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Encounter at Farpoint (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Encounter at Farpoint - Star Trek: The Next Generation Author:David Gerrold Where the adventure began... — CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 41254.7: The U.S.S. Enterprise™ is en route to Cygnus IV -- the edge of the known galaxy. There, we will rendezvous with the ship's new first officer and the other command personnel and proceed with out mission: discover the truth about Farpoint Station, a starbase facili... more »ty built by the inhabitants of Cygnus IV, a starbase of unparalleled size and complexity... and infinite mystery.
And the success or failure of this, our first mission together, may well determine the course of human exploration across the galaxy for centuries to come...
* The extraordinary novel based on the television episode written by D.C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry« less
A new Enterprise enters the scene and their first mission takes them into a first contact with a godlike alien entity called Q and a planet where strange things are afoot. If you've seen the television pilot episode, you know what's going on. It's a good story, but nothing is added here in the book.