Reddit reviews Star Trek: Destiny (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

According to the extended universe fiction, a Federation ship called the Gestalt was stranded in deep space (delta quadrant) and thrown back in time. The ship was heavily damaged and they obviously had no hope of making it home before they all died. The decision to approach near light speed and head for home was made so that at least they would all get to see home again.

Along the way, this super powerful race called the Caeliar took them in and some nonsense happens which ends up with a few Caeliar merging with some humans deep in the delta quadrant and going insane. The only feeling they have left is hunger and the need to assimilate. Thus, we are the Borg and due to time travel almost cause our own demise. It's way more awesome than I'm giving it credit for on purpose. I want you to go read it. You should go read the series. Star Trek: Destiny. [Buy it on Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Destiny-Complete-ebook/dp/B00AHE24ZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369859186&sr=8-1&keywords=star+trek+destiny)


Or if you just want to spoil it for yourself go read this.

The Borg back story is amazing and I strongly encourage picking up the series, Star Trek: Destiny.Buy it on Amazon

Edit: Original post was gibberish. :)

I'd start with the Destiny Trilogy. best Star Trek story I've ever read.

If you haven't gone and searched for them yet, here is an link for the Kindle versions. A fantastic read, well worth $15, even for a digital copy.

https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Complete-Night-Mortals-Souls-ebook/dp/B00AHE24ZS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499306800&sr=8-2&keywords=star+trek+destiny

Several others have mentioned it already, but Peter David's Q-Squared is the Trek book I've read the most - probably 5 or 6 times. At the same time, it's not a book I would recommend to new Trek fans - there are plenty of little details / background information that might be missed. It also has the benefit of being a stand-alone book, which means you don't have to read half a dozen books to find out what's going on.

If you are in the mood for a massive read, the Millennium trilogy by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens is pretty hefty. Like Q-Squared it's a standalone, but it's a much (much) bigger story. The omnibus edition is nearly 1,000 pages long. However, since you haven't seen all of DS9 it might be a bit... confusing (at the least).

https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Terok-Prophets-Inferno-Space/dp/0743442490

Lastly, I'll note that Destiny by David Mack is another large-scale story. It does build off of earlier events, but is also a good jumping on point for later series.

https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Complete-Night-Mortals-Souls-ebook/dp/B00AHE24ZS

It's not canon, but the Destiny novel series addresses some of this, and is a pretty good read. Ditto for the Kristen StewartKirsten Beyer Voyager novels based around the same time.

Edit: Not Kristen Stewart.