Ford's works are characterised by an insistence on never doing things the way they are normally done. This can be particularly seen in his two Star Trek novels, The Final Reflection and How Much for Just the Planet?. The Final Reflection is the story of a small group of Klingons who save the Federation from destruction (the regular heroes of the series are all relegated to cameo appearances), and How Much for Just the Planet? is a musical comedy. (And both novels hint that the Federation is not quite the shining utopia of goodwill and interspecies fellowship depicted in the television series.)
His books include: