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CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSES:
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period A   Events occuring prior to the Original Series tv episodes. 
period B   Kirk's original 5-year mission plus (up to his promotion to Admiral). 
  
     page 2 (below) 
  
period C   The years Kirk is based on Earth during the Enterprise refit. 
period D   Kirk commands the Enterprise as an admiral. 
period E   Events between movies "The Voyage Home" and "The Final Frontier". 
period F   Star Trek V through Kirk's "death" on the Enterprise-B and its effect on his crew. 
period G   The continuing adventures of Kirk and his crew in Picard's time.
 
 
 
 
The Original Series
period C
 
 
The years Admiral Kirk is based on Earth
while the Enterprise is being refitted. 
 
 
The Lost Years 

     Dillard, J.M. 
               Pocket, 1989 

Kirk, Spock and McCoy go their separate ways as their tour on the Enterprise comes to an end and the ship is dry-docked for a three-year refitting, but an unexpected diplomatic crisis brings them back together. 
A Flag Full of Stars 

     Ferguson, Brad 
               Pocket, 1991          TOS #54 

In the midst of the media-hype surrounding the tricentennial of the first manned-moon landing, Kirk must stop the kidnapping of a Klingon scientist teaching at a Terran high school. 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Traitor Winds 

     Graf, L.A. 
               Pocket, 1994          TOS #70 

Kirk and Uhura try to clear Chekov and Sulu of treason and murder charges when a top secret fighter craft is stolen. 
Recovery 

     Dillard, J. M. 
               Pocket, 1995          TOS #73 

Kirk supervises the testing of an experimental starship. 
 
 
The Original Series
period D
 
 
Kirk commands the Enterprise as an admiral. 
 
 
Star Trek : The Motion Picture 

     Roddenberry, Gene 
               Pocket, 1979          TOS #1 

Novelization of the movie. Admiral Kirk seizes the opportunity to command the refitted Enterprise when a strange phenomenon threatens the galaxy. 
Covenant of the Crown 

     Weinstein, Howard 
               Pocket, 1981          TOS #4 

Kirk, Spock and McCoy must help a beautiful heir to a throne prove that she is fit to rule. 
Deep Domain 

     Weinstein, Howard 
               Pocket, 1987          TOS #33 

The Enterprise crew is caught in the middle when an archaeological dig on a Federation world uncovers a secret the government wants to remain hidden at all costs. 
Dwellers in the Crucible 

     Bonanno, Margaret Wander 
               Pocket, 1985          TOS #25 

Sulu goes undercover in the Klingon and Roluman empires to try and rescue a group of kidnapped diplomats. 
Enemy Unseen 

     Mitchell, V. E. 
               Pocket, 1990          TOS #51 

More bad luck transporting diplomats – one ambassador gives Kirk three of this wives, the wife of another wants to resume an old romance, and someone is assassinating the passengers. 
Home is the Hunter 

     Kramer-Rolls, Dana 
               Pocket, 1990          TOS #52 

A malevolent alien sends Sulu, Chekov and Scott back in time to the ancient pasts of their birth countries. 
The Pandora Principle 

     Clowes, Carolyn 
               Pocket, 1990          TOS #49 

Saavik's troubled past may be the key to saving the Federation from a Romulan invasion. 
The Prometheus Design 

     Marshak, Sondra & Myrna Culbreath 
               Pocket, 1982          TOS #5 

Kirk is removed from command of the Enterprise after a brutal encounter with alien experimenters affects his mental and physical fitness. 
Strangers from the Sky 

     Bonanno, Margaret Wander 
               Pocket, 1987 

A best-selling book about the purported first encounter between Terrans and Vulcans provokes bizarre reactions from both Kirk and Spock. 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Ship of the Line 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Kirk gives Capt. Morgan Bateman and his ship, the Bozeman, an assignment which ulitmately traps them in a temporal loop, from which they are rescued some eighty years later by Picard and the Enterprise-D. 
                                             see also: TOS period G 
Time for Yesterday 

