Gary Seven, an undercover operative for an advanced alien species, is alarmed by the project's objectives; he knows too well the apocalyptic consequences of genetic manipulation. With his trusted agents, Roberta Lincoln and the mysterious Isis, he will risk life and limb to uncover Chrysalis' insidious designs and neutralize the awesome threat that the Project poses to the future.
But he may already be too late. One generation of super-humans has already been conceived. As the years go by, Seven watches with growing concern as the children of Chrysalis -- in particular, a brilliant youth named Khan Noonien Singh -- grow to adulthood. Can Khan's dark destiny be averted -- or is Earth doomed to fight a global battle for supremacy? Score: 4.
Kovacs, O. This updated e-book is a collection of articles, which in an entertaining way, discuss important philosophical and moral issues, that our world is facing, by using the themes from the science fiction series, Star Trek.
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The world needs Star Trek, now, more than ever! Time on TV provides a range of exciting, accessible, yet intellectually rigorous essays that consider the many and varied ways in which telefantasy shows have explored this subject, providing the reader with a greater understanding of the importance of time to the success of genre on the small screen. From the earliest short-story adaptations by James Blish in the s, followed by the first original Star Trek novels during the seventies, and on throughout the eighties, nineties, and into the twenty-first century, fiction has offered an unparalleled expansion of the rich Star Trek tapestry.
But what is it that makes these books such a powerfully attractive creative outlet to some and a compelling way to experience the Star Trek mythos anew to others? Voyages of Imagination takes a look back on the first forty years of professionally published Star Trek fiction, revealing the personalities and sensibilities of many of the novels' imaginative contributors and offering an unprecedented glimpse into the creative processes, the growing pains, the risks, the innovations, the missteps, and the great strides taken in the books.
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But when their discovery is seemingly proven to be a fraud, the scandal threatens to undo a decade of progress and return power to the old, warlike regime. Endeavour investigate with help from their Vulcan allies, but none of them suspect the identity of the real mastermind behind the conspiracy to reconquer Vulcan—or the price they will have to pay to discover the truth.
But they discover that other civilizations are eager to exploit this dangerous power for their own benefit, even if the Federation must pay the price!
All Rights Reserved. Rising Son Author : S. Months ago, young Jake Sisko came upon a mysterious prophecy in the ruins of B'hala, one that told of a Son destined to enter the Celestial Temple of the Prophets and return home with a lost Herald. Certain that the ancient text was intended for him, Jake entered the wormhole to bring back his father, Captain Benjamin Sisko—missing since his final, fateful confrontation with Gul Dukat in the Fire Caves of Bajor.
Admiral Pressman has lost control of a secret project, the first joint Federation Klingon vessel, a hybrid of technologies from a number of species. Garcia is recruited to recover the ship, and the prototype weapons capable of destroying whole planets: a modified Genesis Device, which is a Book Five in the Garcia series.
Captain Tammas A P Garcia's life continues to become increasingly more complex, forcing him to delegate and promote from with-in. The more he resists his path, the more it looks as if he is destined to destroy the Romulon star with a Starburst weapon, a modified Forget everything you know about the future.
History is unraveling right before their eyes, and the more Garcia struggles to maintain the time line, the quicker it seems to change. Garcia finds himself up against unimaginable forces, agencies, his own crew, and is even fighting himself. Hang on The Universe is wrong, and it can't be righted. Garcia goes out of his way to put it back the way it was before blowing it up, even to the point of sacrificing his life. In sacrificing it, he discovers he saves it.
This concludes the Garcia and Pathfinder stories. Father and son meet in a world between worlds. Excitement and danger lies around every corner.
They bring with them only what they can carry, questions and ideas about reality, plus all the love in the universe.
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