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Stay tuned for my coming list of Star Trek novels. As I'm going to be re-reading the series, I thought I might as well write a review for each book as I go. So, I'll be adding them as I go, and eventually (hopefully) I'll have reviewed every book in the series (somewhere in around 100 books). Robbie

Encounter at Farpoint by David Gerrold | Print |  E-mail Series: The Next Generation Book Number: 0 Own It: No Rating: The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D 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 out mission: to discover the truth about Farpoint Station, 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... Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 September 2009 )   Ghost Ship by Diane Carey | Print |  E-mail Series: The Next Generation Book Number: 1 Own It: Yes Rating: Reading it now... Unexplained gravitational disturbances summon the Enterprise to the planet Elysia, and the android Lieutenant Commander Data to a date with destiny. For on this alien world, he will be drawn into an impossible quest, leading him to consequences both heart-warming and disastrous, as he finally dares to pursue his fondest desire: to become human. Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 September 2009 )   The Peacekeepers by Gene DeWeese | Print |  E-mail Series: The Next Generation Book Number: 2 Own It: Yes Rating: Exploring a deserted alien spaceship, Lt. Commander Data and Lt. Geordi LaForge suddenly find themselves transported light-years away - into the middle of a deadly conflict! While Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise search feverishly for the missing crewmen, Data and LaForge discover they are in a station almost identical to the one they were exploring, high in orbit around an Earth-type world. Years before, the occupants of that planet accidentally stumbled onto the ship and its advanced technology - and since then, have used its weapons to keep the nations on the planet below disarmed, and at peace. Now their own arrival has precipitates a crisis on the station. Somehow, Data and LaForge must find a way to restore trust between the planet below and the station's guardians up above - before a final, destructive war breaks out! Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 September 2009 )   The Children of Hamlin by Carmen Carter | Print |  E-mail Series: The Next Generation Book Number: 3 Own It: Yes Rating: The Hamlin Massacre - every Starfleet officer knows the tale. The tiny Federation outpost of Hamlin was destroyed, its entire adult population ruthlessly slaughtered, before the first defense shields could be raised. Even worse, the colony's children disappeared without a trace, abducted by the aliens who attacked with a ferocity and speed that outmatched their Starfleet pursuers. Now, fifty years later, the Choraii ships have appeared again. But this time the Federation is ready; this time the Choraii must pay for what they need. The precious metals can only be bought with the Hamlin children still living with their captors. This time, the Choraii must face Captain Jean-Luc Picard - and the crew of the Starship Enterprise... Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 September 2009 )   Survivors by Jean Lorrah | Print |  E-mail Series: The Next Generation Book Number: 4 Own It: Yes Rating: Treva - a human colony on the fringes of known space. Isolated from the rest of the galaxy, at last report they were on the verge of becoming a true interstellar community - a full fledged member of the Federation. But now the Enterprise has received a distress signal. Treva is in the throes of a violent revolution, a revolution led by a merciless warlord who has committed countless atrocities in the name of freedom. Data and Lt. Tasha Yar are dispatched to investigate. But once they reach Treva, they discover the truth - and any possible solution - may be far more complex than a simple rebellion. For Treva's president wants more than Starfleet's good words in her fight against the rebels. She wants their weapons. And before the battle is over, she means to get them. Over Data and Yar's dead bodies, if necessary. Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 September 2009 )