Margaret Wander Bonanno

1950–2021

2 series 5 books in order

Margaret Wander Bonanno (February 7, 1950 – April 8, 2021) was an American science fiction writer, ghostwriter, and small press publisher. She was born in New York City and lived in the Los Angeles area. Bonanno wrote seven Star Trek novels and several science fiction novels set in her own worlds, including The Others, a collaborative novel with Nichelle Nichols. She also wrote a biography and other works. Her novel Preternatural was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997, and Preternatural 3 was a New York Times Notable Book for 2002.

Born: 1950
Known for: Star Trek, Die Beginnings

Series by Margaret Wander Bonanno

Star Trek

148 books in order · 1968–2007

The Kobayashi Maru

1989 · Julia Ecklar

The Kobayashi Maru is a 1989 Star Trek science fiction novel written by Julia Ecklar. It features characters from The Original Series who are…
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Star Trek - Traitor Winds

1994 · L. A. Graf

It began with The Lost Years, the story of what happened to Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise after their original five-year mission…
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Star Trek - Recovery

1995 · J. M. Dillard

This 1995 Star Trek novel by J.M. Dillard concludes a saga begun in The Lost Years, continued in A Flag Full of Stars and Traitor Winds. Admiral…
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Star Trek - Across the Universe

1999 · Pamela Sargent

The Hawking left Earth in the 21st century on a one-way mission to colonize a distant world. Due to relativistic effects of pre-warp travel, the crew…
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Die Beginnings

3 books in order · 1988–1990

Star Trek - Final Frontier

1988 · Diane Carey

A 1988 novel by Diane Carey follows Commander George Samuel Kirk in an adventure set before the era of Captain Kirk. The story takes place in the…
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Star Trek - Strangers From the Sky

1989 · Margaret Wander Bonanno

In the twenty-first century, Earth must decide whether to welcome or fight the Vulcans after their spacecraft crash-lands in the South Pacific during…
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Enterprise

1990 · Vonda N. McIntyre

Enterprise, The First Adventure is a 1986 novel by Vonda N. McIntyre. James T. Kirk, the youngest man to captain a starship in Federation history,…
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How many books has Margaret Wander Bonanno written?

We list 5 books by Margaret Wander Bonanno across 2 series, published between 1968–2007 — each shown in full reading order.

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