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Originally Posted by vailpass
Poul Anderson is a master, thanks for the recommendation.
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Why read when you can listen?
I plan on reading his "The Queen of Air and Darkness" soon.
Any one read any of the Star Trek books? They're fast-food fiction, of course, and I'll be the first to admit that they're not great literature, but for fans of the older shows who want new stories, some of them are worth checking out. I've read more than 430 of the damn things over the years.
My favorite TOS novels:
Troublesome Minds (End of original 5YM era)
Ghost-Walker (original 5YM era, I think. Hilarious cover art)
To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh
The Lost Years (Pre TMP)
Ex Machina (post TMP)
There are two trilogies written by Kevin Ryan that are worth checking out, too. They are called "Errand of Fury" and "Errand of Vengeance." The plots of both trilogies are very good, but be warned: both scripts suffer from poor editing and proofreading. Both stories take place during the original 5YM.
My favorite TNG books:
The Forgotten War (set during series)
The Devil's Heart (set during series)
Engines of Destiny (Post Generations Scotty/TNG story.)
A Time to Kill & A Time to Heal (duology set between Insurrection and Nemesis)
My favorite Voyager book:
The Nanotech War
There are a series of books by Kirsten Beyer set after the end of the series and after the Destiny trilogy of books that have been very well received by fans of the series. I'm not a huge fan of the show, so they aren't my favorites, but if you're a fan you will probably like them.
My favorite Enterprise books:
Daedalus & Daedalus's Children (Not related to the awful season 4 episode. Trip fans should like these two books)
My favorite Deep Space Nine Books:
The DS9 series was relaunched after the series ended and they were pretty damn good imo. Basically, it's a season 8 of the show.
If you want books set during the show, I recommend:
The Never Ending Sacrifice (the ultimate Cardassian world building book. Probably my overall favorite trek book.)
Prophecy and Change (an anthology of short stories)
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers (a prequel about the Cardassian takeover of Bajor)
DS9 Relaunch book recommendations.
These books are serialized so you have to read them in order. Season 8 is a series of about ten books running from the excellent opening duology "Avatar" and ending with "Unity." Avatar is very good and anyone who enjoyed the series will likely enjoy it. Another highlight of season 8 is "Twilight" by David R. George.
Recommendations for Klingon stories:
The Final Reflection (this is a pre TNG book that does some interesting things with TOS Klingon culture that is quite different from what was developed in the movies and later series.
TNG Diplomatic Implausibility (this is a pilot for the four I.K.S. Gorkon books by Keith R. A. DeCandido. They're pretty solid reads.)
Mirror Universe Recommendations:
The MU books are so much better than what we saw on screen. Particularly the ones written by David Mack. "Sorrows of Empire" is a great follow-up to TOS's "Mirror Mirror."
Mini-series Recommendations:
The Destiny Trilogy by David Mack is excellent. It's set several years after Nemesis, and even though I hadn't read up on any of the current continuity, I still thought they were awesome.
The Prey Trilogy by John Jackson Miller. A very good post Nemesis, post Destiny TNG story.
