A Time to Harvest
A Time to Harvest is a Pocket TNG novel – the fourth novel in the A Time to… series and the second novel in a duology – written by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise has never been told.

UNTIL NOW.

Still reeling from the disastrous events that have rocked all of Starfleet and tarnished the career of one of the Federation's most decorated captains, Picard and his crew must now endure the unthinkable: scandal, ostracism, and an uncertain future. But despite all that has occurred, none aboard the Enterprise have forgotten their duty as Starfleet officers…Assigned to assist the imperiled Dokaalan – a small colony of refugees who maintain a precarious existence in a rapidly disintegrating asteroid mining complex – the Enterprise crew must somehow aid this alien race in terraforming a nearby planet so that it might someday provide a new home for their kind. But violent acts of sabotage soon turn a humanitarian crisis into a deadly confrontation. To save the Dokaalan from extinction, Picard must uncover the presence of an old adversary – and prevent a disaster of catastrophic proportions! Characters 
 Canon characters 
Beverly Crusher  Chief medical officer of the Enterprise-E
Data  Chief operations officer of the Enterprise-E
Geordi La Forge  Chief engineer of the Enterprise-E
Jean-Luc Picard  Captain of the Enterprise-E
William T. Riker  First officer of the Enterprise-E
Deanna Troi  Counselor on the Enterprise-E
Perim  Conn officer of the Enterprise-E
Alyssa Ogawa  Chief nurse on the Enterprise-E
Taurik  Vulcan engineer on the Enterprise-E
Alynna Nechayev  Admiral at Starfleet Command
William Ross  Admiral at Starfleet Command

 Non-canon characters 
Christine Vale  Tactical officer of the Enterprise-E
Tropp  Denobulan doctor on the Enterprise-E
Diix  Andorian engineer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Veldon  Benzite engineer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Leisner  Engineer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Pauls  Engineer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Susan Lomax  Nurse on the Enterprise-E
Andrea Taylor  Engineer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Forst  Security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Jarek Maxson  Security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Hras  Shuttle pilot on Chawla, lieutenant
Jeloq  Bolian security officer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Henderson  Engineer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Carlson  Security officer on the Enterprise-E
Sevek  Vulcan security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Liryn  Bajoran security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
LaRock  Security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign
Danilov  Security officer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant
Hjatyn  Dokaalan first minister
Creij  Dokaalan science minister
Nidan  Dokaalan security minister
Faeyahr Dokaalan engineer
Myjerol Dokaalan council member
Onaec Dokaalan council member
Nentafa  Dokaalan doctor
Kalsha  Satarran operative impersonating Lt. Diix
Barimol  Satarran operative impersonating a Dokaalan
Mhuic  Satarran operative impersonating Lt. Pauls
Alida  Satarran operative impersonating Susan Lomax
Daeniq  Satarran operative impersonating Nidan
Geliu  Satarran operative impersonating Creij
Lorakin Satarran operative leading the operation, impersonating Hjatyn

 References 
Admiral ; emotion chip; Golden Gate Bridge; Klingon disruptor; Kolvoord Starburst; Lysian; Lysian Alliance; MacDuff, Kieran; San Francisco; Satarran; Starfleet Academy; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Corps of Engineers; Terraform Command; terraformingBallard : Shuttlecraft on the Enterprise-EChawla : Shuttlecraft on the Enterprise-E
Dokaalan  Humanoid species native to the Dokaalan system
Holographic Shroud Mimic device used by Satarrans to impersonate other persons
Ijuuka  Planet in the Dokaalan system, site of terraforming projectJefferies : Shuttlepod on the Enterprise-EKeuka : Shuttlecraft on the Enterprise-E
Koll Azernal  Zakdorn, chief of staff to the Federation President
Mining Station 12 Dokaalan station
USS Musgrave : Starship with Captain Scott's SCE team
Skiff  Small maneuverable Dokaalan spacecraft
Starbase 441 Starbase where the Enterprise''-E would deliver Satarran prisoners
Zahanzei Council  Ruling body of the Dokaalan people
President Zife  Federation President

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