Star Trek: Stargazer

Star Trek: Stargazer is a series of Star Trek novels written by Michael Jan Friedman. The novels are about the adventures of the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893), which was Jean-Luc Picard's first command. While not official canon, these stories can be viewed as a prequel to the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek: Stargazer
  • Gauntlet (2002)
  • Progenitor (2002)
  • Three (2003)
  • Oblivion (2003)
  • Enigma (2004)
  • Maker (2004)
AuthorMichael Jan Friedman
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPocket Books
Published2002–2004
No. of books6
Websitestartrekbooks.com

Chronologically, this series is followed by the Lost Era Picard novel The Buried Age.

Characters

Many of the characters originally appeared in Friedman's 1992 novel Reunion (ISBN 0-671-78755-1).

Main characters in the Stargazer crew include:

  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Stargazer
  • Lieutenant Commander Gilaad Ben Zoma, first officer
  • Lieutenant Commander Jack Crusher, second officer (until his death)
  • Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Wu, second officer
  • Lieutenant Gerda Asmund, navigator
  • Lieutenant Idun Asmund, helm officer
  • Lieutenant Nol Kastiigan, science officer. He is a Kandilkari and was assigned to the Stargazer to replace the previous chief science officer, Juanita Valderrama, who had been dismissed because of unethical behaviour.
  • Ensign Cole Paris, helm officer. Assigned on board the Stargazer after Ensign Joe Caber was dismissed, and replaced Caber as Ensign Andreas Nikolas's roommate. Uncle of Tom Paris.
  • Dikembe Ulelo, communications officer. Replaced by an alien shapeshifter who spied on the activities of USS Stargazer. The alien was discovered and Ulelo found and reunited with the crew.
  • Lieutenant Vigo, chief weapons officer
  • Lieutenant Phigus Simenon, chief engineer. The crew assisted Simenon with his mating ritual on his home planet.
  • Lieutenant Bill Refsland, transporter operator
  • Lieutenant Peter Joseph, security chief
  • Lieutenant Obal, security guard
  • Ensign Andreas Nikolas, security guard. He is somewhat laid-back and not too devoted to his job. He has a way of arriving at assignments and meetings at the last minute, which has earned him the nickname "Nik of time".
  • Crewperson Emily Bender, science officer
  • Ensign Jiterica, science officer. Jiterica's natural form is a cloud of mist, and she has to constantly wear a heavy, awkward containment suit to facilitate interaction with the Stargazer and fellow crewmembers. Even the face shown in the suit's helmet and her voice are artificial, generated by a portable computer.
  • Carter Greyhorse, chief medical officer

Novels
No. Title Author Date ISBN
1 Gauntlet Michael Jan Friedman 30 April 2002 0-7434-2792-0
2 Progenitor 0-7434-2794-7
3 Three 29 July 2003 0-7434-4852-9
4 Oblivion 26 August 2003 0-7434-4854-5
5 Enigma 27 July 2004 0-7434-4856-1
6 Maker 31 August 2004 0-7434-4858-8

Pantheon (2003) is an omnibus of Reunion and The Valiant, published as part of the Signature Edition series.

Title Author Date ISBN
Reunion Michael Jan Friedman November 1991 0-671-74808-4
The Valiant April 2000 0-671-77522-7
Pantheon (omnibus) 16 September 2003 0-7434-8511-4

See also
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