David Mack Books in Order
David Mack has written 46 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Invincible, Part 1 (2001) and the newest is Echoes in Eternity (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 46
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 9 of 46 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,002 in 25 of 46 books
- Reading time
- 150–225 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,002 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 46 titles with a page count on record.
David Mack is an American writer best known for freelance Star Trek novels, and has also had a Star Trek script produced and worked on a Star Trek comic book. The catalogue lists 46 books from Invincible, Part 1 (2001) to Echoes in Eternity (2026). Series include Star Trek: Vanguard, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Destiny, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Cold Equations, Star Trek: Seekers and the Star Trek Mirror Universe relaunch. Other titles include Wildfire (2002), The Starfleet Survival Guide (2002), A Time to Heal and A Time to Kill (both 2004). Keith R.A. DeCandido shares the credit on 2 books and Robert Greenberger on 1.
How many David Mack books are there?
David Mack has 46 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 6 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
David Mack Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 46 David Mack books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12001–2/4
- 22001952/4
- 3The Starfleet Survival GuideStar Trek: Mirror Universe (Relaunch Continuity) #12002 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/420021771/4
- 42002–2/4
- 52003–2/4
- 62003–2/4
- 72004–2/4
- 820043462/4
- 92004–2/4
- 1020054002/4
- 112005–2/4
- 1220064332/4
- 1320063682/4
- 1420074642/4
- 152007–2/4
- 1620083522/4
- 1720084532/4
- 18The Calling2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 1920093362/4
- 2020093312/4
- 2120103523/4
- 22The Sorrows of EmpireStar Trek: Mirror Universe (Relaunch Continuity) #32010 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/420104521/4
- 2320113521/4
- 2420114002/4
- 252012–2/4
- 2620123042/4
- 2720123472/4
- 282013–2/4
- 2920133683/4
- 302014–2/4
- 312014–2/4
- 322015–2/4
- 3320163842/4
- 3420173682/4
- 3520173683/4
- 3620184801/4
- 3720193841/4
- 382019–3/4
- 392020–1/4
- 40More Beautiful Than DeathStar Trek: Mirror Universe (Relaunch Continuity) #52020 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420203521/4
- 412021–3/4
- 422022–3/4
- 432024–1/4
- 4420243363/4
- 452025–3/4
- 462026–3/4
David Mack series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
David Mack books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Star Trek: Starfleet Corps Of Engineers in order
8 books- 7. Invincible, Part 1
- 8. Invincible, Part 2
- 23. Wildfire
- 24. Wildfire Book 2
- 32. Buying Time
- 40. Failsafe
- 49. Small World
- 73. Creative Couplings
Star Trek: Mirror Universe (Relaunch Continuity) in order
4 booksStar Trek: The Next Generation: Destiny in order
3 books- 1. Mere Mortals
- 2. Gods of Night
- 3. Lost Souls
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Cold Equations in order
3 booksDark Arts in order
3 booksStar Trek: Typhon Pact in order
2 booksStar Trek: Seekers in order
2 books- 1. Second Nature
- 3. Long Shot
Star Trek: Section 31 in order
2 booksStar Trek: The Next Generation: A Time To... in order
2 booksStar Trek: TOS (Original) in order
2 books- 110. Harm's Way
- 113. Echoes in Eternity
Daredevil Epic Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Star Trek: TOS: Legacies in order
1 book- 2. Best Defense
4400 in order
1 bookStar Trek: Coda Trilogy in order
1 bookStar Trek: Strange New Worlds in order
1 book- 4. Ring of Fire
Star Trek: Picard in order
1 book- 6. Firewall
Star Trek: Titan in order
1 book- 10. Fortune of War
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Relaunch) in order
1 bookStar Trek: Deep Space Nine books in order
1 book by David Mack- 39. Warpath
Standalone books
1 book1 David Mack title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Mack books in order?
You only need to read David Mack books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Mack
Start with Harbinger (2005), the first Star Trek: Vanguard book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Invincible, Part 1 (2001).
What is the newest David Mack book?
Echoes in Eternity (2026) is the newest David Mack book released so far.
Is there a new David Mack book coming?
No next David Mack book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Mack at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Mack published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Mack books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,002 pages across the 25 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Mack books, 20 of 46, were published in the 2000s.
What the David Mack books are about
26 of the 46 David Mack books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: space opera is tagged on 10 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Space opera 10 of 26 books
- Science fiction 9 of 26 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 9 of 26 books
- Interplanetary voyages 6 of 26 books
- Life on other planets 6 of 26 books
- CollectionID:STvanguard 5 of 26 books
- Star Trek fiction 5 of 26 books
- Media tie-in 4 of 26 books
- Space ships 3 of 26 books
- Star Trek (science fiction) 3 of 26 books
- Alternative history 2 of 26 books
- American literature 2 of 26 books