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).

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

Related novels

Novels and short fiction which include settings and characters from Stargazer.