     Crispin, A.C. 
               Pocket, 1988          TOS #39 

sequel to: 
Yesterday's Son (TOS period B

Some 25 years after leaving Spock's son Zar in Sarpeidon's past, Kirk, Spock and McCoy return to enlist his help in saving the galaxy from the out of control Guardian of Forever. 
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  

     McIntyre, Vonda N. 
               Pocket, 1982          TOS #7 

Novelization of the movie. Eugenic superman Khan Noonian Singh returns to avenge his wife's death by destroying Kirk. A sequel to the TV episode "Space Seed". 
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 

     McIntyre, Vonda N. 
               Pocket, 1984          TOS #17 

Novelization of the movie. Kirk and his command crew commit treason to try and recover Spock's body from the Genesis planet and save McCoy's life. 
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 

     McIntyre, Vonda N. 
               Pocket, 1986 

Novelization of the movie. Returning to Earth to face court martial on the treason charges, Kirk and company go back to the past to try and bring two whales into the future to save Earth from a destructive probe. 
 
 
The Original Series
period E
 
 
Events between
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 
and
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. 
 
 
Death Count 

     Graf, L. A. 
               Pocket, 1992          TOS #62 

The disappearance of an Andorian scientist could precipitate a war with the Orions. 
Firestorm 

     Graf, L. A. 
               Pocket, 1994          TOS #68 

The galaxy's largest volcano could put a fiery end to a fierce dispute between Elasian miners and Federation geologists. A sequel to the TV episode "Elaan of Troyius". 
Shell Game 

     Crandell, Melissa 
               Pocket, 1993          TOS #63 

An abandoned Romulan space station drifts into Federation space, carrying death and destruction with it. 
The Rift 

     David, Peter 
               Pocket, 1991          TOS #57 

A mission to a planet across a rift in space reunites Spock with an old crewmate, and Kirk with Dr. Daystrom, inventor of the experimental computer that destroyed several starships. A sequel to the TV episode "The Ultimate Computer". 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Rules of Engagement 

     Morwood, Peter 
               Pocket, 1990          TOS #48 

The Enterprise comes under fire from a Klingon warship as it tries to evacuate Federation personnel from a war torn planet. 
The Last Tribble 

     Davis, Keith L., 1998 

After 17 years, Cyrano Jones closes in on the last tribble on Space Station K-7. 

          A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Probe 

     Bonanno, Margaret Wander 
               Pocket, 1992 

sequel to: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 

Kirk discovers the origins of the Probe that almost destroyed Earth 
 
 
The Original Series
period F
 
 
Star Trek V through Kirk's "death" on the
Enterprise-B and its aftermath. 
 
 
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 

     Dillard, J. M. 
               Pocket, 1989 

Novelization of the movie. Spock's half-brother leads a band of terrorists who have kidnapped a group of diplomats in a bid for galactic power. 
Starfleet Academy 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1997 

Kirk, Sulu and Chekov put a class of Starfleet cadets through their paces while uncovering a plot to start a war with the Klingons 
The Captain's Table   (6-part series encompassing all the TV shows and New Frontier.)     
 

Book 1: Original Series: War Dragons      
     Graf, L.A.        
               Pocket, 1998      

sequels:      
 
 
Book 2: Next Generation: Dujonian's Hoard   
     Friedman, Michael Jan   
               Pocket, 1998     
 
 
Book 3: Deep Space Nine: The Mist   
     Smith, Dean W. & Kristine K. Rusch 
               Pocket, 1998 
 
 
Book 4: Voyager: Fire Ship  
     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1998 
 
 
Book 5: New Frontier: Once Burned 
     David, Peter  
               Pocket, 1998 

 
Book 6: Original Series: Where Sea Meets Sky 
     Oltion, Jerry 
               Pocket, 1998

Welcome to the Captain's Table, where commanding officers from across the ages entertain their fellows with tales of daring and adventure. 

