# List of Star Trek: The Next Generation novels

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).
Key: :
| All novels published as paperback editions, except where indicated. ||
| † | Hardcover first edition. |
| ^ | Children's or young adult book. |
| ◊ | Published as an ebook exclusive. |
| ‡ | Included in omnibus or collection. |
| # | Published as a numbered novel. |
| Navy | Miniseries name. |
| Pink | Crossover series name. |
| ed. | Omnibus or collection editor(s). |
| et al. | Multiple authors, see note. |

## Novelizations
### Episode novelizations

Based on select episodes from the television series.
| Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| Encounter at Farpoint | David Gerrold | September 1987 | 0-671-65241-9 |
| Unification | Jeri Taylor | December 1991 | 0-671-77056-X |
| Relics | Michael Jan Friedman | November 1992 | 0-671-86476-9 |
| Descent | Diane Carey | October 1993 | 0-671-88267-8 |
| All Good Things... † | Michael Jan Friedman | June 1994 | 0-671-71898-3 |

### Film novelizations

Based on The Next Generation film series.
| Title † | Author | Date | ISBN |
| Generations | J. M. Dillard | December 1994 | 0-671-51742-2 |
| First Contact | J. M. Dillard | December 1996 | 0-671-00316-X |
| Insurrection | J. M. Dillard | December 1998 | 0-671-02447-7 |
| Nemesis | J. M. Dillard | December 10, 2002 | 0-7434-5772-2 |

### Young adult film novelizations

Film novelizations intended for younger readers.
| Title ^ | Author | Date | ISBN |
| Generations | John Vornholt | December 1994 | 0-671-51901-8 |
| First Contact | John Vornholt | December 1996 | 0-671-00128-0 |
| Insurrection | John Vornholt | December 1998 | 0-671-02107-9 |
| Nemesis | John Vornholt | December 10, 2002 | 0-689-85627-X |

