Star Trek: The Next Generation — Encounter at Farpoint
by David Gerrold
- USA
- Paperback
- Pocket Books
- 1987
Novelised Episodes
Encounter at Farpoint
Encounter at Farpoint
Back Cover Blurb — Titan Books
Gene Roddenberry, the man who created the original STAR TREK television series, now brings the magic of STAR TREK to a brand-new, even more exciting future — a future with a dazzling new starship and a whole new cast of STAR TREK characters!
ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 41254.7: The U.S.S. ENTERPRISE is en route to Cygnus IV — the edge of the known galaxy. There, we will rendezvous with the ship's new first officer and other command personnel, and proceed with our mission: discover the truth about Farpoint Station, a starbase facility built by the inhabitants of Cygnus IV, a starbase of unparalleled size and complexity...and infinite mystery.
And the success or failure of this, our first mission together, may well determine the course of human exploration across the galaxy for centuries to come...
Gene Roddenberry, the man who created the original STAR TREK television series, now brings the magic of STAR TREK to a brand-new, even more exciting future — a future with a dazzling new starship and a whole new cast of STAR TREK characters!
ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 41254.7: The U.S.S. ENTERPRISE is en route to Cygnus IV — the edge of the known galaxy. There, we will rendezvous with the ship's new first officer and other command personnel, and proceed with our mission: discover the truth about Farpoint Station, a starbase facility built by the inhabitants of Cygnus IV, a starbase of unparalleled size and complexity...and infinite mystery.
And the success or failure of this, our first mission together, may well determine the course of human exploration across the galaxy for centuries to come...
Notes
- Encounter at Farpoint is a novelisation of the feature-length opening episode of the series.
- David Gerrold is probably best known to Star Trek fans for writing The Trouble with Tribbles, one of the most famous episodes from the original series.
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Unification
by Jeri Taylor
- USA
- Paperback
- Pocket Books
- 1991
Novelised Episodes
Unification I / Unification II
Unification I / Unification II
Back Cover Blurb
Based on the epic two-part television episode, here now is the story STAR TREK fans have awaited for five long years, the story that bring together Spock — the enigmatic Vulcan who personified the original, classic STAR TREK — with the crew of the Next Generation.
Screenwriter Jeri Taylor brings all the excitement and wonder that have captivated fans of the smash television series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION to this story of Spock's forbidden journey into the heart of the Romulan Empire — and the U.S.S. Enterprise's desperate attempts to discover the reasons for his mission there.
Join now with Captain Picard, Lieutenant Commander Data, and the rest of the Next Generation crew on a voyage of unsurpassed adventure, a voyage that brings them to the edge of history — and forces them to confront a shattering betrayal!
Based on the epic two-part television episode, here now is the story STAR TREK fans have awaited for five long years, the story that bring together Spock — the enigmatic Vulcan who personified the original, classic STAR TREK — with the crew of the Next Generation.
Screenwriter Jeri Taylor brings all the excitement and wonder that have captivated fans of the smash television series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION to this story of Spock's forbidden journey into the heart of the Romulan Empire — and the U.S.S. Enterprise's desperate attempts to discover the reasons for his mission there.
Join now with Captain Picard, Lieutenant Commander Data, and the rest of the Next Generation crew on a voyage of unsurpassed adventure, a voyage that brings them to the edge of history — and forces them to confront a shattering betrayal!
Notes
- A novelisation of the two-part story which featured the return of Spock.
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Relics
by Michael Jan Friedman
- USA
- Paperback
- Pocket Books
- 1992
Novelised Episodes
Relics
Relics
Back Cover Blurb
Based on the historic television episode, noted author Michael Jan Friedman re-creates all the excitement and wonder that has captivated fans of both smash STAR TREK television series in Captain Montgomery Scott's incredible tale of danger and survival.
In the tradition of UNIFICATION, here is the story that fans of the original STAR TREK series and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION have been clamoring for — Montgomery Scott's return to the STAR TREK universe and his encounter with Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D.
Missing in space for seventy five years, Scotty manages to survive against incredible odds, only to be found by the newest crew of the Starship Enterprise. Though rescued, Scotty soon finds himself lost in a world that he barely recognizes, a world that has passed him by...
But the adventure is not over for Captain Scott who must do the impossible when the new U.S.S. Enterprise faces a very old danger in a remote sector of space. This time, Captain Picard and his crew will need more than all of their courage and all of their skills to save the great Starship from complete destruction. This time, they will need a miracle worker...
Based on the historic television episode, noted author Michael Jan Friedman re-creates all the excitement and wonder that has captivated fans of both smash STAR TREK television series in Captain Montgomery Scott's incredible tale of danger and survival.
