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Browse Jean Lorrah books in order, with short summaries, series guides for Sime~Gen and Savage Empire, plus simple ideas on where to start.

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House of Zeor: Sime Gen, Book One

by Jean Lorrah

1974

Gen police officer Hugh Valleroy enters Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from kidnappers. His guide is a Sime who expects to kill him, and their uneasy partnership reveals a possible future where Simes and Gens might survive together.

Full Moon Rising

by Jean Lorrah

1976

This early Star Trek fan-fiction collection gathers stories, mostly by Jean Lorrah, set in her Night of the Twin Moons universe. It follows Sarek and Amanda Grayson's early relationship and marriage, expanding their private life beyond the screen.

The Night of the Twin Moons

by Jean Lorrah

1976

An early Star Trek fan-fiction novel centered on Sarek and Amanda Grayson. Jean Lorrah explores their relationship across the human and Vulcan divide, creating the foundation for the connected stories later known as the Night of the Twin Moons universe.

First Channel

by Jean Lorrah

1980

Rimon Farris and Kadi Morcot are childhood sweethearts whose future changes when he becomes a Sime and she becomes a Gen. Refusing the deadly rules of their world, they flee toward a community where a new relationship between the two peoples might begin.

Savage Empire

by Jean Lorrah

1981

Master telepath Lenardo is sent beyond the Aventine Empire's borders to confront the people his homeland calls savages. Instead, he discovers powerful Adepts, dangerous assumptions, and a chance to question whether two warring societies can make peace.

Channel's Destiny

by Jean Lorrah

1982

Zeth Farris reaches adulthood as the hard-won experiment between Simes and Gens begins to collapse. To protect his family and the future they imagined, he must find allies across old boundaries before war destroys the world around him.

Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire

by Jean Lorrah

1982

Master Reader Lenardo and the formidable Adept Aradia have defeated a common enemy, but peace proves harder than war. As they try to build a new order together, mistrust, competing powers, and a fresh threat test their fragile alliance.

Captives of the Savage Empire

by Jean Lorrah

1984

Torio, a renegade Reader, brings his telepathic power into the Savage Lands, increasing the threat to Aventine. Melissa, a Reader and Healer, must undertake a perilous journey beyond the Empire to save someone she loves and stop a disaster.

The Vulcan Academy Murders

by Jean Lorrah

1984

Kirk, McCoy, and Spock travel to the Vulcan Academy Hospital to help a badly injured Enterprise crew member. When unexplained deaths follow, Kirk must solve a murder case on a planet where many people refuse to believe murder is possible.

Flight to Savage Empire

by Jean Lorrah

1986

Telepathic Magister Astra is sent to tend wounded gladiators in the Aventine Empire, a task she hates because she feels their pain. An unexpected death and a mind-altering drug draw her into intrigue with the former slave warrior Zanos.

Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles

by Jean Lorrah

1986

Blind Reader Torio insists on joining Zanos's journey home to Medura, a frozen realm ruled by the sorcerer Maldek. Few outsiders return from its shores, and the trip leads Torio toward dangerous Adept powers and a harsh political struggle.

Zelerod's Doom

by Jean Lorrah

1986

Centuries after the first Channel changed Sime and Gen society, Klyd Farris and Risa Tigue seek an alliance to reform both territories. Factions on every side resist them, and political collapse could bring ruin to Simes and Gens alike.

Wulfston's Odyssey

by Jean Lorrah

1987

When strangers seeking help against a witch-queen kidnap his brother-in-law, the Adept Wulfston crosses the sea in pursuit. His rescue mission becomes a dangerous journey through an unfamiliar land, where his powers and resolve are tested.

Empress Unborn

by Jean Lorrah

1988

Aradia, the Savage Empire's most powerful Adept, is trying to rule a land beset by unrest and old evil. When an unseen force begins draining her power, she fears the growing strength may be tied to the child she carries.

The IDIC Epidemic

by Jean Lorrah

1988

A deadly plague strikes Nisus, a Vulcan science colony where many species live together under the ideal of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. Kirk and the Enterprise crew must contain the outbreak before fear, prejudice, and political conflict lead to war.

