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One thing I like better about Star Trek is the books. It's not that I don't like Star Wars books, I love them, but since there was never a Star Wars TV series, you have to have read most of the earlier books to know what's going on in the later ones. Star Trek books (except the mini-series books) are usually self-contained stories that relate to the events o the shows, not to the other books. It makes it a lot easier to pick up practically any Star Trek book, as long as it's not part of a mini-series and you're familiar with the particular TV series to which it relates, and know what's going on. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Star Wars books (which is usually why I stick to reading ones that take place around the movies and relate mostly to the stuff that happens in the movies.)