| rdfs:comment | - Unofficial fan-used name for the 21st century Star Trek novels with a shared continuity, part of the Star Trek Expanded Universe. While there is never any official canon status to Trek books (unlike the Star Wars counterparts), the modern line of Star Trek novels from Pocket Books tends to make an effort to be consistent in regards to continuity, with most novels from the year 2000 on generally set within the same reality. References to other books and series, crossovers, shared characters and story arcs between novels are the norm rather than the exception, although each series still aims to be accessible on its own. There is certainly no obligation to keep to a shared continuity - but most authors do, out of choice. Broad Strokes is common, but the majority of 21st century Trek books hav
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| abstract | - Unofficial fan-used name for the 21st century Star Trek novels with a shared continuity, part of the Star Trek Expanded Universe. While there is never any official canon status to Trek books (unlike the Star Wars counterparts), the modern line of Star Trek novels from Pocket Books tends to make an effort to be consistent in regards to continuity, with most novels from the year 2000 on generally set within the same reality. References to other books and series, crossovers, shared characters and story arcs between novels are the norm rather than the exception, although each series still aims to be accessible on its own. There is certainly no obligation to keep to a shared continuity - but most authors do, out of choice. Broad Strokes is common, but the majority of 21st century Trek books have a considerably tighter continuity than many people think. It must be noted again that there is no official requirement for it to be this way; it's just the usual choice. Notably, there are various "relaunch" series, which continue the story of each show beyond its end; revealing, for example, if Bajor joined the Federation, what the Enterprise-E does between and after movies or what the crew of Voyager did after coming home. The Trek line has been considerably more proactive post-Nemesis, and has in fact broken Contractual Immortality (though who died would be a spoiler). Stand-alone novels that are part of the modern shared continuity include:
* Star Trek Ex Machina
* Star Trek: Forged in Fire
* Star Trek Cast No Shadow
* Star Trek: Vulcans Heart
* Star Trek: Hollow Men
* Star Trek: The Battle of Betazed
* Diplomatic Implausibility
* Star Trek Deep Space Nine a Stitch In Time
* Star Trek Articles of the Federation
* A Singular Destiny
* I, Q Short story collections that are part of the modern shared continuity include:
* Star Trek: Seven Deadly Sins
* Tales of the Dominion War Series that are a part of the modern shared continuity include:
* Star Trek Deep Space Nine relaunch (17 books so far, 20 if you acknowledge that each Worlds of Deep Space Nine book is actually two full novels in one, 21 if Star Trek Deep Space Nine a Stitch In Time is counted).
* Star Trek: The Next Generation Relaunch (eight books have been released so far, nine counting the Star Trek: Typhon Pact entry).
* Star Trek: Voyager Relaunch (seven books so far, the eighth announced)
* Star Trek Enterprise Relaunch (five books so far, six if you count Rosetta).
* Star Trek: A Time to...... (nine books, the characters of Star Trek: The Next Generation after Insurrection but before Nemesis).
* Star Trek: Titan (six books in the series proper, so far, plus the Crisis Crossover Star Trek Destiny trilogy, which is essentially part of the series, and a Star Trek: Typhon Pact entry)
* Star Trek: The Lost Era (technically 10 books, incluing the Terok Nor trilogy listed below (it has its own page)); since Terok Nor is often billed as a separate series, we might say 7 books in the series proper)
* Terok Nor (trilogy)
* Starfleet Corps of Engineers (originally an e-book novella series, collected periodically in paperback installments; 13 collections so far).
* Star Trek: Vanguard (eight books, plus several short stories).
* Star Trek: Klingon Empire (four books so far, plus several short stories)
* Star Trek: Vulcans Soul (trilogy)
* Star Trek Destiny (Trilogy: Gods of Night, Mere Mortals, and Lost Souls) - This trilogy weaves together elements from Trek's past and future and completely changes the scope of the Star Trek universe. Begins with the discovery of one of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries and now found deep in the Gamma Quadrant. Focuses mostly on four captains, William Riker, Jean-Luc Picard, Ezri Dax, and Erika Hernandez, as the secrets of the origin of the Borg are brought into the light and a battle looms that will profoundly alter the future of the Federation... and the galaxy.
* A Singular Destiny
* Star Trek: Typhon Pact (six books, the seventh upcoming, plus a novella).
* Star Trek Department of Temporal Investigations (DTI) (two books so far).
* Star Trek: The Genesis Wave (four books, three in the series proper, plus the Genesis Force tie in)
* Star Trek: Mere Anarchy (six novellas, collected in an omnibus)
* Star Trek Gemworld (two books)
* Star Trek: The Brave and The Bold (duology) (Features team-ups between each of the series' regular characters and a guest crew from the continuity; the name is taken from the DC comics series of the same name).
* Star Trek: String Theory (trilogy)
* Star Trek Slings and Arrows (novella series)
* Star Trek Errand of Fury (trilogy) Novels and series loosely a part of the modern continuity through Broad Strokes include:
* Star Trek New Frontier (22 books, 18 of which are in the series proper, plus quite a few short stories) - Follows the adventures of Xenexian Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the Ambassador-class USS Excalibur, a Kirk-like captain whose rebellious and impulsive nature is a return to the 'cowboy diplomacy' of the original series. Written entirely by Peter David, it is notable among Trek literature in that it exists relatively independently from the rest of Trek canon, taking place concurrently with TNG, and its independent nature allows more creative freedom with characters and their fates.
* Star Trek: Vulcans Forge
* Star Trek: Stargazer
* Star Trek: Millennium
* Star Trek: Mirror Universe: Anthologies set in the Mirror Universe, showing us the gaps between Mirror Universe episodes.
* Star Trek: Myriad Universes; series set in alternate realities, though they overlap with the main continuity on occasion.
* The Captain's Table: A series of novels and short stories using an Inn Between the Worlds that only captains can enter as a framing device. Drinks are free, but the price is that each captain must share a tale with the other patrons -- who are perfect peers to commensurate with.
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