## Numbered novels

Numbered paperback releases:
| No. | Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | Ghost Ship | Diane Carey | July 1988 | 0-671-66579-0 |
| 2 | The Peacekeepers | Gene DeWeese | September 1988 | 0-671-66929-X |
| 3 | The Children of Hamlin | Carmen Carter | November 1988 | 0-671-67319-X |
| 4 | Survivors | Jean Lorrah | January 1989 | 0-671-67438-2 |
| 5 | Strike Zone | Peter David | March 1989 | 0-671-67940-6 |
| 6 | Power Hungry | Howard Weinstein | May 1989 | 0-671-67714-4 |
| 7 | Masks | John Vornholt | July 1989 | 0-671-67980-5 |
| 8 | The Captains' Honor | David Dvorkin and Daniel Dvorkin | September 1989 | 0-671-68487-6 |
| 9 | A Call to Darkness | Michael Jan Friedman | November 1989 | 0-671-68708-5 |
| 10 | A Rock and a Hard Place | Peter David | January 1990 | 0-671-69364-6 |
| 11 | Gulliver's Fugitives | Keith Sharee | May 1990 | 0-671-70130-4 |
| 12 | Doomsday World | Carmen Carter, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger | July 1990 | 0-671-70237-8 |
| 13 | The Eyes of the Beholders | A. C. Crispin | September 1990 | 0-671-70010-3 |
| 14 | Exiles | Howard Weinstein | November 1990 | 0-671-70560-1 |
| 15 | Fortune's Light | Michael Jan Friedman | January 1991 | 0-671-70836-8 |
| 16 | Contamination | John Vornholt | March 1991 | 0-671-70561-X |
| 17 | Boogeymen | Mel Gilden | July 1991 | 0-671-70970-4 |
| 18 | Q-in-Law | Peter David | October 1991 | 0-671-73389-3 |
| 19 | Perchance to Dream | Howard Weinstein | December 1991 | 0-671-70837-6 |
| 20 | Spartacus | T. L. Mancour | February 1992 | 0-671-76051-3 |
| 21 | Chains of Command | Bill McCay and Eloise Flood | April 1992 | 0-671-74264-7 |
| 22 | Imbalance | V. E. Mitchell | June 1992 | 0-671-77571-5 |
| 23 | War Drums | John Vornholt | October 1992 | 0-671-79236-9 |
| 24 | Nightshade | Laurell K. Hamilton | December 1992 | 0-671-79566-X |
| 25 | Grounded | David Bischoff | March 1993 | 0-671-79747-6 |
| 26 | The Romulan Prize | Simon Hawke | May 1993 | 0-671-79746-8 |
| 27 | Guises of the Mind | Rebecca Neason | September 1993 | 0-671-79831-6 |
| 28 | Here There Be Dragons | John Peel | December 1993 | 0-671-86571-4 |
| 29 | Sins of Commission | Susan Wright | April 1994 | 0-671-79704-2 |
| 30 | Debtors' Planet | W. R. Thompson | May 1994 | 0-671-88341-0 |
| 31 | Foreign Foes | Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur | August 1994 | 0-671-88414-X |
| 32 | Requiem | Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan | October 1994 | 0-671-79567-8 |
| 33 | Balance of Power | Dafydd ab Hugh | January 1995 | 0-671-52003-2 |
| 34 | Blaze of Glory | Simon Hawke | March 1995 | 0-671-88045-4 |
| 35 | The Romulan Stratagem | Robert Greenberger | May 1995 | 0-671-87997-9 |
| 36 | Into the Nebula | Gene DeWeese | July 1995 | 0-671-89453-6 |
| 37 | The Last Stand | Brad Ferguson | October 1995 | 0-671-50105-4 |
| 38 | Dragon's Honor | Kij Johnson and Greg Cox | January 1996 | 0-671-50107-0 |
| 39 | Rogue Saucer | John Vornholt | March 1996 | 0-671-54917-0 |
| 40 | Possession | J. M. Dillard and Kathleen O'Malley | May 1996 | 0-671-86485-8 |
| 41 | The Soldiers of Fear ‡ (Invasion!, Book 2) | Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch | July 1996 | 0-671-54174-9 |
| 42 | Infiltrator | W. R. Thompson | September 1996 | 0-671-56831-0 |
| 43 | A Fury Scorned | Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski | November 1996 | 0-671-52703-7 |
| 44 | The Death of Princes | John Peel | January 1997 | 0-671-56808-6 |
| 45 | Intellivore | Diane Duane | April 1997 | 0-671-56832-9 |
| 46 | To Storm Heaven | Esther Friesner | December 1997 | 0-671-56838-8 |
| 47 | Q-Space ‡ (The Q Continuum, Book 1) | Greg Cox | August 1998 | 0-671-01915-5 |
| 48 | Q-Zone ‡ (The Q Continuum, Book 2) | Greg Cox | August 1998 | 0-671-01921-X |
| 49 | Q-Strike ‡ (The Q Continuum, Book 3) | Greg Cox | September 1998 | 0-671-01922-8 |
| 50 | Dyson Sphere | Charles Pellegrino and George Zebrowski | April 1999 | 0-671-54173-0 |
| 51 | Infection ‡ (Double Helix, Book 1) | John Gregory Betancourt | June 1999 | 0-671-03255-0 |
| 52 | Vectors ‡ (Double Helix, Book 2) | Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch | June 1999 | 0-671-03256-9 |
| 53 | Red Sector ‡ (Double Helix, Book 3) | Diane Carey | July 1999 | 0-671-03257-7 |
| 54 | Quarantine  ‡ (Double Helix, Book 4) | John Vornholt | July 1999 | 0-671-03477-4 |
| 55 | Double or Nothing ‡ (Double Helix, Book 5) | Peter David | August 1999 | 0-671-03478-2 |
| 56 | The First Virtue ‡ (Double Helix, Book 6) | Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden | August 1999 | 0-671-03258-5 |
| 57 | The Forgotten War | William R. Forstchen | September 1999 | 0-671-01159-6 |
| 58 | Gemworld, Book 1 | John Vornholt | February 2000 | 0-671-04270-X |
| 59 | Gemworld, Book 2 | John Vornholt | February 2000 | 0-671-04271-8 |
| 60 | Tooth and Claw | Doranna Durgin | January 30, 2001 | 0-671-04211-4 |
| 61 | Diplomatic Implausibility | Keith DeCandido | January 30, 2001 | 0-671-78554-0 |
| 62 | Dead Zone (Maximum Warp, Book 1) | Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur | February 27, 2001 | 0-671-04749-3 |
| 63 | Forever Dark (Maximum Warp, Book 2) | Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur | February 27, 2001 | 0-671-04757-4 |