Book 1: 
Kirk and Sulu tell of encountering the same group of pirates some twenty years apart. 
                                             see also: TOS period B 
Book 2: 
Picard relates a tale of going undercover with Worf to search for a fabled treasure of priceless and potentially dangerous artifacts before they fall into unscrupulous hands.  

Book 3: 
Sisko's story of an attempted Klingon / Cardassian attack on beings from another dimension provokes the wrath of the Klingon captain involved in the incident. 

Book 4: 
Janeway describes her harrowing struggle to survive on a bizarre alien ship after being rescued badly injured from a lifepod following an attack on Voyager. 

Book 5: 
Mackenzie Calhoun recounts the grim details of his involvement in the Grissom disaster. 
                                             see also: NF period B 
Book 6: 
Christopher Pike has the audience in the palm of his hand with an intriguing yarn about deadly "space whales".

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 

     Dillard, J. M. 
               Pocket, 1992 

Novelization of the movie. Kirk and McCoy are convicted of the murder of the Klingon Chancellor and sentenced to a brutal Klingon penal colony. 
Flashback 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1996 

A "Voyager" crossover novel 

Novelization of the VOY TV episode. Young Ensign Tuvok, whose first assignment is with Captain Sulu on the Excelsior, disagrees with Sulu's attempt to rescue Kirk and McCoy from the Klingon penal colony. (told in flashback) 
Assignment: Eternity 

     Cox, Greg 
               Pocket, 1998          TOS #84 

 

Time traveling agent Gary Seven must prevent Spock from being assassinated at the Khitomer conference afer Kirk exposes the real conspirators. 
                                             see also: TOS period A, B  
Shadows on the Sun 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1993 

Nearing retirement, McCoy encounters his ex-wife during a mission, and finally has a chance to come to terms with their disastrous marriage. 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Best Destiny 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1992 

sequel to: 
Final Frontier  (TOS period A

Kirk has another encounter with the warped genius who 45 years earlier helped a pirate crew attack the shuttle carrying a rebellious sixteen year-old Jim Kirk and his father. 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Sarek 

     Crispin, A. C. 
               Pocket, 1994 

Spock's mother dies and Kirk's nephew Peter is kidnapped by a venegeful Klingon 
The Ashes of Eden 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1995 
 

sequel: 

Avenger 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Ashes...: 
Kirk faces a bitter retirement until a mysterious woman offers him a chance to be young again. 

  

Avenger: 
The resurrected Kirk is reunited with his long lost love, only to find her dying from a galaxy-wide plague. 
                                             see also: TOS period A, G 

The Fearful Summons 

     Flynn, Denny Martin 
               Pocket, 1985          TOS #74 

When Sulu and the crew of the Excelsior are kidnapped, Kirk and his old Enterprise crew embark on an unsanctioned rescue mission. 
Star Trek Generations 

     Dillard, J. M. 
               Pocket, 1994 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the movie. Kirk "dies" saving the Enterprise-B from destruction on her maiden voyage. 
                                             see also: TOS period G  
The Lights in the Sky 

     Weldon, Phaedra M., 1998 

Shahna of Triskelion travels to Earth in hopes of resuming her relationship with Kirk. 

          A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The Captain's Daughter 

David, Peter 
               Pocket, 1995          TOS #76 

Still trying to recover from Kirk's death, Sulu is emotionally battered again when his daughter goes berserk and is killed in self-defense while attacking her shipmates. 
                                             see also: TOS period B 
Mind Meld 

     Vornholt, John 
               Pocket, 1997          TOS # 82 

Spock goes on the run with his young niece after the child learns of an assassination plot through a mind meld. 
Vulcan's Forge 

     Sherman, Josepha & Susan Shwartz 
               Pocket, 1997 

A year after Kirk's death, a stressful mission causes Spock to recall the events leading to his decision to join Starfleet as a young man, and to now make another decision to join the diplomatic corps. 
                                             see also: TOS period A 
Relics 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1992 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the TNG TV episode. Scotty puts himself into suspended animation in a transporter buffer following the crash of the passenger liner he is traveling on. 
                                            see also: TOS period G  
 
 
 
The Original Series
period G
 
 
The continuing adventures of Kirk 
and his crew in Picard's time. 
 
