I remember that book fondly, largely due to one particular line: “I’ll take you home again, Katholin.”
Probably a book called The Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology. It came out at the time of The Motion Picture in 79 as a spaceflight history from Sputnik to the refurbished Enterprise. It also went deep into early Federation history and first contact with the major races. Great art work throughout, it is one of my prized possessions. Still available as well.
A couple of sample pages from the book.
You’re not the only one. I read those two countless times, though not in the last decade or so.
This thread inspired me to dig into my old collection. I just reread Window on a Lost World and enjoyed it. Doctor’s Orders too (“I need more verbs!” “Don’t we all.”).
Two I recall enjoying were Chain of Attack and its sequel The Final Nexus. Also First Frontier was good. Death Count was fun.
And at one point end up being held at phaser-point by Scotty, who thinks they are Klingon spies. Scotty is flabbergasted when they all break into hysterical laughter.
Spock’s World, Wounded Sky and How Much For Just The Planet are on my faves list. I’ve got quite a collection in storage that I need to dig thru and re-read.
I’d say either Sherry Jackson in “What Are Little Girls Made of?” or Nancy Kovack in “A Private Little War.”
Oh, wait. . . that’s “Star Trek Books”
Nowadays I’m happy when my mis-remembering is ONLY slight. 
I reread the two Phoenixes when I was in the hospital last month; they’re still good reads. But the other two efforts by the same authorial time blow chunks.
Yes, agreed. I’m not sure I was even able to finish *Triangle *or The Prometheus Design. I’m certain that if I did, I never read them again (though I still own them, somewhere buried in my storage locker along with every other book I’ve ever owned. :))
I got my copy of the TNG Technical Manual at my second or third Star Trek convention, and it’s still on my shelf.
As for the novels…oh, man, I used to inhale these as a kid. I only stopped when it seemed like they were producing nothing but multi-part crossover tie-ins.
Anyway—yeah, Dark Mirror and Kobayashi Maru are old favorites of mine, too. And from the others that I remember, leaving out ones that are probably just of sentimental value, I’d also say:
First Frontier, by Diane Carey and James Kirkland. TOS meets time-traveling space dinosaurs…okay, it sounds incredibly stupid when I say it like that, but it’s really very good.
Twilight’s End by Jerry Oltion. I’d love the setting, if nothing else, but it’s a good story, too.
I really liked Uhura’s Song. I almost wish it wasn’t a Star Trek book.
Tasha Yarr, the best Star Trek boobs ever.
You might like Janet Kagan’s book Mirabile, which is a collection of her popular short stories that were first published in Asimov’s. They’re all about the same set of characters, so it reads almost like a novel. Kagan was ill for many years and died in 2008, so she didn’t get to write much more.
Can you explain what you mean by this? I have my own thoughts in that area.
Incidentally, if any of you want to read a fan-written TOS-era USS Yorktown story as it unfolds, check this out: Star Trek RPG - Mission #1: "On the Brink"
Another I like is Debtor’s Planet which I’m re-reading.
She’s dead?! I had no idea.
Well. At any rate, Mirabile is good; she also wrote another non-Trek novel called Hellspark.
There’s an OK Wikipedia article about “Price”, but it was better before some officious busybody snipped out about half of the very talented and insightful author’s hard work. But I only read a borrowed copy of “Fate”, and returned it thirty years ago.
I’ve read many many many Star Trek novels. Personal favorites include:
A Rock and a Hard Place- Peter David. You can sort of see the genesis of New Frontier in this novel, as Cmdr. Stone has a lot of similarities to McKenzie Calhoun.
Imzadi- Peter David. A true Trek classic. I didn’t mind the sequel either. I think it rubs people the wrong way because no one wants to accept the odd pairing of Worf and Troi. But that’s why this novel exists and the pairing and all its faults are explored nicely.
Destiny- David Mack. Three books of ass-kicking awesomeness. You want full on war with the Borg? You’ve got it, in spades. All excellent books.
Vanguard -Various authors. This is like DS9 in the TOS era. It’s rough and crude and lots of people get killed. There’s affairs and backstabbing and foul language, all the things Star Trek has traditionally shied away from. Definitely Star Trek for adults.
Best Destiny- Diane Carey. Carey’s other works are hit and miss but Best Destiny is an awesome Kirk story.
The last three A Time To… books- David Mack and Keith R.A. DeCandido. Kill and Heal by David Mack have the Enterprise getting caught up in a conflict similar to the Iraq War. War/Peace by KRAD wraps up the whole storyline and gives the TNG crew a sendoff they so richly deserved after the letdown that was Nemesis.
A Gutted World- KRAD. This story is in the Myriad Universes “Echoes and Refractions” compilation, which is a series of Star Trek “What If?” stories. In this case, what if the Cardassians found the wormhole first? KRAD destroys the Federation and makes every second of it awesome.
Sounds very interesting. But what is KRAD?
As to the Imzadi sequel, I don’t mind the pairing of Worf and Troi in the least. I just thought the book wasn’t nearly as imaginative or interesting as the first.
KRAD = Keith R.A. DeCandido