Diane Carey

   

Diane Carey is an author ofStar Treknovels and stories who was active in writingStar Trekliterature from1986 to2001.

History and specifics[]

Diane Carey'sStar Trek novels began withDreadnought! in1986. The story became very popular and was immediately followed by a sequel,Battlestations!. Shortly after, theParamount Pictures licensing rules became more strict, meaning that books like these with casts of original characters not derived fromcanon productions were no longer allowed in the numberedPocketTOS series. These first two books were popular enough to be reprinted and re-branded under a subseries name,Fortunes of War. Uniquely amongStar Trek authors, Carey herself modelled for the cover art for both novels, portraying her original character,Piper.

Carey's next majorStar Trek publication wasFinal Frontier, the third and final unnumbered book to be branded as aStar Trek Giant Novel. This story followed the lead of her earlier books by again taking focus away from theTOS cast, in a flashback story withGeorge Kirk meetingSarah andRobert April. The story was followed up by ahardcover sequel with those characters,Best Destiny, a coming-of-age story with a youngJames T. Kirk.

Diane Carey also wrote the first originalStar Trek: The Next Generation novel,Ghost Ship. Researched and written before the bulk ofthe show's first season, the story contains some premises that are unique to the early development ofTNG.

Star Trek creations[]

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Races and cultures[]

the Formless •Pojjana •the Blood •Kauld •Palkeo Est •Rassua •the Living •the Furies

Star Trek bibliography[]

• Fortunes of War, Book 1:Dreadnought! (TOSnovel,1986)
• Fortunes of War, Book 2:Battlestations! (TOS novel, 1986)
• Final Frontier (TOS novel,1988)
• Ghost Ship (TNG novel, 1988)
• Best Destiny (TOS novel,1992)
• The Great Starship Race (TOS novel,1993)
• Descent (TNGnovelization, 1993)
• The Search (DS9 novelization,1994)
• First Frontier (TOS novel, withDr.James I. Kirkland,1995)
• The Way of the Warrior (DS9 novelization, 1995)
• Station Rage (DS9 novel, 1995)
• Invasion! Book 1:First Strike (TOS novel,1996)
• Cadet Kirk (TOSYoung Adult Novel, 1996)
• Flashback (VOY novelization, 1996)
• Trials and Tribble-ations (DS9 novelization, 1996)
• Starfleet Academy (TOS novelization,1997)
• Day of Honor, Book 1:Ancient Blood (TNG novel, 1997)
• Ship of the Line (TNG novel, 1997)
• The Captain's Table, Book 4:Fire Ship (VOY novel, 1998)
• The Dominion War, Book 2:Call to Arms... (DS9 novelization,1998)
• The Dominion War, Book 4:...Sacrifice of Angels (DS9 novelization, 1998)
• What You Leave Behind (DS9 novelization, 1999)
• Double Helix, Book 3:Red Sector (TNG novel,1999)
• Equinox (VOY novelization, 1999)
• New Earth, Book 1:Wagon Train to the Stars (TOS novel,2000)
• New Earth, Book 2:Belle Terre (TOS novel, withDean Wesley Smith, 2000)
• "The Veil at Valcour" (short story fromEnterprise Logs, 2000)
• "World of Strangers" (short story fromEnterprise Logs, 2000)
• New Earth, Book 6:Challenger (TOS novel, 2000)
• Endgame (VOY novelization,2001)
• Gateways, Book 2:Chainmail (Star Trek: Challenger novel, 2001)
• Broken Bow (ENT novelization, 2001)
• "Exodus" (Star Trek: Challenger short story fromGateways, Book 7: What Lay Beyond)

Appendices[]

External link[]

• Diane Carey article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Diane Carey article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.