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TekWar (novel)

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TekWar
First edition cover
AuthorWilliam Shatner and Ron Goulart (uncredited)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTekWar
GenreScience fiction
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
October 1989
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages216 pp (first edition)
ISBN0399134956
Followed byTekLords 

TekWar is a science fiction novel written by William Shatner and (uncredited) science fiction author Ron Goulart.[1] It was first published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in October 1989. TekWar is the first of nine novels, which spawned a comic book and television series, a video game, and a TV movie.

Plot

TekWar is set in the 22nd century and follows Jake Cardigan, a former police officer who is framed for dealing tek, an illegal, mind-altering, digital drug. Sentenced to fifteen years' cryo-imprisonment, he is released after serving only four. Jake goes to work for Walt Bascom, the man behind his early release, and dedicates himself to hunting the real tek lords.

Reception

The novel received negative reviews from People magazine. "Shatner tries to disguise language and narrative weaknesses under a blizzard of futuristic details and a pell-mell plot. It's a nice try, but Tek War is undone by superficial characters and stilted dialogue."[2] The social cataloging website Goodreads gives the book 3.14 stars out of 5, based on 388 ratings.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shatner, William; Fisher, David (2008). Up Till Now: The Autobiography. Thomas Dunne. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-312-37265-1.
  2. ^ David Grogan; Ralph Novak; David Hiltbrand (27 November 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: Tekwar". People. 32 (22). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ "TekWar (TekWar #1)". http://www.goodreads.com. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)