Thanks to this thread for reminding me I need to find the one omnibus hardcover of New Frontier that I own. It's in a box somewhere. Did enjoy that series; in the first fiew books the interplay between Zak and Si Cwan is hilarious. A bit more antagonistic than G'kar and Londo from B5, but close.
In turn, I'll recommend another offshoot series: Star Trek: Corps of Engineers is pretty good, at least from the two omnibus editions I've plowed through. A little bit on the lighter side (most of the time), another series that uses less-common aliens, and plenty of good engineering-specific technobabble. Plus the odd Scotty cameo!
I've also got the Rihannsu series on my to-read stack. And SNW season 2 on my to-watch stack, along with trying to find physical copies of Prodigy and Lower Decks.