Books like Star Trek The Next Generation - The Valiant by Michael Jan Friedman
Starfleet’s long‑assumed lost cruiser, the SS Valiant, may not have vanished after all. When two humanoids claim to be descendants of its survivors, their warning of an impending alien invasion forces Starfleet to act. The USS Stargazer, commanded by an admiral yet still awaiting a captain, brings aboard Lieutenant Commander Jean‑Luc Picard as second officer. As Picard bonds with a mysterious visitor who may hold psychic talents, the crew confronts the reality of the Nuyyad. When the Stargazer is ambushed, the captain is killed and the first officer incapacitated, Picard must step into command—the risk to his crew, to the ship, and to the entire Federation now hangs on his decisions.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Michael Jan Friedman
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