Engines of Destiny

by Gene DeWeese

Star Trek: The Original Series (Crossover novels — ), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Crossovers — ), Star Trek (novels) (2005.03), Star Trek (2005.03)

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In the Star Trek feature film GENERATIONS, engineer Montgomery Scott was on board the Enterprise-B when Captain James T. Kirk was lost in the course of a mission to save the lives of dozens of refugees - among them an enigmatic woman called Guinan. One year later Scott is propelled seventy-five years into the future to the Enterprise-D where he once again encounters Guinan, now the bartender on the flagship captained by Jean-Luc Picard. Struggling to adjust to life in the twenty-fourth show more century, Scott hatches an audacious plan to go back in time and rescue Jim Kirk. But his attempt to save his old friend has disastrous consequences for the timeline and Scott, Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise-D all find themselves in an alternate twenty-third century in which the Federation no longer exists and the Borg have assimilated humanity. The key to restoring the timeline and saving the human race lies with Guinan - the very person who might be responsible for the timeslip in the first place... show less

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Thomas Eugene DeWeese was born in Rochester, Indiana on January 31, 1934. He received an associate degree in electronics from Valparaiso Technical Institute in 1953. He worked for General Motors' Delco Electronics Division as a technician from 1954 to 1959 and as a technical writer from 1959 to 1974. Afterwards, he became a full-time freelance show more writer. His first novels, The Invisibility Affair and The Mind-Twisters Affair were both published in 1967 and were part of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. series written under the pseudonym Thomas Stratton with Buck Coulson. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Gene DeWeese and Jean DeWeese. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including novels in the Star Trek, Ravenloft, Dinotopia, and Amazing Stories series. His young adult novel The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf was made into a television movie of the same name. He died from Lewy body dementia on March 19, 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Engines of Destiny
Original title
Engines of Destiny
Alternate titles
Star Trek: Engines of Destiny
Original publication date
2005-02
People/Characters
Montgomery Scott
Dedication
In memory of Don Senzig, Jr., 1951-2004

A better friend than I deserved, a twentieth-century
Scotty of the computer world, whose miracle-working
and generosity kept me going the last twenty years.
First words
Her name, at this particular juncture, was Guinan, and her silent scream reverberated throughout Time, a despairing echo she could never escape.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)To know that all was as it must be was enough. For now . . .

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Science Fiction, Fiction and Literature
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813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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PS3554 .E929Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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