• Have you ever wondered where your favorite novel fits in the overall scheme of the Star Trek universe?
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• Do you love stories about time travel and want to find more?
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• Would you like to know all the books written by a particular author?
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• Maybe you've never read the novels, but might be interested if you knew more about them?

TIMELINES:
 

The Series Timeline establishes time periods for the novels based on significant events from the television episodes and movies. Throughout the guide, the references for these time periods are the series abbreviation and the letter for the period: TNG  A, VOY b, etc.
 
The Title Timeline arranges the periods from the Series Timeline side by side, with each series starting further along the line, (i.e., Deep Space Nine begins in year six of Next Generation), then lists all the novels in their correct time periods.
 
Each novel has been placed in its time period in approximate chronological order, except for the Original Series period B. Those titles are in alphabetical order.
 
If the events in a novel cover more than one time period, and / or characters crossover with another series, the title will have multiple entries reflecting each specific series and time period.
 
Crossover titles are linked with an orange line, with the main storyline highlighted in blue.
 
The Title Timeline is expanded in the CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSES pages to include author and publisher information, and a synopsis for each title.
 
Click on a time period in either timeline to go the corresponding CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSES section.

CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSES:
 
 
The pages in this section expand the details established in the timelines:

Each series has its own page, identified in the navigation guide by the series abbreviation.

The novels are in chronological order, with the exception of Kirk's five-year mission "period B". Those titles are arranged in alphabetical order, with sequels noted immediately after the initial title as well as alphabetically.

A brief synopsis is provided for each entry.

The titles in bold are highly recommended by the author of this guide.

The chronologies also contain links noted as "see also" and "crossover".

 "see also" links:
 
Many titles in the chronologies cover multiple time periods. (for example: a flashback will reveal an important event in the history of a character). When this occurs, the synopsis for each period reflects a different aspect of the story.  These multiple time entries are linked by "see also" references in a title's synopsis.
 

"crossover" links:
 

A number of titles also have characters from one series appearing in another. These "crossovers" are noted below the title/author information. As with the "see also" links, each synopsis for a crossover reflects an aspect of the story specific to the series and time period involved.
 

TITLE INDEX:
 
 
This index lists all the novels alphabetically by title (mixing the series together), with a link to each novel's entry in the CHRONOLOGY section. To see the synopsis for a title, click its link. The titles in bold are recommended.
 

Title Index Structure:

basic chronology links:
 
To see the synopsis for a title, click the CHRONOLOGY LINK on the left, which indicates the series and time period.
 
multiple chronology links:
 
A title with multiple listings in the chronology has a link to each entry, with  "crossover" links noted to the right of the title.

For a title with multiple links, each synopsis reflects a different aspect of the story.

 
multi-series collections:
 
For multi-series collections, the main entry is under the collection name (e.g. "Day of Honor"), with the link on the left connecting to a synopsis for the entire collection, placing it in the time period for the first book.

The link to the right of a title connects to the series and time period specific to that book.

 
short stories:
 
Short stories are indexed by the collection title.
 
If the collection is all about one series, such as "Star Trek: the New Voyages", individual story titles are not listed, but the synopses but can be found by clicking the link for the collection.

If it is a multi-series collection like "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" the stories are listed for each series, with a link to the Short Stories Chronology, and an individual story link to the main chronologies (if the time period can be established).

 
 

AUTHOR INDEX:  
 

This index lists all the Star Trek novels for each author, with a link for each novel to the title index.
 
To see the synopsis for a title, click the purple dot preceding the entry, then click the desired chronology link(s) in the title index.
 

SUBJECT INDEX:
 

The subject index is divided into four categories, which are defined below: characters, situations, aliens / political groups, and special genres.

The subject guide page lists each of the categories and their subjects.
 
Click any item in the table to go directly to the list of related titles, or click a heading to go to the beginning of that category page.

To see the synopsis for a title in any of the category pages, click the purple dot preceding the entry, then click the desired chronology link(s) in the title index.
 

characters:
 
All the main characters from all the shows are included. Since Kirk, Spock and McCoy have major plotlines in virtually all the Original Series books, the references for them have been restricted to character (personal) history, character in jeopardy, and character in love. The same criteria generally hold true for Picard, Sisko and Janeway. References for the supporting characters indicate titles where they have significant plotlines. Several recurring characters (such as Q) are included at the bottom of the list.
 

situations:
 

Major themes and plot devices not related to character development.
 

aliens / political groups:
 

Major appearances by aliens or groups excluding the main characters. (i.e., the references for Androids, Vulcans and Klingons would not refer to Data, Spock and Worf.)
 

special genres:
 

Denotes movie or TV episode novelizations, comedies, short stories, crossovers between series, and multi-series collections.

SERIES INDEX:
 
 
This index presents the Star Trek novels in series order, by date of publication and specific format. It also includes subject headings for each title.
 

Click any category in the table at the beginning of the page to see the related titles.
 
To see the synopsis for a title, click the purple dot to the left, then click the desired chronology link in the title index.
 
To see more titles on a specific subject, click the "SUBJECTS" link, then select the desired item from the subject index.

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