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All-new adventures of Captain Picard's first command!
Gauntlet is a Star Trek: Stargazer novel – the first novel in the series – written by Michael Jan Friedman. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in May 2002.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Long before he took command of the Starship Enterprise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard led another proud vessel through the uncharted regions of the galaxy: the USS Stargazer. Thrust unexpectedly into the center seat, the twenty-eight-year-old Picard must live up to the challenges of starship command – and a crew that hasn't yet learned to trust him.
- The pirate known as the White Wolf has been wreaking havoc across several sectors, and the inexperienced Picard has been given the assignment to stop him. Surprised at getting such a challenge, Picard soon learns that he is expected to fail in his duty and have his captaincy disgraced before it can even begin.
- Given an untested crew and an impossible mission, Picard must beat the odds and apprehend the White Wolf – but the pirate keeps a shocking secret that leaves Picard to make a deadly decision.
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Characters[]
USS Stargazer[]
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- First Officer Commander Gilaad Ben Zoma (β)
- Second Officer Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Wu (β)
- Chief Medical Officer Carter Greyhorse (β)
- Chief Weapons Officer Lieutenant Vigo (β)
- Sciences Chief Juanita Vaderrama
- Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant Phigus Simenon (β)
- Engineer Urajel (β)
- Engineer Lieutenant Iulus
- Engineer Marion Sears
- Helmsman Lieutenant Idun Asmund (β)
- Navigation Lieutenant Gerda Asmund (β)
- Navigation Lieutenant Charlie Kochman (β)
- Communications Chief Lieutenant Martin Paxton
- Communications Officer Dikembe Ulelo
- Security chief Lieutenant Peter "Pug" Joseph (β)
- Security officer Obal (β)
- Security officer Lieutenant Garner
- Security officer Lieutenant Pierzynski
- Security officer Horombo
- Shuttle Chief Lieutenant Chiang
- Technician Andarko
- Transporter operator Lieutenant Refsland
- Ensign Andreas Nikolas
- Ensign Joe Caber
- Ensign Jiterica
Pirate ship[]
- "The White Wolf" Emil Carridine (β)
- Turgis
Starbase 32[]
- Transporter operator Mollie Katz
USS Cochise[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Admiral McAteer
- Merriweather – McAteer's assistant
- Hans Werber
- Cortin Zweller
- Boothby
- Captain Avul Vayishra (β)
Referenced only[]
- Admiral Mehdi – promoted Jean-Luc Picard to captain
- Admiral Neil Caber
- Second officer Lieutenant Ang – transferred to USS Sutherland
- Angela Cariello
- Captain Cepeda – of the Manitou
- Captain Enzo Rudolfini – of the USS Crazy Horse
- Tommy Tsouratakis
- Red O'Reilly
- Captain Dathan Ruhalter
- Maurice Picard
- Doctor Ibwasa – of Starfleet Medical
- Bluebeard – 20th century buccaneer
- Jean Lafitte – 20th century buccaneer
References[]
- USS Antares (β)
- Federation starship, commanded by Captain Vayishra.
- USS Christopher
- Federation starship.
- USS Cochise (β)
- Constellation-class starship, commanded by Captain Greenbriar.
- USS Copernicus (β)
- Oberth-class starship.
- USS Crazy Horse (β)
- Federation starship, commanded by Captain Rudolfini.
- USS Exeter
- Federation starship.
- USS Grissom
- Federation starship.
- USS Leningrad
- Federation starship, named for Leningrad.
- USS Manitou
- Federation starship, commanded by Captain Cepeda.
- USS Mediterranean
- Federation starship.
- USS Mongoose
- Federation starship.
- Nuyyad
- USS Phoenix
- Federation starship.
- USS Reliant
- Federation starship.
- Starbase 32
- Federation starbase.
- USS Stargazer
- Constellation-class ship newly commanded by Picard.
- USS Sutherland
- Federation starship.
- USS Yorktown
- Federation starship.
External link[]
- Gauntlet at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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