TekWar (novel)

TekWar

First edition cover
Author William Shatner and Ron Goulart (uncredited)
Country United States
Language English
Series TekWar
Genre Science fiction
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
 October 1989
Media type Print
Pages 216 pp (first edition)
ISBN 0399134956
Followed by TekLords

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. External link in |work= (help)


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