Dark Victory

by William Shatner, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series (Star Trek) (Mirror Universe 2), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 5), Star Trek: The Original Series (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 5), Star Trek (novels) (1999.04), Star Trek (1999.04)

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For three full decades, on television and in film, actor William Shatner has portrayed one of the legendary heroes of science fiction: James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the Starship Enterprise. Although Kirk was believed to have perished at the conclusion of Star Trek Generations, his amazing literary resurrection led to an acclaimed trilogy of national bestsellers, The Ashes of Eden, The Return, and Avenger. Now William Shatner again brings his unique blend of talents as actor, writer, show more director, and producer to continue the thrilling new trilogy that began in Spectre, as Jim Kirk must confront the most dangerous enemy of his career -- himself. The Mirror Universe is a dark and twisted reflection of our own, where humans and Vulcans live as slaves to a brutal alliance of Klingons and Cardassians -- an alliance long believed to be the creation of one man: the feared and hated Emperor Tiberius, the Mirror Universe counterpart of James T. Kirk. But just as Kirk survived his own age to live in the era of a new generation of heroes, so Tiberius now returns to fulfill his mad dreams of total domination -- not just of his universe, but of Kirk's as well. From the nightmarish landscape of the Mirror Universe Earth to the joys of impending parenthood and marriage to the woman he loves, the incomparable Teilani of Chal, Kirk is propelled into his most personal and dangerous mission yet as he fights to uncover the secret of Tiberius' return, and learn the terrible truth behind the madman's real plans for the Federation. With the fate of two universes hanging in the balance, Star Trek: Dark Victory is Star Trek storytelling at it its best. show less

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The sequel to Shatner's Star Trek novel "Spectre". In this book, Kirk is forced to help a duplicitous Federation mount an offense against his mirror universe counterpart, Tiberius, when a mirror-universe being poisons his pregnant wife on their wedding day. Interesting, but Shatner writes like he acts, and the confrontation between Kirk and Picard near the end does justice to neither captain.
Shatner är bra i samarbete med författarna Reeves-Stevens, mycket bra. Det är som alltid mycket svängar och snabba ändringar och man kan som läsare inte vara helt säker på utgången förrän utgången faktiskt är där. Det är det som gör boken så oerhört bra. Att det sedan finns vissa inkonsekvenser gentemot annan litteratur som irriterar en flitig läsare får vi väl ha visst överseende med, men det är också det som sänker betyget. En höjdarsekvens är en med Garak där han låter konspirationsteorier flöda:

Garak: "Det finns inget som en bra konspiration för att sätta igång hjärtat och sinnet".
M'Benga: "Det är ingen konspiration".
Garak: "Men, käre doktor, det är ju precis vad de vill att du skall tänka."
show more Bashir: "Snälla Garak, nu går du för långt, t.o.m. för att vara du."
Garak: "Du är oerhört känslig omkring detta, doktor. Det är nästan så man tror att du är involverad i de mörka krafter som drar sig samman mot henne."
M'Benga skrattar högt, varpå Garak svarar: "Att vägra tro på att de existerar ger dem bara mer makt. Tro mig, jag vet."
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William Shatner is an actor and writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 22, 1931. He graduated from McGill University in 1952. Shatner made his acting debut at the Montreal Playhouse in 1952 and performed with the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa. From 1954 to 1956 he appeared in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario show more and in 1956 he made his Broadway debut in Tamburlaine the Great. In 1966, Shatner was cast as Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. The TV show inspired several film spin-offs, the early ones starring the original cast. Shatner directed Star Trek V. He also co-starred in a law-related series on television called Boston Legal with James Spader. In addition to acting, Shatner began a career as a writer of science fiction novels. The first one, Tek War, was published in 1989. Shatner has also written his memoirs, Star Trek Memories. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as The Big Giant Head on the TV series 3rd Rock From the Sun. Shatner's title co-authored with David Fisher, Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man, was a New York Times betseller in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Along with his wife Judith, Garfield Reeves-Stevens writes science fiction and screenplays. They have written Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a behind-the-scenes look at the popular show, Star Trek: The Next Generation, a tribute to the TV series, and the thriller, Icefire. (Bowker Author Biography) Garfield is the author of William Shatner's show more bestselling Star Trek novels and are well-loved Star Trek authors in their own right--their hardcover Star Trek books include "Star Trek: Prime Directive", "Star Trek: Federation", and "The Art of Star Trek". (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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She is the author of William Shatner's bestselling Star Trek novels and are well-loved Star Trek authors in their own right--their hardcover Star Trek books include "Star Trek: Prime Directive", "Star Trek: Federation" and "The Art of Star Trek". (Bowker Author Biography)

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Canonical title
Dark Victory
Original publication date
1999-04
People/Characters
Jean-Luc Picard; James T. Kirk; Spock (Ambassador); Mirror Spock (Intendant); Mirror James T. Kirk (Tiberius); Elim Garak (show all 16); Julian Bashir; Mirror Kathryn Janeway (Kate); T'Val; Hu-Lin Radisson; Montgomery Scott; Leonard McCoy; William T. Riker; Teilani; Geordi La Forge; Deanna Troi
Dedication
I have a dear friend who has been
steadfast and loving and kind and perceptive.
She is a woman of the soil and of the spirit.
Her looks are glamorous and her work makes her sweat;
her name is Donna Moore and I lov... (show all)e her dearly.
I dedicate this book to this grand woman.
First words
Prologue:
The Enterprise hung dead in space, surrounded by the floating ruin of the crossover device, like and ancient sunken vessel shrouded in kelp and debris.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But James T. Kirk was utterly and hopelessly defeated.

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Science Fiction, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3569 .H347 .D37Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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