- Mass Market Paperback: 309 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek; New edition edition (4 Mar 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671520369
- ISBN-13: 978-0671520366
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,007,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For almost three decades, William Shatner has portrated STAR TREK's gallant commander of the legendary Starship Enterprise and her crew. Now William Shatner brings his unique blend of talents as actor, writer, director, and producer, to tell the story only he can, of Captain Kirk's greatest adventure...
The time: six months prior to the launch of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-B and the tragic loss of Captain James T. Kirk in deep space. The place: Earth, where the galaxy's most renowned hero must now face the specter of retirement and a life devoid of challenge and excitment.
But in the apparent twilight of his career, Kirk's path takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious young woman offers him an irresistible adventure-- a perilous voyage to an uncharted planet where he will confront the ultimate threat to the fragile peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, and the ultimate temptation-- a chance to recapture his youth.
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William Shatner is known to millions as the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk throughout the original Star Trek television series and several movies. He is now a bestselling science fiction author.
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Kirk didn't look back to the past-he slammed into it running, diving, hitting the volcanic ash of Tycho IV shoulder first, rolling to cover by Ensign Galt behind a jagged boulder. Read the first page
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
OK, this was the first William Shatner book that I have ever read and on the whole I can say I enjoyed it. The book is set in two time periods (nearly 3 !) - just before the Star Trek: Generations movie and a short time after. Kirk, bored of life in the Federation, looks for an adventure in the twilight of his career. And when a beautiful young woman gives him the offer to liven up his life he jumps at the chance for one last hoorah ! The book reads smoothly, and the story on the whole is fairly good and sticks to the main history that many of Trek fans follow. The interaction of Spock and McCoy holds to form. What spoils this book for me was the ego of Shatner that comes across in the begining and again at the end. Spock crying for his friend, Chechov and Sulu constantly asking themselves what the Captain would do, Kirk's love interest saying her life will never be the same. Mr Shatner, please keep to your writting, but try not to overplay the ego ! Kirk is not the Federation !!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I think that this was shatners best trek book. the rest od the books he did just seemed to be a way to have kirk in the TNG era and that never really worked for me.
This story is as it should be, kirk, in the TOS era, with the TOS crew.
While The Undescovered Country was Tv's final fairwell to the original series, this is shatners.
The characters are well written and all fit perfectly according to the tv show (with the exception of Chekov who seems to have become a hard ass, but thats written into the story.)
The only thing i didnt like was that there was an awfull lot of refferences to older stories, which is usually finr to set up a back story, but in this case it just seems that Shatner is say " hey hey! look at me!! i rememebr every story in trek and im cool!!" which doesnt really work for me.
overall tho it was a fun story and i very much enjoyed reading it.
This story is as it should be, kirk, in the TOS era, with the TOS crew.
While The Undescovered Country was Tv's final fairwell to the original series, this is shatners.
The characters are well written and all fit perfectly according to the tv show (with the exception of Chekov who seems to have become a hard ass, but thats written into the story.)
The only thing i didnt like was that there was an awfull lot of refferences to older stories, which is usually finr to set up a back story, but in this case it just seems that Shatner is say " hey hey! look at me!! i rememebr every story in trek and im cool!!" which doesnt really work for me.
overall tho it was a fun story and i very much enjoyed reading it.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
I am a great fan of books by William Shatner and I enjoy listening to them on tape at night. This is the only tape I have got and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I would really recomend this to anyone - even someone who isn't into Star Trek. It is wonderful!
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