Country United States Series TekWar Publication date October 1989 Originally published October 1989 Genre Science Fiction ISBN 0399134956 | Language English Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons Media type Print Followed by Tek Lords | |
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TekWar is a science fiction novel written by William Shatner and (uncredited) science fiction author Ron Goulart. 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.
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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." The social cataloging website Goodreads gives the book 3.14 stars out of 5, based on 388 ratings.