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Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series? Start with "A Call to Darkness (By: Michael Jan Friedman)" (1989) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Call to Darkness (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1989
Metamorphosis (By: Jean Lorrah)
1990
Fortune's Light (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Vendetta (By: Peter David)
1991
Reunion (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Imzadi (By: Peter David)
1992
Relics (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1992
The Devil's Heart (By: Carmen Carter)
1993
Who Killed Captain Kirk? (By: Peter David)
1993
Dark Mirror (By: Jean Lorrah,Diane Duane)
1993
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation (By: Michael Jan Friedman,John de Lancie)
1994
Q-Squared (By: Peter David)
1994
Crossover (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1995
Kahless (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1996
Ship of the Line (By: Diane Carey)
1997
The Best and the Brightest (By: Susan Wright)
1998
Imzadi II: Triangle (By: Peter David)
1998
I, Q (By: Peter David,John de Lancie)
1999
The Valiant (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
2000
Immortal Coil (By: Jeffrey Lang)
2002
A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2002
The Battle of Betazed (By: Susan Kearney,Charlotte Douglas)
2002
Do Comets Dream? (By: S.P. Somtow)
2003
The Sky's the Limit (By: Marco Palmieri)
2007
Q & A (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2007
Before Dishonor (By: Peter David)
2007
Greater Than the Sum (By: Christopher L. Bennett)
2008
The Stuff of Dreams (By: James Swallow)
2013
The Light Fantastic (By: Jeffrey Lang)
2014
Q are Cordially Uninvited... (By: Rudy Josephs)
2014
Takedown
2015
Headlong Flight (By: Dayton Ward)
2017
Hearts and Minds (By: Dayton Ward)
2017
Available Light (By: Dayton Ward)
2019
Shadows Have Offended (By: Cassandra Rose Clarke)
2021
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