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Posted by Delta Vega (Member # 283) on :

Greetings, I am looking for some good Star Trek books to buy, technical or novel. I don't have many besides the Encyclopedia and the Tech Manuals.

I am especially looking for the Ships of the Star Fleet books, Volume 1 I think.

Does anyone have any suggestions or information on some good books?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Good luck on finding SotSF. It's a rare find...

For novels, I'd suggest:

ST: TNG I,Q
ST: TNG Q-Squared
ST: DS9 Millenium: The Fall of Terok Nor
ST: DS9 Millenium: The War of the Prophets
ST: DS9 Millenium: Inferno
ST: DS9 A Stitch in Time
ST: NF 1 House of Cards
ST: NF 2 Into the Void
ST: NF 3 The Two Front War
ST: NF 4 End Game
ST: NF 5 Martyr
ST: NF 6 Fire on High
ST: TCT Book 5: Once Burned
ST: DH Book 5: Double or Nothing
ST: NF 7 The Quiet Place
ST: NF 8 Dark Allies

[TNG - The Next Generation; DS9 - Deep Space Nine; NF - New Frontier; TCT - The Captain's Table; DH - Double Helix]

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Hm... Personally, I wasn't too fond of I, Q...

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

I liked it

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I'd recommend Federation. It's since been supplanted by First Contact, but it's a pretty good read.

Some of the old TOS novels are good, like The Final Reflection.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Federation is good... I forgot about it because I don't have it...

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Vendetta's also excellent. My favourite PAD novel actually. And in many ways, superior to First Contact (and I, Borg).

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

What the hell is PAD?

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

*Gasp* You don't know, Fabrux? I thought you said you liked 'New Frontier'...Ingrate

PAD is a wierd acronym for Peter David.

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Posted by Delta Vega (Member # 283) on :

Are the "New Earth" books any good?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

That's what I don't get. How does PAD = Peter David?

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

It's not that weird, when you consider the rather common phenomena of "middle-names".

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

I didn't really think Vendetta was all that great, either. Hm...

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Well when you don't know someone's middle name it gets confusing :P

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