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Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Star Trek: TOS (Original) 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 (Original) series? Start with "The Klingon Gambit (By: Robert Vardeman)" (1981) and follow publication order through all 112 books.
The complete Star Trek: TOS (Original) reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Klingon Gambit (By: Robert Vardeman)
1981
Entropy Effect (By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Leonard Nimoy,George Takei)
1981
The Covenant of the Crown (By: Howard Weinstein)
1981
The Abode of Life (By: Lee Correy)
1982
The Wrath Of Khan (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
1982
Black Fire (By: Sonni Cooper)
1983
Yesterday's Son
1983
Mutiny on the Enterprise (By: Robert Vardeman)
1983
The Wounded Sky (By: Diane Duane)
1983
The Trellisane Confrontation (By: David Dvorkin)
1984
The Final Reflection (By: John M. Ford)
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Harve Bennett)
1984
My Enemy, My Ally (By: Diane Duane)
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
Mindshadow (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
Crisis on Centaurus (By: Brad Ferguson)
1986
Dreadnought! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
Time for Yesterday
1986
Battlestations! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
Demons (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
Enterprise: The First Adventure (By: Leonard Nimoy)
1986
The Romulan Way (By: Diane Duane)
1987
Strangers from the Sky (By: Leonard Nimoy,Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1987
Deep Domain (By: Howard Weinstein)
1987
Dreams of the Raven (By: Carmen Carter)
1987
How Much for Just the Planet? (By: John M. Ford)
1987
Timetrap (By: David Dvorkin)
1988
Final Frontier (By: Leonard Nimoy,Diane Carey)
1988
The IDIC Epidemic (By: Jean Lorrah)
1988
The Three-Minute Universe (By: Barbara Paul)
1988
Spock's World (By: Diane Duane)
1988
Memory Prime (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1988
The Cry of the Onlies (By: Judy Klass)
1989
The Kobayashi Maru (By: Julia Ecklar)
1989
Prime Directive (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1990
Enemy Unseen (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1990
Rules of Engagement (By: Peter Morwood)
1990
The Pandora Principle (By: Carolyn Clowes)
1990
Doctor's Orders (By: Diane Duane)
1990
Home Is the Hunter (By: Dana Kramer-Rolls)
1990
Legacy (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Probe (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1991
The Rift (By: Peter David)
1991
The Disinherited (By: Peter David)
1992
Best Destiny (By: Diane Carey)
1992
Windows on a Lost World (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1993
Shadows on the Sun (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1993
Sarek
1994
Traitor Winds (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
Crossroad (By: Barbara Hambly)
1994
Recovery (By: J.M. Dillard)
1995
Twilight's End (By: Jerry Oltion)
1996
First Strike (By: Diane Carey)
1996
Star Trek Phase II (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens)
1996
Mudd in Your Eye (By: Jerry Oltion)
1997
Vulcan's Forge (By: Josepha Sherman,Susan Shwartz)
1997
Heart of the Sun (By: George Zebrowski,Pamela Sargent)
1997
Assignment: Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
1998
Constitution (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1999
Rough Trails (By: L.A. Graf)
2000
The Flaming Arrow (By: Jerry Oltion,Kathy Oltion)
2000
Thin Air (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2000
Swordhunt (By: Diane Duane)
2000
Honor Blade (By: Diane Duane)
2000
The Aliens Are Coming! (By: Dayton Ward)
2002
The Last Roundup (By: Christie Golden,Dayton Ward)
2002
Gemini (By: Mike W. Barr)
2003
Garth of Izar (By: George Zebrowski,Pamela Sargent)
2003
Ex Machina (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2004
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse (By: Tony Isabella,Bob Ingersoll)
2004
Burning Dreams (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2006
Federation (By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
2006
Troublesome Minds (By: Dave Galanter)
2009
Inception (By: S.D. Perry)
2010
Unspoken Truth (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2010
A Choice of Catastrophes (By: Steve Mollmann,Michael Schuster)
2011
The Rings of Time (By: Greg Cox)
2012
That Which Divides (By: Dayton Ward)
2012
Allegiance in Exile (By: Dayton Ward)
2013
Devil's Bargain (By: Tony Daniel)
2013
The Weight of Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2013
The Folded World (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2013
The Shocks of Adversity (By: William Leisner)
2013
From History's Shadow (By: Dayton Ward)
2013
No Time Like the Past (By: Greg Cox)
2014
Seasons of Light and Darkness (By: Michael A. Martin)
2014
Serpents in the Garden (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2014
The More Things Change (By: Scott Pearson)
2014
Shadow of the Machine (By: Dayton Ward,Scott V. Harrison)
2014
Foul Deeds Will Rise (By: Greg Cox)
2014
Savage Trade (By: Tony Daniel)
2015
Crisis of Consciousness (By: Dave Galanter)
2015
Armageddon's Arrow (By: Dayton Ward)
2015
All That's Left (By: Kevin Dilmore,Dayton Ward)
2015
Child of Two Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2015
Miasma (By: Greg Cox)
2016
The Latter Fire (By: James Swallow,Dayton Ward)
2016
Elusive Salvation (By: Dayton Ward)
2016
The Face of the Unknown (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2016
The Captain's Oath (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2019
The Antares Maelstrom (By: Greg Cox)
2019
The Higher Frontier (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2020
Agents of Influence (By: Dayton Ward)
2020
A Contest of Principles (By: Greg Cox)
2020
Living Memory (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2021
Harm's Way (By: David Mack)
2022
Lost to Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
2024
Identity Theft (By: Greg Cox)
2025
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