History YMMV / StarTrekNovelVerse

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The ''Star Trek: Coda'' trilogy is a preemptive one by Paramount. After ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' launched, Paramount realized that they had pretty much negated over 15 years of novel continuity. However, unlike Disney, who promptly casted ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' into the CanonDiscontinuity bin without even a proper send-off, ''Coda'' is designed to do just that, giving the massive franchise one last hurrah before sunsetting it.

* TooBleakStoppedCarin: Killing off [[spoiler:Kathryn Janeway]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Before Dishonor]]'' and wrecking much of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in ''Literature/StarTrekDestiny'' (along with [[BittersweetEnding even more losses]]) was [[WhamEpisode pretty serious stuff in its own right]], but the Trek novel universe has proceeded to [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism veer quickly and deeply]] into CrapsackWorld territory with [[spoiler:the destruction of Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran Wormhole]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]]'' and [[spoiler:the gradual collapse of the Federation]] as of ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheFall The Fall]]''. The ConflictBall and AppleOfDiscord now [[RuleOfDrama fuel the novel series]] to [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow such an extent]] that the AlternateContinuity of ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', for all of its own [[ForeverWar constant warfare]], is actually LighterAndSofter by comparison.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Killing off [[spoiler:Kathryn Janeway]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Before Dishonor]]'' and wrecking much of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in ''Literature/StarTrekDestiny'' (along with [[BittersweetEnding even more losses]]) was [[WhamEpisode pretty serious stuff in its own right]], but the Trek novel universe has proceeded to [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism veer quickly and deeply]] into CrapsackWorld territory with [[spoiler:the destruction of Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran Wormhole]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]]'' and [[spoiler:the gradual collapse of the Federation]] as of ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheFall The Fall]]''. The ConflictBall and AppleOfDiscord now [[RuleOfDrama fuel the novel series]] to [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow such an extent]] that the AlternateContinuity of ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', for all of its own [[ForeverWar constant warfare]], is actually LighterAndSofter by comparison.
** As an alternative view, [[spoiler:Janeway]] returned, the [[spoiler:wormhole]] reopened, Bajor is a powerful and prosperous Federation member, a second more advanced [[spoiler:Deep Space Nine]] replaced the lost one, the same devastating conflict in ''Destiny'' also liberated the Borg and freed billions from oppression, and in doing so removed the biggest blight to Trek 'verse civilization, the Federation has held together, rebuilt and reaffirmed itself in spite of everything, and inspired the Typhon Pact nations to start to overcome their histories of xenophobia and isolation on top of that, the Andorians are cured of their genetic problems, the Cardassians and Ferengi have the best governments they've ever had and are now official allies of the Federation, the Romulans have a moderate and diplomatically adept government, the Federation has slipstream drive and is penetrating all four quadrants, and Starfleet is starting to turn back to exploration again. Also, political instability and uncertainty isn't, others might say, anywhere near "CrapsackWorld" - especially when war has been consistently avoided (Borg aside, and they're more a force of nature than a nation).
*** In short, an AuthorsSavingThrow, for now. However, at the very least, that moderate and diplomatic new Romulan government is going to get [[OutOfTheFryingPan torn to pieces]] as soon as the Novel Verse's continuity catches up to [[Film/StarTrek2009 the Hobus supernova destroying Romulus and Remus]].
*** Thankfully, that's not going to happen for a long time (in part because Pocket Books doesn't actually ''have'' the license to anything introduced in the Abrams movies, only the Prime universe, so they're decelerating strongly on the push to 2387).
*** ... and now the ''Trek'' novelverse has largely been overwritten in the televised canon of ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', rendering the novels an AlternateContinuity.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:

** [[spoiler: Garak: "There is no home anymore! Can't you see? It's gone!!"]]

* TearJerker: Hadlo's death. [[spoiler: "Oralius! Prophets! My love is for you both!"]]
** [[spoiler: Owen Paris' last message to Tom in Literature/StarTrekDestiny]].

