{"id":13591,"date":"2019-01-06T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=13591"},"modified":"2019-02-18T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T21:16:22","slug":"best-tie-in-novels-by-year-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/best-tie-in-novels-by-year-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Best tie-in novels by year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/best-tie-in-novels-by-year-3\/\">this<\/a> list.<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Runner<\/strong> <strong>Ups<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Author<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Author<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>DISCO: Drastic Measures<\/td>\n<td>James Swallow<\/td>\n<td>DISCO: Fear Itself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>David A. Goodman<\/td>\n<td>The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Face of the Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rise of the Federation &#8212; Patterns of Interference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations &#8212;&nbsp;Shield of the Gods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The Long Mirage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Gamma &#8212; Original Sin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Fortune of War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>DISCO: Desperate Hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Una McCormack<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Enigma Tales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Headlong Flight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Hearts and Minds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rise of the Federation &#8212; Live by the Code<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations &#8212; Time Lock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Greg Cox<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Legacies \u2014 Captain to Captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jeffrey Lang<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Force and Motion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Legacies \u2014 Best Defense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Jackson Miller<\/td>\n<td>ST: Prey &#8212; Hell&#8217;s Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Jackson Miller<\/td>\n<td>ST: Prey &#8212; The Jackal&#8217;s Trick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Jackson Miller<\/td>\n<td>ST: Prey &#8212; The Hall of Heroes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>James Swallow<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Latter Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward &amp; Kevin Dilmore<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Legacies \u2014 Purgatory\u2019s Key<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>David A. Goodman<\/td>\n<td>The Autobiography of James T. Kirk<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rise of the Federation &#8212; Uncertain Logic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Greg Cox<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Child of Two Worlds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Tony Daniel<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Savage Trade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dave Galanter<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Crisis of Consciousness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Sacraments of Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Ascendance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Una McCormack<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The Missing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Jackson Miller<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Takedown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>James Swallow<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Sight Unseen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Armageddon\u2019s Arrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<td>Jeffrey Lang<\/td>\n<td>TNG: The Light Fantastic<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rise of the Federation &#8212; Tower of Babel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations &#8212; The Collectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Greg Cox<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Foul Deeds Will Rise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Greg Cox<\/td>\n<td>TOS: No Time Like the Past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Rudy Josephs<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Q are Cordially Uninvited&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Una McCormack<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Fall &#8212; The Crimson Shadow<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rise of the Federation &#8212; A Choice of Futures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Tony Daniel<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Devil\u2019s Bargain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Allegiance in Exile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Fall &#8212; Revelation and Dust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Fall &#8212; A Ceremony of Losses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>James Swallow<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Fall &#8212; The Poisoned Chalice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Fall &#8212; Peaceable Kingdoms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Cold Equations &#8212; The Persistence of Memory<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations &#8212; Forgotten History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Raise the Dawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Cold Equations &#8212; Silent Weapons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Cold Equations &#8212; The Body Electric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Fallen Gods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Una McCormack<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Brinkmanship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations &#8212; Watching the Clock<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; The Struggle Within<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Rough Beasts of Empire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin<\/td>\n<td>ENT: The Romulan War &#8212; To Brave the Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David A. McIntee<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Indistinguishable from Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Paths of Disharmony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>Margaret Wander Bonanno<\/td>\n<td>Unspoken Truth<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Zero Sum Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin<\/td>\n<td>ST: Typhon Pact &#8212; Seize the Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>Mike W. Barr &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Mere Anarchy<\/td>\n<td>Keith R. A. DeCandido<\/td>\n<td>ST: A Singular Destiny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dave Galanter<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Troublesome Minds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Leisner<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Losing the Peace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin<\/td>\n<td>ENT: The Romulan War &#8212; Beneath the Raptor\u2019s Wing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>James Swallow<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Synthesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>ST: Destiny Book 3 &#8212; Lost Souls<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Greater than the Sum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>ST: Destiny Book 1 &#8212; Gods of Night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David Mack<\/td>\n<td>ST: Destiny Book 2 &#8212; Mere Mortals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Mangels<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Kobayashi Maru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2007<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>TOS Crucible: Kirk \u2013 The Star to Every Wandering<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Before Dishonor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Keith R. A. DeCandido<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Q &amp; A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Resistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Steven Harper<\/td>\n<td>BSG: Unity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Engels<\/td>\n<td>ENT: The Good That Men Do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan&#8217;s Soul, Book Three &#8212; Epiphany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Geoffrey Thorne<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Sword of Damocles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>TOS Crucible: McCoy &#8212; Provenance of Shadows<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Orion&#8217;s Hounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Margaret Wander Bonnano<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Burning Dreams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>BSG: Sagittarius is Bleeding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Rihannsu, Book Five &#8212; The Empty Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>TOS Crucible: Spock \u2013 The Fire and the Rose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Mangels<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Last Full Measure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan&#8217;s Soul, Book Two &#8212; Exiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dave Stern<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Rosetta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2005<\/td>\n<td>Michael Jan Friedman<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Death in Winter<\/td>\n<td>Christopher L. Bennett<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Ex Machina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Gene DeWeese<\/td>\n<td>ST: Engines of Destiny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Mangels<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: Taking Wing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Mangels<\/td>\n<td>TITAN: The Red King<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2004<\/td>\n<td>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan&#8217;s Soul, Book One &#8212; Exodus<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2003<\/td>\n<td>Michael