Star Trek: TOS Adaptations Books in Order
Star Trek: TOS Adaptations by James Blish contains 12 books, published between 1967 and 1977. The first book is Star Trek 1 (1967) and the newest is Star Trek 12 (1977). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1967–1977
- Pages on record
- 925 in 6 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 15–23 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 925 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Star Trek: TOS Adaptations is a set of 12 numbered volumes of Star Trek fiction by James Blish, published from 1967 to 1977. The catalogue files the books under science fiction and English short stories, with subject links to the Star Trek television programme. James T. Kirk, Spock and Leonard McCoy are the fictional characters tagged on the volumes. The first volume appeared in 1967 and the twelfth in 1977, and the run is marked likely complete.
How many Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books are there?
Star Trek: TOS Adaptations has 12 books, released between 1967 and 1977.
Star Trek: TOS Adaptations Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Star Trek: TOS Adaptations 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.
- 1Star Trek 11967 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/419671362/4
- 2Star Trek 21968 · confirmed 2/41968–2/4
- 3Star Trek 31969 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/419691182/4
- 4Star Trek 41971 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/419711422/4
- 5Star Trek 51972 · confirmed 2/41972–2/4
- 6Star Trek 61972 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/419721602/4
- 7Star Trek 71972 · confirmed 2/41972–2/4
- 8Star Trek 81972 · confirmed 2/41972–2/4
- 9Star Trek 91973 · confirmed 2/41973–2/4
- 10Star Trek 101974 · confirmed 2/41974–2/4
- 11Star Trek 111975 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419751922/4
- 12Star Trek 121977 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/419771772/4
Is there a chronological order for Star Trek: TOS Adaptations?
No separate chronological order is on record for Star Trek: TOS Adaptations, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books in order?
You should read the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Star Trek: TOS Adaptations book also stands alone.
Where to start with Star Trek: TOS Adaptations
Start with Star Trek 1 (1967), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Star Trek: TOS Adaptations book?
Star Trek 12 (1977) is the newest Star Trek: TOS Adaptations book released so far.
Is there a new Star Trek: TOS Adaptations book coming?
No next Star Trek: TOS Adaptations 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: TOS Adaptations at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Star Trek: TOS Adaptations title on record dates from 1977, 49 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 925 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 151 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books, 9 of 12, were published in the 1970s.
What the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books are about
11 of the 12 Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: collectionid:stnov is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- CollectionID:STnov 11 of 11 books
- Science fiction 11 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 11 books
- Star trek (Television program) 2 of 11 books
More books by James Blish
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Characters in the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
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