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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.

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

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• The Valiant by Michael Jan Friedman
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Reading through the Stargazer series for the first time

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• Start date Sep 8, 2021

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• Sep 8, 2021

The STAR TREK novelverse thrives best whenever it is moving away from the classic series to do their own thing. STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER, THE STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS, and the KLINGON EMPIRE series are good examples. Basically, if you can't exert your freedom on the characters then it's probably best to have ones in the same universe but where there's more room to develop them. So I was very excited about finally getting around to the Stargazer series, ten years later but still new to me. I thought I would share my thoughts about each book as I went through them. Stargazer reviews Gauntlet Progenitor Three Oblivion Enigmas Maker Related TNG: Reunion TNG: The Valiant TLE: The Buried Age Other WIR The Vanguard series The New Frontier series The Stargazer series  

Don't forget to read TNG novel, The Valiant . It was originally a hardcover like Reunion , but The Valiant is really the first novel of the series (despite carrying TNG logo). It tells the story of how Picard became Captain of the Stargazer in the first place. I read the Stargazer novels a few years ago and I enjoyed them. Also, when you are done I'd highly recommend the TNG novel The Buried Age by Christopher. It's considered a Lost Era novel, but it begins with the destruction of the Stargazer and then what happens after. Christopher's novel is intended to take place in the 'same' universe as the Stargazer novels, as he uses the same characters and so forth as Friedman (and he notes that in his acknowledgements). My only gripe is the Stargazer series basically just covers the first several months of Picard's command (maybe up to a year). I mean, there's no lingering cliffhangers at the end that Friedman leaves unresolved or anything. But I wish more novels had come out. Picard was in command of the Stargazer for well over 10 years. So far, very few novels have touched on that era, and usually when they do it's just a flashback of some sort. Jack Crusher had not yet joined the Stargazer during the book series, I think that was a few years later, and he died a few years before the Stargazer was lost so Christopher's novel starts too late to include Crusher. I'd love to see someone continue the Stargazer book series at some point to tell some stories of those missing years and I'd love to see some novels featuring both Picard and Crusher, how they became best friends, missions they had together and so forth. Star Trek: Picard may both help and hurt the chances of that. The show might spark some interest in exploring Picard's earlier years, yet right now we don't know if the show will dive into that history at all so it might be better to wait until the show concludes its run. Books can't control what might come up in a show in the future, but it might be best not to tempt fate until you know what the show might do.  

Yeah, I found out about THE VALIANT today but completely missed it was part of the series and I had just started book 3#. Now I'm wondering if should read it next or after I've finished the main series. Star Trek book continuity can be confusing.  

Charles Phipps said: Yeah, I found out about THE VALIANT today but completely missed it was part of the series and I had just started book 3#. Now I'm wondering if should read it next or after I've finished the main series. Star Trek book continuity can be confusing. Click to expand...

Desert Kris

The Wikipedia article on the Stargazer novel series also suggested that Requiem and The First Virtue have ties to the series, being written or co-written by Michael Jan Friedman, but I haven't read them myself. I got copies of those books and The Valiant and Reunion to go with the actual Stargazer series books. Good luck with your marathon!  

Christopher

Desert Kris said: The Wikipedia article on the Stargazer novel series also suggested that Requiem and The First Virtue have ties to the series, being written or co-written by Michael Jan Friedman, but I haven't read them myself. Click to expand...

I would even argue it's probably not even really all that necessary to read Reunion before the Stargazer series, since it mostly takes place years later. The Valiant is probably the only novel that I'd recommend reading before reading the Stargazer series since it's basically the beginning of the series (even though it carries a TNG banner). That novel also includes another appearance of the Galactic Barrier (though in this story Starfleet ships are able to traverse the barrier now since they are more advanced).  

@Christopher Thanks for sharing your perspective on the books, do you think Requiem and The First Virtue are beneficial or not relevant to the Stargazer books? I take your meaning that some characters were created for Reunion first, and then the Stargazer books come afterward. To answer an assertion in post #6 that continuity can be confusing, if I'm ever uncertain I'll default to publication order. Are there other books that you think would compliment the Stargazer books, just out of curiosity? It's a series I would like to get to eventually as well, and happy for any feedback.  

