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).

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

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
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

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

See also
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