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The books below are not listed in any particular order and just have descriptions, because it is impossible for me to know what you like to read. All are available at most bookstores. I try to keep the information correct on this page, but some of these books I read a while ago so some plots may be incorrect. For more information on the books you can mail me at spock2230@tradenet.net

Books by William Shatner TOS books TNG books Non-fiction books

Crossover by Michael Jan Friedman is a novel that takes place after Generations. It is about the Vulcan/Romulan unification that Spock attempts to make. It includes Spock and most TNG characters.

The Return by William Shatner (Captian Kirk) takes place after First Contact. It reveals that only one branch of the Borg were destroyed in the movie. The Romulans join the Borg in a war against the UFP. They revive Kirk in hope that he can destroy Picard. It includes most TNG characters, Kirk, and some cameos from TOS.

Avenger by William Shatner is the sequel to The Return (see above). It features the return of Kirk again in this new series of books. It is about a deadly virus destroying the Federation. Kirk and Picard must work together to stop it. The characters include TOS members and TNG characters. The series by William Shatner will become a trilogy in Spring 1998 with Spectre.

Doctors Orders by Diane Duane is one of many original series paperbacks available by Puffin Books. It is #50 in the series. It takes place during the Enterprise's first five-year mission. In this story, the Enterprise is supposed to explore a strange new world named Flyspeck. Flyspeck has what appears to be three intelligent types of life living together. Kirk beams down to the planet and leaves McCoy in command. The crew is on a mission to discuss Federation membership with the planet. While on the surface Kirk mysteriously dissapears. The characters are the original cast. top of list

Mind Meld by John Vornholt is #83 in TOS book series. It takes place shortly after "The Undiscovered Country." It is another book in which Spock takes a step in the unification of Romulans and Vulcans. This time Spock and other people in the "movement" hope to marry a Vulcan and a Romulan. The Vulcan is Spock's niece, Teska. Teska is not really his niece, he is only acting as her uncle because she has nobody else in her family. Teska lives on Earth. While en route to Vulcan, the Enterprise must drop off its Rigelian passengers at Rigel V. Spock and Teska beam down to the planet to stay overnight while the ship goes to get Teska's future husband. On the planet, Spock and Teska get into trouble and the Enterprise is light years away.

Mudd in Your Eye by Jerry Oltion is #81 in TOS book series. The Enterprise is sent on a mission to find out why the planets Prastor and Distrel have stopped fighting after a millinnia of war. When they get there, they find out that he peacemaker is Harry Mudd. Kirk knows he must be running some type of scam, but he doesn't know what. top of list

The Romulan Strategem by Robert Greeenberger is another book where the Enterprise -Dtries to convince a planet to join the United Federation of Planets. When they arrive, they find Commander Sela there trying to convince Eloh (the planet) to join the Romulan Empire. The Elohsians will join one side or the other. During the negotiations, some suspicious events occur such as an explosion and a fire. The crew of the Enterprise-D must find out what is going on. It is #35 in TNG series of books.

A Fury Scorned by Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski is #43 in TNG book series. The Enterprise is sent to Epictetus III. On this mission, their enemy is not a life form, but the planet's sun about to go nova. The planet only has a population of 20 million, but that is too many for one starship to handle. There are no other ships that can get there in time, so only a fraction of the population could be saved. With time running out, Data comes up with a dangerous plan that could save the whole planet, but might destroy both the Enterprise and the planet. top of book list

Descent
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All Good Things...
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I Am Spock by Leonard Nimoy is not to be mistaken for his earlier book, I Am Not Spock. In this book, he explains how Spock is a part of him. It is a great book that tells the reader about his life before Star Trek and lots of events that occured "behind the scenes" of the show and movies. It is funny and easy to understand. If you like this book, read William Shatner's Memories or Movie Memories.