Desert Kris said: @Christopher Thanks for sharing your perspective on the books, do you think Requiem and The First Virtue are beneficial or not relevant to the Stargazer books? I take your meaning that some characters were created for Reunion first, and then the Stargazer books come afterward. To answer an assertion in post #6 that continuity can be confusing, if I'm ever uncertain I'll default to publication order. Are there other books that you think would compliment the Stargazer books, just out of curiosity? It's a series I would like to get to eventually as well, and happy for any feedback. Click to expand...

Desert Kris said: Thanks for sharing your perspective on the books, do you think Requiem and The First Virtue are beneficial or not relevant to the Stargazer books? Click to expand...

Are there other books that you think would compliment the Stargazer books, just out of curiosity? It's a series I would like to get to eventually as well, and happy for any feedback. Click to expand...

Damian said: And I noted before, I would throw in Christopher's The Buried Age as well. It's in the same continuity as the Stargazer series and is a worthwhile novel to read for any fan of the Stargazer series. Click to expand...

Sadly, or not, I've already read THE BURIED AGE and did so before the Stargazer series was on my radar. I'm a huge fan of the Bennettverse and thus all of the Stargazer references probably went over my head. I still enjoyed the book tremendously and its explanation for how Picard's court martial went and why so many energy-based beings are jerks.  

Christopher said: Rather, it uses the Stargazer crew MJF created for Reunion and reused in various other places. I made no references to anything specific to the Stargazer novel series, since that entire series takes place 22 years before the start of The Buried Age . Aside from using his characters, the only story of Mike's that I specifically referenced was "Darkness" from Tales from the Captain's Table , since that takes place shortly after the loss of the Stargazer and thus falls within the timeframe of TBA. Click to expand...

Charles Phipps said: Sadly, or not, I've already read THE BURIED AGE and did so before the Stargazer series was on my radar. Click to expand...

Thank you for that helpful overview of events, @Christopher . And thank you for reading suggestions and guidance @Damian . It looks like I'm in good shape for planned future reading material. The Buried Age is one I have several different possible plans for when to read.  

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Desert Kris said: The Buried Age is one I have several different possible plans for when to read. Click to expand...

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• Sep 10, 2021

I remember being quite frustrsted and put-off the Stargazer series when MJF wasn't getting basic details of the ship correct. One small shuttlebay? That thing was enourmous, and the saucer was ringed with 4-deck high shuttle or cargo bays. The small half-bridge seen in TNG? More characters were on the bridge than would have fitted at the stations. I loved the cramped Constellation-class, and felt the books missed an opportunity to capitalise on what was established in the show. In the end I think I quit after Valiant, but one day I'd like to go back and give the series another go.  

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Star Trek has always been about boldly going, so it’s no surprise the franchise quickly moved beyond television sets. Even before the series jumped to the big screen, Star Trek expanded into the world of paperbacks, first with novelizations of Original Series and Animated Series episodes and then with original stories created for the page.

Starting with 1970’s Spock Must Die! by James Blish, the novels gave fans a chance to check in on the continuing missions of their favorite crews and characters. As of this writing, over 850 novels have made it to print, encompassing not only every series except Lower Decks but also spin-off series about totally new characters, such as Captain Calhoun of the USS Excalibur .

With so many options, the world of Trek books can get overwhelming. But these entries are a great place to start. Here are the best Star Trek novels ever written.

My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane (1984)

Ever since their first appearance in the TOS episode “Balance of Terror,” the Romulans have been among the best enemy aliens in the series, and no one has done more to flesh out this species than author Diane Duane, who penned the five-book Rihannsu series of novels that begins with My Enemy, My Ally .

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My Enemy, My Ally follows Romulan Commander-General Ael t’Rllallieu on her daring mission to convince Kirk to help her attack a secret medical facility that is performing tests on Vulcans. Duane establishes the Romulans’ duplicitous culture, while also featuring Kirk at his strategic best.

How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford (1987)

Not everyone loves it when Trek gets silly, but for those who like the lighter side of boldly going, there are books like How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford. The book deals with some heavy concepts, with the Klingons and Starfleet coming to odds over Direidi, a planet rich in dilithium. Restricted from open warfare because of the limitations that the powerful Organians set in the episode “Errand of Mercy,” the two enemies must compete the Direidian way.

And that way is very silly. How Much for Just the Planet? plays like a musical comedy, forcing Kirk and Klingon Captain Kaden to go along with big theatrical numbers. The Klingon lore used by the book has been heavily-retconned in the years since, which might distract readers. But anyone who’s into singing competitions instead of phaser battles or intellectual debates won’t take this stuff too seriously anyway.

