Book description
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, 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 sieze 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....
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. More information is available at williamshatner. com.
