Simple Deep Space Nine Reading Lists

The Simple Deep Space Nine Reading Lists are just my subjective versions of several condensed suggested reading lists, depending on the number of  books you might want to get.  Below are the top ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty Deep Space Nine novels you should read.

Note that there is an omnibus, Twist of Fate, which includes Avatar, Books 1 and 2, Section 31: Abyss, Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness, and that novel's concluding short story, "Horn and Ivory".  There is also an omnibus, These Haunted Seas, which collects the first two novels in the Mission: Gamma series.

Ten Series Era Novels

  1. Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers

  2. Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

  3. Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles

  4. The Long Night

  5. The 34th Rule

  6. Tales of the Dominion War

  7. Hollow Men

  8. Prophecy and Change

  9. The Lives of Dax

  10. A Stitch in Time

The Essential Post-Finale Storyline

  1. Avatar, Book One

  2. Avatar, Book Two

  3. Section 31: Abyss

  4. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  5. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  6. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  7. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  8. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  9. Rising Son

  10. Unity

Twenty Novel Version (With Focus on the Series Era)

  1. Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers

  2. Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

  3. Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles

  4. Fallen Heroes

  5. The Long Night

  6. The 34th Rule

  7. Tales of the Dominion War

  8. Hollow Men

  9. Prophecy and Change

  10. The Lives of Dax

  11. Avatar, Book One

  12. Avatar, Book Two

  13. Section 31: Abyss

  14. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  15. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  16. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  17. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  18. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  19. Rising Son

  20. Unity

Twenty Novel Version (With Focus on the Post-Finale Era)

  1. The Lives of Dax

  2. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  3. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  4. A Stitch in Time

  5. Avatar, Book One

  6. Avatar, Book Two

  7. Section 31: Abyss

  8. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  9. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  10. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  11. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  12. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  13. Rising Son

  14. Unity

  15. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  16. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  17. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  18. Warpath

  19. Fearful Symmetry

  20. The Soul Key

Thirty Novel Version (With Focus on the Series Era)

  1. Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers

  2. Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

  3. Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles

  4. Fallen Heroes

  5. The Long Night

  6. The 34th Rule

  7. Tales of the Dominion War

  8. Hollow Men

  9. Prophecy and Change

  10. The Lives of Dax

  11. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  12. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  13. A Stitch in Time

  14. Avatar, Book One

  15. Avatar, Book Two

  16. Section 31: Abyss

  17. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  18. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  19. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  20. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  21. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  22. Rising Son

  23. Unity

  24. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  25. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  26. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  27. Warpath

  28. Fearful Symmetry

  29. The Soul Key

  30. The Never-Ending Sacrifice

Thirty Novel Version (With Focus on the Post-Finale Era)

  1. The Lives of Dax

  2. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  3. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  4. A Stitch in Time

  5. Avatar, Book One

  6. Avatar, Book Two

  7. Section 31: Abyss

  8. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  9. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  10. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  11. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  12. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  13. Rising Son

  14. Unity

  15. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  16. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  17. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  18. Warpath

  19. Fearful Symmetry

  20. The Soul Key

  21. Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire

  22. Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game

  23. Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night

  24. Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn

  25. The Fall: Revelation and Dust

  26. Sacraments of Fire

  27. Ascendance

  28. Coda: Moments Asunder

  29. Coda: The Ashes of Tomorrow

  30. Coda: Oblivion's Gate

Forty Novel Version (With Focus on the Series Era)

  1. Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers

  2. Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

  3. Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles

  4. The Siege

  5. Fallen Heroes

  6. Devil in the Sky

  7. The Long Night

  8. The 34th Rule

  9. Tales of the Dominion War

  10. Hollow Men

  11. Millennium: The Fall of Terok Nor

  12. Millennium: The War of the Prophets

  13. Millennium: Inferno

  14. The Next Generation: The Battle of Betazed

  15. Prophecy and Change

  16. The Lives of Dax

  17. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  18. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  19. A Stitch in Time

  20. Avatar, Book One

  21. Avatar, Book Two

  22. Section 31: Abyss

  23. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  24. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  25. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  26. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  27. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  28. Rising Son

  29. Unity

  30. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  31. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  32. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  33. Warpath