Vendetta by Peter David (1991)

Vendetta is the first book on this list written by Peter David, the comic book legend who also authored some of the best Trek books of all time. Vendetta feels like the Next Generation movie we never got, one that ties the Borg to the classic TOS episode “The Doomsday Machine,” while also fleshing out Guinan’s race, the El-Aurian.

When a spectral figure who first haunted Picard while at Starfleet Academy returns, the Enterprise discovers a planet-killing ship designed to take revenge against the Borg. Vendetta manages to tighten up Trek lore, including more information about the El-Aurian’s history with the Borg and the mystery of the ship in “The Doomsday Machine,” while managing a thrilling, character-driven tale.

Imzadi by Peter David (1992)

The romance between Commander Riker and Counselor Troi was a constant on TNG since the pilot episode. However, that relationship often fell by the wayside as writers had no idea about what to do with Troi, and wanted Riker to be the ladies’ man that many saw in Kirk. Leave it to Peter David to help flesh out that relationship with Imzadi , which goes back to the couple’s early days together.

David takes inspiration from one of the greatest Trek episodes of all time, “City on the Edge of Forever,” to send Riker across time to save a dying Troi. Along the way, readers see how Riker and Troi first fell passionately in love with one another on Betazed, establishing a love that not even disinterested writers could destroy.

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Sarek by A.C. Crispin (1994)

Spock’s father Sarek looms large in Trek lore, so it’s surprising that he only had one appearance in TOS and one on TAS before showing up in several of the movies. The J.J. Abrams reboot and Star Trek: Discovery further developed Sarek, but that was after author A.C. Crispin wrote the definitive Sark novel.

Set shortly after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , Sarek finds Spock’s dad defending the Federation from the same conspiracy that tried to continue the war against the Klingons. Crispin gives readers a glimpse into unlikely relationship between Sarek and the human Amanda Grayson, giving us a more nuanced look at the love that gave birth to Spock. Sarek even checks in on another relative in Peter Kirk, son of George and the nephew of Captain Kirk.

The Return by William Shatner with Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens (1996)

As these books demonstrate, Captain Kirk’s life extends far beyond Star Trek television shows or movies. Yet, William Shatner couldn’t let Kirk’s story come to an end with his death in Star Trek: Generations . And so Shatner, along with Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Judith Reeves-Stevens, brought Kirk back in a series of books, dubbed The Shatnerverse because they take place in their own continuity.

Look, there’s no denying that the Shatnerverse books are exercises in vanity, the most obvious sort of self-insert fan-fiction. But as is so often the case with Shatner, the arrogance makes for an entertaining Kirk story. The Return features Kirk not only romancing a beautiful Romulan but also teaching Picard how to really fight the Borg. It’s at once absurd and enjoyable, just like Shatner himself.

Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman (1998)

Crazy crossovers are nothing new to comic books, even Trek comics. In those pages, Federation members rode the TARDIS from Doctor Who , wore Green Lantern power rings, and crossed paths with Marvel’s Merry Mutants, the X-Men. It’s those last set of meetings that inspired Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman.

Planet X picks up the threads from two X-Men /Star Trek comic books published by Marvel, the first of which involved the TOS crew and the TNG crew in the second. In Planet X , alternate reality shenanigans involving the Shi’ar bring the X-Men back onto the Enterprise -D, which gives Friedman a reason for some goofy fan moments. Worf and Wolverine rack up kills on a holodeck training program, while Storm and Picard have a pseudo romance (in which the former notes a striking similarity between the Captain and Professor X).

A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson (2000)

Deep Space Nine was packed with outstanding characters, none more so than the Cardassian Garak. Garak may have said he was just a tailor, plain and simple, but he carried secrets that made him far more dangerous. A Stitch in Time uncovers a lot (but not all!) of those secrets, and it comes from none other than Garak’s actor, Andrew J. Robinson.

Set shortly after the end of the Dominion War, A Stitch in Time operates as an epistolatory novel, consisting of letters sent from Garak to Dr. Bashir. Through the letters, Garak explains his childhood entry into Cardassia’s intelligence wing, the Obsidian Order, as well as his role in the resistance against the Founders’ occupation of his planet. Some readers might be shocked by Garak’s revelations, but as he taught Bashir, everything in his story is true, especially the lies.

The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox (2001)

It’s easy to see why Nicholas Meyer keyed into “Space Seed” when doing research for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . Portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán, Khan Noonien Singh presents the greatest challenge for Kirk. Beyond his great strength, Khan also has charm and brilliance, which explains the franchise’s insistence on bringing him back, again and again.

