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TNG · SET IN 2369–2372

The Best and the Brightest

by Susan Wright

Published
Feb 1998
Set in
2369–2372
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain
Jean-Luc Picard
Ship
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
Formats
Ebook, Paperback

Starfleet Academy attracts many of the most talented and ambitious young people in the Federation. A new generation of cadets learn about courage, life, teamwork and themselves, but one of them will not survive.

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Set from 2369 to 2372, between the Next Generation episodes “Time's Arrow, Part 2” and “Realm of Fear”. Among the novels, it comes after Grounded and before Relics.

  1. NOVEL · 2368Grounded
  2. EPISODE · TNG 6×01Time's Arrow, Part 2
  3. THIS NOVEL · 2369The Best and the Brightest
  4. EPISODE · TNG 6×02Realm of Fear
  5. NOVEL · 2369Relics