Gauntlet

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

Summary

 * From the blurb:
 * Long before he took command of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-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.

Background Information

 * The first novel of the Star Trek: Stargazer series.

Characters

 * Only characters appearing in canon should have their own articles. Any other characters who only appeared in this book will only be listed here or in the articles concerning other books they appeared in.

[[USS Stargazer|USS ''Stargazer'']]

 * Captain Jean-Luc Picard
 * First Officer Commander
 * Second Officer Lieutenant Commander
 * Chief Medical Officer
 * Chief Weapons Officer Lieutenant
 * Sciences Chief Juanita Vaderrama
 * Chief Engineering Officer Lieutenant
 * Engineer
 * Engineer Lieutenant Iulus
 * Engineer Marion Sears
 * Helmsman Lieutenant
 * Navigation Lieutenant
 * Navigation Lieutenant
 * Communications Chief Lieutenant Martin Paxton
 * Communications Officer Dikembe Ulelo
 * Security chief Lieutenant
 * Security officer
 * 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

 * Turgis
 * Turgis

Starbase 32

 * Transporter operator Mollie Katz

USS Cochise

 * Captain

Miscellaneous

 * Admiral McAteer
 * Merriweather - McAteer's assistant
 * Hans Werber
 * Cortin Zweller
 * Boothby
 * Captain

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