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Summary: Shatner Blends Sci-Fi Pulp With Fascinating Insights
Review: I have read enough Star Trek novels to know the typical pattern ... Shatner has broken it. His book would have just been another installment of sci-fi action pulp, if not for some of the observations he made and details he observed. Yes, there is the obligatory bad guy and the conflict between good guys. But this time, Shatner added several elements that made the book irresistible.First of all, the whole "growing old" bit that Kirk went through, his melancholy and observations regarding his continuing usefulness (or lack thereof) -- Shatner wrote about old age without sounding whiny, which is no small task. I am twenty-one years old, yet I could feel what he was going through. I've never been famous either (yet), but I felt like I understood what Kirk/Shatner was trying to say. He made it real, somehow. Also, Shatner expanded on Kirk's "change the rules" behavior, and his near-obsessive need to live in the moment and beat the odds, elements vital to Kirk's status as hero. I had not been a Kirk fan until this book, because I'd never been inside his head; all I ever saw was the over-acting testosterone-charged character who spoke in small bursts. Shatner made me like and respect Kirk for his maturity and courage, which no one has ever done before. Finally, the book came together on two fronts: action and philosophy (as all good Trek does). It blended perfectly - Kirk's quest for youth unravels even as he realizes all things must change, must die and become something new. Teilani grows up by learning to face up to the unknown, even as Kirk realizes that he can't move forward until he accepts where he is. One last note regarding how Shatner treated Kirk's love interest: Shatner excelled as a novelist in his treatment of a character's perspective on love and romance. No other author I have read seems so capable of grasping what love means to a man, how it changes him and draws him together in new and fascinating ways. If for nothing else, I would have loved this book for his portrayal of the concept of love and relationships - not as an interesting diversion, but as an underpinning to one's entire philosophy of life. This is Shatner's best book to date, eclipsed (in parts) only by his sequels.
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Summary: William Shatner was right on with this one.
Review: This story follows right down the Star Trek story line. Captain Kirk out on another anventure, plus ends up winning the lady over too. Time will only tell on how great William Shatner will become as a writer of Star Trek Novels, but I can not wait for the next one.
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Summary: Willaim Shatner's first ST novel is a hit!
Review: This is Bill's first attempt in the ST genre, and he is very successful. Anyone who considers themselves a Captain Kirk fan must read this book. This book follows the continuing adventures of Captain Kirk, and once again, Kirk has his way with a particularly interesting lady!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Shatner was great in this ST spin-off. Plenty of action and surprizes. I've read it twice!
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Summary: An above average novel which surprised me.
Review: An above average Star Trek novel that that surprised me and had me looking forward to his next. William Shatner and his co writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (of "Star Trek - Prime Directive" fame)! have certainly got inside the mind of one of Starfleet's greatest legends Captain James Tiberius Kirk and fleshed him out the way that no other Star Trek Novel has.
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Summary: One last hurrah for the one and only Captain James T. Kirk
Review: Well Shatner certainly delivers when it comes to glorifying his character.We see here Kirk trying to recapture his youth and be the Kirk of his glory days. Rather than settling down with Carol Marcus, he decides to ride off on some crazy adventure with a strange half Klingon, half romulan girl. Typical Kirk, but you know he's ready for retirement when he shaves his sideburns. Didn't like the friction between Sulu and Chekov these guys are supposed to be friends.
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Summary: SHATNER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A POET
Review: SHATNER USES SUBTELTY AND A POETIC PROSE TO CLOSE MANY CHAPTERS, OOOOHHH IT LENDS SUCH IMPACT TO THE STORYLINE. YOU COULD SWEAR THAT THE DIALOG AND OPINIONS HE PUTS IN KIRKS MOUTH ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM OUR FAVORITE STARSHIP CAPTAIN. SPOCK AND MCCOY ARE AT EACH OTHERS THROATS WITH THEIR QUIPS AND OTHER EXPECTED CHARACHTER-LIKE REMARKS.....CERTAINLY, EDEN IS ONE OF THE FINEST TREK NOVELS WRITTEN, AND THE SEQUEL IS AMAZING TOO.
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Summary: Ashes of Eden was excellent!
Review: Just wanted to say you will have to look long and hard to find a better Star Trek novel! Would have made - heck still make - a great movie. Great ending, and ties into an excellent, highly recommended sequel, The Return.
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Summary: The Immortal Kirk
Review: It isn't until you've opened this book that you discover there's no mention on the cover of its co-authors Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (of "Star Trek - Prime Directive" fame)! Aside from this gross oversight, the book is a pleasure to read. In collaborative efforts such as this one, it's usually questionable who authored what part and how much. But the style of this book does bear a remarkable resemblance to that of Prime Directive. . . Ashes of Eden takes place approximately six months before the events of "Star Trek Generations". In it, Captain Kirk once again faces his old (no pun intended) enemy, "Old Age". It seems that every time Kirk comes to grips with the fact that he is an old man, some new event confronts him to make him wish he were young again. And in Ashes of Eden the temptation is twofold: a beautiful girl (Teilani) and a fountain of eternal youth (or more precisely, a planet of youth). Who could resist? Especially since the story very candidly unveils Kirk's struggle with impotence. But as with all previous quests for eternal youth, this one too, must end in failure. As the entire original cast reunites in a valiant effort to bring Kirk back to his senses, the story ends with a rather anticlimactic revelation of the 'secret' of the fountain of youth. I'd have given this book a higher rating for its style and flow but had to bring it down because of the ending.
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Summary: Star Trek The Ashes of Eden
Review: If you enjoy Star Trek tails then this novel is for you. It is the best book that I have had the plesure to read. I recommend it to all Star Trek fans and future fans. Live Long and prosper! Robert Shipley
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