skills through their popularity in the decades following 1960 and 1950. Except Star Trek: Deep Space Nine all the later movies based on Star Trek are based around the idea originally used by Roddenberry in the original series which depicted each episode as having a separate storyline contained within a single episode through a different adventure. In short the script was drafted such that each episode is a new adventure of the ship at a new location while their main motive remains carrying on at a slower pace. Thus, any person can view an episode as each episode has its own different story and is quite independent of others.

Books published in Star Trek:
James Blish was the first person to write Star Trek books through short stories for each episode into one book. He wrote total 11 books based on the three seasons of original Star Trek episodes. The books were quite famous once the show gained popularity and Bantam Books republished Blish’s books in three volumes one for each season. There was an acknowledgement stating that after Star Trek 7 or Star Trek 8 the credit for writing Star Trek novels goes to his wife and mother J. A. Lawrence who ghost wrote the books for him. A short story written by Blish’s wife known as Mudd’s Angels was published with the book. The Star Trek books were published from 1967 to 1975 based on rough initial drafts for the show and initially they were not referenced to the show since James Blish was based in United Kingdom and the show had not yet been aired there.

With time the fans have grown for the show and books and people and experts often state the phenomenon of Star Trek as ever growing with time and people are found in huge crowds at the premiering of new episodes, movies, comics, books, graphic novels etc. at the Star Trek conventions. There are new experiments done by a variety of writer and a number of franchised shows for Star Trek have been released along with books over time. Many of the Star Trek books and comics along with shows cover the original show in an enhanced or detailed manner there are also a vivid variety of cases where people have based the book on a show or with their unique inputs. Some famous fan or company based books have also become the plotline of famous Star Trek movies or stories while some comics and book series of star trek are genuinely famous for their writing style and regular updates. Many of these franchised books do not relate to the original series in many aspects along with the plotline and there is a huge variety to choose from.

What to Choose:
While there are a number of options available to the readers beginning with the initial novels of Blish are the best idea as it gives the starting plot of the story thought by the creator at that point. There are also a huge number of famous and appraised novels created by fans and other companies along with a wide array of books which grow in number each week and many of these books are quite impressive.

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