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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Star Trek: The Next Generation series? Start with "Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold)" (1987) and follow publication order through all 72 books.
The complete Star Trek: The Next Generation reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold)
1987
Ghost Ship (By: Diane Carey)
1988
The Peacekeepers (By: Gene DeWeese)
1988
The Children of Hamlin (By: Carmen Carter)
1988
Survivors (By: Jean Lorrah)
1989
Strike Zone (By: Peter David)
1989
Power Hungry (By: Howard Weinstein)
1989
Masks (By: John Vornholt)
1989
The Captain's Honor (By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin)
1989
A Rock and a Hard Place (By: Peter David)
1990
Gulliver's Fugitives (By: Keith Sharee)
1990
Doomsday World (By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)
1990
The Eyes of the Beholders (By: A.C. Crispin)
1990
Exiles (By: Howard Weinstein)
1990
Contamination (By: John Vornholt)
1991
Boogeymen (By: Mel Gilden)
1991
Q-in-Law (By: Peter David)
1991
Perchance to Dream (By: Howard Weinstein)
1991
Spartacus (By: Terry Mancour)
1992
Chains of Command (By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood)
1992
Imbalance (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1992
War Drums (By: John Vornholt)
1992
Nightshade (By: Laurell K. Hamilton)
1992
Grounded (By: David Bischoff)
1993
The Romulan Prize (By: Simon Hawke)
1993
Guises of the Mind (By: Rebecca Neason)
1993
Here There Be Dragons
1993
Sins of Commission (By: Susan Wright)
1994
Debtors' Planet (By: W.R. Thompson)
1994
Foreign Foes (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
1994
Requiem (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan)
1994
Balance of Power (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)
1995
Blaze of Glory (By: Simon Hawke)
1995
The Romulan Stratagem (By: Robert Greenberger)
1995
Into the Nebula (By: Gene DeWeese)
1995
The Last Stand (By: Brad Ferguson)
1995
Dragon's Honor (By: Greg Cox,Kij Johnson)
1996
Rogue Saucer (By: John Vornholt)
1996
Possession (By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard)
1996
Klingon (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)
1996
The Soldiers of Fear (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
1996
Infiltrator (By: W.R. Thompson)
1996
A Fury Scorned (By: Pamela Sargent)
1996
The Death of Princes
1997
Intellivore (By: Diane Duane)
1997
To Storm Heaven (By: Esther M. Friesner)
1997
Q-Zone (By: Greg Cox)
1998
Q-Strike (By: Greg Cox)
1998
Infection (By: John Gregory Betancourt)
1999
I, Q (By: Peter David,John de Lancie)
1999
Dyson Sphere (By: George Zebrowski)
1999
Vectors (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)
1999
Red Sector (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey)
1999
Quarantine (By: John Vornholt)
1999
Double or Nothing (By: Peter David)
1999
The First Virtue (By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman)
1999
The Forgotten War (By: William R. Forstchen)
1999
Gemworld, Book One (By: John Vornholt)
2000
Gemworld, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)
2000
The Genesis Wave Book One (By: John Vornholt)
2000
Vectors: Double Helix #2 (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2000
Diplomatic Implausibility (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2001
Tooth and Claw (By: Doranna Durgin)
2001
Maximum Warp: Book One (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
2001
Maximum Warp: Book Two (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)
2001
The Genesis Wave, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)
2001
The Genesis Wave, Book Three (By: John Vornholt)
2002
A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2002
Genesis Force (By: John Vornholt)
2003
Sand and Stars (By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin)
2004
Engines of Destiny (By: Gene DeWeese)
2005
Takedown (By: John Jackson Miller)
2015
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