Star Trek Fotonovel books in order

Star Trek Fotonovel is a 15-volume series of illustrated novels published by Bantam Books from 1977 to 1982, adapting individual Star Trek episodes using photographs from the original TV series. Theodore Sturgeon contributed the episode Amok Time to the series.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 City on the Edge of Forever 1977 Theodore Sturgeon N/A
2 The City on the Edge of Forever 1977 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
3 Where No Man Has Gone Before 1977 Theodore Sturgeon N/A
4 The Trouble with Tribbles 1977 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
5 All Our Yesterdays 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
6 A Taste of Armageddon 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
7 Metamorphosis 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
8 The Galileo 7 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
9 A Piece of the Action 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
10 Day of the Dove 1978 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
11 The Devil in the Dark 1978 Theodore Sturgeon N/A
12 Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1980 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
13 The Deadly Years 1978 Theodore Sturgeon N/A
14 Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan 1982 Theodore Sturgeon Buy
15 Amok Time 1967 Theodore Sturgeon Buy

The Star Trek Fotonovel series was an early form of media novelization that used photographic stills from the original series rather than illustrated artwork or prose. Each volume adapted a single episode, presenting the story through photographs with text captions, making the books collectible artifacts of late-1970s fandom as well as functional story adaptations.

Theodore Sturgeon wrote the original episode “Amok Time” (1967), which was adapted into one of the fotonovels. Other episodes in the series include The Trouble with Tribbles, City on the Edge of Forever, and All Our Yesterdays, each adapted from their original screenwriters’ work into the fotonovel format.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Star Trek Fotonovel series?

There are fifteen books in the Star Trek Fotonovel series, published between 1967 and 1982.

What is the first book in the Star Trek Fotonovel series?

The first book in the Star Trek Fotonovel series is City on the Edge of Forever, published in 1977.

What is a Star Trek Fotonovel?

Fotonovels were illustrated books that told the story of a film or TV episode using actual production photographs with dialogue in caption boxes, similar to a comic book format. The Star Trek Fotonovel series adapted classic episodes from the original series into this format, published by Bantam Books in the late 1970s.

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