## Original novels

Includes hardcover and paperback releases:
| Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| Metamorphosis | Jean Lorrah | March 1990 | 0-671-68402-7 |
| Vendetta | Peter David | May 1991 | 0-671-74145-4 |
| Reunion †‡ | Michael Jan Friedman | November 1991 | 0-671-74808-4 |
| Imzadi †‡ | Peter David | August 1992 | 0-671-79197-4 |
| The Devil's Heart † | Carmen Carter | April 1993 | 0-671-79325-X |
| Dark Mirror † | Diane Duane | December 1993 | 0-671-79377-2 |
| Q-Squared † | Peter David | July 1994 | 0-671-89152-9 |
| Crossover † | Michael Jan Friedman | November 1995 | 0-671-89677-6 |
| Kahless † | Michael Jan Friedman | July 1996 | 0-671-54779-8 |
| Ancient Blood ‡ (Day of Honor, Book 1) | Diane Carey | September 1997 | 0-671-00238-4 |
| Ship of the Line  † | Diane Carey | October 1997 | 0-671-00924-9 |
| The Best and the Brightest | Susan Wright | February 1998 | 0-671-01549-4 |
| Planet X  (X-Men) | Michael Jan Friedman | May 1998 | 0-671-01916-3 |
| Dujonian's Hoard ‡ (The Captain's Table, Book 2) | Michael Jan Friedman | June 1998 | 0-671-01465-X |
| Behind Enemy Lines (The Dominion War, Book 1) | John Vornholt | November 1998 | 0-671-02499-X |
| Tunnel Through the Stars (The Dominion War, Book 3) | John Vornholt | December 1998 | 0-671-02500-7 |
| Triangle: Imzadi II †‡ | Peter David | December 1998 | 0-671-02532-5 |
| I, Q † | John de Lancie and Peter David | September 1999 | 0-671-02443-4 |
| The Valiant †‡ | Michael Jan Friedman | April 2000 | 0-671-77522-7 |
| Rogue (Section 31, Book 1) | Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin | May 22, 2001 | 0-671-77477-8 |
| Doors into Chaos (Gateways, Book 3) | Robert Greenberger | August 28, 2001 | 0-7434-1856-5 |
| Immortal Coil | Jeffrey Lang | January 29, 2002 | 0-7434-0592-7 |
| A Hard Rain | Dean Wesley Smith | February 26, 2002 | 0-7434-1926-X |
| The Battle of Betazed | Charlotte Douglas and Susan Kearney | April 2, 2002 | 0-7434-3434-X |
| Do Comets Dream? | S. P. Somtow | June 6, 2003 | 0-7434-6500-8 |
| Shadows Have Offended | Cassandra Rose Clarke | July 13, 2021 | 978-1-9821-5404-2 |

## 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).
| No. | Title ^ | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | Worf's First Adventure | Peter David | August 1993 | 0-671-87084-X |
| 2 | Line of Fire | Peter David | October 1993 | 0-671-87085-8 |
| 3 | Survival | Peter David | December 1993 | 0-671-87086-6 |
| 4 | Capture the Flag | John Vornholt | June 1994 | 0-671-87998-7 |
| 5 | Atlantis Station | V. E. Mitchell | August 1994 | 0-671-88449-2 |
| 6 | Mystery of the Missing Crew | Michael Jan Friedman | February 1995 | 0-671-50108-9 |
| 7 | Secret of the Lizard People | Michael Jan Friedman | April 1995 | 0-671-50109-7 |
| 8 | Starfall | Brad and Barbara Strickland | October 1995 | 0-671-51010-X |
| 9 | Nova Command | Brad and Barbara Strickland | December 1995 | 0-671-51009-6 |
| 10 | Loyalties | Patricia Barnes-Svarney | April 1996 | 0-671-55280-5 |
| 11 | Crossfire | John Vornholt | December 1996 | 0-671-55305-4 |
| 12 | Breakaway | Bobbi J.G. Weiss and David Cody Weiss | April 1997 | 0-671-00226-0 |
| 13 | The Haunted Starship | Brad Ferguson | December 1997 | 0-671-01432-3 |
| 14 | Deceptions | Bobbi J.G. Weiss and David Cody Weiss | April 1998 | 0-671-01723-3 |

