A list of all the Star Trek novels I remember reading.
Doctor's Orders.
An interesting novel, that explored the science side of Starfleet very well, but ultimately didn't really engage my interest.
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Double, Double.
An intriguing novel that played directly off the "What are Little Girls Made Of?" episode of the original series, but didn't seem to capture the feeling of the show.
How Much for Just the Planet.
This was funny, but too slapstick for the Star Trek Universe.
Memory Prime.
A good story that took many characters and ideas from the original series episode "The Lights of Zetar" but was way too high tech to mesh with the show. The AI's were more appropriate to cyberpunk than Star Trek.
My Enemy, My Ally.
I loved this book. This series really brought the world to life and explored little nooks and cranny's only hinted at by the TV series. The characters are fully realized and stay true to the universe that created them.
The Cry of the Onlies.
A novel that flowed from a couple of different Original series episodes, but really did nothing for me.
The Entropy Effect.
This might have made a decent SF novel in another universe, but didn't seem to understand Star Trek at all.
The Vulcan Academy Murders.
This might not have been the best novel of all time, but it was the best Star Trek novel. The author absolutely nailed the characters and the setting. You could see the pastel colored walls of the Enterprise every time you started to read.
The IDIC Epidemic.
The sequel to the Vulcan Academy Murders. Not as good, but a worthy effort.
The Kobayashi Maru.
An interesting series of short stories, but the only one worth reading was Kirks.
The Romulan Way.
A great sequel to My Enemy, My Ally. The Romulans here are infinitely better than anything the show ever came up with.
The Wounded Sky.
An interesting novel, but really only good for passing the time.
Timetrap.
I enjoyed this book. But that's about all.
Uhura's Song.
I loved this book at first, especially because of it's exploration of an underused character. But after a while the new character added, Evan Wilson, became too overwhelming and a little jarring.
Vulcan's Glory.
An interesting exploration of an earlier time in Spock's life, but one that took him in directions that I didn't want to follow.
Yesterday's Son.
A great, but far too short, read. The sequel, when it came, was very welcome.
Dreadnought!.
A really good adventure story, although the author and I will have to disagree politically.
Battlestations!.
A sequel to "Dreadnought!", but not as good. Except for the battle sequence at the end, which was great.
Time for Yesterday.
A great addition to the Star Trek canon and the sequel to "Yesterday's Son". One of the biggest Star Trek novels, it still felt too short.
Chain of Attack.
Not the best novel in the Star Trek universe, but pretty high up there. Very compelling characters and powerful story.
Corona.
This was more intriguing in concept than in realization. A bigger book wouldn't have hurt the story at all.
Shadow Lord.
A strange novel that tried to make a sword fighting Sulu the centerpiece, but never really pulled it off.
The Pandora Principle.
A haunting novel that made me really want to learn more about Saavik.
Triangle.
A novel about Kirk and Spock fighting over the same woman that seemed just a little too close to slash fiction.
Demons. If having Kirk and Spock fighting over the same woman in "Triangle" was odd, Spock and McCoy fighting over the same woman just seemed creepy.
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