In addition to the Taurus Reach novel series, the following 25 books are rated by DeepSpaceSpines.com as some of the best novels among the vast inventory of published TOS era books.

  1. The Entropy Effect (TOS #2), by Vonda McIntyre
  2. Yesterday’s Son (TOS #11), by Ann Crispin
  3. The Wounded Sky (TOS #13), by Diane Duane
  4. The Final Reflection (TOS #16), by John M. Ford
  5. My Enemy, My Ally (TOS #18), by Diane Duane
  6. The Tears of the Singers (TOS #19), by Melinda Snodgrass
  7. Uhura’s Song (TOS #21), by Janet Kagan
  8. Dwellers in the Crucible (TOS #25), by Margaret Wander Bonanno
  9. Mindshadow (TOS #27), by J.M. Dillard
  10. Enterprise: The First Adventure (TOS event novel), by Vonda McIntyre
  11. Strangers from the Sky (TOS event novel), by Margaret Wander Bonanno
  12. The Romulan Way (TOS #35), by Diane Duane
  13. Time for Yesterday (TOS #39), by Ann Crispin
  14. The Three-Minute Universe (TOS #41), by Barbara Paul
  15. Spock’s World (TOS event novel), by Diane Duane
  16. The Cry of the Onlies (TOS #46), by Judy Klass
  17. The Kobayashi Maru (TOS #47), by Julia Ecklar
  18. Doctor’s Orders (TOS #50), by Diane Duane
  19. Prime Directive (TOS event novel), by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
  20. The Disinherited (TOS #59), by Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger
  21. Sanctuary (TOS #61), by John Vornholt
  22. The Starship Trap (TOS #64), by Mel Gilden
  23. Shadows on the Sun (TOS event novel), by Michael Jan Friedman
  24. Sarek (TOS event novel), by Ann Crispin
  25. Crossroad (TOS #71), by Barbara Hambly