I shan’t comment on the Wikipedia article; it’s better for my own sanity to avoid that place. But while it’s far from great literature, Culbreath and her colloborator whose name I’m too lazy to look up crafted a good story there – though the gay S&M subtext is, ah, disturbing to some. Hell, I noticed it at 12.
Wait, there are people who LIKE the Marshak/Culbreath monstrosities? You people are weirdos. 
Most of my favorites have been mentioned. Ishmael, The Wounded Sky, The Final Reflection. I have a soft spot for Killing Time because I love alternate universe crap. Fallen Heroes is the only post-TOS book I ever really liked.
This is coincidental because I had just decided to get rid of all of my Trek books, so if anyone has a particular TOS title they want, holler. I think I’ve already gotten rid of most of my non-TOS books, but I’ll look if someone wants something specific.
Yes…and?
Do you happen to have the Starfleet Medical Manual? Let me know if you do and we’ll talk. 
Weird!
But damn, nope. That’s one I don’t have. shakes fist And here I was thinking I’d have pretty much any book that anyone wanted from early in the run.
Ah, thanks. Duh.
y’all have inspired me to reread my star trek shelf. i had sent many of my star trek books to the military but kept a shelf and a half that i might reread.
finished “star trek” based on the new reboot movie, and “enterprise, the first adventure” by vonda mcintyre. just starting “yesterday’s son” by a c crispin.
should keep me busy for a week or so.
Wait – THAT is what make you think me a weirdo?
Well, it definitely helps!
I’m bumping this in case there are any new suggestions to be garnered. I’m putting together a reading list.
No books to add since my earlier posts. Haven’t read my much ST fiction lately.
Still available new or used on Amazon, and not too pricey, either: Star Trek: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual: Eileen Palestine: 9780345274731: Amazon.com: Books
Hmm, I shall have to check that out. Thanks! The last time I paged through it was when it was new in 1977, but it was pricey for a kid so I couldn’t buy it, and by the time I had enough money to buy it, it had disappeared.
I mostly want to see if the two things my 12-year-old self giggled over while reading it are true or if I’m misremembering. I see in the reader comments that the “Vulcans poop owl pellets” thing really is in there, but unfortunately there aren’t any comments confirming whether Vulcan male genitalia are…umm…forked. 
Heh. I also seem to remember that it said Vulcan urine was thick and sludgy, as the Vulcans had evolved to retain most water in their desert climate.
I smiled through this entire thread.
Several years ago, I considered selling my Trek books because we were so hurting financially. Now I’m glad I still have them, even though we’re tripping over the damned things and Hubster starts muttering stuff like “hoarder” whenever he encounters my extensive library of all matter printed.
Many of my favorites have been mentioned upthread. How Much for Just the Planet is probably the top book, and honorable mentions go to The Pandora Principle and The IDIC Epidemic. (I like cheezy stories)
Ishmael is only truly appreciated if you are old enough to remember the OLD TV series, “Here Come the Brides.”
And you absolutely cannot discuss Trek books without giving proper recognition to Keith Birdsong, who produced many of the cover illustrations. From my understanding, most were done in colored pencil, and IMHO are breathtaking in almost photographic quality.
~VOW
Other than James Blish’s novelizations of the TV episodes, i think the only ST fiction I’ve ever read was Diane Duane’s The Romulan Way. As with most books I’ve read by her, I thought it was excellent.
I’d like to read Friedman’s Planet X - a TNG/X-Men crossover - just for the novelty of it.
I will reiterate all the ones I posted three years ago in this thread.
I will add some titles I either left out because they were continuity heavy (and have since decided that they are still worth reading even if you just jumped in) or have come out since then:
The Destiny Trilogy by David Mack
Q & A by KRAD
Mirror Universe Sorrows of Empire and Rise Like Lions (what happens after “Evil Spock” considers it.)
Department Of Temporal Investigations: Watching the Clock and Forgotten History by Christopher Bennett.
It wasn’t the best, but I liked the* Vulcan Academy Murders*. An entertaining read.
Federation by Judy and Gar Reeves-Stevens, what Generations should have been.
Prime Directive by Judy and Gar Reeves-Stevens.
The Eugenics Wars Vol. 1 and 2 by Greg Cox. The Eugenics Wars happened in the 1990’s, and we didn’t notice. My favorite Star Trek “fanwank” of all time.
And another recommendation for Best Destiny.
If Best Destiny is worth reading, how about Diane Carey’s preceding Final Frontier?
Well, Q-squared actually has parts added, so that it makes sense that Q is telling the story, but, yeah, some parts are missing. I can’t remember if anything important is missing.
I really haven’t read that many Star Trek books. It’s something I’ve been meaning to get started on since the reboot, as I frankly prefer the original universe and want to stay in it. I’m just not a big fan of stories that contradict canon, except as historical curiosities.
FWIW to date there are no prose novels set in the Rebooted universe save a couple of recent young adult books with a Star Fleet Academy subtitle.