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For the figure in folklore, please see Boogeyman.
Wesley's childhood fears come to life… and take over the Enterprise!
Boogeymen is a Pocket TNG novel – #17 in the numbered series – written by Mel Gilden. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in July 1991.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Eric Baldwin is the Federation's premier exologist, a specialist in all manner of alien lifeforms – and one of Captain Picard's oldest, most trusted friends. But Baldwin's discoveries have made him enemies across the galaxy, and now he wants Picard to help protect him by erasing all traces of his existence.
- But Picard soon finds himself with little time to worry about Baldwin's problems. For the USS Enterprise-D has suddenly become a strange, dangerous place – a ship where assassins lurk around every corner, and even old trusted friends are not what they seem. Threats all masterminded by the strangest race of aliens Picard and his crew have yet encountered…
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Background information[]
- Gilden's original story for Boogeymen had featured Moriarty; however, editor Dave Stern turned that idea down, on the basis that the series may wish to use the character again[!]. (Voyages of Imagination, p. 172)
- The poem that Captain Picard recites to Wesley Crusher on page 144 is by poet James Thomson.
Characters[]
- Jean-Luc Picard
- Captain.
- William T. Riker
- Executive officer.
- Data
- Operations manager.
- Worf
- Tactical officer and security chief.
- Geordi La Forge
- Chief engineer.
- Beverly Crusher
- Chief medical officer.
- Wesley Crusher
- Acting ensign, flight control officer.
- Deanna Troi
- Counselor.
- Guinan
- Ten Forward bartender.
- Miles O'Brien
- Chief.
- Barbara Winston-Smyth
- Ensign. Helm Officer.
- Shubunkin
- Lieutenant
- Mont
- Commander.
- Eric Baldwin
- Professor.
Tasha Yar
- Natasha Yar (illusory)
- Image of the deceased lieutenant.
- Effie
- Rhonda Howe
- Howe
- Ward
- Birnberg
- Perry
- Ensign.
- Hiller
- Lieutenant.
Mentioned[]
- Sandra Borders
- Creator of the Borders Scale, and senior exobiology librarian at Memory Alpha.
- Chuang Tzu
- Chinese philosopher, 4th century BC.
References[]
- Borders Scale
- d'Ort'd
- exology
- holodeck
- Iconian software transmission
- Kobayashi Maru scenario
- As of the mid 24th century, the scenario is no longer practiced as a formal course at Starfleet Academy.
- Memory Alpha
- Professor Baldwin cataloged his findings here.
- Omega Triangulae
- Orma
- Randy Yeoman
- Drink with a red, smoky head.
- See: yeoman.
- Starbase 123
- The Enterprise-D took on Specialist Shubunkin from this starbase a month prior to Stardate 43747.3
- Tantamon IV
- Class M planet from which Professor Baldwin was retrieved.
- Trilg
External links[]
- Boogeymen at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Boogeymen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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