Books like Preserver by William Shatner

Star Trek: The Next Generation tie‑in by Peter David featuring Captain Jean‑Luc Picard, Q, and interplanetary adventures in the iconic space opera setting.

When Romulan forces storm the planet Gateway, the Enterprise must decide whether to safeguard the Guardian of Forever or destroy it, while Spock travels back to Sarpeidon five millennia to confront his long‑lost son.

On the planet Eaiou, a mysterious illness strikes catpeople and humans alike; Doctor McCoy, Uhura, and Spock uncover forbidden songs that may reveal the aliens’ original homeworld and a possible cure.

When Starfleet’s Prime Directive is violated, the celebrated Enterprise crew must revisit the ruined planet Talin to confront the disastrous consequences of their actions and uncover the fate of their disgraced captain.

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.

Kirk, McCoy, and Spock investigate a series of murders at the Vulcan Academy Hospital, where the Doctor is seeking experimental treatment for an Enterprise crew member.

Captain Kirk leads the Starship Enterprise into a war against the enigmatic alien force known as the Totality, facing betrayal from former allies and battling the Totality’s power of desire and love.

Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew encounter mysterious ancient "windows" on the ruins of Careta IV, trapping them in an alien realm where survival and sanity are at stake.

On the human colony of Treva, a violent revolution threatens its future. Data and Tasha Yar investigate a distress call, discovering that the conflict is far more complex than a simple rebellion, with the colony’s president seeking Starfleet’s weapons for her cause.

A Star Trek adventure where Dr. Mordreaux’s time‑travel schemes threaten Kirk’s life and the universe itself, forcing Spock to race against time to prevent disaster.

In this Star Trek fan fiction, William Shatner rewrites the saga of the eventful return of Captain Kirk, challenging the combined Borg‑Romulan menace on Veridian III.

In the clash over Direidi’s legendary dilithium deposits, the Federation’s Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk faces the Klingon Fire Blossom commanded by Captain Kaden vestai‑Oparai, as the planet’s destiny hangs in the balance.

In the course of this book, Shatner gives us a short history of Trek fandom, reveals the thinking behind Paramount's decision to kill off James T. Kirk, briefly explains the origins of the infamous Saturday Night Live sketch that gives the book its title, holds a seminar with the three other starship captains, and even takes lessons on the proper way to imitate Kirk from the master, Kevin Pollak, an actor/comedian. (Among the insights gained: those dramatic pauses in Kirk's speeches were the result of Shatner trying to remember his next line.) And there are plenty of jokes at the expense of Leonard Nimoy, as well as a few skewering Shatner. (The "elephant story" is a classic in itself. Once, when Shatner was on a photo safari in Africa, an elephant did number two on his head. He tells the story at cons, and the fans seem to love it, for some reason.) But the most touching segments of Get a Life! are Shatner's interviews with the fans, particularly those to whom the show and the fan community have given a social and emotional lifeline. Once you've read the conversations with the shy veterinary student who made friends by dressing his cats in Star Trek uniforms, or with a young woman whose severe emotional and sexual trauma had led to the development of multiple personalities that included three healing presences in the form of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, you will never be able to make a Trekkie joke quite so readily again.

James T. Kirk and Jean‑Luc Picard confront a deadly mystery on Bajor, where sabotage and murder threaten a scientific expedition and the safety of a dying child.

When a Romulan spy infiltrates Spock’s unification mission, the Enterprise, under Captain Picard, mounts a daring rescue to protect Federation security and the fragile peace between Romulus and Vulcan.

Captain Kirk and Commander Spock race to rescue their commander from a civil war on the water world Okeanos, where Klingon advisors and a hidden secret threaten the valley of the Federation colony.

Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew escort a diplomatic party, only to face romantic entanglements, multiple wives, and a murder mystery that threatens their mission and the crew’s morale.

The USS Enterprise crew investigate a frozen planet’s murderous outbreak, confronting scientists’ disappearance, earthquakes and electromagnetic chaos amid the looming threat of a planetary cataclysm.

After a deadly plant virus threatens the Federation, resurrected Captain Jim Kirk and Spock team up to uncover a sinister conspiracy, racing against time to save humanity and restore peace.

William Shatner revisits Star Trek’s iconic Captain James T. Kirk in a new adventure set six months before the launch of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701‑B, where Kirk faces retirement, a mysterious young woman, and an uncharted planet threatening Federation‑Klingon peace.

William Shatner’s three‑novel collection chronicles a second life for Star Trek’s James T. Kirk, blending new adventures, Borg encounters, and interplanetary conspiracies that test the Galaxy’s greatest heroes.

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.

James T. Kirk is resurrected and returns to Earth, where his past threatens a new generation of heroes. Joined by Captain Jean‑Luc Picard, he confronts a dangerous menace that could endanger the entire Federation.

A tragic sequel to the original Star Trek film, focusing on the aftermath of Spock's death and the discovery of a new planet by the USS Enterprise.

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.

An in‑world memoir of Starfleet’s most famous commander, recounting his early years on Tarsus IV, training at the Academy, rapid rise through Starfleet, and legendary service aboard the Enterprise.