Here is a list of the 10 Best Star Trek Books, According to Goodreads.
Imzadi by Peter David
Goodreads Rating: 3.92
From the blurb:
Years before they served together on board the U.S.S. Enterprise, Commander William Riker and ship’s counselor Deanna Troi had a tempestuous love affair on her home planet of Betazed. Now, their passions have cooled and they serve together as friends. Yet the memories of that time linger and Riker and Troi remain “Imzadi”—a powerful Betazoid term that describes the enduring bond they still share.…
Uhura’s Song (Star Trek: The Original Series #21) by Janet Kagan
Goodreads Rating: 4.06
From the blurb:
Years ago, Lieutenant Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, a land of graceful, catlike beings. The two women exchanged forbidden songs and promised never to reveal their secret. Now the Starship Enterprise must race to save the Eeiauoans before a deadly plague destroys them all. Uhura’s secret songs may hold the key to a cure, but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery.…
Spock’s World (Star Trek: the Original Series) by Diane Duane
Goodreads Rating: 4.06
From the blurb:
It is the twenty-third century. On the planet Vulcan, a crisis of unprecedented proportion has caused the convocation of the planet’s ruling council—and summoned the U.S.S. Enterprise™ from halfway across the galaxy to bring Vulcan’s most famous son home in its hour of need. As Commander Spock, his father, Sarek, and Captain James T. Kirk struggle to preserve Vulcan’s future…
Yesterday’s Son (Star Trek: The Original Series #11; The Yesterday Saga, #1)
Goodreads Rating: 3.97
From the blurb:
The Romulans attack the planet Gateway, where Federation scientists are studying the Guardian of Forever—the mysterious portal to the past.
The Starship Enterprise™ must protect the Guardian—or destroy it. But Spock has already used the portal to journey to the past. On the planet Sarpedion, 5,000 years ago, Spock knew a beautiful, primitive woman. Now he has gone back to meet his son!
The Vulcan Academy Murders (Star Trek: The Original Series, #20) by Jean Lorrah
Goodreads Rating: 3.88
From the blurb:
Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospital seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded Enterprise crew member. Spock’s mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock’s family… Suddenly, patients are dying, and Kirk suspects the unthinkable—murder on Vulcan! But can he convince the Vulcans that something as illogical as murder is possible? Until the Killer is caught, everyone is in danger!
How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: Worlds Apart, #2) by John M. Ford
Goodreads Rating: 3.60
From the blurb:
Dilithium. In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation’s starships… and the Klingon Empire’s battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found.…
Gods of Night (Star Trek: Destiny #1) by David Mack
Goodreads Rating: 4.11
From the blurb:
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy’s greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation — and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.…
Ishmael (Star Trek: The Original Series #23) by Barbara Hambly
Goodreads Rating: 3.94
From the blurb:
The Enterprise is on a peaceful mission at Starbase 12, and Spock is visiting aboard a Klingon vessel, when a mysterious phenomenon causes the Klingon ship to vanish. Spock’s last message from the ship is cryptic, but frightening. It suggests that the Klingons are traveling into the past, hoping to kill one man who was decisive in the course of history, and thereby change it, destroying the Federation before it was born.
Enterprise: The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre
Goodreads Rating: 3.68
From the blurb:
Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and the rest of the crew of the “Enterprise” embark on their first mission together…
Mere Mortals (Star Trek: Destiny #2) by David Mack
Goodreads Rating: 4.21
From the blurb:
On Earth, Federation President Nanietta Bacco gathers allies and adversaries to form a desperate last line of defense against an impending Borg invasion. In deep space, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Ezri Dax join together to cut off the Collective’s route to the Alpha Quadrant.…
