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Star Trek: Odyssey
Series · 3 books · 1995-1997

Books in series

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#1

The Ashes of Eden

1995

The Enterprise is being decommissioned, and Captain James T. Kirk finds himself standing at a crossroads. Following Jim Kirk's death in Star Trek: Generations, Pocket Books continued the captain's story in the first of several novels by William Shatner and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, known colloquially as the "Shatnerverse". The Ashes Of Eden resonated with fans, and DC Comics adapted the book in comic form. Collected in this volume, along with The Ashes Of Eden, are DC's Star Trek Specials #2-3, featuring tales by Kevin Ryan, Steven Wilson, Michael Jan Friedman, and Mark Altman.
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#2

The Return

1996

Veridian III: A world has been saved, the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D lies in ruins, and one of the galaxy's greatest heroes rests beneath a simple cairn of rocks on a lonely hillside. But as a legendary Vulcan ambassador comes to the last grave of his best and dearest friend, the adventure is only beginning. The Borg and the Romulan Empire have joined forces against the Federation, and their ultimate weapon is none other than James T. Kirk, resurrected by alien science to destroy the Borg's most formidable enemy: Jean-Luc Picard. The astounding return of Kirk - as only William Shatner can tell it!
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#3

Avenger

1997

A lethal virus, inimical to all conventional forms of plant life, threatens the entire Federation with starvation and dissolution. With the Federation already on the brink of overpopulation, Starfleet's resources are stretched to the limit. Whole worlds and even complete star systems are placed under quarantine, causing interstellar food supplies to run dangerously low, and hostile alien empires to eye the weakened Federation with malevolence. But now, in this moment of Starfleet's greatest need, Captain James T. Kirk, long believed dead, embarks on a desperate quest to find the source of the mysterious virus. Elsewhere in the galaxy, Ambassador Spock, his diplomatic efforts stalled by the spread of famine and chaos, returns to his native world of Vulcan to confront a mystery of a deeply personal nature. Did Sarek, his legendary father, really die of natural causes—or was he murdered? Determined to learn the truth, Spock begins a highly logical investigation that soon leads him to a reunion with a long-lost friend he never expected to see again. Kirk and Spock, together again, must join forces to save a new generation from an awesome menace unleashed by ruthless interplanetary conspiracy.

Authors

William Shatner
William Shatner
Author · 41 books
William Shatner is the author of nine Star Trek novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Ashes of Eden and The Return. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including Get a Life! and I'm Working on That. In addition to his role as Captain James T. Kirk, he stars as Denny Crane in the hit television series from David E. Kelley, Boston Legal—a role for which he has won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
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