BOOK
Nova Command
Attribution
Series:	The Next Generation
Miniseries:	Starfleet Academy, No. 9
Author(s):	Brad Strickland and Barbara Strickland
Illustrator(s):	Todd Cameron Hamilton
Publication information
Published:	paperback - 1 December 1995
Chronology
Date:	2323

Cadet Picard's first space mission could be his last!—Nova Command is a young adult novel, the 9th installment of the Starfleet Academy series of The Next Generation books. This story was authored by Brad and Barbara Strickland and was released in December 1995.

Contents 1 Description 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Starships and vehicles 3.3 Locations 3.4 Races and cultures 3.5 States and organizations 3.6 Other references 4 Chronology 5 Appendices 5.1 Background 5.2 Connections 5.3 External link

DescriptionEdit

Before he became the captain of the USS Enterprise…

Cadet Jean-Luc Picard is struggling through his first year at the Academy. He's near the top of his classes, right behind Roger Wells. Jean-Luc is determined to do everything better and bigger than Roger. But privately he has doubts. And the lack of communication from home only reminds him of how badly he left things with his father.

Then Jean-Luc and his friend, Marta, discover they've been selected to fly with the Nova Command team, a special training mission through the solar system. This is no simulation—it's the real thing! Jean-Luc tries to ignore the presence of Roger, but the pressure builds between the two cadets. When the mission leader falls ill and the ship receives a distress call, Jean-Luc and the other cadets must decide whether to obey orders or attempt a rescue… as the ship heads for disaster!

SummaryEdit

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Marta • Jean-Luc Picard • Roger Wells

Referenced only 

Maurice Picard

Starships and vehiclesEdit

Referenced only 

USS Enterprise (Galaxy-class explorer)

LocationsEdit

Earth • Sol system • Starfleet Academy

Referenced only 

Labarre, France

Races and culturesEdit

Human

States and organizationsEdit

Federation • Nova Command team • Starfleet

Other referencesEdit

24th century • cadet • captain • commanding officer • clothing • combadge • communication • distress call • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s) • government • humanoid • insignia • lifeform • matter • nation-state • planet • races and cultures • rank • rank insignia • space • star • star system • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • starship • technology • time • title • uniform • year

ChronologyEdit

2323 

Picard's first Academy year.

AppendicesEdit

BackgroundEdit

• The cover depicts Wells, Picard and Marta wearing Starfleet cadet uniforms of the sort worn during the 2360s uniform design, even though canon depictions of this same time period in Nemesis illustrate the 2270s uniform design still being in use at this point.
• Marta could be Marta Batanides.

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous novel: Starfall	TNG books	Next novel: Loyalties
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Starfall	Pocket	Next Adventure: An Easy Fast Section 2

External linkEdit

• Nova Command article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.