CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSIS 
 
The Original Series
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Period A
 
 
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  TOS period A   Events occurring prior to the Original Series tv episodes.  
  TOS period B   Kirk's original 5-year mission plus (up to his promotion to Admiral). 
             period B is ten pages long, with titles in alphabetical order
  TOS period C   The years Kirk is based on Earth during the Enterprise refit.  
  TOS period D   Kirk commands the Enterprise as an admiral. (the first four movies)  
  TOS period E   Events between movies "The Voyage Home" and "The Final Frontier".  
  TOS period F   Star Trek V through Kirk's "death" on the Enterprise-B and its aftermath.   
  TOS period G   The continuing adventures of Kirk and his crew in Picard's time.
 
 

 
 
 
The Original Series
period A
 
 
 
Events occurring prior
to the classic TV episodes, including:
 
The early missions of the Enterprise under Captains
Robert April and Christopher Pike.
 
The troubled childhoods of Kirk and Spock.
 
Kirk and Spock's
early adventures on the Enterprise.
 
 
 
 
 
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First Frontier 

     Carey, Diane & James I. Kirkland 
               Pocket, 1995          TOS #75

 
Kirk and company travel back in time 65 million years to undo a time change in which Earth's dinosaurs never became extinct and humans never evolved. 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
Spock's World 

    Duane, Diane. 
               Pocket, 1988. 

 
The planet Vulcan's turbulent history is chronicled. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period A2, B 
 
 
 
 
Ishmael 

     Hambly, Barbara 
               Pocket, 1985          TOS #23 

 

 
While his crewmates search the past for him, an amnesiac Spock must live disguised as a human in the old Seattle of the TV series "Here Come the Brides". Characters from "Bonanza" and "Have Gun will Travel" also appear. 
                                        see also: TOS period B  
 
 
 
 
Triptych 

     Dickinson, Melissa, 1999 
 
 

 
What would have happened if Kirk and Spock's attempt to restore the original timeline with Edith Keeler's death was unsuccessful? 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II 
 
 
 
 
Mind-Sifter 

     Maiewski, Shirley S., 1976 
 
 

 
An insane Kirk is confined to a brutal 1950's mental hospital. 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 A short story from  Star Trek: The New Voyages 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited 

     Berman, Ruth, 1976 
 
 

 
Actors William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley suddenly find themselves on the real starship Enterprise
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
A short story from  Star Trek: The New Voyages 
 
 
 
 
Assignment: Eternity 

     Cox, Greg 
               Pocket, 1998          TOS #84 

 

 
Galactic spy Gary Seven and his ditsy protégé, Roberta Lincoln, must time travel from 20th Century Earth to the 24th Century Enterprise after receiving a distress call from a fellow agent. 
                                        see also: TOS period B, F  
 
 
 
 
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 

     McIntyre, Vonda N. 
               Pocket, 1986 

 
Novelization of the movie. Kirk and crew contend with the oddities of 1984 San Francisco in their quest to retrieve two whales, whom they hope can save the Earth of the future from a destructive probe. 
                                        see also: TOS period D
 
 
 
 
Strangers from the Sky 

     Bonanno, Margaret Wander 
               Pocket, 1987 

 
The uncertain skills of a mysterious magician pull Kirk and Spock back to the 21st Century to play a vital role in Earth's real "first contact" with the Vulcans. (told in flashback) 
                                           see also: TOS period A2, D 
 
 
 
 
Federation 

     Reeves-Stevens, Garfield 
               Pocket, 1994 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

 
The centuries long trials and travails of Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
 
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Spock's World 

    Duane, Diane. 
               Pocket, 1988. 

 
The story of Sarek's romance with Amanda, Spock's mother. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period A1, B 
 
 
 
 
The Final Reflection 

     Ford, John M. 
               Pocket, 1984          TOS #16 

 
A Klingon representative to the Federation encounters McCoy's grandfather and a very young Spock. 
 
