Star Trek: The Next Generation Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Star Trek: The Next Generation books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold)
Buy on Amazon1987
Ghost Ship (By: Diane Carey)
Buy on Amazon1988
The Peacekeepers (By: Gene DeWeese)
Buy on Amazon1988
The Children of Hamlin (By: Carmen Carter)
Buy on Amazon1988
Survivors (By: Jean Lorrah)
Buy on Amazon1989
Strike Zone (By: Peter David)
Buy on Amazon1989
Power Hungry (By: Howard Weinstein)
Buy on Amazon1989
Masks (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon1989
The Captain's Honor (By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin)
Buy on Amazon1989
A Rock and a Hard Place (By: Peter David)
Buy on Amazon1990
Gulliver's Fugitives (By: Keith Sharee)
Buy on Amazon1990
Doomsday World (By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)
Buy on Amazon1990
The Eyes of the Beholders (By: A.C. Crispin)
Buy on Amazon1990
Exiles (By: Howard Weinstein)
Buy on Amazon1990
Contamination (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon1991
Boogeymen (By: Mel Gilden)
Buy on Amazon1991
Q-in-Law (By: Peter David)
Buy on Amazon1991
Perchance to Dream (By: Howard Weinstein)
Buy on Amazon1991
Spartacus (By: Terry Mancour)
Buy on Amazon1992
Chains of Command (By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood)
Buy on Amazon1992
Imbalance (By: V.E. Mitchell)
Buy on Amazon1992
War Drums (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon1992
Nightshade (By: Laurell K. Hamilton)
Buy on Amazon1992
Grounded (By: David Bischoff)
Buy on Amazon1993
The Romulan Prize (By: Simon Hawke)
Buy on Amazon1993
Guises of the Mind (By: Rebecca Neason)
Buy on Amazon1993
Here There Be Dragons (By: John Peel)
Buy on Amazon1993
Sins of Commission (By: Susan Wright)
Buy on Amazon1994
Debtors' Planet (By: W.R. Thompson)
Buy on Amazon1994
Foreign Foes (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
Buy on Amazon1994
Requiem (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan)
Buy on Amazon1994
Balance of Power (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)
Buy on Amazon1995
Blaze of Glory (By: Simon Hawke)
Buy on Amazon1995
The Romulan Stratagem (By: Robert Greenberger)
Buy on Amazon1995
Into the Nebula (By: Gene DeWeese)
Buy on Amazon1995
The Last Stand (By: Brad Ferguson)
Buy on Amazon1995
Dragon's Honor (With: Greg Cox)
Buy on Amazon1996
Rogue Saucer (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon1996
Possession (By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard)
Buy on Amazon1996
Klingon (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)
Buy on Amazon1996
The Soldiers of Fear (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
Buy on Amazon1996
Infiltrator (By: W.R. Thompson)
Buy on Amazon1996
A Fury Scorned (By: Pamela Sargent)
Buy on Amazon1996
The Death of Princes (By: John Peel)
Buy on Amazon1997
Intellivore (By: Diane Duane)
Buy on Amazon1997
To Storm Heaven (By: Esther M. Friesner)
Buy on Amazon1997
Q-Zone (By: Greg Cox)
Buy on Amazon1998
Q-Strike (By: Greg Cox)
Buy on Amazon1998
Infection (By: John Gregory Betancourt)
Buy on Amazon1999
I, Q (By: Peter David,John de Lancie)
Buy on Amazon1999
Dyson Sphere (By: George Zebrowski)
Buy on Amazon1999
Vectors (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)
Buy on Amazon1999
Red Sector (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey)
Buy on Amazon1999
Quarantine (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon1999
Double or Nothing (By: Peter David)
Buy on Amazon1999
The First Virtue (By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman)
Buy on Amazon1999
The Forgotten War (By: William R. Forstchen)
Buy on Amazon1999
Gemworld, Book One (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2000
Gemworld, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2000
The Genesis Wave Book One (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2000
Vectors: Double Helix #2 (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
Buy on Amazon2000
Diplomatic Implausibility (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
Buy on Amazon2001
Tooth and Claw (By: Doranna Durgin)
Buy on Amazon2001
Maximum Warp: Book One (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
Buy on Amazon2001
Maximum Warp: Book Two (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
Buy on Amazon2001
The Genesis Wave, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2001
The Genesis Wave, Book Three (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2002
A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
Buy on Amazon2002
Genesis Force (By: John Vornholt)
Buy on Amazon2003
Sand and Stars (By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin)
Buy on Amazon2004
Engines of Destiny (By: Gene DeWeese)
Buy on Amazon2005
Takedown (By: John Jackson Miller)
Buy on Amazon2015
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Star Trek: The Next Generation series is publication order: 1. Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold) (1987), 2. Ghost Ship (By: Diane Carey) (1988), 3. The Peacekeepers (By: Gene DeWeese) (1988), 4. The Children of Hamlin (By: Carmen Carter) (1988), 5. Survivors (By: Jean Lorrah) (1989), and 67 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
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