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Purple wrote:Personally, I would like to see a novel about Nelix and what he did prior to the events on Voyager. If written well it could give us a lot of insights into things like local events, the Kazon etc. It certainly could be an interesting read.

I think Jeri Taylor's Pathways showed Neelix's pre-VGR years and how he met Kes.

JME2 wrote:

Serpents in the Garden also features Harriman, albeit later in his career where he's become almost as much of a legendary threat to the Romulans as Kirk was to the Klingons. That novel also details the Tomed Incident that led to the Romulans temporarily withdrawing from galactic politics.

I second this; David R. George III did a fantastic job of fleshing out one of the biggest Noodle Incidents in the Trek canon and making Harriman a credible bad-ass in his own right.

I am going to have to check this out now. Thanks for the recommendation.

Have there been any novels set in the far future, such as during the 29th century or whenever the Enterprise J is from? How about a novel giving the background of the temporal cold war?

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:Have there been any novels set in the far future, such as during the 29th century or whenever the Enterprise J is from? How about a novel giving the background of the temporal cold war?

No, but there is an upcoming novel focusing on Agents Dulmer and Lucsly of the Department of Temporal Investigations, so those eras may be featured.

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:

JME2 wrote:

Serpents in the Garden also features Harriman, albeit later in his career where he's become almost as much of a legendary threat to the Romulans as Kirk was to the Klingons. That novel also details the Tomed Incident that led to the Romulans temporarily withdrawing from galactic politics.

I second this; David R. George III did a fantastic job of fleshing out one of the biggest Noodle Incidents in the Trek canon and making Harriman a credible bad-ass in his own right.

I am going to have to check this out now. Thanks for the recommendation.

I forgot to add that if you enjoy it, I also recommend following it up with Keith R.A. DeCandido's The Art of the Impossible. Both books are part of the Lost Era series, focusing on bridging the gap between the TOS and TNG eras.

DeCandidio tells the story of the Be'treka Nebula Incident (DS9's "The Way of the Warrior"), the Klingon-Cardassian skirmish that led to an 18-year cold war between the two powers. The book basically sets up the TNG-era's backstory and DeCandidio also follows up on threads set up in Serpents. For example, there's a subplot in Serpents focusing on the Klingons and Azetbur's reign. DeCandidio follows up on that and shows how the Klingon politics of the TNG-era came about.