The Eugenics Wars series by Greg Cox provides the best look at Khan’s history, explaining how he rose to power and how his actions led to the worst war since World War III. Cox makes the surprising choice to tell the story from the perspective of agent Gary Seven and his partner Roberta Lincoln. Seven, Trekkies remember, was a time-traveler who encountered Kirk in the season two finale “Assignment: Earth,” which Gene Roddenberry hoped to spin off into a new series. To Cox’s credit, Seven’s inclusion doesn’t distract from Khan’s story, allowing the future conqueror shine.

Star Trek: Voyager Homecoming by Christie Golden (2003)

Star Trek: Voyager has overcome the initial resistance from fans in the ’90s and become a beloved series. Part of that change in opinion came from Voyager ‘s finale, the excellent “Endgame.” With Homecoming , author Christie Golden takes “Endgame” one step further, showing the difficulties that the Voyager crew faces upon their return. Janeway might receive a hero’s welcome, but she comes with people that Starfleet looks upon with suspicion, especially the one-time Borg Seven of Nine and Maquis rebels such as Chakotay.

With Homecoming , Golden answers a lot of questions that still linger, even after Picard and Prodigy caught up with some of the characters. We see the way the Dominion War affected Starfleet’s concern for the missing Voyager as well as the desperation that forced them to accept Seven and the Maquis, albeit not without suspicion.

Titan: Taking Wing by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels (2005)

Before Picard or Lower Decks , the only place that Trekkies could find Riker at the helm of his own Starfleet ship, the Titan , was in print, namely a series of novels about Riker and his wife Troi coming into their own after their adventures with the Next Generation crew.

Taking Wing takes place after Star Trek: Nemesis , with the Romulan Star Empire still reeling from Shinzon’s attack. The Romulan Civil War offers a strategic advantage to Starfleet, but only if Riker can manage the difficult negotiations. Authors Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels give Riker a diverse crew, which helps him distinguish his command style from that of Picard, while bringing back some old favorites, including Tuvok from Voyager .

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Weird Star Trek Novels That Are Enjoyable To Read

I n February 1970, Bantam Books published the first original Star Trek novel. James Blish's Spock Must Die! received mixed reviews from critics, but it laid the foundation for many hundreds of further novels . Perhaps the golden era of Star Trek prose was under Pocket Books, who produced an ambitious continuation of TNG and DS9 long before Star Trek: Picard .

Some of the tie-in novels are good, some are bad, and some are just plain strange. From vanity projects to starship-sized plot holes, Star Trek's authors went where no one had gone before (and sometimes where they shouldn't have gone). Though they may be on the stranger side, here are a few books that fans of the franchise will doubtless enjoy.

The Enterprise War - John Jackson Miller

John Jackson Miller's 2019 novel answers a pertinent question: where was the Enterprise during Star Trek: Discovery 's Federation–Klingon War? Miller shows Pike's Enterprise caught in a different war between the Boundless and the Rengru, aliens who hope to use the starship to tip the scales in their favor.

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The Enterprise War has an exciting plot, but stumbles slightly when it comes to reconciling the Pike era with the rest of contemporary Trek. Spock's references to Michael Burnham seem out of place alongside obscure characters from Star Trek 's failed pilot, while the Enterprise 's saucer separation recalls TNG rather than TOS or Discovery . Miller's novel walks a fine line between anachronisms and tropes. The result is a weird blend of eras, but one that readers are sure to enjoy.

The Good That Men Do - Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin

Few fans were impressed when Star Trek: Enterprise ended by killing off one of its crew. In terms of both scriptwriting and direction, the noble sacrifice of engineer Trip Tucker is an anticlimax. This shortcoming inspired authors Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin to consider an alternative: what if Tucker's death was a hoax?

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The Good That Men Do (2007) claims that Tucker never died; instead, he left the Enterprise to work for Section 31 . This coverup allowed him to investigate a new threat posed by the Romulans. The book holds a strange place in Star Trek canon: it is as much an apology as it is a novel, although the Romulans' machinations make for an entertaining read.

Disavowed - David Mack

While the Star Trek Relaunch series provided fans with some franchise highpoints, it had started to stumble by the time of David Mack's Disavowed (2014). Six years earlier, Mack had torn up the status quo with his Destiny trilogy, focusing on a massive Borg invasion . The trilogy is excellent—but its fallout left subsequent novels unsure of where to take the series.

