Just to clarify in response this statement: "Created by Peter David in 1997, it was the first Trek book series to prominently feature characters created directly for print rather than for the screen." In terms of publication order, when was Elias Vaughn's first appearance.– Enterprise1981 15:07, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

That would be regular characters, obviously...

Vaughn 1st appeared in 2001's Avatar. -- Captain MKB 16:05, 10 October 2007 (UTC)