simple The Original Series Reading Lists

The Original Series 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 The Original Series novels you should read.

Top Ten Five Year Mission Novels

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  4. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  5. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  6. Federation

  7. The Entropy Effect

  8. Prime Directive

  9. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  10. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

Top Ten Movie Era Novels

  1. Ex Machina

  2. The Final Reflection

  3. Mere Anarchy

  4. D.T.I.: Forgotten History

  5. Spock's World

  6. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

  7. Rihannsu: The Empty Chair

  8. Strangers From the Sky

  9. To Reign in Hell

  10. Sarek

Twenty Novel Version (With Focus on the Five Year Mission)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  4. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  5. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  6. Final Frontier

  7. Federation

  8. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  9. Legacies: Best Defense

  10. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  11. From History's Shadow

  12. The Entropy Effect

  13. Assignment: Eternity

  14. The Face of the Unknown

  15. The Latter Fire

  16. Prime Directive

  17. Yesterday's Son

  18. Allegiance in Exile

  19. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  20. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

Twenty Novel Version (With Focus on All Eras)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  4. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  5. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  6. Federation

  7. The Entropy Effect

  8. Prime Directive

  9. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  10. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  11. Ex Machina

  12. The Final Reflection

  13. Mere Anarchy

  14. D.T.I.: Forgotten History

  15. Spock's World

  16. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

  17. Rihannsu: The Empty Chair

  18. Strangers From the Sky

  19. To Reign in Hell

  20. Sarek

Thirty Novel Version (With Focus on the Five Year Mission)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword

  4. Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow

  5. Errand of Vengeance: River of Blood

  6. Errand of Fury: Seeds of Rage

  7. Errand of Fury: Demands of Honor

  8. Errand of Fury: Sacrifices of War

  9. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  10. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  11. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  12. Final Frontier

  13. Federation

  14. The Vulcan Academy Murders

  15. The IDIC Epidemic

  16. Uhura's Song

  17. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  18. Legacies: Best Defense

  19. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  20. From History's Shadow

  21. The Entropy Effect

  22. Assignment: Eternity

  23. The Face of the Unknown

  24. The Latter Fire

  25. Prime Directive

  26. Yesterday's Son

  27. Allegiance in Exile

  28. A Contest of Principles

  29. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  30. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

Thirty Novel Version (With Focus on All Eras)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  4. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  5. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  6. Federation

  7. From History's Shadow

  8. The Entropy Effect

  9. Assignment: Eternity

  10. The Face of the Unknown

  11. Prime Directive

  12. Yesterday's Son

  13. Allegiance in Exile

  14. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  15. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  16. The Lost Years

  17. Ex Machina

  18. The Final Reflection

  19. Mere Anarchy

  20. D.T.I.: Forgotten History

  21. Spock's World

  22. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

  23. Rihannsu: The Empty Chair

  24. The Higher Frontier

  25. Living Memory

  26. Strangers From the Sky

  27. Time For Yesterday

  28. To Reign in Hell

  29. Sarek

  30. Cast No Shadow

Forty Novel Version (With Focus on the Five Year Mission)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword

  4. Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow

  5. Errand of Vengeance: River of Blood

  6. Errand of Fury: Seeds of Rage

  7. Errand of Fury: Demands of Honor

  8. Errand of Fury: Sacrifices of War

  9. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  10. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  11. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  12. Final Frontier

  13. Crisis of Consciousness

  14. Federation

  15. The Vulcan Academy Murders

  16. The IDIC Epidemic

  17. Uhura's Song

  18. The Case of the Colonist's Corpse

  19. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  20. Legacies: Best Defense

  21. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  22. Ishmael

  23. From History's Shadow

  24. The Shocks of Adversity

  25. The Entropy Effect

  26. Assignment: Eternity

  27. The Face of the Unknown

  28. The Latter Fire

  29. That Which Divides

  30. Agents of Influence

  31. Prime Directive

  32. The Antares Maelstrom

  33. Yesterday's Son

  34. Allegiance in Exile

  35. A Contest of Principles

  36. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  37. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  38. Troublesome Minds

  39. No Time Like the Past

  40. The Rings of Time

Forty Novel Version (With Focus on All Eras)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  4. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  5. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  6. Final Frontier

