Gauntlet

All-new adventures of Captain Picard's first command!
Gauntlet is a Star Trek: Stargazer novel – the first novel in the series – written by Michael Jan Friedman. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:Long before he took command of the Starship Enterprise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard led another proud vessel through the uncharted regions of the galaxy: the . 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.
 
== Characters ==
=== ===
* 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
=== 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 
* Tommy Tsouratakis
* Red O'Reilly
* Captain Dathan Ruhalter
* Maurice Picard
* Doctor Ibwasa – of Starfleet Medical
* Bluebeard – 20th century buccaneer
* Jean Lafitte – 20th century buccaneer
== References ==
; : Federation starship, commanded by Captain Vayishra.
; USS Christopher : Federation starship.
; : starship, commanded by Captain Greenbriar.
; : starship.
; : Federation starship, commanded by Captain Rudolfini.
; : Federation starship.
; : Federation starship.
; USS Leningrad : Federation starship, named for Leningrad.
; USS Manitou : Federation starship, commanded by Captain Cepeda.
; USS Mediterranean : Federation starship.
; USS Mongoose : Federation starship.
; Nuyyad
; : Federation starship.
; : Federation starship.
; Starbase 32 : Federation starbase.
; : Constellation-class ship newly commanded by Picard.
; : Federation starship.
; : Federation starship.
== External link ==
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Category:Novels