Stargazer Book Two (Kindle Edition)

by Michael Jan Friedman (Author)

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Product Description
Captain Picard leaves the U.S.S. Stargazer to help Chief Engineer Simenon undergo a ritual on his homeworld of Gnala. He soon discovers their endeavor has been sabotaged. Meanwhile, caught in an interstellar phenomenon threatening the Stargazer, second officer Victoria Wu must learn its secret -- or the Stargazer and its crew will be destroyed.

About the Author
Michael Jan Friedman is the author of more than forty science fiction and fantasy books, among them many Star Trek and Star Trek: Next Generation novels.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 453 KB
• Print Length: 288 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek (May 6, 2002)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC0UTE
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,539 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ST: Stargazer - Progenitor, May 25, 2002

By	Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Progenitor (Star Trek: Stargazer, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Before the Enterprise, "Q," and the Borg, Captain Jean-Luc Picard's first command was on the U.S.S. Stargazer. This adventure of Star Trek: Stargazer - Progenitor by Michael Jan Friedman is about the continuing adventures of Captain Picard's first command.

This is a character driven adventure mainly focusing on two stories interwoven within the main theme of this book. But there are sub-stories within this tapestry... potential for sabotage, deceit, and intelligence gathering. Also, there is great character interaction and interplay. This is a well crafted story and will keep you interested... galactic heroism and a race for a bloodline survival... hence the title "Progenitor."

The book takes right off where "The Gauntler" left off and builds to two important climaxes as the captain and crew work their respective ways through a maze of twists and turns. All testing the mettle of the characters as self-doubts and second guessing play into the characters thinking. Also, as the characters work through the story, they find their respective talents and strong suits making an interesting story better.

This series called Star Trek: Stargazer has a lot of potential and so far has delivered... both in character crafting with a cohesive narrative along with action and adventure spiced with intrigue. This provides us with a much needed backstory for one of the most interesting of all captains Jean-Luc Picard.

If you are a fan of Jean-Luc Picard this is a good series to get to know him when he was a younger and more free captain. Start with "The Valiant" from the TNG series to get a good foot hold on the series... if you happen to have the "Double Helix #6: The First Virtue" it has background and is worthy of reading for this new series.

Fascinating potential for a new series in the STAR TREK Universe.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The lizard race, May 27, 2002

By	"ja1864" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Progenitor (Star Trek: Stargazer, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this second part of the new Stargazer series the Chief Enginner and the Scond Officer Wu are the main focus. Simeon has to return to his world and has to participate in a race with other of his kind. In this race if you win you get to fertilize the eggs and continue your family line.
Simeon has to have some people with him in this race and he picks his Stargazer friends. His family members hav died off and only one remain so this is why he has to pick offworlders.
While this is going on Wu has to rescue a ship and decide if she wants to stay on board or become 1st office of her old ship.
If this was not enough we hav good old politics going on back at Fleet headquarters. This is a continuation from the first book where there is this admiral determine to mess up Jean-Luc.
The story also has some interesting cameos from people such as the Hansens (Seven's relatives), Rachel Garrett and a new crew member someone with the last name of Paris. The series is off to a good start and I can't wait for more.
The only flaws I saw was a printing mistake that merged some stories together without a break between them. I also saw that Picard's first officer referred as human which I believe he is not. But those errors are very minor and not important to the story.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picard on his way up the Starfleet Chain of Command, July 17, 2002

By	picardfan007 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Progenitor (Star Trek: Stargazer, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a great series and it shows a young Jon Luc before the officers aboard the Enterprise followed him without question. It shows an untested captain and makes for much more interesting stories.. there is a scene in this novel where the characters are surrounded by intergalactic wolves. Greyhorse is another one of those Friedman characters that always surprise the reader.

This series is going to rival that of Peter David's Excalibur series. I just wish they would do more than two a year. At that pace no one is going to get into this series without having to wait a very long time for the next installment.