  7. Federation

  8. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  9. Legacies: Best Defense

  10. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  11. From History's Shadow

  12. The Entropy Effect

  13. Assignment: Eternity

  14. The Face of the Unknown

  15. The Latter Fire

  16. Prime Directive

  17. Yesterday's Son

  18. Allegiance in Exile

  19. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  20. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  21. The Lost Years

  22. Ex Machina

  23. The Final Reflection

  24. Mere Anarchy

  25. D.T.I.: Forgotten History

  26. Spock's World

  27. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

  28. Rihannsu: The Empty Chair

  29. The Higher Frontier

  30. Living Memory

  31. Strangers From the Sky

  32. Time For Yesterday

  33. To Reign in Hell

  34. Excelsior: Forged in Fire

  35. Best Destiny

  36. Sarek

  37. The Captain's Daughter

  38. Vulcan's Forge

  39. The Lost Era: The Sundered

  40. Cast No Shadow

Fifty Novel Version (With Focus on the Five Year Mission)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. My Brother's Keeper: Republic

  3. My Brother's Keeper: Constitution

  4. My Brother's Keeper: Enterprise

  5. Enterprise: The First Adventure

  6. Constellations

  7. The Janus Gate: Present Tense

  8. The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect

  9. The Janus Gate: Past Prologue

  10. Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword

  11. Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow

  12. Errand of Vengeance: River of Blood

  13. Errand of Fury: Seeds of Rage

  14. Errand of Fury: Demands of Honor

  15. Errand of Fury: Sacrifices of War

  16. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  17. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  18. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  19. Final Frontier

  20. Crisis of Consciousness

  21. Federation

  22. The Vulcan Academy Murders

  23. The IDIC Epidemic

  24. Uhura's Song

  25. The Case of the Colonist's Corpse

  26. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  27. Legacies: Best Defense

  28. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  29. The Rings of Tautee

  30. A Choice of Catastrophes

  31. Ishmael

  32. From History's Shadow

  33. The Shocks of Adversity

  34. The Entropy Effect

  35. Assignment: Eternity

  36. The Face of the Unknown

  37. The Latter Fire

  38. That Which Divides

  39. Agents of Influence

  40. Prime Directive

  41. The Antares Maelstrom

  42. Yesterday's Son

  43. Allegiance in Exile

  44. A Contest of Principles

  45. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  46. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  47. Troublesome Minds

  48. The Weight of Worlds

  49. No Time Like the Past

  50. The Rings of Time

Fifty Novel Version (From All Eras)

  1. The Captain's Oath

  2. Constellations

  3. Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword

  4. Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow

  5. Errand of Vengeance: River of Blood

  6. Errand of Fury: Seeds of Rage

  7. Errand of Fury: Demands of Honor

  8. Errand of Fury: Sacrifices of War

  9. Crucible: Provenance of Shadows

  10. Crucible: The Fire and the Rose

  11. Crucible: The Star to Every Wandering

  12. Final Frontier

  13. Federation

  14. Legacies: Captain to Captain

  15. Legacies: Best Defense

  16. Legacies: Purgatory's Shadow

  17. From History's Shadow

  18. The Entropy Effect

  19. Assignment: Eternity

  20. The Face of the Unknown

  21. The Latter Fire

  22. Prime Directive

  23. Yesterday's Son

  24. Allegiance in Exile

  25. The Eugenics Wars, Volume One

  26. The Eugenics Wars, Volume Two

  27. The Lost Years

  28. Ex Machina

  29. The Final Reflection

  30. Mere Anarchy

  31. D.T.I.: Forgotten History

  32. The Wounded Sky

  33. Spock's World

  34. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

  35. Rihannsu: The Empty Chair

  36. The Higher Frontier

  37. Living Memory

  38. The Pandora Principle

  39. Strangers From the Sky

  40. Time For Yesterday

  41. To Reign in Hell

  42. In the Name of Honor

  43. Excelsior: Forged in Fire

  44. Best Destiny

  45. Sarek

  46. The Captain's Daughter

  47. Vulcan's Forge

  48. The Lost Era: The Sundered

  49. Cast No Shadow

  50. Vulcan's Heart
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