Star Trek: Challenger is a spin-off series of Star Trek novels published by Pocket Books in the United States as part of Pocket's line. Based on the titular TV series created by Gene Roddenberry, the series was created by Pocket editor John J. Ordover and writer Diane Carey, and was a continuation of the six-book storyline, Star Trek: New Earth. The sixth and final New Earth book was subtitled Challenger, and served as a springboard for Star Trek: Challenger. It was published on August 1, 2000.
Premise
The New Earth novel Challenger features the survivors of a destroyed starship's crew constructing and launching a new starship in a far-off colony area that is vital for the continuance of the Federation.
Books
New Earth
Star Trek: New Earth: Wagon Train to the Stars by Diane Carey
Star Trek: New Earth: Belle Terre by Dean Wesley Smith with Diane Carey
Star Trek: New Earth: Rough Trails by L.A. Graf
Star Trek: New Earth: The Flaming Arrow by Kathy Oltion and Jerry Oltion
Star Trek: New Earth: Thin Air by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
Star Trek: New Earth: Challenger by Diane Carey
Challenger
Gateways #2: Chainmail by Diane Carey
Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond (anthology) by Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Christie Golden, Robert Greenberger, and Susan Wright