Survivors

by Jean Lorrah

1989

The Enterprise answers a distress call from Treva, an isolated colony caught in a violent revolution. For Tasha Yar, the mission stirs memories of the brutal world she escaped, while Data helps her face a crisis that becomes painfully personal.

Metamorphosis

by Jean Lorrah

1990

Gravitational disturbances draw the Enterprise to Elysia, where Data is pulled into an impossible quest. The reward may be his deepest wish, becoming human, but living with emotions, physical limits, and difficult choices proves far more complicated than he expected.

Blood Will Tell

by Jean Lorrah

2001

Kentucky detective Brandy Mather investigates a seemingly ordinary death with details that do not add up. Her case pulls her into a small-town mix of police work, attraction, and vampire danger, forcing her to reconsider what monsters might be.

Nessie and the Living Stone

by Jean Lorrah

2002

While visiting Loch Ness, Craig finds a blue stone that lets him and his sister Linda breathe underwater. It leads them to Nessie's hidden grotto, where Vikings, a dangerous mermaid, and a damaged magical door put the monster's family at risk.

Nessie and the Viking Gold

by Jean Lorrah

2003

Craig and Linda return to Loch Ness after Viking coins lead them back to Nessie's grotto. A concert near Urquhart Castle threatens the underwater home and Nessie's children, leaving the siblings to solve a problem involving treasure, magic, and sound.

Five Seasons of Angel

by Jean Lorrah

2004

Five Seasons of Angel brings together writers and professionals, among them Jennifer Crusie, to explore the spin-off series Angel, looking at its brooding hero, villains, redemption arcs, and how the show expanded the Buffy universe into darker, more adult territory.

To Kiss or to Kill

by Jean Lorrah

2005

In a future divided between Simes and Gens, Sime Baird saves Gen Jonmair from a deadly Last Kill. Their rescue becomes the beginning of a relationship, but love must contend with the dangers and expectations of their divided society.

Nessie and the Celtic Maze

by Jean Lorrah

2009

On their last visit to Nessie's Grotto, Craig and Linda learn that Nessie's daughter, Princess Sheona, has been trapped. Helping her means facing another old mystery and preparing new young guardians to protect the secret world beneath Loch Ness.

Ambrov Keon

by Jean Lorrah

2011

Injured Sime Risa Tigue needs selyn to live when she finds Sergi ambrov Keon, a Gen Companion capable of safe transfer. He sees the potential for her to become a Channel, but survival will require both of them to defy old beliefs.

The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories

by Jean Lorrah

2011

Three Sime~Gen stories follow Gen musician Tonyo Logan and Sime Channel Zhag Paget through the early years of their partnership. As their music becomes a symbol of cooperation, the surrounding world still struggles to accept Simes and Gens together.

Fear and Courage

by Jean Lorrah

2015

This Sime~Gen anthology brings together stories and poetry by fourteen writers working in the world of Simes, Gens, and selyn. It explores fear, survival, difficult choices, and the many ways people challenge a society built on division.

A Change of Tactics

by Jean Lorrah

2017

Tecton Donor Den Milnan joins his cousin, Channel Rital Madz, at an experimental Sime Center deep in hostile Gen Territory. As old fears threaten their work, Den's dreams of powered flight and a new selyn-powered future hang in the balance.

Where to start with Jean Lorrah

For Sime~Gen's central conflict: First ChannelChannel's DestinyAmbrov KeonZelerod's Doom
For fantasy about telepathy and magic: Savage EmpireDragon Lord of the Savage EmpireCaptives of the Savage Empire
For classic Star Trek mysteries: The Vulcan Academy MurdersThe IDIC Epidemic
For early Next Generation character stories: SurvivorsMetamorphosis
For younger Loch Ness adventures: Nessie and the Living StoneNessie and the Viking GoldNessie and the Celtic Maze

Nessie books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Nessie and the Living Stone"

    Nessie and the Living Stone

    by Jean Lorrah

    2002Nessie, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Nessie and the Viking Gold"

