Boogeymen
Wesley's childhood fears come to life… and take over the Enterprise!

Boogeymen is a Pocket TNG novel – #17 in the numbered series – written by Mel Gilden. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
Eric Baldwin is the Federation's premier exologist, a specialist in all manner of alien lifeforms – and one of Captain Picard's oldest, most trusted friends. But Baldwin's discoveries have made him enemies across the galaxy, and now he wants Picard to help protect him by erasing all traces of his existence.

But Picard soon finds himself with little time to worry about Baldwin's problems. For the  has suddenly become a strange, dangerous place – a ship where assassins lurk around every corner, and even old trusted friends are not what they seem. Threats all masterminded by the strangest race of aliens Picard and his crew have yet encountered…

Background information 
 Gilden's original story for Boogeymen had featured ; however, editor Dave Stern turned that idea down, on the basis that the series may wish to use the character again. ()
 The poem that Captain Picard recites to Wesley Crusher on page 144 is by poet .

Characters 
Jean-Luc Picard  Captain.
William T. Riker  Executive officer.
Data  Operations manager.
Worf  Tactical officer and security chief.
Geordi La Forge  Chief engineer.
Beverly Crusher  Chief medical officer.
Wesley Crusher  Acting ensign, flight control officer.
Deanna Troi  Counselor.
Guinan  Ten Forward bartender.
Miles O'Brien  Chief.

Barbara Winston-Smyth  Ensign. Helm Officer.
Shubunkin  Lieutenant
Mont  Commander.
Eric Baldwin  Professor.

Natasha Yar (illusory)  Image of the deceased lieutenant.
Effie
Rhonda Howe
Howe
Ward
Birnberg
Perry  Ensign.
Hiller  Lieutenant.

Mentioned 
Sandra Borders  Creator of the Borders Scale, and senior exobiology librarian at Memory Alpha.
Chuang Tzu  Chinese philosopher, 4th century BC.

References 
Borders Scale
d'Ort'd
exology
holodeck
Iconian software transmission
  As of the mid 24th century, the scenario is no longer practiced as a formal course at Starfleet Academy.
Memory Alpha  Professor Baldwin cataloged his findings here.
Omega Triangulae
Orma
Randy Yeoman  Drink with a red, smoky head. 
See: yeoman.
Starbase 123  The Enterprise-D took on Specialist Shubunkin from this starbase a month prior to Stardate 43747.3
Tantamon IV  Class M planet from which Professor Baldwin was retrieved.
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