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The Next Generation Reading List is centered around the Post-Nemesis Series, which chronicles events following Star Trek: Nemesis. The A Time To... miniseries acts as a lead-in to these stories, as well as to the Titan series.  Accordingly there are two good "jumping on points" below.

Besides the Post-Nemesis Series, many additional novels, short stories, comics, and audiobooks are connected due to various references in other books, or to other books. These references are mentioned in the notes.

Other novels are connected by six crossover series: Invasion! (which is referenced several times in the Lit-verse),
Day of Honor (which shares references with several things in the Lit-verse), Double Helix (which ties into the New Frontier series), The Captain's Table (which is thematically connected to the Lit-verse spanning Tales From the Captain's Table), Section 31 (which ties into the DS9 Post-Finale Series), and Gateways (which ties into the DS9 Post-Finale Series and the New Frontier series.) 

Twelve other short stories or novellas are also connected: one from Enterprise Logs (which shares references among several connected novels), one from The Brave and the Bold duology (which ties into the Gorkon series), two from New Frontier: No Limits (which ties-in to the New Frontier series), six from Tales of the Dominion War (which ties into four Lit-verse series), and two from Seven Deadly Sins (which ties into two other Lit-verse series.)

Twelve novels in other series crossover with TNG: SCE: Many Splendors, NF: House of Cards, SCE: The Belly of the Beast, DS9: Avatar Book 1, DS9: Avatar Book 2, SCE: The Art of the Deal, SCE: Remembrance of Things Past Book 1, SCE: Remembrance of Things Past Book 2, DTI: Watching the Clock, Prometheus: Fire With Fire, Prometheus: The Root of All Rage, and DS9: The Missing. Several comics are connected by the Telepathy War crossover event (which ties into the Starfleet Academy series.)

Also included are the stories from The Sky's the Limit, (which contains stories which tie into the A Time To... series.) Various references in parts of the Wildstorm Star Trek Special, the DC Specials #2-3, Unlimited #1, #4, and #8, and the anthology New Worlds, New Civilizations connect TNG stories from those works.

The storylines of McCoy, Spock, and Scotty transfer to the TNG storyline starting with their appearances in the series, and their later adventures are included here. The TITAN series spins off several characters from TNG onto the USS Titan, and those characters' storylines leave this list at that point.

In addition, there are a few TNG novels which, along with many TOS novels, comprised the "Original Lit-verse" of the 1980s. This was a group of stories which were eventually linked together through references and shared characters. Closely connected to these books were the DC Comics series of the 1980s. Characters were sometimes shared between the two media. 

Several "Original Lit-verse" novels have been referenced in the modern continuity, more or less linking both bodies of work, though of course with continuity difficulties. The numbering system of the "Original Lit-verse" included here is strictly chronological and did not originate from the authors' or editors' intent. 

The earliest book eventually connected to the "Original Lit-verse" was published in 1977. The continuity flourished throughout the 1980s under editor Dave Stern. Around 1988, under the direction of Gene Roddenberry and Richard Arnold, a push was made to cut back on shared characters and references between novels. This was not a hard rule, and references between books and between comics continued at a slower pace through the mid 1990s under Stern and Kevin Ryan. I place the end of this era, and the advent of the modern Lit-verse, around 1995/1996, under editor John Ordover.

Of particular importance to the later Lit-verse was the novel Strike Zone. It continued the story of a character from the TOS DC Comics and introduced characters and species that were used in other later Peter David novels. I have chosen not to follow continuity references between TNG novels for the "Original Lit-verse" as it was mostly a TOS phenomenon, and following non-TOS continuity references would end up including even some DS9 novels of the time. This seems contrary to the spirit of the mostly 1980's based continuity.

Dark blue denotes the primary narrative. Read these for the bare bones story. Light blue denotes the expanded storyline. Read any or all of these to go a bit deeper. Dark green denotes the Original Lit-verse. Light green denotes the DC Comics, which were interconnected with the Original Lit-verse novels. The white denotes every other connected story, regardless of continuity.

As always, not every reference to every other story is mentioned, just the one I chose as most important to show the expanding Lit-verse web.