## Omnibus editions

Collections of novels from The Next Generation book line.
| Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| Invasion! | John J. Ordover, ed. | June 1998 | 0-671-02185-0 |
| Day of Honor | Diane Carey, et al. | March 1999 | 0-671-02813-8 |
| The Captain's Table | L. A. Graf, et al. | March 2000 | 0-671-04052-9 |
| Double Helix | John Gregory Betancourt, et al. | October 8, 2002 | 0-7434-1272-9 |
| Pantheon | Michael Jan Friedman | September 16, 2003 | 0-7434-8511-4 |
| The Q Continuum | Greg Cox | October 7, 2003 | 0-7434-8508-4 |
| Imzadi Forever | Peter David | December 2, 2003 | 0-7434-8510-6 |
| The Hand of Kahless | John M. Ford and Michael Jan Friedman | November 16, 2004 | 0-7434-9659-0 |

## 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.
| No. | Title # | Author | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | Q-Space | Greg Cox | August 1998 | 0-671-01915-5 |
| 2 | Q-Zone | Greg Cox | August 1998 | 0-671-01921-X |
| 3 | Q-Strike | Greg Cox | September 1998 | 0-671-01922-8 |

### Double Helix (1999)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Double Helix crossover miniseries was inspired by the film Outbreak (1995).$^{:434}$ Created by John J. Ordover and Michael Jan Friedman. An omnibus edition was published in 2002.
| No. | Title #‡ | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | Infection | John Gregory Betancourt | June 1999 | 0-671-03255-0 |
| 2 | Vectors | Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch | June 1999 | 0-671-03256-9 |
| 3 | Red Sector | Diane Carey | July 1999 | 0-671-03257-7 |
| 4 | Quarantine | John Vornholt | July 1999 | 0-671-03477-4 |
| 5 | Double or Nothing | Peter David | August 1999 | 0-671-03478-2 |
| 6 | The First Virtue | Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden | August 1999 | 0-671-03258-5 |

### 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.
| Title † | Author | Date | ISBN |
| The Genesis Wave, Book 1 | John Vornholt | August 29, 2000 | 0-7434-1180-3 |
| The Genesis Wave, Book 2 | John Vornholt | April 3, 2001 | 0-7434-1181-1 |
| The Genesis Wave, Book 3 | John Vornholt | January 2, 2002 | 0-7434-4375-6 |
| Genesis Force | John Vornholt | June 18, 2003 | 0-7434-6503-2 |

### 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.
| No. | Title # | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | Dead Zone | Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur | February 27, 2001 | 0-671-04749-3 |
| 2 | Forever Dark | Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur | February 27, 2001 | 0-671-04757-4 |

### 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.$^{:464}$ Originally intended to be a sequence of twelve novels. Not all printings include a number stamp.
| No. | Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | A Time to Be Born | John Vornholt | January 27, 2004 | 0-7434-6765-5 |
| 2 | A Time to Die | John Vornholt | February 24, 2004 | 0-7434-6766-3 |
| 3 | A Time to Sow | Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore | March 30, 2004 | 0-7434-8299-9 |
| 4 | A Time to Harvest | Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore | April 27, 2004 | 0-7434-8298-0 |
| 5 | A Time to Love | Robert Greenberger | May 25, 2004 | 0-7434-6285-8 |
| 6 | A Time to Hate | Robert Greenberger | June 29, 2004 | 0-7434-6289-0 |
| 7 | A Time to Kill | David Mack | July 27, 2004 | 0-7434-9177-7 |
| 8 | A Time to Heal | David Mack | August 31, 2004 | 0-7434-9178-5 |
| 9 | A Time for War, a Time for Peace | Keith DeCandido | September 28, 2004 | 0-7434-9179-3 |

