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Star Trek: The Original Books in Order

There are 221 Star Trek: The Original books, published between 1981 and 2026: 219 in the 18 main-line series and 2 related titles. The first book is The Klingon Gambit (1981) and the newest main-line book is Echoes in Eternity (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
221
Published
1981–2026
Confirmed
165 of 221 titles
Pages on record
26,166 in 90 of 221 books
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Star Trek: The Original gathers 221 catalogued books published between 1981 and 2026. Subjects name James T. Kirk, Spock and Leonard McCoy as fictitious characters, along with space opera, interplanetary voyages and media tie-in fiction. Credits run across many writers: Barbara Hambly on 13 titles, Diane Duane and Greg Cox on 12 each, Diane Carey and Dayton Ward on 11, Michael Jan Friedman on 10, L.A. Graf on 7 and Peter David on 6. The Klingon Gambit, Entropy Effect and The Covenant of the Crown date from 1981, and Echoes in Eternity is dated 2026. Sub-lines include New Earth, The Janus Gate, Errand Of Vengeance, Vulcan's Soul and Crucible.

How many Star Trek: The Original books are there?

Star Trek: The Original has 221 books, released between 1981 and 2026. 219 of them belong to the 18 main-line series (Star Trek: TOS (Original), Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: Gateways and others), and 2 related titles sit outside it: other titles.

Star Trek: The Original Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 221 Star Trek: The Original 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.

  1. Cover of The Prometheus Design, book 1 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1982)
  2. Cover of The Abode of Life, book 2 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1982)
  3. Cover of The Abode of Life by Lee Correy, book 4 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1982)
  4. Cover of Triangle, book 4 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1983)
  5. Cover of My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu series (1984)
  6. Cover of Corona by Greg Bear, book 7 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1984)
  7. Cover of The Tears of the Singers by Barbara Hambly, book 8 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1984)
  8. Cover of The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah, book 9 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1984)
  9. Cover of Ishmael by Barbara Hambly, book 12 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1985)
  10. Cover of Pawns and Symbols by Majliss Larson, book 15 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1985)
  11. Cover of Ishmael by Barbara Hambly, book 17 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1985)
  12. Cover of Dreadnought! by Diane Carey, book 21 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1986)
  13. Cover of Battlestations! by Diane Carey, book 23 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1986)
  14. Cover of The Romulan Way by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu series (1987)
  15. Cover of Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese, book 16 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1987)
  16. Cover of Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard, book 17 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1987)
  17. Cover of The IDIC Epidemic by Jean Lorrah, book 18 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1988)
  18. Cover of The Three-Minute Universe by Barbara Paul, book 19 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1988)
  19. Cover of Memory Prime, book 36 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1988)
  20. Cover of The Lost Years by Jeanne Kalogridis, book 1 of the Star Trek: TOS: The Lost Years Saga (1989)
  21. Cover of Vulcan's Glory by D.C. Fontana, book 22 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1989)
  22. Cover of Prime Directive, book 39 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1990)
  23. Cover of Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane, book 43 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1990)
  24. Cover of Ghost-Walker by Barbara Hambly, book 25 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1991)
  1. 1
    The Klingon GambitStar Trek: TOS (Original) #11981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  2. 2
    Entropy EffectStar Trek: TOS (Original) #21981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  3. 3
    The Covenant of the CrownStar Trek: TOS (Original) #31981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  4. 4
    The Prometheus DesignStar Trek: TOS #11982 · 190 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982190
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  5. 5
    The Abode of LifeStar Trek: TOS #21982 · 207 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982207
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  6. 6
    The Abode of LifeStar Trek: TOS (Original) #41982 · confirmed 3/4
    1982–
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  7. 7
    The Wrath Of KhanStar Trek: TOS (Original) #51982 · confirmed 3/4
    1982–
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  8. 8
    Black FireStar Trek: TOS #31983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  9. 9
    TriangleStar Trek: TOS #41983 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983188
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  10. 10
    Web of the RomulansStar Trek: TOS #51983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  11. 11
    The Wounded SkyStar Trek: TOS #61983 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983255
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  12. 12
    Yesterday's SonStar Trek: TOS (Original) #71983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  13. 13
    Mutiny on the EnterpriseStar Trek: TOS (Original) #81983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  14. 14
    The Wounded SkyStar Trek: TOS (Original) #91983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  15. 15
    My Enemy, My AllyStar Trek: TOS: Rihannsu #11984 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984309
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  16. 16
    CoronaStar Trek: TOS #71984 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984192
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  17. 17
    The Tears of the SingersStar Trek: TOS #81984 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984252
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  18. 18
    The Vulcan Academy MurdersStar Trek: TOS #91984 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984280
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  19. 19
    The Trellisane ConfrontationStar Trek: TOS (Original) #101984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  20. 20
    The Final ReflectionStar Trek: TOS (Original) #111984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  21. 21
    Star Trek III: The Search for SpockStar Trek: TOS (Original) #121984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  22. 22
    My Enemy, My AllyStar Trek: TOS (Original) #131984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  23. 23
    Uhura's SongStar Trek: TOS #101985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  24. 24
    Shadow LordStar Trek: TOS #111985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  25. 25
    IshmaelStar Trek: TOS #121985 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985256
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  26. 26
    Killing TimeStar Trek: TOS #131985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  27. 27
    Dwellers in the CrucibleStar Trek: TOS #141985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  28. 28
    Pawns and SymbolsStar Trek: TOS #151985 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985277
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  29. 29
    IshmaelStar Trek: TOS (Original) #171985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  30. 30
    MindshadowStar Trek: TOS (Original) #191986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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Where to start with Star Trek: The Original

Start with The Klingon Gambit (1981), the earliest published book in the 18 main-line series.

What is the newest Star Trek: The Original book?

Echoes in Eternity (2026) is the newest book in the 18 main-line series.

Is there a new Star Trek: The Original book coming?

No next Star Trek: The Original book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Star Trek: The Original at a glance

Still running
Star Trek: The Original is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Star Trek: The Original books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
26,166 pages across the 90 of 221 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Star Trek: The Original books, 68 of 221, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 221 titles, 15 are credited to Diane Carey, 13 to Barbara Hambly, 12 to Diane Duane and 12 to Greg Cox. A further 86 writers are credited. 14 titles carry no credit.

What the Star Trek: The Original books are about

93 of the 221 Star Trek: The Original books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 48 of 93. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Science fiction 48 of 93 books
  • CollectionID:ST# 40 of 93 books
  • Star Trek fiction 39 of 93 books
  • Kirk, james t. (fictitious character) 34 of 93 books
  • Space opera 34 of 93 books
  • Interplanetary voyages 31 of 93 books
  • James T. Kirk (Fictitious character) 31 of 93 books
  • Leonard McCoy (Fictitious character) 18 of 93 books
  • Media tie-in 18 of 93 books
  • CollectionID:STmisc 14 of 93 books
  • Spock (Fictitious character) 12 of 93 books