A. Martin &amp; Andy Mangels<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Lost Era &#8212; The Sundered<\/td>\n<td>Christie Golden<\/td>\n<td>VOY: The Farther Shore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Christie Golden<\/td>\n<td>VOY: Homecoming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>ENT: Surak\u2019s Soul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>Jeffrey Lang<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Immortal Coil<\/td>\n<td>Christie Golden<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Last Roundup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dean Wesley Smith &amp; Kristine Katheryn Rusch<\/td>\n<td>ENT: By the Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dayton Ward<\/td>\n<td>TOS: In the Name of Honor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2001<\/td>\n<td>Jeanne Cavelos<\/td>\n<td>B5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8212; Invoking Darkness<\/td>\n<td>Jeanne Cavelos<\/td>\n<td>B5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8212; Casting Shadows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jeanne Cavelos<\/td>\n<td>B5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages &#8212; Summoning Light<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>S. D. Perry<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Avatar, Book One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>S. D. Perry<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Avatar, Book Two<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Vornholt<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Genesis Wave, Book Two<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2000<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>B5: Legions of Fire &#8212; Out of the Darkness<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>B5: Legions of Fire &#8212; Armies of Light and Dark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Rihannsu, Book Four: Honor Blade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Rihannsu, Book Three: Swordhunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Andrew J. Robinson<\/td>\n<td>DS9: A Stitch in Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Preserver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Vornholt<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Genesis Wave, Book One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1999<\/td>\n<td>J. Gregory Keyes<\/td>\n<td>B5: Final Reckoning &#8212; The Fate of Bester<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>B5: Legions of Fire &#8212; The Long Night of Centauri Prime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan&#8217;s Heart<\/td>\n<td>J. Gregory Keyes<\/td>\n<td>B5: Deadly Relations &#8212; Bester Ascendant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Dark Victory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Armin Shimerman &amp; David R. George III<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The 34th Rule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1998<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Triangle &#8212; Imzadi II<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>VOY: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; Fire Ship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>NF: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; Once Burned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael Jan Friedman<\/td>\n<td>TNG: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; Dujonian&#8217;s Hoard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Christie Golden<\/td>\n<td>VOY: Seven of Nine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>L. A. Graf<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; War Dragons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. Gregory Keyes<\/td>\n<td>B5: Dark Genesis &#8212; The Birth of the Psi Corps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jerry Oltion<\/td>\n<td>ST: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; Where Seas Meets Sky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Spectre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dean Wesley Smith &amp; Kirstine Kathryn Rusch<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The Captain&#8217;s Table &#8212; The Mist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1997<\/td>\n<td>Josepha Sherman &amp; Susan Shwartz<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan\u2019s Forge<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Ship of the Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Avenger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Vornholt<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Mind Meld<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1996<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Invasion &#8212; First Strike<\/td>\n<td>L. A. Graf<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Invasion &#8212; Time&#8217;s Enemy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dafydd ab Hugh<\/td>\n<td>VOY: Invasion &#8212; The Final Fury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Return<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Dean Wesley Smith &amp; Kristine Kathryn Rusch<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Invasion &#8212; The Soldiers of Fear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>William Shatner &amp; others<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Ashes of Eden<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey &amp; Dr. James I. Kirkland<\/td>\n<td>TOS: First Frontier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Captain&#8217;s Daughter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Recovery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael Jan Friedman<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Crossover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1994<\/td>\n<td>A. C. Crispin<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Sarek<\/td>\n<td>L. A. Graf<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Traitor Winds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Q-Squared<\/td>\n<td>Judith &amp; Garfield Reeves-Stevens<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Federation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1993<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The Siege<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Great Starship Race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>K. W. Jeter<\/td>\n<td>DS9: Bloodletter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Sandy Schofield<\/td>\n<td>DS9: The Big Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1992<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Imzadi<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Best Destiny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>John Vornholt<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Sanctuary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1991<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Q-in-Law<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Rift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Vendetta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1990<\/td>\n<td>Judith &amp; Garfield Reeves-Stevens<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Prime Directive<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: A Rock and a Hard Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Doctor&#8217;s Orders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jean Lorrah<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Metamorphosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Lost Years<\/td>\n<td>Peter David<\/td>\n<td>TNG: Strike Zone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael Jan Friedman<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Double, Double<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Michael Jan Friedman<\/td>\n<td>TNG: A Call to Darkness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1988<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Spock&#8217;s World<\/td>\n<td>A. C. Crispin<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Time For Yesterday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>D. C. Fontana<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Vulcan&#8217;s Glory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jean Lorrah<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The IDIC Epidemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Judith &amp; Garfield Reeves-Stevens<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Memory Prime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>John M. Ford<\/td>\n<td>TOS: How Much For Just the Planet?<\/td>\n<td>Margaret Wander Bonnano<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Strangers From the Sky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1986<\/td>\n<td>Vonda N. McIntyre<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Enterprise &#8212; The First Adventure<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Battlestations!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Diane Carey<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Dreadnaught!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Demons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>J. M. Dillard<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Mindshadow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1985<\/td>\n<td>Barbaba Hambly<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Ishmael<\/td>\n<td>Margaret Wander Bonnano<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Dwellers in the Crucible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Della Van Hise<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Killing Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Janet Kagan<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Uhura&#8217;s Song<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1984<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: My Enemy, My Ally<\/td>\n<td>John M. Ford<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Final Reflection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Jean Lorrah<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Vulcan Academy Murders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Melinda Snodgrass<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Tears of the Singers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1983<\/td>\n<td>A. C. Crispin<\/td>\n<td>TOS: Yesterday&#8217;s Son<\/td>\n<td>Diane Duane<\/td>\n<td>TOS: The Wounded Sky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1982<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1981<\/td>\n<td>Vonda N. 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