He does an admirable job taking FASA and putting it in novel form. There is a new ebook fan fiction called 'The Four Years War' by Stephen Fender. Let's face it, that book had a big impact on many of us. Just as FASA took inspiration from 'The Final Reflection' by John Ford. Ultimately I am not following FASA, but take inspiration from it. Thus the war with the Klingons which has lasted four years. So I changed what FASA came up with, but I give it a nod. The Marklin Class was just a destroyer and I think Garth would have had a true ship of the line.
I didn't like 'Xenophon' as a name for Garth's ship. I had to make some decisions about how much to include from FASA.