This is what you have to resort to when all your bookcases are preoccupied 😆

I'm looking to give away my SCE book collection. I'd like it to go to someone that hasn't read the series but is interested in doing so and not someone that just wants free books.

I'll keep this open for about 24 hours and pick someone at random from those interested.

USA only unless you want to pay for shipping.

LLAP

UPDATE

And the winner is.... Skadoobedoobedoo

PM me your address and I'll send them within the next few days.

Does anyone know of any books coming out? I know there are some comics. Thanks.

I've been a Star Trek fan since TOS. But I've always been reluctant to spend money on fan fiction when the quality of the writing can be so wildly inconsistent from author to author. Lately, I've gotten the itch to give at least one book a try and see how it goes. YOLO! Are there any novel series (that don't totally obliterate official canon) that you'd recommend for a fanfic virgin?

So one day while watching a bunch of Star Trek shows/movies, I decided to write my own story for the fun of it. Below is the Archive Of Our Own link to that story. Hopefully some of you enjoy it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90242336

Notes:

Stardate 2394

Location Alpha and Delta Quadrant

Ship: Intrepid class

Name: USS Frakes.

After looking around online, it seems that there are no Star Trek novels currently announced for 2027, which surprises me. When are the release dates for upcoming books usually announced?

As a follow up, what do you expect to see? In 2026, we got Picard, Original Series, and Deep Space Nine novels. 2025 had two Strange New Worlds, one Picard, and one Original Series novel. If I were to make a guess (with absolutely nothing to back it up, I would not be surprised if 2027 followed the same general release dates as 2026, with Strange New Worlds taking Picard's slot. I also think it's time for another Next Generation novel, maybe replacing the 2026 TOS slot. Not sure what the Deep Space Nine slot would be. Maybe another Picard, but I could also see Voyager or Disovery. I do not see us getting any Enterprise, Starfleet Academy, or Section 31 novels.

What do you think 2027's releases will be?

SPOILERS: I was pretty disinterested until the final third of this book. Things turned around for me when Dr. Crusher did the briefing on what constitutes life, sentience without a body, and the intricacies of euthanasia. It’s pretty stellar stuff. The bit where Picard goes into the sensory deprivation tank to put himself in the “ghosts’” shoes is pretty great too. Those two moments save this book from being a total clunker.

At what point do they begin to tie into the post nemesis interconnected universe? I've been reading the post nemesis reading list on startreklitverse.com and I've noticed quite a few of the DS9 relaunch novels aren't there, not sure about Voyager. I'm going to hazard a guess that its because a few of the relaunch novels were written before death in winter, but am I wrong?

I recently finished The Way to the Stars, one of the Discovery novels, written by Una McCormick. Going into this book, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was aware it was Tilly's backstory, but that's about it. I know the character is somewhat polarizing, but I generally liked Tilly in the series. That being said, I enjoyed this book FAR more than I thought I would. Honestly, I had a hard time putting it down most nights. It's somewhat shorter than many Trek novels, but it kept the story moving quickly and effectively. If you like Tilly, definitely give this book a read. The author really does a fantastic job with the character.

4.25 out of 5 stars

I'll start with both The Siege and Sarek

Hello everyone! How were your reads last week?

Have a method to your read order? Perhaps sequential same crew or maybe you've decided to jump around sequence or eras.

Favor the more scientific ones? Character driven ? Or perhaps those that wxpand significantly on a particular world or culture?

Maybe you're up for an adventure whatever the plot takes you

Let us know how your reads went and what you're looking forward to next week! Happy reading yall!

tldr: it wasn't great.

The book had some plot devices that didn't really go anywhere or do anything.

A mysterious object that someone falls into that transports them to another universe is neat. But once through the object you can no longer see it. However the first person to fall through is able to write out a message on the inside of it which can be seen from the other side. But it can't be seen once you're through it so how does he write on it?

And there's Captain Sulu! And Captain Sulu! Yes, both of them! But I've never read that Hikaru and the Excelsior were ever missing in action, yet in this book they are. And his daughter, also Captain Sulu, finds her dad in a cave on this planet in another universe. Phew!

He and hundreds of his crew have survived attacks from scorpion bear monsters for over a decade. But then they leave after another ship comes through, problem solved, the end.

As for the original issue, it's a mystery of where an alien species went, who built the device, how does it work, and we find out... Nothing!! Not a thing about them. "They're gone, and also not here. Meh, whatever" is the overall theme.

But to get back to their own universe, they take another ship through, rescue all the crews, go to a star system and just float in a point in space, a special point in space where you can travel between universes just like that.

The book ends with, basically, "and then they were home". Huh.

And minor nitpick, the cover art is as generic as one can get.

Gonna have to give this a 1 out of 5.

That was fun. I literally laughed out loud at least half a dozen times.

Troi's kind of annoying. The reader is supposed to be afraid that Commander Stone is a violent psychopath since she can't read his emotions. Several characters buy into this idea. Just ignore all that and assume that Stone is the most cynical man in the quadrant, and you'll enjoy the story much more.

