Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collision Course | 2007 | Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens | Buy |
Collision Course, published in 2007, takes Star Trek back to the beginning by imagining how Kirk and Spock first crossed paths at Starfleet Academy. Written in collaboration with William Shatner, the novel establishes the early dynamic between the two characters who would go on to define one of science fiction’s most enduring partnerships.
The Academy setting allows the Reeves-Stevens to explore a younger, more impulsive Kirk alongside a Spock still working out his relationship with his human and Vulcan halves. The mystery plot that brings them together gives the book more narrative drive than a simple origin story.