 
House of Cards 

     David, Peter 
               Pocket, 1997          NF #1 

A "New Frontier / Next Generation" crossover novel 

Ambassador Spock rescues a Vulcan scientist from a death sentence on the imperial planet Thallon. 
                                            see also: TOS period G2
Encounter at Farpoint 

     Gerrold, David 
               Pocket, 1987 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the TNG TV episode. An ancient Dr. McCoy sees the Enterprise-D off on her first mission. 
Unification 

     Taylor, Jeri 
               Pocket, 1990 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the TNG TV episode. Picard and Data go undercover as Romulans to search for Ambassador Spock, whom the Federation fears has defected. 
Relics 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1992 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the TNG TV episode. The Enterprise-D rescues Montgomery Scott from a 75 year-long suspension in a transporter buffer. 
                                            see also: TOS period F 
Crossover 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1995 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

When Ambassabor Spock is taken hostage by the Romulans, Picard's rescue efforts are hampered by Spock's old shipmates – 140 year-old Admiral McCoy and recently resurrected Montgomery Scott – who have rescue plans of their own. 
Star Trek Generations 

     Dillard, J.M. 
               Pocket, 1994 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Novelization of the movie. Some 80 years after Kirk's supposed death on the Enterprise-B, Picard rescues him from the strange phenomenon called the Nexus, only to watch him really die helping save Picard, as well as billions of lives on a planet which would have been destroyed. 
                                             see also: TOS period F 
Reflections 

     Ward, Dayton, 1998 

   
A "Next Generation" crossover story

In the moment before his death on Veridian III, the Organians give Kirk a chance to see the true value of his life. 

          A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Ship of the Line 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Scotty is serving as Chief engineer under Capt. Morgan Bateman for the shakedown cruise of the Enterprise-E when it is hijacked by the Klingons. 
                                             see also: TOS period D 
The Return 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1996 

A "Next Generation / Deep Space Nine" crossover novel 

Kirk is resurrected by the Borg and programmed to kill Picard. 
Where I Fell Before My Enemy  

     Bonasso, Vince, 1998 

  
A "Deep Space Nine" crossover story

The Gorn who fought with Kirk a century earlier returns for a rematch with Benjamin Sisko. 

          A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Day of Honor    (click here for complete synopsis) is a 5-part series encompassing all the TV shows.  
 

Book 2: Armageddon Sky  (DS9) 

    Graf, L.A. 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Deep Space Nine" crossover novel 

 
 
 
 
 
An elderly Sulu is traveling incognito on a science vessel when it is attacked by Klingons and crashes onto a planet in the throes of an ecological disaster. The only hope of survival, a rescue mission mounted by the crew of the Defiant. 
Avenger 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E frantically search for a cure to a galaxy-wide environmental plague, unaware that Kirk and Spock are likewise applying their formidible talents to the task with knowledge Picard doesn't have. A sequel to the TV episode "The Conscience of the King". 
                                            see also: TOS period A, F  
Ambassador at Large  

     Rosales, J.A., 1998 

  
A "Voyager" crossover story

Lt. Bailey of Kirk's Enterprise, roaming the galaxy for nearly a century with the alien Balok, is thrilled and astonished to encounter Voyager, and to regale the crew with his adventures. 

          A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

House of Cards 

     David, Peter 
               Pocket, 1997          NF #1 

A "New Frontier / Next Generation" crossover novel 

Some twenty years after his adventures on Thallon, Spock is asked to participate in the negotiations when the disintegrating Thallonian empire requests assistance from the Federation. 
                                            see also: TOS period G1
Spectre 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1998 

A "Next Generation / Voyager" crossover novel 

Kirk's actions of a hundred years earlier come back to haunt him when he is kidnapped by Kathryn Janeway: a duplicate Janeway from the mirror universe of the brutal Alliance that Kirk unwittingly helped create.
  
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