[Glelas]

Can anyone recommend some good (using this term loosely) Star Trek books?

I don't know why, maybe cause I saw the trailer for the prequel, maybe because my coworker who is in the office next to me wears a freakin starfleet pin, who knows? but I feel compelled to read one...

I know this is a tall order finding a good Star Trek book....but I am proud of myself for asking this question in a public forum....

(The shows ruled, don't get me wrong. I just know the quality of the books are probably worse than the Star Wars novels...hopefully I am wrong)

[psikeyhackr]

I gave up on Trek books long ago :D but I am considering these:

http://www.johnpicacio.com/2008/05/terok-nor-trilogy.html

I have never tried a DS9 book before and haven't actually seen them in a store yet.

psik

[mylinar]

I have not read a Star Trek book since before the Next Generation show came out. In fact it may have been the Wrath of Khan, after seeing the movie. It is probably still on a book shelf somewhere. However, don't feel funny about asking for references people here are pretty helpful, though you may engender a long discussion about the merits of said shows/books/lifestyles and many other things. Nothing wrong with that.

[Nicolas]

Imzadi, by Peter David is often topping the lists of "best ever Star Trek book...". I haven't read it though, so i can't talk about it.

I tried a few DS9 novels a few years ago and gave up on them quickly. None of them were taking risks or were diverging too much from an already established set of rules and regulations tying them in too closely with the franchise (characters don't die, never swear, never do anything too shocking, etc...). In other words, a bit boring.

May i suggest passing the time by watching "Galaxy Quest"? :)

Nick

[Sky Guy]

I gave up on Trek books long ago :D

Me too. There were a few that were good, but too many were really a waste of my time.

[psikeyhackr]

I just discovered a real possibility. I learned two weeks ago the Theodore Sturgeon wrote a script for TOS that was never used. I just found today that James Gunn turned that into a book. Sturgeon wrote Amok Time and Shore Leave and lots of non-Trek stuff I liked. I have enjoyed stuff by Gunn though not as much as Sturgeon.

So I think this has a very good chance of being worth it.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=nvVi6BSxGlAC&dq=%2B%22the+joy+machine%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=yscKK_dhuP&sig=PxZFC_z41pj0dtfZdayXSOxScxc&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPP1,M1

http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Machine-Star-Trek-Book/dp/067100221X

psik

[Andols]

I have a novelization of the "Q" episode. It's holding up a workbench in my shed.

Now on topic: I have a work associate that enjoys the DS9 novels. They do tend to stay close to the TV version though.

[KatG]

Peter David has done a lot of Star Trek novels. Vonda McIntyre has done the movie tie-ins and may have done others. Greg Bear and Diane Duane have done several. These are all major, award-winning SFF authors with sterling reps on their own fiction as well as doing good tie-ins. And there are new tie-in series for whom I'm sure they are recruiting top people. Best thing to do is look at the plot for a novel for whatever Trek series incarnation you are most interested in. If the plot interests you, look at the author name and look the person up.

[Nicolas]

Best thing to do is look at the plot for a novel for whatever Trek series incarnation you are most interested in.

This is a good suggestion. Here's a good place to start browsing:

http://www.well.com/~sjroby/lcars/

Enjoy! ;)