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This is a list of Star Trek: The Next Generation novels based on the American science fiction television series of the same name. The book line is published by Simon & Schuster's imprints Pocket Books, Pocket Star, Atria, and Gallery.

More recent The Next Generation novels tie-in to other Star Trek book lines and series, such as: Titan (2005–2017), Destiny (2008), Typhon Pact (2010–2012), and The Fall (2013–14).

Novelizations

Episode novelizations

Based on select episodes from the television series.

Film novelizations

Based on The Next Generation film series.

Young adult film novelizations

Film novelizations intended for younger readers.

Numbered novels

Numbered paperback releases:

Original novels

Includes hardcover and paperback releases:

Young adult novels

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Starfleet Academy young adult series explores the lives of the USS Enterprise crew as Starfleet Academy cadets. The Best and the Brightest (1998), by Susan Wright, is thematically similar. Starfleet Academy (1997), a video game novelization by Diane Carey, is unrelated. Novellas written by Peter David tie into New Frontier (1997–2015).

Omnibus editions

Collections of novels from The Next Generation book line.

Miniseries

Q Continuum (1998)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Q Continuum miniseries explores the life of Q prior to his introduction in the episode "Encounter at Farpoint". An omnibus edition was published in 2003 as part of the Signature Edition series.

Double Helix (1999)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Double Helix crossover miniseries was inspired by the film Outbreak (1995). Created by John J. Ordover and Michael Jan Friedman. An omnibus edition was published in 2002.

Genesis Wave (2000–2003)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Genesis Wave miniseries follows the crew of the Enterprise as they attempt to prevent the weaponization of the Genesis Device.

Maximum Warp (2001)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Maximum Warp miniseries follows the crew of the Enterprise as they search for a solution to a disruption in subspace which prevents warp travel. The titles do not appear on the cover art, only the series name and book number.

A Time to... (2004)

Star Trek: A Time to... crossover miniseries explores events prior to Nemesis (2002). Conceived by John J. Ordover, and edited by Keith DeCandido. Originally intended to be a sequence of twelve novels. Not all printings include a number stamp.

Slings and Arrows (2007–08)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Slings and Arrows miniseries explores events between Generations (1994) and First Contact (1996). Published as ebook exclusives.

Cold Equations (2012)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cold Equations relaunch miniseries explores the effect artificial life has on Starfleet and the Federation.

Anthologies

Anthologies of short fiction featuring characters and settings from The Next Generation.

Relaunch novels

Interlinked novels set after the film Nemesis (2002):

See also

• List of Star Trek novels

Notes

1. The U.K. variant of Nemesis (2002), by John Vornholt, was assigned ISBN 0-7434-6159-2. It is identical to North American printing.
2. ^ Similarly named novels:
   • Quarantine (1999), a The Next Generation novel by John Vornholt
   • Quarantine (1997), a Voyager young adult novel by Patricia Barnes-Svarney.
3. Similarly named works:
   • Ship of the Line (1997), a novel by Diane Carey
   • Ships of the Line (2006), a fictional reference by Michael Okuda.
4. Cataloged as part of the Starfleet Academy meta-series by Memory Alpha and Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
5. Planet X (1998), by Michael Jan Friedman, is a franchise crossover novel of Marvel's X-Men and The Next Generation.
6. Dujonian's Hoard (1998), as by Jean Luc Picard, told in his own words, as recorded by Michael Jan Friedman.
7. Novel exists within the continuity of the television series.
8. Invasion! (1998) by John J. Ordover, editor, with Diane Carey, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, L.A. Graf, and Dafydd ab Hugh.
9. Day of Honor (1999) by Diane Carey, L.A. Graf, Michael Jan Friedman, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Diane G. Gallagher.
10. The Captain's Table (2000) by L.A. Graf, Michael Jan Friedman, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Diane Carey, Peter David, Jerry Oltion.
11. Double Helix (2002) by John Gregory Betancourt, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Diane Carey, John Vorhnolt, Peter David, and Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden.
12. Exact date of release is not known, or not available via primary sources. Approximated to the nearest month.
13. Similarly named works:
    • The Enterprise Logs (1976–77), a four-volume omnibus collection of Star Trek comics originally published by Gold Key
    • Enterprise Logs (2001), a collection of selected excerpts from Star Trek tie-in fiction and related works edited by Carol Greenburg.
14. What Lay Beyond (2001) by John J. Ordover, editor, with Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith DeCandido, Christie Golden, Robert Greenberger, and Susan Wright.

References

1. ^ Ayers, Jeff (November 14, 2006). Voyages of the Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 9781416503491.
2. "Psi Phi Star Trek Book Database: What's Old: February through June 2003". www.psiphi.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Star Trek: The Next Generation series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (Pocket) at Memory Alpha

• Book series introduced in 1987
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
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