** [[spoiler: Garak: "There is no home anymore! Can't you see, its gone!!"]]

* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/StarTrek]].

*** In short, an AuthorsSavingThrow, for now. However, at the very least, that moderate and diplomatic new Romulan government is going to get [[OutOfTheFryingPan torn to pieces]] as soon as the Novel Verse's continuity catches up to [[Film/StarTrek the Hobus supernova destroying Romulus and Remus]].

* MarySue: Sonek Pran of ''A Singular Destiny'', so very much. Exotic racial background? He's actually 1/4 Human, 1/4 Bajoran, 1/4 Betazoid and 1/4 Vulcan, plus he has the distinctive Bajoran nose, Betazoid eyes and Vulcan ears. Crazy connections to other characters? He's been an advisor to many Federation presidents, and the Empress of the Imperial Romulan State knows of him somewhat through his reputation as a ''folk musician''. Uber-skills? Why he's the only man who can negotiate tricky situations and he serves as the mentor to Ezri Dax.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Killing off [[spoiler:Kathryn Janeway]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Before Dishonor]]'' and wrecking much of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in ''Literature/StarTrekDestiny'' (along with [[BittersweetEnding even more losses]]) was [[WhamEpisode pretty serious stuff in its own right]], but the Trek novel universe has proceeded to [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism veer quickly and deeply]] into CrapsackWorld territory with [[spoiler:the destruction of Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran Wormhole]] in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]]'' and [[spoiler:the gradual collapse of the Federation]] as of ''[[Literature/StarTrekTheFall The Fall]]''. The ConflictBall and AppleOfDiscord now [[RuleOfDrama fuel the novel series]] to [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow such an extent]] that the AlternateContinuity of ''StarTrekOnline'', for all of its own [[ForeverWar constant warfare]], is actually LighterAndSofter by comparison.

** President Nanietta Bacco, who went from a "the president resigned last book so we need a new president" character to a popular character carrying her own West Wing-style political novel, ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation''.

** FridgeLogic #2: To build starships, one needs language more precise and less ambiguous than metaphors. But this too is [[AllThereInTheManual all explained in]] the StarTrekNovelVerse. Tamarian mathematical and musical notations are very closely linked. Tamarian engineers and programmers sing equations, transferring instructions through music. Even in ordinary speech, numerical information can be conveyed through the pitch of a Tamarian’s vocal harmonics, though it can be hard for untrained Human ears to discern the nuances, just as it can be hard for an English speaker to learn to hear Chinese tones.

** [[spoiler: Owen Paris' last message to Tom in StarTrekDestiny]].

** As an alternative view, [[spoiler: Janeway]] returned, the [[spoiler: wormhole]] reopened, Bajor is a powerful and prosperous Federation member, a second more advanced [[spoiler: Deep Space Nine]] replaced the lost one, the same devastating conflict in ''Destiny'' also liberated the Borg and freed billions from oppression, and in doing so removed the biggest blight to Trek 'verse civilization, the Federation has held together, rebuilt and reaffirmed itself in spite of everything, and inspired the Typhon Pact nations to start to overcome their histories of xenophobia and isolation on top of that, the Andorians are cured of their genetic problems, the Cardassians and Ferengi have the best governments they've ever had and are now official allies of the Federation, the Romulans have a moderate and diplomatically adept government, the Federation has slipstream drive and is penetrating all four quadrants, and Starfleet is starting to turn back to exploration again. Also, political instability and uncertainty isn't, others might say, anywhere near "CrapsackWorld" - especially when war has been consistently avoided (Borg aside, and they're more a force of nature than a nation).
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Torvig Bu-kar-nguv of ''Literature/StarTrekTitan''. Possibly President Nanietta Bacco, who went from a "the president resigned last book so we need a new president" character to a popular character carrying her own West Wing-style political novel (StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation).

