Recommend Picard-centric novels for someone who's only watched Trek on film and TV

[Damian]

I wish they'd done it the other way around -- ditched the jackets and kept the turtlenecks. The TWOK uniforms are ludicrous as everyday duty uniforms, far too fancy and cumbersome. I could buy them as dress uniforms, but it would've made more sense if for everyday use they'd gone without the jackets and just worn the turtlenecks, like the pilot uniforms.

Yeah, they weren't all that practical. They looked nice but it's probably not to user friendly, plus I imagine it's hot in a turtleneck and a jacket. I guess that's why the security and engineering officers/crew wore something different. Though I have difficulty imagining Scotty crawling inside the engine in that white suit they had them wear (which in TWOK's defense was a holdover from TMP--as well as the security uniforms).

Actually to be honest for all the flak TMP uniforms get, they were much more practical for day to day duties on a starship. I think had they just changed the uniform pants to black, those uniforms may not have looked as bad.

 

[marlboro]

This was an interesting thread (well, before it became a discussion about uniforms anyway) that I wanted to contribute to when it was new. I was too slow though, and all of the books that I was gonna recommend had already been mentioned.

Fortuitously, I just finished a TNG novel called The Forgotten War by William R. Forstchen and it's a very good Picard showcase, imo. If the OP is still looking for Picard-centric books, this is one I'd recommend. Maybe not another "Buried Age" but definitely worth a look.

 

[Reanok]

Star Trek TNG Reunion is about Picard and some of the Star gazer crew by Micheal Jan Friedman.

 

[JD]

I think you missed the title of the book.

 

[Jinn]

Star Trek TNG is about Picard and some of the Star gaer crew by Micheal Jan Friedman.

TNG: Reunion?

 

[Mysterion]

Another recommendation for The Buried Age - a very good read, IMO.

 

[Reanok]

Sorry Jinn for the confusion my cat was bothering me when I tried to type the previous post . I meant to correct the earlier post but didn't have time yesterday.