Reddit mentions of Fire Ship (Star Trek Voyager: The Captains Table, Book 4)

If you're looking for books that don't require a lot of prerequisite reading to understand, some of the old numbered Trek books are quite good.

One of my favorite OLD TOS books is Black Fire. This book has superb writing and Pirates!

Another of my favorites is an early DS9 book called Fallen Heroes. Brutal and sad, with a lot of Quark and Odo.

Anything by Peter David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Diane Duane, Diane Carey (before she forced sailing references into everything), or Ann Crispin.

For the authors I listed above, here are my favorites from them:

• Peter David: Q-Squared. This is a dimensional-hopping book with fantastic twists and turns, and packed full of David's perfect dialog. Other Q books by David include: Q-in-Law and I.Q.
  
• Peter David: The New Frontier Series. Combining characters from other Trek shows and books, Peter David weaves a wonderful tale full of humor and adventure.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido: Articles of the Federation. basically The West Wing in Star Trek. Fantastic characters and great writing.
  
• Diane Duane: Her Rihannsu series basically defined what modern-day Romulans are like. Beautiful writing and vivid characters.
  
• Diane Carey: Captain's Table: Fire Ship. My favorite Captain's Table mini-series book. janeway is forced to join another crew as a lowly worker when Voyager is lost to her. Love this book SO much. Other good Diane Carey books include Best Destiny and her involvement in the Star Trek: New Earth mini-series.
  
• A.C. (Ann) Crispin: Some say her Yesterday Saga is her best Trek, but of all her work, I loved Sarek the most. A wonderful look into the life of Spock's father.
  
  Hope this helps!