Caretaker (novel)
A new legend is born… 

The novelization of "Caretaker" is an adaptation of , written by L.A. Graf. A Pocket VOY novel – #1 in the numbered series – published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
More than any other television show, more than any other motion picture series, Star Trek has for nearly thirty years been the most popular space adventures of all time. Now  joins Star Trek, , and  as the newest star in the ever expanding Star Trek universe.

Pocket Books is proud to present the novelization of , the premiere episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This is the story of Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the Starship . Transported by the alien technology to the other side of the galaxy, years away from the Federation and everything they call home, their voyage back will be a fantastic odyssey that will take them through uncharted space, into dangers as they travel where no one has gone before.

Background information 
Kim mentions playing a game of racquetball with a "friendly medical lieutenant" who was likely to have been Julian Bashir.

Cover gallery

Characters 

 Kathryn Janeway
 Chakotay
 Tuvok
 Tom Paris
 B'Elanna Torres
 Harry Kim
 Neelix
 The Doctor
 Kes
 
 Fitzgerald  Chief medical officer who was killed. 
His character went unnamed in the televised episode. He was called Dr. Bist in a later novel.
 T'prena  Vulcan nurse who also died. 
She was called T'Ral in a later novel.
 Toscat  Ocampa elder.
 Evek  Cardassian Gul of the Cardassian Fourth Order.
 Mark  Fiancée of Kathryn Janeway.
 Stadi  Betazoid lieutenant and helmsman of the Voyager who died in the Delta Quadrant.
 Odo  Security chief aboard Deep Space 9.
 Quark  Ferengi bartender aboard Deep Space 9.
 Cavit  First Officer of the Voyager who died in the Delta Quadrant.
 Carey  Junior engineer aboard the Voyager.
 Rollins  Senior officer aboard the Voyager.
 Aunt Adah  Holographic creation aboard the Caretaker's array.
 Farmer's Daughter  Holographic creation aboard the Caretaker's array.
   Holographic Human appearance of the Caretaker.
 Ocampa nurse  Young Ocampa who worked at the hospital in der underground city and helped Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres to escape.
 Ocampa doctor  A medical practitioner who worked in the hospital and treated Kim and Torres.
 Jabin  Maje of the Kazon-Ogla.
 Daggin  Young Ocampa and friend of Kes.

Mentioned 
 Kolopak  Chakotay's father.
 Bear  Kathryn Janeway's dog.
 Owen Paris : Father of Tom Paris and Starfleet Admiral.
 Morn  Barfly in Quark's.
 Shenzi  Betazoid aunt of Stadi.
 Crisa  Betazoid relative of Stadi.
 Russ Tepper  Cavit's commanding officer aboard the USS Kingston.
 Mary Kim  Mother of Harry Kim.
 James T. Kirk  A Starfleet captain and friend of Spock.
 Spock  A Vulcan Starfleet officer and friend of James T. Kirk.
 Zakarian  Starfleet Commander who taught Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres at Starfleet Academy.

Locations 
Alcatraz; Auckland; Badlands; Bajor; Betazed; Caldik Prime; Cardassia; Caretaker's array; Deep Space 9; Delta Quadrant; Demilitarized Zone; Earth; Kansas; Mars; New Zealand; ; Promenade; San Francisco; Sargasso Sea; Starfleet Academy; Terikof belt; USA; Volnar colony; ; Vulcan Science Academy

 Appalachian Mountains
 Cimota VI
 Ganges sector
 Mirakel
 Rudolpha IV
 Rukbat III
 Xerxes

References 
20th century; 47; ; angla'bosque; antigrav generator; apron; Arias Expedition; Asian; atmosphere; auto-destruct; autumn; away team; Banjo; barkeeper; barn; bath tub; Betazoid; bio-neural gel pack; black hole; bodyguard; Bolian; Borg; bridge; Buddha; canteen; captain; captain's chair; captain's log; chief engineer; cigarette; clarinet; Class M; claustrophobia; clock; cloud; coffee; combadge; computer voice; concussion; constable; cormaline; corn on the cob; couch; coya anochty zab; cufflink; dabo table; debris; deflector;  desert; desktop monitor; deuterium; doctor; dog; Doppler effect; duck; endocrine system; engineering; ensign; ; epidemic; evasive maneuvers; Federation Council; Ferengi; fire extinguisher; first officer; fruit; graviton; groundhog; G-type; hay; holosuite; hospital; hunting leopard; ; Juilliard Youth Symphony; June; junior engineer; Kazon; Kazon carrier vessel; Kazon-Ogla; kilometer; kilopascal; Kingston, USS; Klingon; Klingon restaurant; Koladan diamond; latinum; lek; lemonade; lieutenant; liner; lion; Lobi crystal; "ma'am"; maje; Maquis; meat; medical tricorder; mercenary; mess hall; musk; nanosecond; Native American; neutronium; nucleogenic particle; observer; Ocampa; onion; Orion; pekingese; peppermint; phaser; phaser rifle; pigeon; pilot; pirate; plasma; pok'tow; poktoy; pond; pon farr; poocuh; postman; Prime Directive; pulse; potato; quarters; rain; ready room; red alert; repair team; replicator; rice; Rigelian fever; Romulan ale; science officer; security chief; sedative; shore leave; sickbay; "sir"; skeleton; squash; stardate; Starfleet; ; sugar cookie; sunburn; sunlight; sword of Damocles; synthehol; Tellarite; terrier; tetryon; toad; tomato soup; towel; tractor beam; transporter room; trianoline; tricobalt; tricorder; turbolift; universal translator; veterinarian; viewscreen; volcano; ; Vulcan; waiter; ; warp core; warp factor; water; weeping willow; welder; wormhole

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