  • Meet With Triumph and Disaster
    • Part 1 of THE SKY'S THE LIMIT anthology.
    • Takes place just before "Encounter at Farpoint."
  • Double Helix: Infection
    • Part 1 of the crossover series.
    • Takes place between "The Naked Now" and "Code of Honor."
  • Acts of Compassion
    • Part 2 of THE SKY'S THE LIMIT anthology.
    • Ilona Daret featured in THE FALL: PEACEABLE KINGDOMS.
    • Takes place between "11001001" and "Home Soil."
  • Survivors
    • Darryl Adin featured in METAMORPHOSIS.
    • Takes place between "The Arsenal of Freedom" and "Symbiosis."
  • Strike Zone
    • Boyajian and Meyer featured in the NEW FRONTIER series.
    • Features Bernie from DC Comics Volume 1.
    • Takes place between "The Child" and "Where Silence Has Lease."
    • Only linked to the Original Lit-verse through the DC Comics.
  • Return to Raimon
    • DC Comic (#1).
    • James McRobb featured in SERAFIN'S SURVIVORS.
    • Takes place just after "Where Silence Has Lease."
  • Murder, Most Foul
    • DC Comic (#2).
    • A sequel to RETURN TO RAIMON.
  • The Derelict
    • DC Comic (#3).
    • References the events of MURDER, MOST FOUL.
  • The Hero Factor
    • DC Comic (#4).
    • A sequel to THE DERELICT.
    • Takes place just before "Elementary, Dear Data."
  • The Legacy of Elanor Dain
    • TNG story in Wildstorm's STAR TREK SPECIAL.
    • Takes place just after "Elemetary, Dear Data."
  • Redshift
    • Part 3 of THE SKY'S THE LIMIT anthology.
    • Takes place just before "The Outrageous Okuna."
  • Metamorphosis
    • Book 58 of the Original Lit-verse.
    • References the Black Fleet from TOS: THE FINAL REFLECTION.
    • Takes place between 'The Measure of a Man" and "The Dauphin."
  • A Call to Darkness
    • Pandrilites referenced in REUNION.
    • Takes place between "The Emissary" and "Peak Performance."
  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    • Quentin Stone referenced in NF: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL.
    • Takes place just after "Shades of Grey."
  • New Frontier: All That Glisters...
    • Part 2 of the NEW FRONTIER: NO LIMITS anthology.
    • Features Elizabeth Shelby.
    • Takes place just before "Evolution."
  • Spock vs. Q
    • Audiobook Original.
    • Referenced in NF: GODS ABOVE.
    • Takes place just after "The Survivors."
  • Spock vs. Q: The Sequel
    • Audiobook Original.
    • Referenced in NF: GODS ABOVE.
    • Takes place just before "Who Watches the Watchers?"
  • Doomsday World
    • References Pandrilites from A CALL TO DARKNESS.
    • Takes place between "Who Watches the Watchers" and "The Bonding."
  • Sarafin's Survivors
    • DC Comic (#5).
    • Events continue in SHADOWS IN THE GARDEN.
    • Takes place just after "The Bonding."
  • Shadows in the Garden
    • DC Comic (#6).
    • Sharash'di referenced in STARGAZER: GAUNTLET.
    • Takes place just before "Booby Trap."
  • The Pilot
    • DC Comic (#7).
    • Features Randy Stockton from SARAFIN'S SURVIVORS.
    • Takes place just after "Booby Trap."
  • The Battle Within
    • DC Comic (#8).
    • A sequel to THE PILOT.
  • The Pay Off!
    • DC Comic (#9).
    • References the events of THE PILOT.
  • The Noise of Justice
    • DC Comic (#10).
    • A sequel to THE PAY OFF!.
  • The Imposter
    • DC Comic (#11).
    • A sequel to THE NOISE OF JUSTICE.
  • Whoever Fights Monsters
    • DC Comic (#12).
    • A sequel to THE IMPOSTER.
    • Takes place just before "The Enemy."
  • The Hand of the Assassin
    • DC Comic (#13).
    • Features Lt. Forthol from THE PAY OFF!
    • Takes place between "The Vengeance Factor" and "The Defector."
  • Holiday on Ice
    • DC Comic (#14).
    • Features Lt. Forthol from THE PAY OFF!
    • Takes place just after "A Matter of Perspective."
  • Prisoners of the Ferengi
    • DC Comic (#15).
    • A sequel to HOLIDAY ON ICE.
    • Takes place just before "Yesterday's Enterprise."
  • Q-in-Law
    • Events referenced in Q&A.
    • Takes place between "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "The Offspring."
  • Fortune's Light
    • References Pandrilites from A CALL TO DARKNESS.
    • Takes place between "The Offspring" and "Sins of the Father."
  • Among the Clouds
    • Part 4 of THE SKY'S THE LIMIT anthology.
    • Takes place between "Hollow Pursuits" and "The Most Toys."
  • I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
    • DC Comic (#16).
    • Features Lt. Forthol from THE PAY OFF!
    • Takes place just after "The Most Toys."
  • The Weapon
    • DC Comic (#17).
    • Continues the events of I HAVE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING.
    • Takes place just before "Sarek."
  • Federation
    • Gregari referenced in DS9: THE WAR OF THE PROPHETS.
    • Features the TOS crew.
    • Takes place between "Sarek" and "Menage a Troi."
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  • Reunion
  • Contamination
  • The Modala Imperative
  • Dark Mirror
  • Vendetta
  • SCE: Many Splendors
