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Star Trek: New Frontier is a series of interlinked novels written by Peter David, published by Simon & Schuster imprints, Pocket Books, Pocket Star, and Gallery Books, from 1997 to 2015. New Frontier was the first Star Trek tie in fiction property not to be based on a television series. The series was created by John J. Ordover. The novels explore life aboard the USS Excalibur, commanded by Capt. Mackenzie Calhoun. New Frontier is concurrent with The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager television series and their tie in book lines.

John J. Ordover said in Voyages of Imagination (2009), "One of the major problems with the novels at the time [the mid nineties] was you couldn't put any inherent continuity into them and you couldn’t make any significant changes, so characters couldn’t die, they couldn't change, they couldn't leave. The core characters always had to remain the same. After a few years, that gets frustrating for an editor." WildStorm published a graphic novel in 2000, written by David, with artists Mike Collins and David Roach. A five issue comic book miniseries was published by IDW Publishing in 2008, also by David, with artist Stephen Thompson. In total, twenty four novels, a short story anthology, and two graphic novels, have been published as of 2015, in addition to several short stories, and related works, by other writers. Characters and settings from New Frontier have appeared appear in other Star Trek novels, most of which were written by David. Novels have been included in crossovers with other Star Trek book lines, such as: The Captain's Table (1998), Double Helix (1999) Gateways (2000), The Lost Era (2003), and the Mirror Universe (2007–2009) anthologies. A short story by David was anthologized in the Tales of the Dominion War (2004), edited by Keith DeCandido. The Returned (2015), the most recent installment of the series, was published as a three part ebook exclusive by Pocket Star.

The once powerful Thallonian Empire has collapsed following a popular uprising, destabilizing a vast region of space known as Sector 221 G. Starfleet has dispatched the USS Excalibur, under the command of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, to fly the flag, and offer aid to those affected by the political and economic instability of the region.

The characters in New Frontier are an amalgam of characters from the Animated Series, The Next Generation, David's trilogy of young adult Starfleet Academy novels, and new characters created for the series. The series is written in an ensemble cast style, similar to a television series. However, the primary characters are Calhoun, Commander Elizabeth Shelby, and Vulcan medical officer Dr. Selar.

Katherine Trendacosta of io9 said New Frontier filled in "a gap in the [Star Trek] universe that you didn’t even realize was there. And it did it all while being fun and smartly written." She said the character Calhoun is "so perfect he feels like a stealth parody of a Mary Sue." Dan Gunther, in his review of Cold Wars (2001), said "David has a solid handle on his characters." Alison Baumgartner of ScienceFiction. com described New Frontier as having "all the space adventuring" of The Next Generation and Original Series, "mixed with all the political intrigue of Deep Space Nine, making it the best of all possible Star Trek worlds."

+Key:†◊‡ed. et al. All novels published as paperback editions, except where indicated.

Novels are inconsistently numbered among primary sources. No. (Number)TitleDateISBN1House of Cards ‡19972Into the Void ‡3The Two Front War ‡19974End Game ‡5Martyr19986Fire on High19987The Quiet Place19998Dark Allies9Requiem200010Renaissance11Restoration †200012Being HumanOctober 30, 2001

Collections that include New Frontier short fiction. All written by Peter, except those collected in No Limits (2003). WorkTitleEditor(s)DateISBN"Death After Life"What Lay BeyondJohn J. Ordover2001"Stone Cold Truths"Tales of the Dominion WarKeith DeCandido2004"Pain Management"Tales from the Captain's Table2005

Two collected works, written by David, set in the Mirror Universe. WorkTitleAuthor(s)DateISBNCutting Ties (novella)Obsidian AlliancesKeith DeCandido, Peter David, and Sara ShawMarch 20, 2007"Homecoming"Shards and ShadowsMarco Palmieri and Margaret Clark, eds.2009

Star Trek: New FrontierTurnaround is a five issue miniseries written by Peter David, with artist Stephen Thompson. Published by IDW Publishing. No. (Number)DateCollectionDateISBN12008Turnaround, Vol. 1200822008320084200852008

Star Trek: The Next GenerationStarfleet Academy young adult series explores the lives of the Enterprise crew as Starfleet Academy cadets. Three novellas written by Peter David tie into New Frontier
No. (Number)Title ^DateISBN1Worf's First Adventure 19932Line of Fire19933Survival1993