  34. Fearful Symmetry

  35. The Soul Key

  36. The Never-Ending Sacrifice

  37. Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire

  38. Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game

  39. Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night

  40. Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn

Forty Novel Version (With Focus on the Post-Finale Era)

  1. The Lives of Dax

  2. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  3. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  4. A Stitch in Time

  5. Avatar, Book One

  6. Avatar, Book Two

  7. Section 31: Abyss

  8. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  9. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  10. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  11. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  12. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  13. Rising Son

  14. Unity

  15. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  16. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  17. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  18. Warpath

  19. Fearful Symmetry

  20. The Soul Key

  21. Destiny: Gods of Night

  22. Destiny: Mere Mortals

  23. Destiny: Lost Souls

  24. Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire

  25. Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game

  26. Typhon Pact: Paths of Disharmony

  27. Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night

  28. Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn

  29. The Fall: Revelation and Dust

  30. The Fall: The Crimson Shadow

  31. The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses

  32. The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice

  33. The Fall: Peaceable Kingdoms

  34. Sacraments of Fire

  35. Ascendance

  36. Section 31: Disavowed

  37. Section 31: Control

  38. Coda: Moments Asunder

  39. Coda: The Ashes of Tomorrow

  40. Coda: Oblivion's Gate

Fifty Novel Version (With Focus on the Series Era)

  1. Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers

  2. Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

  3. Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles

  4. The Siege

  5. Fallen Heroes

  6. Devil in the Sky

  7. The Long Night

  8. The Heart of the Warrior

  9. The 34th Rule

  10. Tales of the Dominion War

  11. Hollow Men

  12. Millennium: The Fall of Terok Nor

  13. Millennium: The War of the Prophets

  14. Millennium: Inferno

  15. The Next Generation: The Battle of Betazed

  16. Prophecy and Change

  17. The Lives of Dax

  18. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  19. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  20. A Stitch in Time

  21. Avatar, Book One

  22. Avatar, Book Two

  23. Section 31: Abyss

  24. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  25. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  26. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  27. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  28. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  29. Rising Son

  30. Unity

  31. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  32. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  33. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  34. Warpath

  35. Fearful Symmetry

  36. The Soul Key

  37. The Never-Ending Sacrifice

  38. Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire

  39. Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game

  40. Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night

  41. Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn

  42. The Fall: Revelation and Dust

  43. The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses

  44. Sacraments of Fire

  45. Ascendance

  46. Section 31: Disavowed

  47. Section 31: Control

  48. Coda: Moments Asunder

  49. Coda: The Ashes of Tomorrow

  50. Coda: Oblivion's Gate

Fifty Novel Version (With Focus on the Post-Finale Era)

  1. The Lives of Dax

  2. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

  3. The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two

  4. A Stitch in Time

  5. Avatar, Book One

  6. Avatar, Book Two

  7. Section 31: Abyss

  8. Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness

  9. Mission: Gamma- Twilight

  10. Mission: Gamma- This Gray Spirit

  11. Mission: Gamma- Cathedral

  12. Mission: Gamma- Lesser Evil

  13. Rising Son

  14. Unity

  15. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One

  16. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Two

  17. Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three

  18. Warpath

  19. Fearful Symmetry

  20. The Soul Key

  21. The Never-Ending Sacrifice

  22. Destiny: Gods of Night

  23. Destiny: Mere Mortals

  24. Destiny: Lost Souls

  25. A Singular Destiny

  26. D.T.I.: Watching the Clock

  27. Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire

  28. Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game

  29. Typhon Pact: Paths of Disharmony

  30. Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night

  31. Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn

  32. Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship

  33. The Fall: Revelation and Dust

  34. The Fall: The Crimson Shadow

  35. The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses

  36. The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice

  37. The Fall: Peaceable Kingdoms

  38. Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found)

  39. The Missing

  40. Sacraments of Fire

  41. Ascendance

  42. Force and Motion

  43. Section 31: Disavowed

  44. The Long Mirage

  45. Gamma: Original Sin

  46. Section 31: Control

  47. Enigma Tales

  48. Coda: Moments Asunder

  49. Coda: The Ashes of Tomorrow

  50. Coda: Oblivion's Gate
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