Author Micheal Jan Friedman brings us Captain Picard's first mission as Captain of the starship Stargazer. A week has passed since Picard has taken command of the Stargazer and their first assignment is to hunt down and bring in the pirate the White Wolf. Picard and crew deal with some growing pains before finding the White Wolf. The end battle reminded me of the end of the battle in Star Trek: Nemesis, now considering that Mr. Friedman has written for Captain Picard several times in both comic and book form he knows how the character thinks. I highly recommend this book to all Star Trek and science fiction fans.