The Star Trek franchise's first tie-in publications were James Blish's 1967 volume of episode novelizations and Mack Reynolds's 1968 young adult novel Mission to Horatius. Since 1968, more than 850 original novels, short story collections, episode and film novelizations, and omnibus editions have been published.
Novels based on Star Trek, The Next Generation, Discovery, and Picard are currently in print. As recently as 2020, novels based on Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, and Voyager were published. Original concept and flagship series such as New Frontier, Titan, Seekers, and Vanguard have also been published since 1994.
Official publishers of Star Trek novels include Simon & Schuster and U.K. publisher Titan Books. Bantam Books published novels from 1967 to 1981. Past publishers include Western Publishing, Random House imprints Ballantine and Del Rey Books, Science Fiction Book Club. Publishers Heyne and Cross Cult publish German-language translations of Star Trek novels.
In 2001, Pocket Books estimated that there were 85 million copies in print. Michael Epstein, writing for Television Quarterly in 1996, said Star Trek was "by far the biggest series of fiction in the history of Western literature".
+Key:Hardcover first editionChildren's or young adult bookPublished as an ebook exclusiveReprinted in omnibus or collectionPublished as a numbered novelVariant or retitled novelBook line or flagship series nameMiniseries nameCrossover series nameOmnibus or collection editor(s)Multiple authors, see note
Bantam Books (1967–1994)
Bantam Books was the first licensed publisher of Star Trek tie-in fiction. Bantam published all their novels as mass market paperbacks. Bantam also published Star Trek Lives! (1975) by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.
Episode novelizations (1967–1994) Short story adaptations of The Original Series episodes written by James Blish and J. A. Lawrence. Mudd's Angels (1978) includes the novelizations of "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd", along with an original novella by Lawrence. The Day of the Dove (1985) is a variant of Star Trek 11 (1975). Mudd's Enterprise (1994) is a variant of Mudd's Angels.
TitleAuthor(s)DateCatalogISBNStar Trek 1James BlishJanuary 1967F3459Star Trek 2February 1968F3439Star Trek 3April 1969F4371Star Trek 4July 1971S7009Star Trek 5February 1972S7300Star Trek 6April 1972S7364Star Trek 7July 1972S7480Star Trek 8November 1972SP7550Star Trek 9August 1973SP7808Star Trek 10February 1974SP8401Star Trek 11April 1975Q8717Star Trek 12James Blish and J. A. LawrenceNovember 1977Mudd's AngelsJ. A. LawrenceMay 1978
Star Trek Adventures (1970–1981)
Novels based on The Original Series. Bantam never applied an official series name to the novels, instead marketing each volume as a new or original "Star Trek Adventure". Library catalogs and booksellers numbered the series in publication order, including Mudd's Angels and The New Voyages. In 1993, the series was reprinted by Titan Books as Star Trek Adventures with different number stamps. The reprint series name has been retroactively applied to Bantam's releases fans and by book discovery websites such as LibraryThing.
TitleAuthor(s)DateCatalogISBN1Spock Must Die!James BlishFebruary 1970H55152The New Voyages (short story collection)Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, eds.March 1976X27193Spock, Messiah!Theodore Cogswell and Charles A. Spano Jr.September 19764The Price of the PhoenixSondra Marshak and Myrna CulbreathJuly 19775Planet of JudgmentJoe HaldemanAugust 19776The New Voyages 2 (short story collection)Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, eds.January 19787Mudd's Angels (short story collection)J. A. LawrenceMay 19788Vulcan!Kathleen SkySeptember 19789The Starless WorldGordon EklundNovember 197810Trek to MadworldStephen GoldinJanuary 197911World Without EndJoe HaldemanFebruary 197912The Fate of the PhoenixSondra Marshak and Myrna CulbreathMay 197913Devil WorldGordon EklundNovember 197914Perry's PlanetJack C. HaldemanFebruary 198015The Galactic WhirlpoolDavid GerroldOctober 198016Death's AngelKathleen SkyApril 1981
New Voyages (1976–1978)
Star Trek: The New Voyages collects fan-submitted fiction curated and edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. Two additional volumes were announced, but none were published. Pocket Books Strange New Worlds (1998–2016) series, edited by Dean Wesley Smith, has a similar premise.
