Books like Star Trek - Strange New Worlds I by Dean Wesley Smith

A fan‑written collection of nineteen short stories that revisits characters from the original Star Trek series and its four spinoffs, each offering a fresh perspective on familiar interplanetary adventures.

When a merchant ship sends a frantic S.O.S., the U.S.S. Enterprise races to rescue it, only to confront a mysterious enemy that forces Captain Kirk to fight without one of his most trusted officers.

A collection of stories spanning 357 years of the Trill symbiont Dax, chronicling the lives of Jadzia and Ezri Dax among other hosts in one of Star Trek’s most compelling arcs.

Klingon Captain Krenn, a seasoned war strategist, lands on Earth in the first interplanetary mission of his career. Amid diplomatic tensions, he must confront a covert conspiracy that threatens to ignite war between the Klingon Empire and the Federation.

An all-new Star Trek adventure—the first novel based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! When an experimental shuttlecraft fails, Captain Christopher Pike suspects a mechanical malfunction—only to discover the very principles on which Starfleet bases its technology have simply stopped functioning. He and his crewmates are forced to abandon ship in a dangerous maneuver that scatters their party across the strangest new world they’ve ever encountered. First Officer Una finds herself fighting to survive an untamed wilderness where dangers lurk at every turn. Young cadet Nyota Uhura struggles in a volcanic wasteland where things are not as they seem. Science Officer Spock is missing altogether. And Pike gets the chance to fulfill a childhood dream: to live the life of a cowboy in a world where the tools of the 23rd century are of no use. Yet even in the saddle, Pike is still very much a starship captain, with all the responsibilities that entails. Setting out to find his crewmates, he encounters a surprising face from his past—and discovers that one people’s utopia might be someone else’s purgatory. He must lead an exodus—or risk a calamity of galactic proportions that even the Starship Enterprise is powerless to stop....

The Star Trek Reader brings James Blish’s vivid short stories based on classic Star Trek episodes, compiling three anthologies that explore interplanetary adventures, space ships, and ethical dilemmas in the iconic science‑fiction setting.

A collection of James Blish–adapted Star Trek short stories, converting iconic TV episodes into prose.

In the 24th‑century Mirror Universe, the Klingon‑Cardassian Alliance rules a galaxy once united by the Federation. Former slaves spark revolutions, aided by inter‑dimensional visitors, as power shifts threaten to reshape the oppressive empire.

An anthology of original Star Trek stories by fan writers, spanning the entire franchise from Captain Kirk to Captain Archer.

Captain Kirk faces a crisis when a living planet cripples the Enterprise during a deferred peace mission to the Orion Arm. An alien woman’s pacifist spell sparks mutiny, turning Kirk’s quest for harmony into a desperate battle to regain command.

Explore the vast Star Trek galaxy with Michael Jan Friedman's visual guide to the universe’s diverse worlds and cultures.

In Star Trek: Dark Victory, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the galaxy to confront the sinister Mirror Universe Emperor Tiberius and the hidden threats within Starfleet that threaten both universes.

A young man from Iowa and a Vulcan strategist confront a rogue war machine threatening the galaxy, with Kirk and Spock leading the only crew that can stop it.