Star Trek: Stargazer
Star Trek: Stargazer is a flagship series of Star Trek tie-in novels written by Michael Jan Friedman. The series is set several decades prior to The Next Generation, and follows the exploits of Jean-Luc Picard as captain of the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893).
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| Author | Michael Jan Friedman |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Published | 2002–2004 |
| No. of books | 6 |
| Website | startrekbooks |
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 crew members. 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 |
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| 1 | Gauntlet | Michael Jan Friedman | April 30, 2002 | 0-7434-2792-0 |
| 2 | Progenitor | 0-7434-2794-7 | ||
| 3 | Three | July 29, 2003 | 0-7434-4852-9 | |
| 4 | Oblivion | August 26, 2003 | 0-7434-4854-5 | |
| 5 | Enigma | July 27, 2004 | 0-7434-4856-1 | |
| 6 | Maker | August 31, 2003 | 0-7434-4858-8 |
Related novels
Novels and short fiction which include settings and characters from Stargazer.
| Title | Author | Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter at Farpoint (novelization) (The Next Generation) |
David Gerrold | September 1987 | 0-671-65241-9 |
| Reunion (The Next Generation) |
Michael Jan Friedman | November 1991 | 0-671-74808-4 |
| Requiem (The Next Generation, Book 32) |
Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan | October 1994 | 0-671-79567-8 |
| The First Virtue (The Next Generation, Book 56 – Double Helix, Book 6) |
Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden | August 1999 | 0-671-03258-5 |
| The Valiant (The Next Generation) |
Michael Jan Friedman | April 2000 | 0-671-77522-7 |
| Pantheon (omnibus) | September 16, 2003 | 0-7434-8511-4 | |
| Tales of the Dominion War (anthology) – "What Dreams May Come" by Michael Jan Friedman |
Keith DeCandido, ed. | August 3, 2004 | 0-7434-9171-8 |
| Tales from the Captain's Table (anthology) – "Darkness" by Michael Jan Friedman |
June 14, 2005 | 1-4165-0520-2 | |
| Death in Winter (The Next Generation) |
Michael Jan Friedman | September 20, 2005 | 0-7434-9721-X |
| Shards and Shadows (anthology) – "The Traitor" by Michael Jan Friedman (Mirror Universe) |
Marco Palmieri and Margaret Clark, eds. | January 20, 2009 | 978-1-4165-5850-7 |
| The Buried Age (The Next Generation) |
Christopher L. Bennett | June 26, 2007 | 978-1-4165-3739-7 |
External links
- Official website
- Star Trek: Stargazer series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Star Trek: Stargazer at Memory Alpha
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