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Picard meets his former crewmates from the Stargazer.

Summary

From the book jacket: Before he commanded the Starship Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard was the captain of the deep space exploration vessel, the USS Stargazer, on an incredible twenty-two year voyage. Now Picard is reunited with his old crew for the first time in over a decade, on a mission to see his former officer installed as ruler of the Daa'Vit Empire.; The reunion turns deadly when a ruthless assassin begins eliminating the USS Stargazer crew one by one. Picard's present and former shipmates must join forces to solve the mystery of the Captain's past, before the killer strikes again.

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Background Information

The audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.
This novel is the first appearance of many of the concepts and characters that would become a part of the Star Trek: Stargazer series of novels, also written by Michael Jan Friedman.
The circumstances of Jack Crusher's death are revealed.

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard

Enterprise captain

William T. Riker

Enterprise first officer. Graduated Starfleet Academy with high honors.

Morgen

A Daa'Vit captain, about to become hereditary ruler of the Daa'Vit Unity. Formerly an ensign on the Stargazer.

Pictured on the book cover.

Gilaad Ben Zoma

Formerly Picard's first officer on the Stargazer.

Idun Asmund

Former helm officer of the Stargazer. Now first officer on the USS Charleston.

The blond woman pictured on the book cover might correspond to the blond woman who was seen at that station in the hallucination sequence in episode "The Battle".

Carter Greyhorse: The Stargazer's former chief medical officer. Now works at Starfleet Medical.
Vigo: Pandrilite weapons officer on the Stargazer, who died in the battle of Maxia Zeta.
Gerda Asmund: Navigator; Idun Asmund's twin sister. Died in a hull breach on a civilian freighter.
Peter 'Pug' Joseph: Former Security chief on the Stargazer. Now assigned on the Lexington.
Phigus Simenon: Gnalish professor of engineering at Starfleet Academy. Former chief engineer of the Stargazer.
Tricia Cadwallader: Former Communications officer on the Stargazer. Now second officer of the USS Lexington. Hometown: Sydney, Australia.
Burke: Burke also appeared in the comic book compilation The Star Lost.
Duffy: Duffy later became a regular character in Star Trek: SCE.
Mansfield: Captain of Charleston.
Erwin
Marcos
Eisenberg
Starros
Yuri Kuznetsov: Vice admiral.
DiBiasi
Fern Resnick
Loyosha
Tav: Romulan commander.
Nevins
Dunhill
Bednarik

Mentioned

Dalen Quaice

Gallery

References

Alpha Malachon IV: Planet.
Alpha Palemon: Star system.
Alpha Zion: System.
Anjelica VII: Planet.
Arvada III: Planet.
USS Berlin: Federation starship.
Beta Gritorius IV: Planet.
Beta Varius IV: Planet.
USS Charleston: Captain Mansfield commanded Charleston, with Idun Asmund as executive officer.
Clobatians: Species.
Daa'V: Homeworld of the Daa'vit.
Daa'Vit: Species.
Delos IV: Planet.

Ambassador starboard of Galaxy — *Enterprise*-D and *Excalibur* (TNG: "Redemption II")

USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)

Starship commanded by Captain Morgen until his 2367 retirement.

This ship would later be the regular vessel of the Star Trek: New Frontier series.

USS Fearless

Gnala

Gnalish homeworld

Gnalish

Species.

The Gnalish are mentioned again in the novel Articles of the Federation.

Many fans have speculated that Sord from TAS: "The Jihad" is Gnalish, which Friedman himself believes is probably true. [1]

USS Goddard

Federation starship.

USS Hood

Riker served two years as Hood executive officer.

USS Lexington

Captain Gilaad Ben Zoma's command.

It seems anomalous to still have a Constitution-class vessel in service in the 24th century, but this vessel was referred to as such. The Star Trek Encyclopedia states there was an Excelsior-class vessel (registry NCC-14427) of this name in service by this time.

Maxia Zeta: System.
Pandrilite: Species.
USS Potemkin: Riker served aboard Potemkin as a lieutenant JG and as a lieutenant.
Reshaa'ra: Romulan warbird, of Commander Tav.

USS Stargazer

Federation starship.

IKS Tagh'rat

Klingon warship.

USS Thomas Paine

Federation starship.

USS Victorious

Federation starship.

USS Victory

Federation starship.

USS Yorktown

Riker served three years as second officer of the Yorktown.