Mack's story, centered on Julian Bashir, reinvents the Star Trek novel as a tense espionage thriller as the Starfleet doctor and Section 31 operative travels to the Mirror Universe to halt a scheme by the evil Breen. Mack's prose is propulsive, but Disavowed represents the Star Trek world at a crossroads. The book's weirdness lays not in its writing, but in its attempt to reinvigorate the series with a focus on espionage rather than exploration.

Broken Bow - Diane Carey

Star Trek 's writing has been the subject of parodies aplenty, from shows like The Orville to movies like Galaxy Quest . In 2020, the franchise itself got in on the fun, with cartoon series Lower Decks spoofing on Star Trek 's tropes. Yet Lower Decks was not the first time that Star Trek' s own writers took a swipe at the franchise. The 2001 novelization of "Broken Bow" derided the Star Trek: Enterprise episode it was meant to retell.

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Author Diane Carey wrote extensively for Star Trek 's novels (the hero of her 2000 novel Challenger was written to resemble Enterprise 's Scott Bakula, though the book predated his casting). Yet when it came to novelizing Bakula's first real adventure, Carey was so unimpressed with the script that she used the characters' internal monologues to criticize the story's plot. The author was allegedly blacklisted for her mischief, but she turned an otherwise by-the-numbers novelization into a sneaky practical joke.

A Singular Destiny - Keith R.A. DeCandido

Readers might expect a sequel to TNG and DS9 to feature a hero like Captain Picard, or a fan favorite like Kira Nerys. Yet although Keith R.A. DeCandido's 2009 novel does feature DS9 's Ezri Dax, its star is diplomat Sonek Pran, a wholly original character. This stylistic deviation allows A Singular Destiny to interrogate the state of the Relaunch universe . The Borg may be gone, but a new threat is rising in the form of the Typhon Pact, an alliance of several hostile states including the Breen and the Gorn.

Despite the scope of its universe, Star Trek can become bogged down by revisiting the same characters and tropes. DeCandido's novel bucks this trend, making this immersive political thriller an essential chapter in the Relaunch saga.

Fearful Symmetry - Olivia Woods

Viewers of DS9 may recall the episode "Second Skin," in which Bajoran Kira Nerys was disguised as a Cardassian. Fearful Symmetry claims that the woman that Kira impersonated, Iliana Ghemor, was also altered to look like Kira, but fell into the clutches of Gul Dukat , who imprisoned and abused her. Driven mad, the impostor plots her revenge in Olivia Woods' 2008 novel.

While it's odd that Dukat never mentioned his prisoner, the novel's true weirdness is its two-in-one physical format. Fearful Symmetry is made up of two narratives: the front cover depicts Kira, while the rear is an alternate cover showing Ghemor. Starting the book in one direction shows Kira's investigation into her duplicate, while starting in the opposite direction provides the troubled life of Ghemor. This parallel structuring allows the novel's form to mirror its content, a clever gimmick.

Killing Time - Della Van Hise

The possibility of a deeper, potentially romantic bond between Kirk and Spock has intrigued fans for decades (the term "slash fiction" is attributed to stories about the pair), but Star Trek 's writers were unwilling to offer any confirmation. Father of the franchise Gene Roddenberry was particularly opposed to the idea. He was displeased, to say the least, when author Della Van Hise snuck suggestive material into her 1985 novel.

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First editions of Killing Time (which involves the Romulans altering history to try and defeat the Federation) were recalled and destroyed, although some were purchased by fans. A revised edition removed the offending content. Rumors circulated that an even more explicit version existed, although Van Hise denied these claims. If nothing else, Killing Time demonstrates the importance of checking a book before it's sent to the printers.

The Return - Garfield Reeves-Steven & William Shatner

Actor Leonard Nimoy was so impressed by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , in which his character died, that he asked for Spock to return from the dead . William Shatner, on the other hand, was so unimpressed by Kirk's death in Star Trek: Generations that he decided to take matters into his own hands, co-writing a series of novels in which a resurrected Kirk continues the fight against evil.

The resulting Shatnerverse (comprising ten novels by Shatner and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Steven) is generally considered non-canon even by novel fans, with some regarding it as an ego trip for Shatner. Kirk's transition into a quasi-Messianic figure certainly has all the hallmarks of a vanity project, as does his role in the total defeat of the Borg in 1996's The Return . The Shatnerverse novels may not fit into any version of canon aside from their own, but they represent an interesting diversion for those who like their books heavy on fan-service and light on common sense.

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