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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Trek Novel/Series, Sep 9 2003

By	g0ku - See all my reviews

This is the first book of the Stargazer series, but the series actually got a start by M. J. Friedman in ST:TNG Valiant. That was the first one I read. Afterwards I started on this series and found each one was just as good and on par with one another, my favorites being Valiant and Gauntlet. Gauntlet in particular does start off slow, but after the events of Valiant has some serious groundwork to lay. This crew is very young and still trying to find itself. They deal with many new crewman as well as newfound promotions in the best way that they can, and eventually reach a certain cohesivness by the end of Progenitor. I suggest this series to anyone looking to stray from the mainstream of trekdom and indulge in the enigmatic story of the unproven but able crew of the U.S.S Stargazer.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The Worst Star Trek Novel I've Ever Read, Dec 8 2002

By	barbre (Troy, IL USA) - See all my reviews

According to the author the crew of the Stargazer are racist, liars, gullible, and plain stupid. The actual story doesn't begin until three-quarters of the way through the book. In the meantime we are exposed to the crew of the ship and their harrowing adventures, such as deciding whether to eat tuna salad or salmon.

One character is a xeno-racist, but apparently so are many others since they laugh at the antics of the racist.

The entire book is cardboard characters and mindless scenes. One of my favorite authors, Ben Bova, wrote a book about writing Science Fiction. In that book he states that an author needs to begin a story with some conflict to catch the readers attention. This book waits until chapter 16 to do anything. The only reason I kept reading is because I lost [money] on it.

Summary: A blank journal provides a better story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gauntlet, Aug 24 2002

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The young Captain Jean Luc Picard accepts a dangerous assignment: to capture the terrorist called the White Wolf, who has been raiding Federation shipping. And even when the mission is revealed as a trap, Picard presses home his mission.

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5.0 out of 5 stars White Wolf 0 ......Picard 1 ....Picard's first command
A Pirate called the White Wolf has been causing trouble and Picard; who is a green captain was expected to fail in his mission. Read more

Published on July 16 2002 by picardfan007

5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a new series
Paramount is always looking to expand the Star Trek universe. Normally this is do to increase the amount of dollars generated by the franchise. Read more

Published on July 7 2002 by D. A. Dodd

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't put it down
This is far and away one of the best "Star Trek" novels I've ever read. Character development is excellent, and the characters are all so interesting that I didn't find... Read more

Published on May 31 2002 by gk_chesterton