TitleEditor(s)DateCatalogISBNThe New VoyagesSondra Marshak and Myrna CulbreathMarch 1976X2719The New Voyages 2January 1978
Classic Episodes (1991) In 1991, Bantam collected The Original Series episode adaptations as a three volume omnibus edition organized by television season. The omnibus included new material by D. C. Fontana, Norman Spinrad, and others. The adaptations of "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd" were not included.
TitleAuthor(s)DateISBNThe Classic Episodes 1James Blish and J. A. LawrenceAugust 1991The Classic Episodes 2The Classic Episodes 3
Random House (1974–1996)
Ballantine Books and Del Rey Books are imprints of Random House.
Star Trek Log (1974–1993)
Star Trek Log is a series adapted from episodes of The Animated Series, written by Alan Dean Foster. Published by Ballantine Books, and later Del Rey. Each volume includes original material by Foster which links the adapted episodes together.
Title ‡AuthorDateISBNStar Trek Log OneAlan Dean FosterJune 1974Star Trek Log TwoSeptember 1974Star Trek Log ThreeJanuary 1975Star Trek Log FourMay 1975Star Trek Log FiveJuly 1975Star Trek Log SixMay 1976Star Trek Log SevenJune 1976Star Trek Log EightAugust 1976Star Trek Log NineFebruary 1977Star Trek Log TenJanuary 1978
Discount editions (1993) Omnibus editions were released to discount book retailers and comics shops. Log Ten (1978) was excluded.
TitleAuthorDateISBNStar Trek Log OneLog TwoLog ThreeAlan Dean FosterJanuary 1993Star Trek Log FourLog FiveLog SixJuly 1993Star Trek Log SevenLog EightLog NineAugust 1993
The Animated Series (1996)
Star Trek: The Animated Series omnibus editions of Star Trek Log were published by Del Rey Books as part of Star Trek 30th Anniversary celebration. A serialized essay by Foster was included, in addition to revisions of several stories. Not all printings include a number stamp.
TitleAuthorDateISBN1Log One and TwoAlan Dean FosterSeptember 19962Log Three and Four3Log Five and Six4Log Seven and Eight5Log Nine and Ten
Gibraltar Library Binding (1977) Illustrated middle-grade novels published exclusively for libraries as part of Random House's Gibraltar Library Binding service. Solicitations for additional novels were released to libraries in 1978 and 1979, but were later withdrawn.
Title †^Author(s)IllustratorDateISBNThe Truth MachineSharon Lerner and Christopher CerfJane ClarkJanuary 1977The Prisoner of VegaSharon LernerRobert SwansonOctober 1977
Simon & Schuster (1979–present)
+Notes: Simon & Schuster imprints known to have published Star Trek novels include Archway, Aladdin, Paula Wiseman, Wanderer, Minstrel, Byron Preiss, Wallaby, Weekly Reader, Pocket, Pocket Star, Viz, Simon Spotlight, Simon & Schuster Interactive, and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Imprints vary by book line, series, miniseries, printing, and market (e.g. country or language area).
Star Trek (1979–present) Star Trek: The Original Series book line is based on the television series of the same name. From 1987 to 1996, Titan reprinted the numbered series for the United Kingdom market using a different scheme. Novels published since 2013 have included The Original Series subtitle.
Film novelizations (1979–1992)
Based on the Star Trek film series.
TitleAuthor(s)DateISBNStar Trek: The Motion Picture #Gene RoddenberryDecember 1979The Wrath of Khan #Vonda N. McIntyreJuly 1982The Search for Spock ‡#June 1984The Voyage Home ‡December 1986The Final FrontierJ. M. DillardJune 1989The Undiscovered CountryJanuary 1992
Numbered novels (1979–2002) Numbered paperback releases: