Published by pocket books between 2000 and 2004, the series details jeanluc picards command of the uss stargazer, and features characters first established in friedmans novel reunion. Reunion novel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Kate mulgrew on reallife drama in new book duration. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Can you believe its been 32 years, 6 months, days since star trek. The next generation cast isnt the only star trek crew that knows how to pull off a reunion. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Star trek new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio.
In the grand tradition of spocks world, the lost years, and prime directive each a blockbuster new york times bestseller pocket books presents the eagerly awaited, first star trek. Stargazer is a novel series, written by michael jan friedman. If you ever needed proof that a klingoncentric version of star trek would be a great idea, look no further than this episode, reunion. I enjoy it, but there wasnt anything special about it for me.
The writing was up to standard, but the story was more expected for a star trek story. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. It has been several years since i read it, so rereading it now was like reading it for the first time all over again. The next generation hardcovers, national best sellers. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more. The next generation was mentioned the previous command of captain jeanluc picard, the fans started to fantasize about those days in the past of picard when he was the commanding officer of the uss stargazer. They also enjoyed all of the new characters brought into picards life, and look forward to their further adventures in a muchchanged universe. In this episode, kehleyr returns to the enterprise to advise captain picard, who is chosen to arbitrate the selection of the new klingon leader from two candidates, gowron and duras, one of whom is suspecte. This book was one of the first star trek novels i ever picked up, and at the time, i was blown away by how vividly the characters came to life in my mind. Lost scenes, due out in august from titan books, is written by trek experts and frequent guest bloggers david tilotta and curt mcaloney, and packed with hundreds of carefully curated, neverbeforeseen color photos. The original series and know everything about them.
The next generation was mentioned the previous command of captain jeanluc picard, the fans. Biblio has over 100 million new, used and rare books for sale in every category. Deep space nine 20th anniversary reunion at creation entertainments las vegas convention august 11. It took two separate panels to accommodate the star trek. Voyager, romulan conspiracies, heroic acts of selflessness, and many a picard monologue. The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Star trek fans enjoyed the nostalgic reunion of characters from both star trek. Picard reveals what happened to riker jonathan frakes and troi marina sirtis since we last saw the next generation favorites. That audience made reunion and imzadi, the first two star trek. Amid the excitement of the reunion of some classic star trek characters in picard episode 7, the cbs all access show snuck in a reference to a new character who seems likely to appear in the.
Given that the country is on selfquarantine protocols due to the covid19 pandemic, she couldnt go out and celebrate. Today march 30th is the birthday of deann troi star marina sirtis and to. Picard delivers its longest episode to date with nepenthe, all so it can spend as much time as possible on picards longawaited reunion with two of his closest enterprise comrades. This novel was likely the inspiration for pocket books to create the stargazer series, which are all prequels to thepresent of reunion. If you like space battles and action there is plenty in this book. Picards squadron could be a massive next generation reunion. Star trek voyager 20th reunion space city comic con 2015 duration. Picard season 1, episode 7, nepenthe, jeanlucs reunion with riker and troi is more than just fan service. Sadly, their reunion was tense and unpleasant because gabriel resented his mother for what happened after she lost her starfleet career. Michael jan friedman picard has a reunion with his former officers from the u. Tos episode a piece of the action kirk unified the iotians, a people who have modeled themselves after twentieth century american gangsters, into a one world government.
Reunion is the 81st episode of the syndicated american science fiction television series star trek. Michael jan friedman is a good writer and i enjoy his star trek stories. Star trek voyager book 02 star trek voyager mosaic 1of4. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. Watching the cast and show runners during the press junket at san. The flashbacks in the novel occur in 2355, alongside the present events of the later series. Reunion isnt the worst star trek book ive read so far, but it was without question the most boring. Return of the reading list print list published dec 1996 sdc. Meanwhile, worf reunites with a past love, only to find he now has a son.
Reunion novel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Avatar, book one while experiencing flashbacks induced by the orb of memory data recalls the first time he met alexander rozhenko, from this episode. Reunion episode memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Captain picards old stargazer crew come aboard to escort one of them back to his homeland where he will become the new ruler.
New york times bestseller pocket books presents the eagerly awaited, first star trek. It is a pretty interesting read, learning about these heretoforeunseen characters. Picard episode 5, stardust city rag, fans learned exactly why raffi was anxious to get to freecloud. Other confirmed guests include arcade game overwatch voices anjali bhimani, carolina ravassa, jen cohn, and lucie. The next generation michael jan friedman, dave stern on. Best star trek books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. When the leader of the klingon high council passes on, picard finds himself in the middle of the struggle for the nowvacant position. You and your friends are sitting around, watching star trek and maybe discussing this or that character, or perhaps youre comparing the story to other episodes, or how you wish this or that plot thread could be revisited, and then you or someone else in the group says something along the lines of, hey, that shows up later in one of. In 1988, the first hardback star trek book was released. Picard, broken pieces, jeanluc picard reaches out to his buddy admiral clancy, and eventually, gets what he wanted way back in episode 2.
Then, the novel turns into a bit of a mystery thriller, with the enterprise crew trying to stop a wouldbe assassin. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. I have both the paperback and the audio book, read by gates mcfadden dr. Countdown comic book prequel series, geordi was straightup helping picard build the romulan rescue armada before it. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Captain picards first command was the stargazer and in reunion, many of his old crew are welcomed aboard the enterprise for a gathering to congratulate one of the crew, captain morgen. Picards squadron could be a massive next generation. The next generation is just the thing we needed to perk ourselves up. Reunion by michael jan friedman, august 1, 1992, star trek edition, mass market paperback in english. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. Star trek voyager from captain kirk in the original series, to captain picard in star trek. The novel starts off with a lot of detail about picards old comrades from the stargazer. Reunion, a novel of mystery, intrigue, and peerless adventure. Picard, we look back at some of the novels that tell the story of jeanluc picards life and career.
External link reunion episode article at memory alpha, the wiki for canon star trek. Star trek voyager 20th reunion space city comic con 2015. Star treks william shatner, george takei, and walter koenig will join the boy meets world cast in headlining the threeday event from aug. Season 1 of discovery allowed us to witness a crew go through weal and woe together and emerge victorious, scarred, but united as a family. In 2017, comic book resources ranked worf and kehleyr as the 9th best romantic relationship of the star trek franchise up to that time, noting their introduction in. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation starship enterprised. Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order.
Highly recommended story with an author that knows the star trek universe as good as any other author. The next generation, it is the seventh episode of the fourth season. Comic book artist jim lee, who worked on such comics as batman, justice league, and suicide squad, will also make an appearance. To his surprise he suspects that one of them may be an attempted murderer. We see characters that first appeared in friedmans star trek book reunion and their character development in this book helps explain their actions in the previous book. The next generation reunion had the internet in a frenzy on thursday april 9 as reports claimed that producers confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom starring frakes and stewart in the original release for 2021. Reunion at memory beta, the wiki for licensed star trek works reunion at wikipedia reunion at, the official star trek website reunion at, a roddenberry star. The next generation hardcover 1900 by michael jan friedman author.