 
 
 
Final Frontier 

     Carey, Diane. 
               Pocket, 1988 

sequel: Best Destiny 

 
The story of Kirk's father and the maiden voyage of the Enterprise. (told in flashback). A sequel to the TV episode "City on the Edge of Forever". 
                                       see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
A Flag Full of Stars 

     Ferguson, Brad 
               Pocket, 1991          TOS #54 

 
Young James Kirk saves Kevin Riley as a child during the massacre on Tarsus IV. A sequel to the TV episode "The Conscience of the King". (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period C 
 
 
 
Avenger 

     Shatner, William 
               Pocket, 1997 

A "Next Generation" crossover novel 

 
After rescuing Kevin Riley from the massacre, young James Kirk himself has a mysterious rescuer, who suppresses his memory of the incident. A sequel to the TV episode "The Conscience of the King". (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period F , G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best Destiny 

     Carey, Diane 
               Pocket, 1992 

sequel to: Final Frontier 

 
A rebellious sixteen year old James Kirk accompanies his father into space aboard the Enterprise. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period F 
 
 
 
 
Vulcan's Forge 

     Sherman, Josepha & Susan Shwartz 
               Pocket, 1997 

 
The events precipitating the young Spock's decision to break with his father and join Starfleet. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period F 
 
 
 
 
The Kobayashi Maru 

     Ecklar, Julia 
               Pocket, 1989          TOS #47 

 
The experiences of Star Fleet academy cadets Kirk, Sulu, Chekov and Scott during the Kobayashi Maru scenario. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
My Brother's Keeper, # 1:  Republic 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1999

 
Irrepressible Starfleet cadet Gary Mitchell decides that grim fellow cadet James Kirk needs to lighten up a bit and an enduring friendship is born. (told in flashback). A sequel to the TV episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dreams of the Raven 

     Carter, Carmen 
               Pocket, 1987          TOS #34

 
A bizarre incident from McCoy's early years as a young doctor could be the only salvation for the embattled Enterprise. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
Shadows on the Sun 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1993 

 
McCoy's disastrous marriage is chronicled. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period F 
 
 
 
 
Crisis on Centaurus 

     Ferguson, Brad 
               Pocket, 1986          TOS #28

 
Kirk's first encounter with McCoy as a young ensign on medical leave. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period B
 
 
 
 
Vulcan's Glory 

     Fontana, D. C. 
               Pocket, 1989          TOS #44 

 
Spock's first mission on the Enterprise with Capt. Christopher Pike. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1991          TOS #56 

 
Spock and Capt. Pike battle ruthless pirates. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
My Brother's Keeper, # 2: Constitution 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1999

 
Acclaimed a hero after the Farragut disaster, a somber, depressed Kirk is assigned to the same ship as his friend Gary Mitchell, and is again forced to take command in the wake of an alien attack. (told in flashback). A sequel to the TV episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
Covenant of the Crown 

     Weinstein, Howard 
               Pocket, 1981          TOS #4 

 
Stationed on the planet Shad, Lt. Cmdr. Kirk is a horrified witness to the events precipitating a long and bloody Civil War.
                                        see also: TOS period D 
 
 
 
 
The Captain's Table  ((click here for complete synopsis) is a 6-part series encompassing all the TV shows and New Frontier.  

Book 6: Where Sea Meets Sky  (TOS)  
  
     Oltion, Jerry  
               Pocket, 1998

Capt. Pike weaves an intriguing yarn about deadly "space whales". 

 

 
 
 
 
The Rift 

     David, Peter 
               Pocket, 1991          TOS #57

 
Spock and the Enterprise, under Capt. Pike, encounter an enigmatic race through a rift in space. (told in flashback) 
                                         see also: TOS period E 
 
 
 
 
 
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Enterprise, the First Adventure 

     McIntyre, Vonda N. 
               Pocket, 1986 

 
The young James Kirk takes command of the Enterprise
 
 
 
 
My Brother's Keeper, # 3:  Enterprise 

     Friedman, Michael Jan 
               Pocket, 1999 

 
Gary Mitchell and James Kirk are again serving together, as Kirk captains the Enterprise, with Mitchell as navigator. (told in flashback). A sequel to the TV episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". 
                                        see also: TOS period B 
 
 
 
 
Strangers from the Sky 

     Bonanno, Margaret Wander 
               Pocket, 1987 

 
Early in Kirk's tenure as captain of the Enterprise, tensions and misunderstandings between he and his Vulcan first officer hamper the investigation into a strange disappearing and reappearing planetoid. (told in flashback) 
                                        see also: TOS period A1, D 
 
 
 
 
A Private Anecdote 

     Dalton, Landon Cary, 1998 
 
 

 
Trapped in his ruined body at Starbase 11, Capt. Pike reflects on the thin line between illusion and reality. 

   A short story from  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 

 
 
 
 

     



 
 
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