The Ashes of Eden

The story of Kirk and the actual fate of the Enterprise A, events leading up to Star Trek Generations, it was brilliant, I loved the book when I was a teenager and still do, great piece of writing

I liked this book. Exactly what I expected from Star Trek: action and new worlds.

Although I've been a Star Trek fan for 30 years, I've never read any of the books. This was my first. LOVED IT! LOVED IT! LOVED IT! Now I plan to read all of Shatner's books. It was like watching a never-produced movie. A lot of fun!

It held my attention all the way . Reading Star Trek Generations between The Ashes of Eden and the Return would be a great idea

Starting with this book, Willam Shatner has proven how much he knows about and truly loves Star Trek and its characters. Along with the help of the Reeves-Stevens (They also deserve a high salute as well), Shatner adds some much needed depth to the cheap "death" of Kirk in Star Trek: Generations. He also takes care of some hanging continuity threads from the past movies as well. Gosh! Is it more than satisfying or what to finally see the resolution and evolution of some key questions and themes! The interesting thing here, while reading this, is that word has it Shatner proposed this story for the next Star Trek film. 6 was a great way to go out, but if they would have come back for one more, this would have been it. This story would have merited it, and I gurantee you everyone would have been leaving that theater with tears in their eyes and their fist in the air in victory. All sorts of juicy details are touched upon, including how and why The Genesis Project failed and more about David Marcus's death and everything else. I, too, had a little bit of a struggle seeing the young Teilani go after Kirk. I realize he IS Kirk, but come one, he is 60 years old now. (This is rectified in the following books in the series when Kirk is in the 24th century and Teilani is more his age) Whatever reputation Shatner may have, there is one thing no one should dispute: He knows and loves Star Trek like the back of his hand. It's too bad; as awesome as his books in this series have been, I wish he and Nimoy would take over the reign of control over the Star Trek franchise. I would DIE to see the saga Shatner had portrayed in these books on the big screen. For me, his books are what the movies used to be. Star Trek has become so cheapened, watered down, and politically correct, that when I finally ran across these books, I finally had REAL Star Trek again. Not some soap opera like what it has become. Go ahead: Compare these books to anything Star Trek in the past several years. The difference will make you weep. Here is the difference between love and the almighty dollar.

Just wanted to say you will have to look long and hard to find a better Star Trek novel! Would have made - heck still make - a great movie. Great ending, and ties into an excellent, highly recommended sequel, The Return.

Shatner can write! What a concept, and he writes extraordinarily well. Great story line, excellent historical tie ins.