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Reading order
Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books in Order
This page lists the complete Star Trek: TOS (Original) reading order by James Swallow, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.
Updated 2026-06-22 / 100 books / 1981-2025
Star Trek: TOS (Original) Reading Order
Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books by Publication Order
1981
The Klingon Gambit(By: Robert Vardeman)
#1
1981
Entropy Effect(By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Leonard Nimoy,George Takei)
#2
1981
The Covenant of the Crown(By: Howard Weinstein)
#3
1982
The Abode of Life(By: Lee Correy)
#4
1982
The Wrath Of Khan(By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
#5
1983
Yesterday's Son(By: A.C. Crispin)
#7
1983
Mutiny on the Enterprise(By: Robert Vardeman)
#8
1983
The Wounded Sky(By: Diane Duane)
#9
1984
The Trellisane Confrontation(By: David Dvorkin)
#10
1984
The Final Reflection(By: John M. Ford)
#11
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock(By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Harve Bennett)
#12
1984
My Enemy, My Ally(By: Diane Duane)
#13
1984
The Vulcan Academy Murders(By: Jean Lorrah)
#14
1985
Uhura's Song(By: Janet Kagan)
#15
1985
Shadow Lord(By: Laurence Yep)
#16
1986
Mindshadow(By: J.M. Dillard)
#19
1986
Crisis on Centaurus(By: Brad Ferguson)
#20
1986
Dreadnought!(By: Diane Carey)
#21
1986
Time for Yesterday(By: A.C. Crispin)
#22
1986
Battlestations!(By: Diane Carey)
#23
1986
Demons(By: J.M. Dillard)
#24
1986
Enterprise: The First Adventure(By: Leonard Nimoy)
#25
1987
The Romulan Way(By: Diane Duane)
#26
1987
Strangers from the Sky(By: Leonard Nimoy,Margaret Wander Bonanno)
#27
1987
Deep Domain(By: Howard Weinstein)
#28
1987
Dreams of the Raven(By: Carmen Carter)
#29
1987
How Much for Just the Planet?(By: John M. Ford)
#30
1988
Timetrap(By: David Dvorkin)
#31
1988
Final Frontier(By: Leonard Nimoy,Diane Carey)
#32
1988
Spock's World(By: Diane Duane)
#35
1988
Memory Prime(By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens)
#36
1989
The Cry of the Onlies(By: Judy Klass)
#37
1989
The Kobayashi Maru(By: Julia Ecklar)
#38
1990
Prime Directive(By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens)
#39
1990
Enemy Unseen(By: V.E. Mitchell)
#40
1990
Rules of Engagement(By: Peter Morwood)
#41
1990
The Pandora Principle(By: Carolyn Clowes)
#42
1990
Doctor's Orders(By: Diane Duane)
#43
1991
Legacy(By: Michael Jan Friedman)
#45
1991
Probe(By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
#46
1992
The Disinherited(By: Peter David)
#48
1992
Best Destiny(By: Diane Carey)
#49
1993
Windows on a Lost World(By: V.E. Mitchell)
#50
1993
Shadows on the Sun(By: Michael Jan Friedman)
#51
1994
Sarek(By: A.C. Crispin)
#52
1994
Traitor Winds(By: L.A. Graf)
#53
1996
Twilight's End(By: Jerry Oltion)
#56
1996
First Strike(By: Diane Carey)
#57
1996
Star Trek Phase II(By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens)
#58
1997
Vulcan's Forge(By: Josepha Sherman,Susan Shwartz)
#60
1997
Heart of the Sun(By: George Zebrowski,Pamela Sargent)
#61
1999
Constitution(By: Michael Jan Friedman)
#63
2000
Rough Trails(By: L.A. Graf)
#64
2000
The Flaming Arrow(By: Jerry Oltion,Kathy Oltion)
#65
2000
Thin Air(By: Dean Wesley Smith)
#66
2000
Swordhunt(By: Diane Duane)
#67
2000
Honor Blade(By: Diane Duane)
#68
2002
The Aliens Are Coming!(By: Dayton Ward)
#69
2002
The Last Roundup(By: Christie Golden,Dayton Ward)
#70
2003
Gemini(By: Mike W. Barr)
#71
2003
Garth of Izar(By: George Zebrowski,Pamela Sargent)
#72
2004
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse(By: Tony Isabella,Bob Ingersoll)
#74
2006
Burning Dreams(By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
#75
2006
Federation(By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
#76
2009
Troublesome Minds(By: Dave Galanter)
#77
2010
Inception(By: S.D. Perry)
#78
2010
Unspoken Truth(By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
#79
2011
A Choice of Catastrophes(By: Steve Mollmann,Michael Schuster)
#80
2012
The Rings of Time(By: Greg Cox)
#81
2012
That Which Divides(By: Dayton Ward)
#82
2013
Allegiance in Exile(By: Dayton Ward)
#83
2013
Devil's Bargain(By: Tony Daniel)
#84
2013
The Weight of Worlds(By: Greg Cox)
#85
2013
The Folded World(By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
#86
2013
The Shocks of Adversity(By: William Leisner)
#87
2013
From History's Shadow(By: Dayton Ward)
#88
2014
No Time Like the Past(By: Greg Cox)
#89
2014
Seasons of Light and Darkness(By: Michael A. Martin)
#90
2014
Serpents in the Garden(By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
#91
2014
The More Things Change(By: Scott Pearson)
#92
2014
Shadow of the Machine(By: Dayton Ward,Scott V. Harrison)
#93
2014
Foul Deeds Will Rise(By: Greg Cox)
#94
2015
Savage Trade(By: Tony Daniel)
#95
2015
Crisis of Consciousness(By: Dave Galanter)
#96
2015
Armageddon's Arrow(By: Dayton Ward)
#97
2015
All That's Left(By: Kevin Dilmore,Dayton Ward)
#98
2015
Child of Two Worlds(By: Greg Cox)
#99
2016
Miasma(By: Greg Cox)
#100
2016
The Latter Fire(With: Dayton Ward)
#101
2016
Elusive Salvation(By: Dayton Ward)
#102
2016
The Face of the Unknown(By: Christopher L. Bennett)
#103
2019
The Captain's Oath(By: Christopher L. Bennett)
#104
2019
The Antares Maelstrom(By: Greg Cox)
#105
2020
The Higher Frontier(By: Christopher L. Bennett)
#106
2020
Agents of Influence(By: Dayton Ward)
#107
2020
A Contest of Principles(By: Greg Cox)
#108
2021
Living Memory(By: Christopher L. Bennett)
#109
2022
Harm's Way(By: David Mack)
#110
2024
Lost to Eternity(By: Greg Cox)
#111
2025
Identity Theft(By: Greg Cox)
#112
Questions readers ask
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This catalog currently lists 100 Star Trek: TOS (Original) books published across 1981-2025.
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Star Trek: TOS (Original) is listed as a book series by James Swallow.
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