** As an alternative view, [[spoiler: Janeway]] returned, the wormhole reopened, Bajor is a powerful and prosperous Federation member, a second more advanced Deep Space Nine replaced the lost one, the same devastating conflict in ''Destiny'' also liberated the Borg and freed billions from oppression, and in doing so removed the biggest blight to Trek 'verse civilization, the Federation has held together, rebuilt and reaffirmed itself in spite of everything, and inspired the Typhon Pact nations to start to overcome their histories of xenophobia and isolation on top of that, the Andorians are cured of their genetic problems, the Cardassians and Ferengi have the best governments they've ever had and are now official allies of the Federation, the Romulans have a moderate and diplomatically adept government, the Federation has slipstream drive and is penetrating all four quadrants, and Starfleet is starting to turn back to exploration again. Also, political instability and uncertainty isn't, others might say, anywhere near "CrapsackWorld" - especially when war has been consistently avoided (Borg aside, and they're more a force of nature than a nation).

** As an alternative view, [[spoiler: Janeway]] returned, the wormhole reopened, Bajor is a powerful and prosperous Federation member, a second more advanced Deep Space Nine replaced the lost one, the same devastating conflict in ''Destiny'' also liberated the Borg and freed billions from oppression, and in doing so removed the biggest blight to Trek 'verse civilization, the Federation has held together, rebuilt and reaffirmed itself in spite of everything, and inspired the Typhon Pact nations to start to overcome their histories of xenophobia and isolation on top of that, the Andorians are cured of their genetic problems, the Cardassians and Ferengi have the best governments they've ever had and are now official allies of the Federation, the Romulans have a moderate and diplomatically adept government, the Federation has slipstream drive and is penetrating all four quadrants, and Starfleet is starting to turn back to exploration again. Also, political instability and uncertainty isn't, others might say, anywhere near "CrapsackWorld".

* {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}: Torvig Bu-kar-nguv of StarTrekTitan. Possibly President Nanietta Bacco, who went from a "the president resigned last book so we need a new president" character to a popular character carrying her own West Wing-style political novel (StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation).

* {{Complete Monster}}: Gothmara, Qagh.

** FridgeLogic #2: To build starships, one needs language more precise and less ambiguous than metaphors. But this too is [[AllThereInTheManual all explained in]] the StarTrekNovelVerse. Tamarian mathematical and musical notations are very closely linked. Tamarian engineers and programmers literally sing equations, transferring instructions through music. Even in ordinary speech, numerical information can be conveyed through the pitch of a Tamarian’s vocal harmonics, though it can be hard for untrained Human ears to discern the nuances, just as it can be hard for an English speaker to learn to hear Chinese tones.

** Then again, he does get chewed out by Ezri quite a bit for appropriating one of her ship's shuttles, he has a pretty troubled relationship with his son, and [[spoiler:his wife's death]] shakes him badly. [[YourMileageMayVary Your mileage will vary]] on him.

* MarySue: Sonek Pran of ''A Singular Destiny'', so very much. Exotic racial background? He's actually 1/4 Human, 1/4 Bajoran, 1/4 Betazoid and 1/4 Vulcan, plus he has the distinctive Bajoran nose, Betazoid eyes and Vulcan ears. Crazy connections to other characters? He's been an advisor to many Federation presidents, and the Empress of the Imperial Romulan State knows of him somewhat through his reputation as a ''folk musician''. Uber-skills? Why he's the only man who can negotiate tricky situations and he serves as the mentor to Ezri Dax.

** It even loops right back around to FridgeBrilliance: English "set" has over a hundred meanings distinguished only by context, and Mandarin Chinese can be just as bad with its homophones and [[TranslationYes four-word idioms]]. Likewise, there's so many possibilities for a particular Tamarian phrase, it requires an incredible intuition to determine the intended meaning, one normally honed through a lifetime of speaking such a condensed form of language. The universal translators are notorious (DependingOnTheWriter or perhaps the make and model) for having difficulties with some of the more 'quirky' or abstract parts of languages.