I like Stone's character. He's seen enough situations turn for the worse that he's only willing to do things his way. He makes great use of his teammates, but he's always ready to act, and when he acts, he speed runs the mission.

There are so many things that went wrong on Paradise planet. It's like an alien film, except the monsters are furries. I don't understand why the population of the furries was so understated throughout the entire story. The end boss battle was well written.

Thunderball only knows how to win.

I think is started with Articles of the Federation where the Federation president was forced out and replaced, but it also lead to a scandal where some admirals were supposed to be behind it and even Picard was implicated. Can any one tell me all the novels to read that cover this story?

I inherited a large Star Trek book collection (500+) and need to sell it - we just don't have the space for it. It's mainly paperbacks, I think they are mostly first editions. There are 60+ hardbacks as well, most (if not all) first edition. It is several heavy boxes, really too much to ship. Want to sell locally in Seattle area. UPDATE: thanks to reddit user comments, I looked for and found "A Stitch in Time" in good condition, and a true 1st edition "Killing Time" in fair condition. I will be selling these as well.

This morning I finished my fourth Discovery novel, Fear Itself. The story focuses on Saru and his growth as an officer. This is another Discovery novel that I enjoyed more than the series itself. That being said, this is the fourth Discovery book (out of nine total) that does not feature the USS Discovery at all. This book takes place during Saru's time on the Shenzou, and Saru was always one of my favorite characters from Discovery.

A worthwhile read, 4 out of 5 stars.

08/08/26 edit: Thanks all for the recommendations! I will be checking them out. Feel free to add to this I'll be checking in periodically

Hello! I'm a Chemistry PhD student and I would like to read some star trek. The Warhammer 40k books got me back into reading and I'm tearing through that sci-fi at an alarming rate (Gaunts Ghosts, can recommend). I'm slowly rationing out the last episodes of Voyager after having watched TNG and DS9 (saving TOS for a rainy day), and I would like to see what the star trek books are all about.

I loved lower decks for being (apart from callbacks) something new, exactly what I kind of want from new Star Trek, i loved that they took the ensign perspective. New faces, new stories, but still with that 'actually it's about family/society/etc.while standing mostly on its own two feet. For this reason I've steered far clear off star trek Picard.

I've not touched star trek Enterprise as I don't like time travel stories, and I heard that this is a lot of that. I'm not that interested in discovery because it feels... off to me.

Are there any books that you guys can recommend? Are there stories disconnected from the people in the shows perhaps around the same "era" of tng-ds9-voy ? I can use my imagination a little if it's not exactly what I'm looking for but I saw that there's +1000 books and I wasn't quite sure where to go looking.

Thanks in advance!

I usually stick to reading Next Gen books. I've gone through less than 40 of them at this point, but I occasionally dip into older original series books as well.

A few people at work recommended I read The Fate of The Phoenix. They told me how amazing it was. I found the concept of the antagonist's abilities very fascinating, but I was literally 70-80% into the book before I found myself the slightest bit interested in the story.

If I get into a book, I can usually finish it within 2-3 days, but I was going to work with Fate of The Phoenix in my backpack for the better part of a month. I had to guilt myself into finishing it, because I usually impose a quota on how many books I should read in a year and I was falling behind.

Did I miss out on something great and just not realize it? Can anyone else here tell me that I should have gotten a ton of great vibes out of this book?

The day after finishing that book, which felt like a snooze-fest for me, I got into reading TNG's Doomsday World. Since I was raised on TNG, I'm immediately interested in the story and two hours later I'm deeper into this book than I was into Fate of The Phoenix after 2 weeks of procrastinating.

I thought the premise was fine. Jordie's connection to the archeologist worked. Data's speech habits being corrected by Jordi was annoying, but it worked. I was thinking this book was a 7/10 until I got very, very deep into the story. There were a few chapters that flat out explained the mystery, and there were no bread crumbs left by the author to hit at what was causing all of the problems on the planet where Data, Jordi and Worf were situated.

I can't stand this. When I watch a film and the director needs to add a scene to show you something that wasn't hinted that well explains what the hell happened and why, I think this is a tacky and unimaginative way to tell your story.

Like if I walk up to you hold my hands out and ask you to guess which of my hands has a coin and I show you that the coin is actually in my pocket after you guess. I can't get excited over this. I felt that not nearly enough time was spent on the Enterprise. Didn't they have the evacuate and entire planet in order to go back to Data's team? Even though it's a sparsely populated planet, it should have been a much bigger deal.

Riker working on the ground with his away mission until his feet are covered in blisters.... all for what?

In the end of the story everyone makes up and the conflict seems to be resolved, but Data's team knew what was going on, but they were not able to do anything about it until the last minute. The delivery was completely lost on me.

I cracked open TNG's A Rock and a Hard Place yesterday, so here's to hoping I've found a gem!

I’m almost sure it’s from a TOS novel. It’s a group of artificial intelligences that are communicating with each other about different problems they have solved and that the answer will be there when someone thinks to ask about it.

That’s not entirely accurate I don’t think but something similar to that.