It may be hard to believe now, but there was a time when there were no Star Trek movies at all. That changed in 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the iconic film that this audiobook is based on. Narrated by Shakespearean actor and frequent Star Trek narrator Robert Petkoff (expect to see his name quite a lot on this list!) and written by Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, you'll join the original crew as they reunite after years apart to figure out the secret of V'ger, a mysterious alien that threatens all life on Earth.

Set within the timeline of Star Trek: The Original Series, Living Memory is a completely original adventure read again by Robert Petkoff. In this installment, Spock, Chekov, and Uhura must delve into Uhura's past in order stop a series of mysterious cosmic storms from wreaking havoc on Federation worlds. Meanwhile, the intrepid Admiral Kirk is earthbound for the moment, dealing with xenophobia and murder at Starfleet Academy.

Most of the Star Trek series revolve around the adventures of not just a crew of humans and aliens, but also a singular series of ships: the U.S.S. Enterprise. In Captain to Captain, narrated by Robert Petkoff, listeners learn of a terrible secret that each of the Enterprise's captains has been compelled to keep, from her very first commander, April, to its current one, Kirk. With that secret now threatening to spill out into the open, Kirk must risk it all to finally end this dark legacy.

Hell's Heart is the first in the Prey series which bridges the gap between The Original Series and The Next Generation. Kirk may have thought the matter settled when he defeated a ruthless Klingon warrior, but that warrior was far more clever than he thought. A century later, the Next Generation cast will have to pick up where Kirk left off and take on an old enemy who will stop at nothing to exact his revenge.

Petkoff returns yet again to the world of Star Trek audiobooks with Collateral Damage, a pulse-pounding novel based on The Next Generation that explores what the true meaning of justice is. Captain Picard goes back to Earth to deal with accusations of treason, while Commander Worf starts to realize that the mission he has been sent on—to track down a group of tech pirates—is not as simple as it appears to be. Both men will have to reckon with the difference between what is legal and what is right.

In Headlong Flight, another Next Generation story read by Petkoff, Picard and company find something unusual: a planet where there shouldn't be one. Despite warnings to stay away, Worf leads a rescue mission and is promptly stranded on a planet that, thanks to a failed experiment, now shifts uncontrollably between dimensions. Can the Enterprise crew find a way to stop the planet's movements before yet another threat arrives?

A Stitch in Time is set in the world of Deep Space Nine, where dueling alien species are kept in check by the Federation and represented by human Benjamin Sisko, the first Black captain in the franchise's history. In this novel, one of these aliens, Garak, finally gets the chance to return to his own planet and, over time, relearns how to fit in and how to help his people recover from a brutal war. Narrated by author Andrew J. Robinson, who played Garak on the show, this is undoubtedly the best Star Trek audiobook for those looking to explore the more personal, compassionate side of a beloved character.

Politics and old secrets once again threaten to derail Garak's life in the character-driven Enigma Tales, narrated by Robert Petkoff. This time, it's an impending war crimes report and a newly discovered archive that upends the Cardassian Union's attempts at finding peace and moving forward. It will take a couple of outsiders to get to the bottom of things and help both Garak and Cardassia as a whole come to terms with their violent past.

Moments Asunder brings together cast members from The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine in a desperate race to save reality and prevent apocalypse. With multiple parallel universes under threat, can our heroes preserve their own future? More importantly, should they? Narrated by Robert Petkoff, this is one Star Trek book that die-hard fans won't want to miss, as it helps explain the connections between the various franchises and timelines.

Kate Mulgrew made history playing the franchise's first female captain, the indefatigable Kathryn Janeway, on Star Trek: Voyager. Now, she reads The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, which reveals everything a fan could ever want to know about her history with Starfleet and her perspective on familiar friends and foes. Being trapped lightyears from home would be a terrible strain for anyone, but Janeway certainly does make it sound exciting!

With a threat to time itself breathing down their necks, Janeway decides to give her crew a break by exploring an intriguing new planet. Though mostly hostile to life, the planet bears clear signs of previous habitation—and those inhabitants might pose an even bigger threat than the one that the Voyager crew was trying to get away from. Audie Award-winning narrator January LaVoy reads Architects of Infinity, part of a series of books that expands on the world introduced in Voyager.

In 2009, J.J. Abrams rebooted The Original Series with a new film franchise that provided a fresh spin on familiar characters. Now you have the chance to delve deeper into the fractious yet evolving relationship between Kirk and Spock, whom we know are destined to forge a powerful bond despite their differing backgrounds and the harrowing threats they must face. Zachary Quinto, who brilliantly portrayed Spock in these films, returns to the universe to narrate.

More Beautiful Than Death, narrated by Robert Petkoff, is an edge-of-your-seat thriller set in the rebooted film universe. Kirk and crew defy orders and logic to confront a group of alleged demons terrorizing a strategically important planet. Meanwhile, their high-profile passenger might have unwittingly brought onboard a very different kind of threat. Filled with both action and philosophical discussions, there's a lot to dig your teeth into in this audiobook.

Star Trek: Discovery chronicles the personal journey and space adventures of Michael Burnham, Spock's human sister, as she strives to prove her worth as a starship officer. In Desperate Hours, narrated by voice actor Susan Eisenberg, Burnham gets her big chance when she is tasked with a dangerous mission where failure means the destruction of an entire colony and its thousands of innocent lives.

Years after The Next Generation ended, Captain Picard returned in his own self-titled streaming series. In The Dark Veil, Picard's former first officer Riker, now a captain in his own right, finds himself forging unexpected partnerships in order to survive multiple crises. As important as these allegiances are, they are also highly sensitive, and a single misstep can bring the whole operation down on everyone's heads. Robert Petkoff expertly reads this tense adventure.

If you're looking to explore some of the newer entries in the franchise, The High Country is for you. In this listen, Captain Pike and his crew are separated and forced to survive in very different environments. Can they find their way back to each other in time to save the galaxy? Petkoff narrates this tale set during the prequel series Strange New Worlds, which focuses on the Enterprise's journeys right before Kirk took over as captain.