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Consider that Earth would have aliens and advanced technology, and people evidently have jobs. Do any plots cover what it's like for the average person on Earth?

I don't mean what Starfleet officers do in their private time, but the life on an average non-Starfleet character, with the activities of Starfleet and the Federation in the background.

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    In a word, nope. – Valorum Oct 03 '21 at 11:20
  • @Valorum - Oh, would have been nice though. –  Oct 03 '21 at 11:31
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    The Never-ending Sacrifice covers the everyday lives of Cardassian citizens. The Rihannsu novels address what life is like in the Romulan Empire. The Vulcan Academy Murders have quite a lot of background about Vulcan. There isn't (as far as I'm aware) a comparable one for Earth. – Valorum Oct 03 '21 at 11:32
  • Private companies don't exist. There's no money, remember? – Valorum Oct 03 '21 at 11:36
  • In Picard, Didn't Seven of Nine kill the alien who harvested Borg parts in a nightclub? –  Oct 03 '21 at 11:38
  • @Valorum - From MA - By 2399, "Mr. Mot's Hair Emporium", a barbershop bearing his name and featuring his likeness on its signage, was present in Stardust City on Freecloud. (PIC: "Stardust City Rag"), A barbershop is a private business. –  Oct 03 '21 at 11:40
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    Babyon5’s S5 episode “A View From the Gallery” did this, focusing on an attack on the station through the eyes of maintenance workers Mack & Bo. As Mack and Bo go about their business, we get vignettes of the main characters that Mack and Bo witness. Mack and Bo agree that Sheridan is a great leader, not afraid to get his hands dirty and fight. – Silly but True Oct 03 '21 at 12:04
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    @EmpressSvetlana - Firstly, Picard and Discovery are crapping all over the established canon as if it's going out of fashion and secondly, I believe that was intended to be an 'easter egg' rather than something serious – Valorum Oct 03 '21 at 15:14
  • Thanks, Richard, for telling it like it is. – Ham Sandwich Oct 03 '21 at 20:38
  • Sisko's father is an "ordinary person" and he runs a restaurant. We don't get a lot of detail on his day-to-day life, but we're shown the fear and panic on Earth near the start of the Dominion war when Founders are reported on Earth. Does that count? (Guess it's not a novel, though...) – FreeMan Oct 04 '21 at 17:26
  • The question of whether there are companies in the Trek universe is dealt with here; https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/82763/the-fates-of-corporations-in-the-star-trek-universe. As such, I've removed it from your question because I can only see it causing distraction. – Valorum Oct 17 '21 at 08:38
  • You also get a little information in the TNG episode where Picard goes home after being "healed" from the transformation into a Borg. From there we know at least a liitle bit of information regarding politics (As there is a mayor if I correctly remember), about Science (As there is a research institute which is supposedly non-starfleet as it is suggested to Picard to work there if he leaves starfleet) and of course the Info on his Brother and Nephew, where the former is a vintner and the latter goes to a regular school. – trikPu Nov 08 '21 at 16:28

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In a word, no. There are no Star Trek novels that focus wholly, or even in large part on the life of an ordinary citizen of the Federation on Earth.

As I mentioned in a comment, there are, however, some stories about ordinary (alien) people set in the Star Trek universe, in particular:

  • The Never-ending Sacrifice covers the everyday lives of Cardassian citizens, starting during the Occupation and extending beyond the end of the Dominion War.

  • The Rihannsu novels address what life is like in the Romulan Empire, starting with the flight from Vulcan and into the TOS era.

  • The Vulcan Academy Murders have quite a lot of background about Vulcan during the TOS era.

But there isn't (as far as I'm aware) a comparable one for Earth.

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