According to the novel Ghost Ship, second officer Riker's Yorktown was an Excelsior-class vessel. Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual gives the ship registry NCC-2033.

USS Zhukov

Ensign Riker served on the Zhukov.

This is presumably after his service on USS Pegasus.

Warp speed: The speed reached, warp 9.95, is quoted as 5,094 times the speed of light.

External link

Reunion (novel) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 | Artist            = [[Keith Birdsong]]
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 | Pages             = 343
 | Year              = [[2367]]
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+| ISBN              = 0671748084 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 0671787551 (paperback)
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 ==Characters==
-;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Enterprise Captain
+;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : ''Enterprise'' captain
-;[[William T. Riker]] : Enterprise first officer.  Graduated [[Starfleet Academy]] with high honors.
+;[[William T. Riker]] : ''Enterprise'' first officer.  Graduated [[Starfleet Academy]] with high honors.
 ;[[Data]]
 ;[[Beverly Crusher]]
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 ;[[Guinan]]
 ;[[Selar]]
-;Morgen : A Daa'Vit captain, about to become hereditary ruler of the Daa'Vit Unity. Formerly an [[ensign]] on the Stargazer.
+;Morgen : A Daa'Vit captain, about to become hereditary ruler of the Daa'Vit Unity. Formerly an [[ensign]] on the ''Stargazer''.
-::''Pictured on the book cover.
+::''Pictured on the book cover.''
-;Gilaad Ben Zoma : Formerly Picard's [[first officer]] on the Stargazer.
+;Gilaad Ben Zoma : Formerly Picard's [[first officer]] on the ''Stargazer''.
-;Idun Asmund : Former [[helm officer]] of the Stargazer.  Now first officer on the USS Charleston.
+;Idun Asmund : Former [[helm officer]] of the ''Stargazer''.  Now first officer on the USS ''Charleston''.
-::''The blond woman pictured on the bookcover might correspond to the blond woman who was seen at that station in the hallucination sequence in episode {{e|The Battle}}.
+::''The blond woman pictured on the book cover might correspond to the blond woman who was seen at that station in the hallucination sequence in episode {{e|The Battle}}.''
 ;Carter Greyhorse : The Stargazer's former [[chief medical officer]].  Now works at Starfleet Medical.
-;[[Vigo]] : Pandrilite [[weapons officer]] on the Stargazer, who died in the battle of Maxia Zeta.
+;[[Vigo]] : Pandrilite [[weapons officer]] on the ''Stargazer'', who died in the battle of Maxia Zeta.
 ;Gerda Asmund : [[Navigator]]; Idun Asmund's twin sister. Died in a hull breach on a civilian freighter.
-;Peter 'Pug' Joseph : Former [[Security chief]] on the Stargazer.  Now assigned on the Lexington.
+;Peter 'Pug' Joseph : Former [[Security chief]] on the ''Stargazer''.  Now assigned on the ''Lexington''.
-;Phigus Simenon : Gnalish [[professor]] of engineering at Starfleet Academy.  Former [[chief engineer]] of the Stargazer.''
+;Phigus Simenon : Gnalish [[professor]] of engineering at Starfleet Academy.  Former [[chief engineer]] of the ''Stargazer''.
-;Tricia Cadwallader : Former [[Communications officer]] on the Stargazer.  Now second officer of the USS Lexington. Hometown: Sydney, Australia.''
+;Tricia Cadwallader : Former [[Communications officer]] on the ''Stargazer''.  Now second officer of the USS ''Lexington''. Hometown: Sydney, Australia.''
 ;[[Burke (Ensign)|Burke]] : ''Burke also appeared in the [[comics|comic book]] compilation ''[[The Star Lost]]''.''
-;[[Duffy (Lieutenant Junior Grade)|Duffy]] : ''Duffy would later become a regular character in ''[[Star Trek: SCE]]''.''
+;[[Duffy (Lieutenant Junior Grade)|Duffy]] : ''Duffy later became a regular character in ''[[Star Trek: SCE]]''.''
 ;Mansfield : Captain of ''[[USS Charleston|Charleston]]''.
 ;Erwin
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 ===Gallery===
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-Image:Jackcrusher.jpg|Jack Crusher.
+File:Jack Crusher.jpg|Jack Crusher
-Image:Selar.jpg|Selar.
+File:Selar.jpg|Selar
