Changes: The Best and the Brightest

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The future of Starfleet!

Summary

From the book jacket: Every year, Starfleet Academy in San Francisco attracts many of the most talented and ambitious young people in the Federation. They come from all over the Alpha Quadrant, from hundreds of worlds and species, to prepare themselves for the challenges of the final frontier.

Meet a new generation of cadets: a newly joined Trill just beginning the first of many lives; a Bajoran Vedek who finds himself torn between his vows and an unspoken love; a reckless young man fond of pushing the limits; a feline alien raised among humans; a brilliant but immature young woman with a lot to learn; and a native-born Earth woman with a talent for engineering.

Together they will learn about courage, life, teamwork, and themselves. Their future is just beginning – but one of them will not survive!

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Background information

Original pre-release cover slicks promoting this unnumbered novel were headed Starfleet Academy rather than Star Trek: The Next Generation.
This Star Trek novel was probably the first to feature a lesbian character in a major role.
An extract from this novel appeared in Star Trek Monthly issue 38.

Characters

Main characters

Starsa Taran
Bobbie Ray Jefferson
Nev Reoh
Jayme Miranda
Moll Enor
Hammon Titus

Enterprise-D crew

Other cadets

Elma
T'ress
Buck Wu
Ijen
Johnny Madden
Eto Mahs
Yllian Mantegna
Puller
Qita
Reeves
Sendonii
Ho Campbell
Vestabo

Starfleet

Reginald Barclay
Jadzia Dax
Admiral Brand
Professor Chapman
Admiral James Leyton
Tho
Aston
Admiral Marley Miranda

Other characters

Jaresh-Inyo
Keethzarn
Meesa
Lewis Zimmerman
EMH
Raylin Miranda
Maree Taran
Jord
Oxitar

Referenced

Species

Klingon
Bajoran
Cardassian
Horta
Romulan
Trill
Vulcan
Orion
Antaranan
Kostolain
Rex

References

External link

The Best and the Brightest at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-:''Together they will learn about courage, life, teamwork, and themselves. Their future is just beginning -- but one of them will not survive! ''
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+* This ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel was probably the first to feature a lesbian character in a major role.
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 * Starsa Taran
 * Bobbie Ray Jefferson
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 * Hammon Titus
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 * [[Lieutenant Commander]] Kriss
 * [[Guinan]]
 * [[Worf]]
 * [[Data]]
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 * [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
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 * Ensign Karol
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 * Elma
 * T'ress
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 * [[Jadzia Dax]]
 * [[Admiral]] [[Brand]]
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 * Admiral [[James Leyton]]
 * Tho
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 * [[Jaresh-Inyo]]
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 * [[Rachel Garrett]]
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-* This ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel was probably the first to feature a lesbian character in a major role.
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