  • Family Reunion
  • Strangers in Strange Lands
  • The Final Battle
  • The Remembered One
  • The Rift!
  • Kingdom of the Damned
  • Thinking of You
  • Captain's Log: Jellico
  • Imzadi
  • War Drums
  • The Way of the Warrior
  • Devil's Brew!
  • The Dogs of War
  • Shore Leave in Shanzibar
  • Consorting with the Devil
  • Dirty Work
  • Out of Time
  • Debtor's Planet
  • Turncoats
  • NF: 'Q'uandary
  • Double Helix, Book 3: Red Sector
  • Requiem
  • Engines of Destiny
  • Work is Hard
  • Possession
  • Dyson Sphere
  • Children of Chaos
  • Mother of Madness
  • Brothers in Darkness
  • Cry Vengeance
  • The Choice
  • Q-Squared
  • Balance of Power
  • Ordinary Days
  • Old Debts
  • Ancient History
  • Alien Spotlight: Andorians- The Old Ways
  • Convergence
  • Intellivore
  • Day of Honor, Book 1: Ancient Blood
  • Double Helix, Book 4: Quarantine
  • Crossover
  • Directives
  • Inheritance
  • Kahless
  • Pandora's Prodigy
  • Twould Ring the Bells of Heaven
  • Perchance to Dream
  • The Captain's Table, Book 2: Dujonian's Hoard
  • Invasion!, Book 2: The Soldiers of Fear
  • Full Circle
  • The Wake
  • Triangle: Imzadi II
  • Terra Tonight
  • Friends With the Sparrows
  • The Boy
  • Ship of the Line
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 1: A Sea of Troubles
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 2: The Oppressor's Wrong
  • The Captain and the King
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 3: The Insolence of Office
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 4: That Sleep of Death
  • Return to the Forbidden Planet
  • A Prelude to War
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 5: A Weary Life
  • Slings and Arrows, Book 6: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment
  • X-Men: Second Contact
  • Section 31: Rogue
  • Gods, Fate, and Fractals
  • Judgment
  • Telepathy War
  • NF: House of Cards
  • What Dreams May Come
  • Behind Enemy Lines
  • Tunnel Through the Stars
  • X-Men: Planet X
  • Immortal Coil
  • The Q Continuum, Book 1: Q-Space
  • The Q Continuum, Book 2: Q-Zone
  • The Q Continuum, Book 3: Q-Strike
  • The Gorn Crisis
  • The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned
  • Blood Sacrifice
  • Suicide Note
  • Mirror Eyes
  • The Battle of Betazed
  • Twilight's Wrath
  • Four Lights
  • Eleven Hours Out
  • Safe Harbours
  • The Human Factor
  • Double Helix, Book 5: Double or Nothing
  • I, Q
  • Gemworld, Book One
  • Gemworld, Book Two
  • Diplomatic Implausibility
  • Maximum Warp, Book 1: Dead Zone
  • Maximum Warp, Book 2: Forever Dark
  • SCE: The Belly of the Beast
  • 225 Years of Service
  • DS9: Avatar, Book One
  • DS9: Avatar, Book Two
  • Gateways, Book 3: Doors into Chaos
  • Gateways: The Other Side
  • Divided We Fall
  • The Final Artifact
  • SCE: The Art of the Deal
  • The Genesis Wave, Book One
  • The Genesis Wave, Book Two
  • The Genesis Wave, Book Three
  • Genesis Force
  • Vulcan's Soul, Book 1: Exodus
  • Vulcan's Soul, Book 2: Exiles
  • Vulcan's Soul, Book 3: Epiphany
  • SCE: Remembrance of Things Past, Book One
  • SCE: Remembrance of Things Past, Book Two
  • A Time to Be Born (Good jumping-on-point)
  • A Time to Die
  • A Time to Sow
  • A Time to Harvest
  • A Time to Love
  • A Time to Hate
  • 'Til Death
  • A Time to Kill
  • A Time to Heal
  • A Time For War, A Time For Peace
  • Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You
  • On the Spot
  • Death in Winter (Good jumping-on-point)
  • Titan: Taking Wing
  • Articles of the Federation
  • Resistance
  • Q&A
  • Before Dishonor
  • Revenant
  • Q Are Cordially Uninvited...
  • Hive
  • Greater Than the Sum
  • Destiny, Book 1: Gods of Night (Master jumping-on-point for all 24th century series)
  • Destiny, Book 2: Mere Mortals
  • Destiny, Book 3: Lost Souls
  • Losing the Peace
  • Department of Temporal Investigations: Watching the Clock
  • Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire
  • Typhon Pact: Paths of Disharmony
  • Typhon Pact: The Struggle Within
  • Indistinguishable From Magic
  • Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night
  • Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn
  • Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship
  • Cold Equations, Book 1: The Persistence of Memory (Good jumping-on-point)
  • Cold Equations, Book 2: Silent Weapons
  • Cold Equations, Book 3: The Body Electric
  • The Stuff of Dreams
  • The Fall, Book 2: The Crimson Shadow
  • The Fall, Book 5: Peaceable Kingdoms
  • Prometheus: Fire With Fire
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Prometheus: The Root of All Rage
  • Takedown
  • DS9: The Missing
  • Prometheus: In the Heart of Chaos
  • Armageddon's Arrow
  • Prey, Book 1: Hell's Heart (Good jumping-on-point)
  • Prey, Book 2: The Jackal's Trick
  • Prey, Book 3: The Hall of Heroes
  • Headlong Flight
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Available Light
  • Collateral Damage