### 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.
| No. | Title ◊ | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | A Sea of Troubles | J. Steven York and Christina F. York | October 1, 2007 | 978-1-4165-5008-2 |
| 2 | The Oppressor's Wrong | Phaedra M. Weldon | November 7, 2007 | 978-1-4165-5013-6 |
| 3 | The Insolence of Office | William Leisner | December 1, 2007 | 978-1-4165-5022-8 |
| 4 | That Sleep of Death | Terri Osborne | January 14, 2008 | 978-1-4165-5024-2 |
| 5 | A Weary Life | Robert Greenberger | February 1, 2008 | 978-1-4165-5026-6 |
| 6 | Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment | Keith DeCandido | March 11, 2008 | 978-1-4165-5027-3 |

### Cold Equations (2012)

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cold Equations relaunch miniseries explores the effect artificial life has on Starfleet and the Federation.
| No. | Title | Author | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | The Persistence of Memory | David Mack | October 30, 2012 | 978-1-4516-5072-3 |
| 2 | Silent Weapons | David Mack | November 27, 2012 | 978-1-4516-5073-0 |
| 3 | The Body Electric | David Mack | December 26, 2012 | 978-1-4516-5074-7 |

## Anthologies

Anthologies of short fiction featuring characters and settings from The Next Generation.
| Title | Editor(s) | Date | ISBN |
| Adventures in Time and Space (excerpt collection) | Mary P. Taylor | August 1999 | 0-671-03415-4 |
| Enterprise Logs  (excerpt collection) | Carol Greenburg | June 2000 | 0-671-03579-7 |
| What Lay Beyond † (Gateways, Book 7) | John J. Ordover | October 30, 2001 | 0-7434-3112-X |
| The Amazing Stories | John J. Ordover | August 20, 2002 | 0-7434-4915-0 |
| Tales of the Dominion War | Keith DeCandido | August 3, 2004 | 0-7434-9171-8 |
| Tales from the Captain's Table | Keith DeCandido | June 14, 2005 | 1-4165-0520-2 |
| The Sky's the Limit | Marco Palmieri | October 16, 2007 | 978-0-7434-9255-3 |
| Seven Deadly Sins | Margaret Clark | March 16, 2010 | 978-1-4391-0944-1 |

## Relaunch novels

Interlinked novels set after the film Nemesis (2002):
| Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN |
| Death in Winter † | Michael Jan Friedman | September 20, 2005 | 0-7434-9721-X |
| The Buried Age | Christopher L. Bennett | June 26, 2007 | 978-1-4165-3739-7 |
| Resistance | J. M. Dillard | August 28, 2007 | 978-0-7434-9955-2 |
| Q & A | Keith DeCandido | September 25, 2007 | 978-1-4165-2741-1 |
| Before Dishonor | Peter David | October 30, 2007 | 978-1-4165-2742-8 |
| Greater than the Sum | Christopher L. Bennett | July 29, 2008 | 978-1-4165-7132-2 |
| Losing the Peace | William Leisner | June 30, 2009 | 978-1-4391-0786-7 |
| Indistinguishable From Magic | David A. McIntee | March 29, 2011 | 978-1-4516-0615-7 |
| The Stuff of Dreams ◊ | James Swallow | March 25, 2013 | 978-1-4516-9661-5 |
| The Light Fantastic | Jeffrey Lang | June 24, 2014 | 978-1-4767-5051-4 |
| Q Are Cordially Uninvited... ◊ | Rudy Josephs | October 6, 2014 | 978-1-4767-7882-2 |
| Takedown | John Jackson Miller | January 27, 2015 | 978-1-4767-8271-3 |
| Armageddon's Arrow | Dayton Ward | May 26, 2015 | 978-1-4767-8269-0 |
| Headlong Flight | Dayton Ward | January 31, 2017 | 978-1-5011-1131-0 |
| Hearts and Minds | Dayton Ward | May 30, 2017 | 978-1-5011-4731-9 |
| Available Light | Dayton Ward | April 9, 2019 | 978-1-9821-1327-8 |
| Collateral Damage | David Mack | October 8, 2019 | 978-1-9821-1358-2 |