The Ashes of Eden
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Author | William Shatner,Judith Reeves-Stevens,Garfield Reeves-Stevens |
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Cover Artist | Bryan D. Allen |
Country | U.S. |
Language | English |
Series | Pocket TOS |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publisher | Pocket Books |
Released | 1 June 1995 (1st edition) |
Media Type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 309 pp. (Hardcover 1st edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0671520350 (Hardcover 1st edition) |
Ashes of Eden is a Star Trek novel co-written by William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens, and Garfield Reeves-Stevens as part of the "Shatnerverse" series of novels.
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[edit] Plot Summary
The story is set six months prior to the death of James T. Kirk, as shown in Star Trek: Generations. While coping with retirement on Earth, Kirk meets a young and seductive Klingon/Romulan woman named Teilani. Her planet is being threatened due to its fountain of youth properties. Kirk and the rest of the Enterprise crew team up to make an attempt at saving her planet from destruction.
[edit] Characters
- James T. Kirk
- Spock
- Leonard McCoy
- Scotty
- Hikaru Sulu
- Pavel Chekov
- Uhura
- William T. Riker
- Carol Marcus
- Androvar Drake
- Galt
- Faith Morgan
- Teilani
[edit] Trivia
- This book is William Shatner's first collaboration on a Star Trek novel.
- DC Comics created a one-shot graphic novel adaptation of this novel.
[edit] Release Details
- William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, The Ashes of Eden (Star Trek), Pocket Books June 1995, ISBN 0-671-52035-0, Hardcover
- William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, The Ashes of Eden (Star Trek), Star Trek; Reissue edition 1996, ISBN 0-671-52036-9, Paperback