Preserver (novel)

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Regulars 2.2 Others 3 References 3.1 Starships 3.2 Locations 3.3 Species 3.4 States and Organisations 3.5 Other 4 Information 5 Related stories 6 External links

[edit] Summary

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 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....

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 seize 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.

Pursued by 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 the universe.

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 Preservers....

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[edit] Regulars

• James T. Kirk
• Spock
• Leonard McCoy
• Montgomery Scott
• Jean-Luc Picard
• William T. Riker
• Beverly Crusher
• Deanna Troi
• Data
• Geordi La Forge
• James T. Kirk (mirror)
• Spock (mirror)
• Teilani
• Christine MacDonald
• Andrea M'Benga
• Zefram Sloane
• T'Serl
• Lept

[edit] Others

[edit] References

[edit] Starships

[edit] Locations

• Badlands
• Goldin Discontinuity
• Starbase 25-Alpha

[edit] Species

• Ferengi
• Klingon
• Preserver
• Reticulans
• Romulan
• Vulcan

[edit] States and Organisations

• Ferengi Alliance
  • Ferengi Commerce Authority
• First Federation
• Klingon-Cardassian Alliance
• Klingon Empire
  • Klingon High Council
• Klingon Confederacy
• Terran Empire
  • Imperial Fleet
• United Federation of Planets
  • Federation Council
    • Technology Committee on Strategic Planning
  • Federation Department of Temporal Investigations
  • First Contact Office
  • Seldon Institute
  • Starfleet
    • Starfleet Command
    • Starfleet Intelligence
    • Starfleet Operations
    • Technical Intelligence Division
  • Project Sign
• Vulcan Diplomatic Corps
• Vulcan Academy of Science
• Vulcan Resistance

[edit] Other

Age of Heroes • dilithium • Fundamental Declarations of the Martian Colonies • Great Auction of ‘05 • Kansas Inquisition • Martian Revolution • Preserver obelisk • Suraktic Method • Time of Awakening • Uniform Code of Starfleet Justice

[edit] Information

The sixth Shatnerverse novel. German translation ISBN 3453196554

[edit] Related stories

Stories featuring the mirror universe
Enterprise	episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • prose: Age of the Empress • "Nobunaga"
The Original Series	episode: "Mirror, Mirror" • comics: "... Promises to Keep" • "Double Image" • "Deadly Reflection!" • "The Tantalus Trap!" • "Masquerade!" • "Behind Enemy Lines!" • "The Beginning of the End..." • "Homecoming..." • Fragile Glass • Mirror Images ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") • prose: Spectre • Dark Victory • Preserver • The Sorrows of Empire • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • video game: Shattered Universe
The Next Generation	comic: "Mirror Images, Issue 3" • prose: Dark Mirror • Three • The Worst of Both Worlds • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "For Want of a Nail"
Deep Space Nine	episodes: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak" • comic: "Enemies & Allies" • prose: Dark Passions • Warpath • Saturn's Children • Fearful Symmetry • "A Terrible Beauty" • The Soul Key
Voyager	prose: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent • "Bitter Fruit"
New Frontier	comics: Turnaround ("Part I" • "Part II" • "Part III" • "Part IV" • "Part V") • prose: Cutting Ties • "Homecoming"
Klingon Empire	prose: "Family Matters"	Titan	prose: "Empathy"	Vanguard	prose: "The Black Flag"
Miniseries and anthologies	comics: The Mirror Universe Saga • Turnaround • Mirror Images • prose: Mirror Universe Trilogy • Mirror Universe (Glass Empires • Obsidian Alliances • Shards and Shadows)

[edit] External links

• Preserver article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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Star Trek Novels by William Shatner
Odyssey:	The Ashes of Eden	The Return	Avenger
Mirror Universe:	Spectre	Dark Victory	Preserver
Totality:	Captain's Peril	Captain's Blood	Captain's Glory
The Academy:	Collision Course	Trial Run	-

published order
Previous novel: Vulcan's Heart	TOS novels	Next novel: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Dark Victory Part Two	Pocket	Next Adventure: Latent Image
Previous Adventure: Dark Victory Part Two	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)	Next Adventure: Forgiveness
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2375. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in six other timeframes:
Previous Adventure: Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang	2375 Chapters 5-11	Next Adventure: Gravity
Previous Adventure: Think Tank	2375 Chapters 12-18	Next Adventure: A Song Well Sung
Previous Adventure: Someone to Watch Over Me	2375 Chapters 19-37	Next Adventure: The Dogs of War
Previous Adventure: Final Entry 18th entry	2375 Chapter 38, Epilogue	Next Adventure: Relativity
Previous Adventure: Almost... But Not Quite Section 1	2063 Chapter 39	Next Adventure: Federation 2065
Previous Adventure: All Good Things... 2395	2400 The Ashes of Eden	Next Adventure: The Fall of Terok Nor 2400