Reunion (novel)

Picard meets his former crewmates from the Stargazer.

Summary

From the book jacket: Before he commanded the Starship Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard was the captain of the deep space exploration vessel, the USS Stargazer, on an incredible twenty-two year voyage. Now Picard is reunited with his old crew for the first time in over a decade, on a mission to see his former officer installed as ruler of the Daa'Vit Empire.; The reunion turns deadly when a ruthless assassin begins eliminating the USS Stargazer crew one by one. Picard's present and former shipmates must join forces to solve the mystery of the Captain's past, before the killer strikes again.

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This novel is the first appearance of many of the concepts and characters that would become a part of the Star Trek: Stargazer series of novels, also written by Michael Jan Friedman

Jack Crusher.

Selar
Morgen: Pictured on the book cover. A Daa'Vit captain, about to become hereditary ruler of the Daa'Vit Unity. Was an ensign on the Stargazer.
Gilaad Ben Zoma: Was Picard's first officer on the Stargazer.

The blonde woman seen in "The Battle"

Idun Asmund: This blonde helm officer (pictured on the bookcover) might correspond to the blond woman who was seen at that station in the hallucination sequence in episode "The Battle". Is now first officer on the USS Charleston.
Carter Greyhorse: The Stargazer's chief medical officer; now works at Starfleet Medical.
Vigo: Pandrilite weapons officer on the Stargazer, who died in the battle of Maxia Zeta.
Gerda Asmund: Navigator; Idun Asmund's twin sister. Died in a hull breach on a civilian freighter.
Peter 'Pug' Joseph: Security chief on the Stargazer and now on the Lexington.
Phigus Simenon: Gnalish professor of engineering at Starfleet Academy; former chief engineer of the Stargazer.
Tricia Cadwallader: Communications officer on the Stargazer; now second officer of the USS Lexington. Hometown: Sydney, Australia.

Burke.

Alpha Malachon IV: Planet.
Alpha Palemon: Star system.
Alpha Zion: System.
Anjelica VII: Planet.
Arvada III: Planet.
USS Berlin: Federation starship.
Beta Gritorius IV: Planet.
Beta Varius IV: Planet.
USS Charleston: Captain Mansfield commanded Charleston, with Idun Asmund as executive officer.
Clobatians: Species.
Daa'V: Homeworld of the Daa'vit.
Daa'Vit: Species.
Delos IV: Planet.

Enterprise-D and Excalibur. (TNG: "Redemption II")

USS Excalibur (NCC-26517): Starship commanded by Captain Morgen until his 2367 retirement. This ship would later be the regular vessel of the Star Trek: New Frontier series.
USS Fearless
Gnala: Gnalish homeoworld
Gnalish: Species.
USS Goddard: Federation starship.
USS Hood: Riker served two years as Hood executive officer.
USS Lexington: Captain Gilaad Ben Zoma's command. It seems anomalous to still have a Constitution class vessel in service in the 24th century, but this vessel was referred to as such. The Star Trek Encyclopedia states there was an Excelsior class vessel (registry NCC-14427) of this name in service by this time.
Maxia Zeta: System.
Pandrilite: Species.
USS Potemkin: Riker served aboard Potemkin as a lieutenant JG and as a lieutenant.
Reshaa'ra: Romulan warbird, of Commander Tav.

Stargazer. (TNG: "The Battle")

USS Stargazer (NCC-2893): Federation starship.
IKS Tagh'rat: Klingon warship.
USS Thomas Paine: Federation starship.
USS Victorious: Federation starship.
USS Victory (NCC-9754): Federation starship.
USS Yorktown: Riker served three years as second officer of the Yorktown. According to the novel "Ghost Ship", Second Officer Riker's Yorktown was an Excelsior-class vessel. Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual gives the ship registry NCC-2033.
USS Zhukov: Ensign Riker served on the Zhukov. This is presumably after his service on Pegasus.
warp speed: The speed reached, warp 9.95, is quoted as 5,094 times the speed of light.