-Image:USS Stargazer sciences division.jpg|The blonde woman seen in {{e|The Battle}}
+File:Stargazer sciences division.jpg|The blonde woman seen in {{e|The Battle}}
-Image:Duffy.jpg|Duffy.
+File:Duffy.jpg|Duffy
-Image:Burke (ensign) Peak Performance.jpg|Burke.
+File:Burke (Ensign).jpg|Burke
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 ;Anjelica VII : Planet.
 ;[[Arvada III]] : Planet.
-;[[USS Berlin|USS ''Berlin'']] : [[Federation]] [[starship]].
+;{{USS|Berlin}} : [[Federation]] [[starship]].
 ;Beta Gritorius IV : Planet.
 ;Beta Varius IV : Planet.
@@ Line 97: / Line 98: @@
 ;Daa'Vit : Species.
 ;[[Delos IV]] : Planet.
-[[Image:Ambassador starboard of Galaxy.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''-D and ''Excalibur''. ({{TNG|Redemption II}})]]
+[[File:Ambassador starboard of Galaxy.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''-D and ''Excalibur'' ({{TNG|Redemption II}})]]
 ;{{USS|Excalibur|NCC-26517| (NCC-26517)}} : Starship commanded by Captain Morgen until his [[2367]] retirement.
 ::''This ship would later be the regular vessel of the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series.''
@@ Line 103: / Line 104: @@
 ;Gnala : Gnalish homeworld
 ;Gnalish : Species.
-::''The Gnalish are mentioned again in the novel [[Articles of the Federation]].
+::''The Gnalish are mentioned again in the novel ''[[Articles of the Federation]]''.''
+::''Many fans have speculated that [[Sord]] from {{TAS|The Jihad}} is Gnalish, which Friedman himself believes is probably true.'' [http://psiphi.comicboards.com/startrek/]
 ;{{USS|Goddard}} : Federation starship.
 ;{{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}}: Riker served two years as ''Hood'' [[executive officer]].
 ;{{USS|Lexington|NCC-1709}} : Captain Gilaad Ben Zoma's command.
-::''It seems anomalous to still have a ''{{ShipClass|Constitution}}'' vessel in service in the [[24th century]], but this vessel was referred to as such. The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' states there was an ''{{ShipClass|Excelsior}}'' vessel ([[registry]] NCC-14427) of this name in service by this time.
+::''It seems anomalous to still have a {{Class|Constitution}} vessel in service in the [[24th century]], but this vessel was referred to as such. The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' states there was an {{Class|Excelsior}} vessel ([[registry]] NCC-14427) of this name in service by this time.
 ;[[Maxia Zeta]] : System.
 ;Pandrilite : Species.
-;{{USS|Potemkin|NCC-18253}} : Riker served aboard ''Potemkin'' as a [[lieutenant JG]] and as a [[lieutenant]].
+;{{USS|Potemkin|Excelsior class}} : Riker served aboard ''Potemkin'' as a [[lieutenant JG]] and as a [[lieutenant]].
 ;''Reshaa'ra'' : [[Romulan warbird]], of [[Commander]] Tav.
-[[Image:USS_Stargazer.jpg|thumb|''Stargazer''. ({{TNG|The Battle}})]]
+[[File:USS_Stargazer.jpg|thumb|''Stargazer'' ({{TNG|The Battle}})]]
 ;{{USS|Stargazer}} : Federation starship.
 ;IKS ''Tagh'rat'' : [[Klingon]] warship.
@@ Line 118: / Line 120: @@
 ;USS ''Victorious'' : Federation starship.
 ;{{USS|Victory}} : Federation starship.
-;{{USS|Yorktown|24th century}} : Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of the ''Yorktown''.
+;{{USS|Yorktown|NCC-20045}} : Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of the ''Yorktown''.
-::''According to the novel "[[Ghost Ship]]", Second Officer Riker's ''Yorktown'' was an {{ShipClass|Excelsior}} vessel. ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' gives the ship registry NCC-2033.
+::''According to the novel ''[[Ghost Ship]]'', second officer Riker's ''Yorktown'' was an {{Class|Excelsior}} vessel. ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' gives the ship registry NCC-2033.
 ;{{USS|Zhukov}} : Ensign Riker served on the ''Zhukov''.
-::''This is presumably after his service on ''{{USS|Pegasus}}''.
+::''This is presumably after his service on ''{{USS|Pegasus}}''.''
-;[[warp speed]] : The speed reached, warp 9.95, is quoted as 5,094 times the speed of light.
+;[[Warp speed]] : The speed reached, warp 9.95, is quoted as 5,094 times the speed of light.
+== External link ==
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