Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another…
Star Trek: New Earth (continued as Star Trek: Challenger) is a series of novels published by Pocket Books, which ran for six books as part of a subseries (#89-94) in the Pocket TOS line.
The series depicted the events of a second five-year mission taking place between the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Some major events shown are the switch to the newer Starfleet uniform design of the later movie, and James T. Kirk's reluctance to accept a position at the admiralty rather than as a starship captain.
The intention was for the Challenger series to become another ongoing original fiction series – however, its involvement in the Star Trek: Gateways crossover remains the only entry in the series to date.
Novels[]
New Earth[]
- TOS #89: Wagon Train to the Stars
- TOS #90: Belle Terre
- TOS #91: Rough Trails
- TOS #92: The Flaming Arrow
- TOS #93: Thin Air
- TOS #94: Challenger
Challenger[]
- Gateways #2: Chainmail
- What Lay Beyond (conclusion)
Creators[]
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Concept by Diane Carey and John J. Ordover
- Authors:
Characters[]
New Earth[]
- Rear Admiral James T. Kirk
- Commander Spock
- Doctor Leonard McCoy
- Commander Montgomery Scott
- Lieutenant Commander Hikaru Sulu
- Lieutenant Pavel Chekov
- Lieutenant Commander Uhura
Challenger[]
- Commander Nick Keller (β)
External links[]
- Star Trek: New Earth at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Star Trek: Challenger at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works