In the tradition of UNIFICATION, here is the story that fans of the original STAR TREK series and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION have been clamoring for — Montgomery Scott's return to the STAR TREK universe and his encounter with Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D.
Missing in space for seventy five years, Scotty manages to survive against incredible odds, only to be found by the newest crew of the Starship Enterprise. Though rescued, Scotty soon finds himself lost in a world that he barely recognizes, a world that has passed him by...
But the adventure is not over for Captain Scott who must do the impossible when the new U.S.S. Enterprise faces a very old danger in a remote sector of space. This time, Captain Picard and his crew will need more than all of their courage and all of their skills to save the great Starship from complete destruction. This time, they will need a miracle worker...
Notes
- A novelisation of the episode which featured the return of Scotty.
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Descent
by Diane Carey
- USA
- Paperback
- Pocket Books
- 1993
Novelised Episodes
Descent, Part 1 / Descent, Part 2
Descent, Part 1 / Descent, Part 2
Back Cover Blurb
Captain Picard and his crew face their most deadly challenge yet!
The Borg are back — and nastier than ever. No longer mindless, inhuman drones but cyborg soldiers on a mission to assimilate all intelligent life, their new goal is the complete destruction of the Federation. And in the midst of facing the Borg again, Captain Picard learns that he may be the cause of the change.
Commander Data is changing as well. For the first time in his life, Data feels a genuine emotion — and that emotion is deadly, destructive rage. When it is revealed that the Borg are commanded by an old enemy out of Data's past, Data must choose between his allegiance to the Federation and the one thing he wants above all else...
Captain Picard and his crew face their most deadly challenge yet!
The Borg are back — and nastier than ever. No longer mindless, inhuman drones but cyborg soldiers on a mission to assimilate all intelligent life, their new goal is the complete destruction of the Federation. And in the midst of facing the Borg again, Captain Picard learns that he may be the cause of the change.
Commander Data is changing as well. For the first time in his life, Data feels a genuine emotion — and that emotion is deadly, destructive rage. When it is revealed that the Borg are commanded by an old enemy out of Data's past, Data must choose between his allegiance to the Federation and the one thing he wants above all else...
Notes
- Surprisingly, Descent was one of only two stories featuring the Borg ever to be novelised, the other being Endgame. They have also turned up in two original novels, Peter David's Vendetta and William Shatner's The Return.
- This was the first novelisation to be written by Diane Carey who would go on to write numerous other adaptations based on episodes of Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise.
- The back cover proudly proclaims "BONUS! Special Episode Photos!" Anyone expecting to find the eight-page photo section found in numerous other tie-in books may be disappointed to learn that in reality they are just three badly printed black and white pictures on the inside of the covers...
Star Trek: The Next Generation — All Good Things...
by Michael Jan Friedman
- USA
- Hardback
- Pocket Books
- 1994
Novelised Episodes
All Good Things...
All Good Things...
Back Cover Blurb
Seven years ago, Captain Jean-Luc Picard first faced the judgment of the Q Continuum — a race of beings with God-like powers over time and space who presumed to gauge humanity's fitness to exist in the galaxy. Seven years ago they suspended judgment, but now their decision has been reached: The human race will be eliminated, not only in the present, but throughout time. Humanity will never have existed at all.
The only chance to save mankind lies with Captain Picard. An old enemy has granted him the power to revisit his life as it was seven years before, and to experience his life twenty-five years in the future. With the help of friendships that span time and space, Picard struggles to defeat the plans of the Q Continuum. But even as he fights to save the human race from total extinction, he has been set up to be the unwitting agent of Mankind's destruction.
In his effort to save humanity, Picard must sacrifice himself and all those he loves... perhaps more than once. And if their sacrifice fails, all Mankind is doomed.
Seven years ago, Captain Jean-Luc Picard first faced the judgment of the Q Continuum — a race of beings with God-like powers over time and space who presumed to gauge humanity's fitness to exist in the galaxy. Seven years ago they suspended judgment, but now their decision has been reached: The human race will be eliminated, not only in the present, but throughout time. Humanity will never have existed at all.
The only chance to save mankind lies with Captain Picard. An old enemy has granted him the power to revisit his life as it was seven years before, and to experience his life twenty-five years in the future. With the help of friendships that span time and space, Picard struggles to defeat the plans of the Q Continuum. But even as he fights to save the human race from total extinction, he has been set up to be the unwitting agent of Mankind's destruction.
In his effort to save humanity, Picard must sacrifice himself and all those he loves... perhaps more than once. And if their sacrifice fails, all Mankind is doomed.
Notes
- A novelisation of the feature-length conclusion to the series. This was the first book based on an episode of any Star Trek series to be issued in hardback by Pocket Books.
- The book contains eight pages of black and white photographs in the centre.