Movie Memories by William Shatner is the continuation of his Memories book. This book describes what happened during the making of the first seven Star Trek movies (The Motion Picture-Generations). It starts out hilarious and continues to be funny throughout the book as he describes the struggles and events of that time. top of list

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The software listed below was reviewed on a Power Macintosh 8500/132 computer. Performance of programs may vary according to your computer. Book List

Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual
This is the interactive version of the book that describes the Enterprise-D. It contains everything from the book and more. In this version, you can take a guided tour narrated by Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker) or you can explore on your own and have the computer explain things when you click on them (voice of Majel Barret Roddenberry). It is the debut product of the Quicktime VR™ technology that lets you look around and move on your own. This lets you feel like you can actually walk around the ship. The program has the Star Trek computer look with Majel Barret's voice and LCARS graphics. There are also some parts that give you behind-the-scences information about set design, etc.. ©1994 Simon & Schuster Interactive.

System Requirements:
Mac: LC-III, Performa 460 or better
5MB of RAM (8MB required for QuickTime VR)
Color Monitor with 256 colors (or better)
Double-Speed CD ROM drive (or faster)
System 7.0.1 or later

Windows 3.1:
386/33MHz or faster
4 MB RAM (8MB for QuickTime VR)
VGA card w/256 colors and 640x480 resolution
Color Monitor
Double-speed CD-ROM Drive
MPC compliant sound card and mouse
Top of Software List

Star Trek Omnipedia
Is the computer version of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. Like most computer versions of encyclopedias, it has all of the articles from the book and extras like sound and video clips. Like the Technical Manual, it looks and sounds like Star Trek's Beta 5 computer. One neat feature that it has is voice command. You can actually talk to the computer just like they do on the show. It has hyperlinks throughout the articles just like a web page, and with the Omnipedia 2 upgrade, you can write your own articles. It also has topic mode, a timeline, charts, and more. I recommend this product for any Trekker with a computer. ©1995 Simon & Schuster Interactive

System Requirements:
Macintosh:
LC-III, Performa or better
8MB of RAM
13" COLOR MONITOR WITH 256 (or more) colors
Double-speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive
System 7.01 or later
Voice command requirements:
Power Macintosh or Quadra A/V model Mac
Plaintalk microphone or microphone of similar quality,
Plaintalk extension (found in "Apple Extras" folder)

Windows 3.1
486/33MHz or better
8MB of RAM
Color monitor with 256 colors and 640 x 480 resolution
Double-speed CD-ROM drive
100% Sound Blaster compatible sound card
Mouse
Voice command requirements:
486 or Pentium PC
Sound Blaster 16, Microsoft Sound System or other 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card
8 MB or more of RAM
Microphone (manufacturer's supplied microphone is recommended.)
Top of Software List

Deep Space Nine Harbinger
Harbinger is a game unlike the two programs mentioned above. It is a mystery RPG that takes up 2 CDs. You are a Tirrion envoy of the elite Federation Diplomatic Corps. When you get on the station, you have to battle deadly unmanned drones. Then you have to track down a murderer on the space station and save a Gamma Quadrant race from annihilation and protect DS9. You see through the eyes of your character. You get to walk around the station on your own and try to solve the mystery by finding clues and asking people on the station questions. ©1995 Viacom Newmedia. Rating: Kids to Adults ages 6+ for animated violence.

System Requirements:
Macintosh:
68040, 33MHz or faster (Power PC recommended)
System 7.1 or Higher
8MB of Free Memory (RAM)
Sound Manager 3.0, 3.1, or higher
Double speed CD-ROM drive or faster
10 MB Hard Drive space

DOS 5.0:
486/66 MHz
8MB RAM
10 MB Free Hard Disk Space
Double speed CD-ROM drive
SoundBlaster® or 100% compatible VESA compliant SVGA video card
mouse
Top of Software List

Starfleet Exam V1.2
This is a shareware trivia game written by Darryl Payne. You try to answer 100 questions in the demo version divided into the following categories: Original Series, Star Trek: The Movies, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Ships and Equipment. You get promoted and demoted as you answer the questions. It is a fun way to test your Star Trek knowledge. ©1992 Enterprise Technology. Click here to download the demo version 1.2. (I haven't uploaded it yet, so the link doesn't currently exist)
Requirements:
Mac:
Not much

Windows:
I don't know if there is a Windows version.

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