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Title Worf's First Adventure
Author Peter David
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Publisher Pocket Books - 1993
First Printing Pocket Books - 1993
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Title Line of Fire
Author Peter David
Illustrator James Fry
Publisher Pocket Books - 1993
First Printing Pocket Books - 1993
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Title Survival
Author Peter David
Illustrator James Fry
Publisher Pocket Books - 1993
First Printing Pocket Books - 1993
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Title Capture the Flag
Author John Vornholt
Illustrator Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Pocket Books - 1994
First Printing Pocket Books - 1994
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Title Atlantis Station
Author V.E. Mitchell
Illustrato Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Pocket Books - 1994
First Printing Pocket Books - 1994
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Title Mystery of the Missing Crew
Author Michael Jan Friedman
Illustrato Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
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Title Secret of the Lizard People
Author Michael Jan Friedman
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Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1996
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1996
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Title Starfall
Author Brad Strickland
Illustrato Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
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Title Nova Command
Author Brad Strickland
Illustrator Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1995
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Title Loyalties
Author Patricia Barnes-Svarney
Illustrato Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Pocket Books - 1996
First Printing Pocket Books - 1996
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Title Crossfire
Author John Vornholt
Illustrato Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1996
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1996
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Title Breakaway
Author Bobbi J.G. Weiss
Illustrator Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
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Title The Haunted Starship
Author Brad Ferguson
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Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
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Title Deceptions
Author Bobbi J.G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss
Illustrator Jason Palmer
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1998
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1998
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Title Lifeline
Author Bobbi J.G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss
Illustrator Jason Palmer
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
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Title The Chance Factor
Author Diana G. Gallagher
Illustrator Jason Palmer
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
First Printing Aladdin Paperbacks - 1997
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Title Quarantine
Author Patricia Barnes-Svarney
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Title Crisis on Vulcan
Author Brad Strickland & Barbara Strickland
Illustrator Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Minstrel - 1996
First Printing Minstrel - 1996
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Title Aftershock
Author John Vornholt
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Title Cadet Kirk
Author Diane Carey
Illustrator Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publisher Minstrel - 1996
First Printing Minstrel - 1996
Category Science Fiction
Warnings None
Main Characters Worf, Laforge, Data, Picard, Troi, Crusher, Riker, Janeway, Kirk, Spock, McCoy
Main Elements Aliens
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Click to read the summarySecret of the Lizard People

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Click to read the summaryNova Command

Click to read the summaryLoyalties

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Click to read the summaryCadet Kirk




If you ever wondered what kind of trouble the younger versions of the crew of the Enterprise got into while they were at Starfleet Academy, now you can find out. For the most part I found the stories a bit repetitive, basically your Enterprise crew member is a bit of a misfit (a Klingon, blind, an android) and they would get picked on by the "cool" kids, and then they'd have to join up with the other "nerds" and prove they are better than everyone else by saving the day when even the adults are left unable to solve the problem. Typical middle grade stuff, except that at Starfleet Academy, it's kind of like university no? So they shouldn't be acting like middle grade kids, they should be young adults, and even in some cases adults, depending at what age they choose to sign up.

So the stories come out a bit contrived to ensure the character in question has an opportunity to save the day and prove how much more amazing they are than the rest of the cadets around them. At the same time, even though silly at times, they were still kind of fun. Not all the characters could have crossover stories, they attended Starfleet Academy at different times but a few were able to meet up and have adventures together before they were assigned to the Enterprise.

I then discovered a trilogy of books about Janeway's time at Starfleet Academy, I particularly enjoyed the second one where she and a group of other young aliens had to work with animals, not that I could keep track of them all, between their species, their names and their handlers.

Following that I found a trilogy for the original series, we first get a book about Spock before he joins the academy, I don't know what the second onew as about but the third I found quite interesting. Kirk has a reputation for being a maverick, a rule breaker, but I've just be rewatching all three seasons of the original series...and in fact, many times when he does something "crazy" it's because he has orders to do it and he's determined to follow his orders. He's not the crazy kid from the 2009 movie and Cadet Kirk reminds us of what Kirk was before the timeline changed, when his father didn't die. In fact it had to be shown to him that sometimes one must think outside the rules, since no set of rules can cover every situation and a good commander is one that is able to react as circumstances change.

Most of these books can be found on OpenLibrary where you can read them for free, unfortunately their collection wasn't complete.




Posted: June - November 2022

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