Gauntlet

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All-new adventures of Captain Picard's first command!

Summary

From the blurb: Long before he took command of the starship USS Enterprise-D, 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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Background Information

The first novel of the Star Trek: Stargazer series.

Characters

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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

Captain Denton Greenbriar (β)

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 — USS *Copernicus* in spacedock (*Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home*)

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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