Star Trek: Vanguard Books in Order
Star Trek: Vanguard contains 9 books, published between 2005 and 2012. The first book is Harbinger (2005) and the newest is In Tempest's Wake (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2012
- Pages on record
- 2,704 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 45–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,704 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Star Trek: Vanguard is a tie-in series of nine books published between 2005 and 2012, its credits spread across three names: David Mack on five, Dayton Ward on four and Kevin Dilmore on two. Recorded subjects include space opera science fiction, space stations, space warfare, space ships, interplanetary voyages and life on other planets, with James T. Kirk among the fictitious characters. Harbinger (2005) opens the run and In Tempest's Wake (2012) closes it, taking in Summon the Thunder (2006), Reap the Whirlwind (2007), Open Secrets (2009), Precipice (2009), Declassified (2011), What Judgments Come (2011) and Storming Heaven (2012). The median recorded length is 400 pages.
How many Star Trek: Vanguard books are there?
Star Trek: Vanguard has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2012.
Star Trek: Vanguard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Star Trek: Vanguard 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.
- 1Harbinger2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420054002/4
- 2Summon the Thunder2006 · 420 pages · confirmed 2/420064202/4
- 3Reap the Whirlwind2007 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420074642/4
- 4Open Secrets2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 5Precipice2009 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/420093312/4
- 6Declassified2011 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420114002/4
- 7What Judgments Come2011 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/420113422/4
- 8Storming Heaven2012 · 347 pages · confirmed 2/420123472/4
- 9In Tempest's Wake2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
Do you have to read Star Trek: Vanguard books in order?
You should read the Star Trek: Vanguard books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Star Trek: Vanguard book also stands alone.
Where to start with Star Trek: Vanguard
Start with Harbinger (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Star Trek: Vanguard book?
In Tempest's Wake (2012) is the newest Star Trek: Vanguard book released so far.
Is there a new Star Trek: Vanguard book coming?
No next Star Trek: Vanguard 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: Vanguard at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Star Trek: Vanguard title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Star Trek: Vanguard books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,704 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Star Trek: Vanguard books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 5 are credited to David Mack, 4 to Dayton Ward and 2 to Kevin Dilmore.
What the Star Trek: Vanguard books are about
7 of the 9 Star Trek: Vanguard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: collectionid:stvanguard is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- CollectionID:STvanguard 6 of 7 books
- Science fiction 5 of 7 books
- Space opera 5 of 7 books
- Space stations 3 of 7 books
- Interplanetary voyages 2 of 7 books
- Life on other planets 2 of 7 books
- Space ships 2 of 7 books
- Space warfare 2 of 7 books
Characters in the Star Trek: Vanguard books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
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