Preserver
by William Shatner, Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Author), Judith Reeves-Stevens (Author)
Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series (Star Trek) (Mirror Universe 3), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 6), Star Trek: The Original Series (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 6), Star Trek (novels) (2000.07), Star Trek (2000.07)
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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 an actor, writer, show more director and producer to the conclusion of the new trilogy begun with Spectre and continuing with Dark Victory, as two men -- and two universes -- never meant to meet are drawn closer together toward an inevitable and destructive reaction.... PRESERVER The deadly and tyrannical Emperor Tiberius, formerly captain of the I.S.S. Enterprise, had great success turning captured alien weaponry to his advantage, but his failed attempt to seize the tantalizing advances of the ancient First Federation has always rankled him. In the more peaceful universe of the United Federation of Planets, Tiberius sees his second chance. And a new ally will help him take it -- the counterpart for whom he has nothing but contempt, the man whose U.S.S. Enterprise made first contact with the First Federation: Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk. Honorable, Idealistic, and decent, James T. Kirk is many things Tiberius is not. But he is also a man deeply in love with his wife -- and Teilani is dying. To save her life, Kirk will compromise his ideals and enter into his most dangerous alliance yet. Battling Captain Jean-Luc Picard and a new generation of Starfleet heroes, Kirk will guide Tiberius to a long-abandoned First Federation base. There, he expects to find a source of power so great it will enable Tiberius to conquer the mirror universe -- and his own. But on their journey Kirk will uncover long-hidden secrets about the past that raise the stakes far beyond the mere survival of Kirk's family and friends to nothing less than the continued existence of both universes. At the heart of their quest, something else is waiting: an object from a civilization whose technology is far more advanced than any Kirk or Tiberius could expect to acquire, placed there for Kirk's eyes only by the mysterious aliens who appear to have influenced life within the galaxy over eons of time -- a message from the Perservers.... show lessTags
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William Shatner's talents as a writer are matched by his qualities as an actor and a human being. This is not a compliment. However, this story of the conclusion of the storyline pitting Jim Kirk's evil counterpart from Star Trek's mirror universe, Tiberius, is actually fairly interesting. It links several loose ends of the Trek pantheon, including the Preservers, which are thought to have seeded the galaxy with their DNA descendants billions of years ago. The writing is typically Shatnerian, though, which makes me think that the sort-of credited co-writers, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, wrote out the plot and handed it to Shatner to flesh out. Doesn't suck as much as it might have.
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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
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
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)
Series
Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series (Star Trek)
9 works (Mirror Universe 3)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
63 works (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 6)
Star Trek: The Original Series
97 works (Shatner/Reeves-Stevens series — 6)
Star Trek (novels)
627 works (2000.07)
Star Trek
1004 works (2000.07)
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- Canonical title
- Preserver
- Original publication date
- 2000
- People/Characters
- Jean-Luc Picard; James T. Kirk
- Epigraph
- Everything changes
She was young and innocent
That changed.
She loved me
And that too, deepened and changed
I loved her.
And because of that, I changed.
She died.
Perhaps that, too will change. - First words
- All was chaos
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And that some journeys are never meant to end.
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- English, French, German
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
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