Authors you can’t go wrong with, part 5
This list continues from part 4.
Jeanne Cavelos
In addition to writing some brilliant Babylon 5 novels, Cavelos is also the founder of the Odyssey writing workshop.
- Masterpieces
- Babylon 5
- The Passing of the Techno-Mages — Casting Shadows
- The Passing of the Techno-Mages –Summoning Light
- The Passing of the Techno-Mages –Invoking Darkness
- Babylon 5
- Good book
- Babylon 5
- The Shadow Within
- Babylon 5
Peter David
David is a prolific author, both in novels and comic books. He was the writer of the Star Trek comic book for many years.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- A Rock and a Hard Place
- Imzadi
- Q-Squared
- Babylon 5
- Legions of Fire — The Long Night of Centauri Prime
- Legions of Fire — Armies of Light and Dark
- Legions of Fire — Out of the Darkness
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Great books
- Star Trek
- The Rift
- The Disinherited (with Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger)
- The Captain’s Daughter
- The Trial of James T. Kirk (graphic novel)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Strike Zone
- Doomsday World (with Carmen Carter, Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger)
- Vendetta
- Q-in-Law
- Imzadi II: Triangle
- Before Dishonor
- Star Trek: New Frontier
- The Captain’s Table — Once Burned
- Battlestar Galactica
- Sagittarius is Bleeding
- Knight Life
- Howling Mad
- Beam Me Up, Scotty (autobiography, with James Doohan)
- Star Trek
- Good books
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- I, Q (with John de Lancie)
- Star Trek: New Frontier
- House of Cards
- Into the Void
- The Two Front War
- End Game
- Martyr
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
J. M. Dillard
Dillard followed in the footsteps of Vonda N. McIntyre, adding extras to her Star Trek movie novelizations to make them more interesting. She also writes under the name Jeanne Kalogridis.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- The Lost Years
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Mindshadow
- Demons
- Bloodthirst
- Recovery
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Possession (with Kathleen O’Malley)
- Resistance
- Specters
- Star Trek
John M. Ford
Ford was not very prolific, but both his Star Trek books are brilliantly unusual.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- How Much for Just the Planet?
- Star Trek
- Great book
- Star Trek
- The Final Reflection
- Star Trek
David R. George III
George’s trilogy of novels jumping off from the original series episode “The City on the Edge of Forever” are stunning.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek
- Crucible: McCoy — Provenance of Shadows
- Crucible: Spock — The Fire and the Rose
- Crucible: Kirk — The Star to Every Wandering
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Allegiance in Exile
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- The 34th Rule (with Armin Shimerman)
- Star Trek crossovers
- Typhon Pact — Rough Beast of Empire
- Typhon Pact — Plagues of Night
- Typhon Pact — Raise the Dawn
- The Fall — Revelation and Dust
- Star Trek
Diane Duane
Duane’s masterpiece takes place during a time when Vulcan is deciding whether or not to secede from the Federation.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- Spock’s World
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Doctor’s Orders
- Rihannsu — My Enemy, My Ally
- Rihannsu — Swordhunt
- Rihannsu — Honor Blade
- Rihannsu — The Empty Chair
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Dark Mirror
- Intellivore
- Star Trek
- Good books
- Star Trek
- The Wounded Sky
- Rihannsu — The Romulan Way
- Star Trek
David Mack
Mack’s Destiny trilogy brings the story of the Borg to an astonishing conclusion. He also co-wrote two episodes of Deep Space Nine.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek crossovers
- Destiny — Gods of Night
- Destiny — Mere Mortals
- Destiny — Lost Souls
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Cold Equations — Persistence of Memory
- Star Trek crossovers
- Great books
- Star Trek crossovers
- Typhon Pact — Zero Sum Game
- The Fall — A Ceremony of Losses
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Cold Equations — Silent Weapons
- Cold Equations — The Body Electric
- Star Trek crossovers
Vonda N. McIntyre
McIntyre’s science fiction is exciting, both inside and outside of the Star Trek universe. Her masterpiece is the story of Kirk’s first mission about the Enterprise.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- Enterprise: The First Adventure
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- The Entropy Effect
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Starfarers
- Starfarers
- Transition
- Metaphase
- Nautilus
- Star Trek
Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
This husband and wife team have also been involved in several TV series.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- Prime Directive
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Memory Prime
- Federation
- The Ashes of Eden (with William Shatner)
- The Return (with William Shatner)
- Avenger (with William Shatner)
- Spectre (with William Shatner)
- Dark Victory (with William Shatner)
- Preserver (with William Shatner)
- Star Trek
Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz
Sherman and Shwartz have both also written solo fantasy novels.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek
- Vulcan’s Forge
- Vulcan’s Heart
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Vulcan’s Soul — Exodus
- Vulcan’s Soul — Exiles
- Vulcan’s Soul — Epiphany
- Star Trek