    Nessie and the Viking Gold

    by Jean Lorrah

    2003Nessie, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Nessie and the Celtic Maze"

    Nessie and the Celtic Maze

    by Jean Lorrah

    2009Nessie, Book 3

Nessie books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Nessie and the Living Stone"

    Nessie and the Living Stone

    by Jean Lorrah

    2002Nessie, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Nessie and the Viking Gold"

    Nessie and the Viking Gold

    by Jean Lorrah

    2003Nessie, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Nessie and the Celtic Maze"

    Nessie and the Celtic Maze

    by Jean Lorrah

    2009Nessie, Book 3

Savage Empire books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Savage Empire"

    Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1981Savage Empire, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire"

    Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1982Savage Empire, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Captives of the Savage Empire"

    Captives of the Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1984Savage Empire, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Flight to Savage Empire"

    Flight to Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Savage Empire, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles"

    Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Savage Empire, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Wulfston's Odyssey"

    Wulfston's Odyssey

    by Jean Lorrah

    1987Savage Empire, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Empress Unborn"

    Empress Unborn

    by Jean Lorrah

    1988Savage Empire, Book 7

Savage Empire books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Savage Empire"

    Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1981Savage Empire, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire"

    Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1982Savage Empire, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Captives of the Savage Empire"

    Captives of the Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1984Savage Empire, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Flight to Savage Empire"

    Flight to Savage Empire

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Savage Empire, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles"

    Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Savage Empire, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Wulfston's Odyssey"

    Wulfston's Odyssey

    by Jean Lorrah

    1987Savage Empire, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Empress Unborn"

    Empress Unborn

    by Jean Lorrah

    1988Savage Empire, Book 7

Sime-Gen books in order

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  1. Book cover for "First Channel"

    First Channel

    by Jean Lorrah

    1980Sime-Gen, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Channel's Destiny"

    Channel's Destiny

    by Jean Lorrah

    1982Sime-Gen, Book 4
  3. Book cover for "Zelerod's Doom"

    Zelerod's Doom

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Sime-Gen, Book 2
  4. Book cover for "To Kiss or to Kill"

    To Kiss or to Kill

    by Jean Lorrah

    2005Sime-Gen, Book 3
  5. Book cover for "Ambrov Keon"

    Ambrov Keon

    by Jean Lorrah

    2011Sime-Gen, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories"

    The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories

    by Jean Lorrah

    2011Sime-Gen, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Fear and Courage"

    Fear and Courage

    by Jean Lorrah

    2015Sime-Gen, Book 7

Sime-Gen books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "First Channel"

    First Channel

    by Jean Lorrah

    1980Sime-Gen, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Zelerod's Doom"

    Zelerod's Doom

    by Jean Lorrah

    1986Sime-Gen, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "To Kiss or to Kill"

    To Kiss or to Kill

    by Jean Lorrah

    2005Sime-Gen, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Channel's Destiny"

    Channel's Destiny

    by Jean Lorrah

    1982Sime-Gen, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Ambrov Keon"

    Ambrov Keon

    by Jean Lorrah

    2011Sime-Gen, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories"

    The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories

    by Jean Lorrah

    2011Sime-Gen, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Fear and Courage"

    Fear and Courage

    by Jean Lorrah

    2015Sime-Gen, Book 7

Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The IDIC Epidemic"

    The IDIC Epidemic

    by Jean Lorrah

    1988Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books, Book 1

Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The IDIC Epidemic"

    The IDIC Epidemic

    by Jean Lorrah

    1988Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books, Book 1

Star Trek: TOS Books books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Vulcan Academy Murders"

    The Vulcan Academy Murders

    by Jean Lorrah

    1984Star Trek: TOS Books, Book 1

Star Trek: TOS Books books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Vulcan Academy Murders"

    The Vulcan Academy Murders

    by Jean Lorrah

    1984Star Trek: TOS Books, Book 1

Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Metamorphosis"

    Metamorphosis

    by Jean Lorrah

    1990Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books, Book 1

Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Metamorphosis"

    Metamorphosis

    by Jean Lorrah

    1990Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books, Book 1

Star Trek: The Next Generation Books books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Survivors"

