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Star Trek: TOS (Numbered) Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Star Trek: TOS (Numbered) 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: TOS (Numbered) series? Start with "The Prometheus Design (By: Sondra Marshak,Myrna Culbreath)" (1982) and follow publication order through all 61 books.
The complete Star Trek: TOS (Numbered) reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Prometheus Design (By: Sondra Marshak,Myrna Culbreath)
1982
The Abode of Life (By: Lee Correy)
1982
Black Fire (By: Sonni Cooper)
1983
Triangle (By: Sondra Marshak,Myrna Culbreath)
1983
Web of the Romulans (By: Leonard Nimoy,M.S. Murdock)
1983
The Wounded Sky
1983
Corona (By: Greg Bear)
1984
The Tears of the Singers (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1984
The Vulcan Academy Murders (By: Jean Lorrah)
1984
Uhura's Song (By: Janet Kagan)
1985
Shadow Lord (By: Laurence Yep)
1985
Ishmael (By: Barbara Hambly)
1985
Killing Time (By: Della Van Hise)
1985
Dwellers in the Crucible (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1985
Pawns and Symbols (By: Majliss Larson)
1985
Chain of Attack (By: Gene DeWeese)
1987
Bloodthirst (By: J.M. Dillard)
1987
The IDIC Epidemic (By: Jean Lorrah)
1988
The Three-Minute Universe (By: Barbara Paul)
1988
The Final Nexus (By: Gene DeWeese)
1988
The Lost Years (By: J.M. Dillard)
1989
Vulcan's Glory (By: D.C. Fontana)
1989
Double, Double (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1989
Home Is the Hunter (By: Dana Kramer-Rolls)
1990
Ghost-Walker (By: Barbara Hambly)
1991
A Flag Full of Stars (By: Brad Ferguson,Dave Stern)
1991
Renegade (By: Gene DeWeese)
1991
The Rift (By: Peter David)
1991
Faces of Fire (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1992
Ice Trap (By: L.A. Graf)
1992
Sanctuary (By: John Vornholt)
1992
Death Count (By: L.A. Graf)
1992
Shell Game (By: Melissa Crandall)
1993
The Starship Trap (By: Mel Gilden)
1993
From the Depths (By: Victor Milán)
1993
The Great Starship Race (By: Diane Carey)
1993
Firestorm (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
The Patrian Transgression (By: Simon Hawke)
1994
Traitor Winds (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
Crossroad (By: Barbara Hambly)
1994
The Better Man (By: Howard Weinstein)
1994
Recovery (By: J.M. Dillard)
1995
The Fearful Summons (By: Denny Martin Flinn)
1995
First Frontier (By: Diane Carey,James I. Kirkland)
1995
The Captain's Daughter (By: Peter David)
1995
Twilight's End (By: Jerry Oltion)
1996
The Rings of Tautee (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
1996
The Joy Machine (By: Theodore Sturgeon,James Edwin Gunn)
1996
Mudd in Your Eye (By: Jerry Oltion)
1997
Mind Meld (By: John Vornholt)
1997
Assignment: Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
1998
Vulcan's Heart (By: Josepha Sherman,Susan Shwartz)
1999
Across the Universe (By: Pamela Sargent)
1999
In the Name of Honor (By: Dayton Ward)
2002
Ex Machina (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2004
Federation (By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
2006
The Disinherited (By: Peter David,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)
2007
Excelsior: Forged in Fire (By: Andy Mangels,Michael A. Martin)
2007
The Children of Kings (By: Dave Stern)
2010
Cast No Shadow (By: James Swallow,Dayton Ward)
2011
Allegiance in Exile (By: David R. George III)
2013
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