For Star Trek comics and graphic novels published by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, see Star Trek (comics). For original audio books, in-universe references, picture books, photo comics, and fictional retrospectives, see List of Star Trek tie-in fiction.
The Star Trek franchise has a history of tie-in fiction which began with the 1967 publication of James Blish's Star Trek 1. More than 850 original novels, short story collections, episode and film novelizations, and omnibus editions have been published.
Novels based on Star Trek, The Next Generation, Voyager, and Discovery are in print. As recently as 2017, novels based on Deep Space Nine and Enterprise were published. Original concept and flagship series such as New Frontier, Titan, Seekers, and Vanguard have also been published since 1994.
Publishers of Star Trek novels include Simon & Schuster and U.K. publisher Titan Books. Bantam Books published licensed fiction from 1967 to 1981. Past publishers include: Western Publishing, Random House imprints Ballantine and Del Rey Books, Science Fiction Book Club, and German publisher Cross Cult.