In Alien Hands (Quest for Tomorrow) (Mass Market Paperback)

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Second installment in a new series (Delta Search, not reviewed). Here, the Terran Confederation is locked in a deadly struggle with two alien races, the saurian Hunzza and the doglike Alba. On the human colony planet Wolfbane, 16-year-old Jim Endicott bids farewell to his Earth-bound girlfriend, Cat, only to find he's wanted by a pair of rival aliens: Thargos the implacable Hunzzan hunter and Korkal Emut Denai, an Alban spy with connections to Earth government bigwigs. Earth's top-secret computer systems, or mind arrays, are the best in the galaxy, you see, and somehow the key to them has been encoded in Jim's DNA. So when Thargos tries to grab Jim, Korkal intervenes, only for Jim to save Korkal's life; the two become allies. To evade Thargos, Korkal drops Jim off on planet Brostach, where he becomes a mercenary. Personable, intelligent, and capable, Jim advances rapidly and soon saves an Alban battle fleet. As war flares between Hunzza and Alba, Korkal admits that, without Earth's help, the Albans are doomed. So as the Hunzzan space navy closes in on Earth, can Korkal, Cat, and Jim construct a huge mind array in time to save humanity? Agreeably inventive, well plotted, interestingly peopled, deftly paced and controlled: a quantum leap ahead for Shatner, following the abysmal Man O'War (1996). -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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One man holds the key to an Empire as vast as the stars

Jim Endicott is a man with a secret--hidden even from himself. Encoded in his DNA is a cybernetic weapon that can alter the balance of power in the Galaxy--for good or evil. But all Jim knows is that his dreams are shattered and he must take destiny into his own hands as a mercenary, a warrior for sale to the highest bidder.

The dreaded Hunzza fleet, the deadliest armada in the Universe, is armed to destroy Jim's home planet and the star that gives it life. Now, Jim must discover the truth about himself and decide which side he's really on, for the secret in his DNA is the only force that can save the galaxy before it's too late!In this second Quest for Tomorrow novel, the famed Star Trek star and author continues a series that is crackling with high-tech action, rich with memorable characters, and bright with the glow of a legend in the making."Inventive, well plotted, interestingly peopled, deftly paced and controlled: a quantum leap ahead for Shatner."
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Eos (August 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061057436
• ISBN-13: 978-0061057434
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #881,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A quick reading book, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: In Alien Hands (Quest for Tomorrow) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed the plot. It had a few poor transitions between events but if you look past them the story flows well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel!, February 14, 1998

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This review is from: In Alien Hands (Quest for Tomorrow) (Hardcover)

Shatner is getting to be a great writer and I was really impressed! I liked the first book so much, I bought this book while it was still only out in a hardback version just so I could read the sequel right away! I think they should have the sequel come out in paperback sooner though. I do not often pay hardback prices for this type of reading.

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting, September 13, 1998

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A good light read. I emphized with Jim, but it seemed a little to contrived and drawn out - with everything a little too artifical. Slightly confusing in parts, I would borrow it from the library but not but it myself