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Star Trek Books in Order

There are 318 Star Trek books, published between 1967 and 2026. The first book is Star Trek 1 (1967) and the newest is To Defy Fate (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
318
Published
1967–2026
Confirmed
139 of 318 titles
Pages on record
43,900 in 150 of 318 books
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Star Trek is a science fiction book line of 318 catalogued titles, published from 1967 to 2026 and set across interplanetary voyages, starships and alien worlds. Star Trek 1 (1967) opens the run and Spock Must Die! (1970) follows, with James T. Kirk among the earliest recurring figures. The line divides by television era into The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise, alongside sub-series such as The Lost Era, Klingon Empire and Invasion.

How many Star Trek books are there?

Star Trek has 318 books, released between 1967 and 2026.

Star Trek Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 318 Star Trek 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.

There are 318 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of Star Trek 3 by James Blish, book 3 of the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series (1969)
  2. Cover of Spock Must Die! by James Blish, book 1 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1970)
  3. Cover of Star Trek 4 by James Blish, book 4 of the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series (1971)
  4. Cover of Star Trek 6 by James Blish, book 6 of the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series (1972)
  5. Cover of Star Trek Log Two by Alan Dean Foster, book 2 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1974)
  6. Cover of Star Trek Log Four by Alan Dean Foster, book 4 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1975)
  7. Cover of Star Trek Log Five by Alan Dean Foster, book 5 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1975)
  8. Cover of Star Trek 11 by James Blish, book 11 of the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series (1975)
  9. Cover of Spock, Messiah! by Theodore R. Cogswell, book 3 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1976)
  10. Cover of Star Trek Log Six by Alan Dean Foster, book 6 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1976)
  11. Cover of Star Trek Log Seven by Alan Dean Foster, book 7 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1976)
  12. Cover of Star Trek Log Eight by Alan Dean Foster, book 8 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1976)
  13. Cover of Star Trek 12 by David Gerrold, book 4 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1977)
  14. Cover of Planet of Judgment by Joe Haldeman, book 6 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1977)
  15. Cover of Star Trek: The New Voyages 2, book 7 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1977)
  16. Cover of Star Trek Log Nine by Alan Dean Foster, book 9 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1977)
  17. Cover of Star Trek 12 by James Blish, book 12 of the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series (1977)
  18. Cover of Mudd's Angels by J.A. Lawrence, book 8 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1978)
  19. Cover of Star Trek Log Ten by Alan Dean Foster, book 10 of the Star Trek: The Animated series (1978)
  20. Cover of The Starless World by Gordon Eklund, book 10 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1978)
  21. Cover of Trek to Madworld by Stephen Goldin, book 11 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1979)
  22. Cover of The Fate of the Phoenix, book 13 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1979)
  23. Cover of Devil World by Gordon Eklund, book 14 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1979)
  24. Cover of Perry's Planet by Jack C. Haldeman II, book 15 of the Star Trek Adventures series (1980)
  1. 1
    Star Trek 1Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #11967 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967136
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  2. 2
    Star Trek 2Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #21968 · confirmed 2/4
    1968–
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  3. 3
    Star Trek 3Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #31969 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969118
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  4. 4
    Spock Must Die!Star Trek Adventures #11970 · 118 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970118
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  5. 5
    Star Trek 4Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #41971 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971142
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  6. 6
    Star Trek 5Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #51972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
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  7. 7
    Star Trek 6Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #61972 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972160
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  8. 8
    Star Trek 7Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #71972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
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  9. 9
    Star Trek 8Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #81972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
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  10. 10
    Star Trek 9Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #91973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
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  11. 11
    Star Trek Log OneStar Trek: The Animated #11974 · confirmed 3/4
    1974–
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  12. 12
    Star Trek Log TwoStar Trek: The Animated #21974 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974182
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  13. 13
    Star Trek Log ThreeStar Trek: The Animated #31974 · confirmed 3/4
    1974–
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  14. 14
    Star Trek 10Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #101974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  15. 15
    Star Trek Log FourStar Trek: The Animated #41975 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975215
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  16. 16
    Star Trek Log FiveStar Trek: The Animated #51975 · 195 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975195
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  17. 17
    Star Trek 11Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #111975 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975192
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  18. 18
    Star Trek: The New VoyagesStar Trek Adventures #21976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  19. 19
    Spock, Messiah!Star Trek Adventures #31976 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976182
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  20. 20
    Star Trek Log SixStar Trek: The Animated #61976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  21. 21
    Star Trek Log SevenStar Trek: The Animated #71976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  22. 22
    Star Trek Log EightStar Trek: The Animated #81976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  23. 23
    Star Trek 12Star Trek Adventures #41977 · 177 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977177
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  24. 24
    The Price of the PhoenixStar Trek Adventures #51977 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977182
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  25. 25
    Planet of JudgmentStar Trek Adventures #61977 · 151 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977151
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  26. 26
    Star Trek: The New Voyages 2Star Trek Adventures #71977 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977252
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  27. 27
    Star Trek Log NineStar Trek: The Animated #91977 · 183 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977183
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  28. 28
    Star Trek 12Star Trek: TOS Adaptations #121977 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977177
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  29. 29
    Mudd's AngelsStar Trek Adventures #81978 · 177 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978177
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  30. 30
    Vulcan!Star Trek Adventures #91978 · 175 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978175
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Star Trek Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Star Trek books run from Star Trek 1 (1967) to To Defy Fate (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Star Trek in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Where to start with Star Trek

Start with Star Trek 1 (1967), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Star Trek book?

To Defy Fate (2026) is the newest Star Trek book released so far.

Is there a new Star Trek book coming?

No next Star Trek 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 at a glance

Still running
Star Trek is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Star Trek books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
43,900 pages across the 150 of 318 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Star Trek books, 138 of 318, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 318 titles, 24 are credited to Peter David, 24 to Dayton Ward, 21 to David Mack and 15 to Michael A. Martin. A further 105 writers are credited. 5 titles carry no credit.

What the Star Trek books are about

173 of the 318 Star Trek 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 85 of 173. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Series that include Star Trek books

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.