    Survivors

    by Jean Lorrah

    1989Star Trek: The Next Generation Books, Book 1

Star Trek: The Next Generation Books books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Survivors"

    Survivors

    by Jean Lorrah

    1989Star Trek: The Next Generation Books, Book 1

Jean Lorrah collections, short stories, and related book types

Smart Pop Books

  1. Book cover for "Five Seasons of Angel"

    Five Seasons of Angel

    by Jean Lorrah

    2004

Standalone Jean Lorrah books

  1. Book cover for "House of Zeor: Sime Gen, Book One"

    House of Zeor: Sime Gen, Book One

    by Jean Lorrah

    1974Sime/Gen, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Full Moon Rising"

    Full Moon Rising

    by Jean Lorrah

    1976
  3. Book cover for "The Night of the Twin Moons"

    The Night of the Twin Moons

    by Jean Lorrah

    1976
  4. Book cover for "Blood Will Tell"

    Blood Will Tell

    by Jean Lorrah

    2001
  5. Book cover for "A Change of Tactics"

    A Change of Tactics

    by Jean Lorrah

    2017Sime~Gen: Clear Spring Chronicles, Book 1

Author bio

Jean Lorrah is an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose career grew out of two places that shaped a lot of her work: the college classroom and the early Star Trek fan community.

Born in 1940, Lorrah built a life around language, teaching, and imaginative fiction. She earned a Ph.D. from Florida State University, then joined the English faculty at Murray State University in Kentucky in 1968. She taught there for nearly four decades, until 2007, working with students while also writing novels, stories, essays, and collaborative projects.

Her route into professional fiction started with fandom. In the 1970s, she wrote Star Trek fan fiction, including The Night of the Twin Moons and the story collection Full Moon Rising, both centered on Sarek and Amanda Grayson. That work gave her room to explore character relationships and alien cultures long before she began writing licensed Star Trek novels.

Then a convention connection changed the direction of her writing life.

Jacqueline Lichtenberg invited Lorrah to collaborate in the Sime~Gen universe, and their first novel together, First Channel, appeared in 1980. The series imagines a future in which humanity has split into Simes, who need life energy called selyn, and Gens, who produce it. Lorrah's books in that setting, including Channel's Destiny, Ambrov Keon, and Zelerod's Doom, focus on people trying to build trust across a divide that has been violent for generations.

Those stories are interested in systems, but they stay close to the people caught inside them. Characters have to negotiate love, fear, duty, prejudice, and the practical question of how to survive together. Lorrah later returned to the setting through work such as To Kiss or to Kill, The Story Untold and Other Sime~Gen Stories, and the Clear Spring Chronicles collaboration A Change of Tactics.

She also created the fantasy series Savage Empire. It begins with a clash between the Aventine Empire, where telepathic Readers hold an uneasy place in society, and the neighboring lands ruled by magically gifted Adepts. Savage Empire, Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire, and Captives of the Savage Empire use that conflict to ask who gets called civilized, who gets treated as dangerous, and whether peace can be built after war.

Lorrah came back to Star Trek as a professional novelist with The Vulcan Academy Murders and The IDIC Epidemic, two Original Series mysteries with Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and a close look at Vulcan life. Her Next Generation novels, Survivors and Metamorphosis, give substantial attention to Tasha Yar and Data, two characters whose pasts and hopes leave plenty of room for difficult choices.

She wrote for younger readers, too. With Lois Wickstrom, Lorrah created the Nessie books, beginning with Nessie and the Living Stone. These Loch Ness adventures follow children who find themselves protecting Nessie and her hidden underwater world. Her standalone Blood Will Tell moves in a very different direction, pairing a Kentucky detective with a strange death and a vampire mystery.

Collaboration is a real thread through Lorrah's bibliography.

Across fantasy, science fiction, children's adventures, and Star Trek, she keeps returning to people who begin on opposite sides of a problem and have to find a way through it together. That makes her books a good fit for readers who like speculative ideas, but want those ideas attached to relationships, hard decisions, and characters trying to make a damaged world more livable.

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