Tek Power [Hardcover]

William Shatner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 1994

The bad guys hope no one will notice how realistic androids have become when the President of the United States returns from vacation looking fit and promoting a whole new set of policies, and Jake Cardigan works to uncover the deception. 30,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Though told with humor and at a brisk pace, Shatner's sixth yarn featuring futuristic PI Jake Cardigan (Tek Secret) is so overstocked with cardboard characters, nearly each of them trying to do damage to another, that it's sometimes difficult to tell who is doing what to whom. Here, the head of the Cosmos Detective Agency asks Jake and his partner, Sid Gomez, to identify and track down the murderer of his daughter-in-law. The investigation takes the two gumshoes from their base in 22nd-century Los Angeles to New York and Washington, D.C., as they bump up against a plan to replace the president of the U.S. with an android while he's in rehab kicking his addiction to "Tek," a computerized, mind-altering drug. Several luscious lovelies, of varying degrees of bitchiness, comprise the female characterizations, while Jake remains a tough-and-tender PI cliche, role model and caregiver for his 16-year-old son. Gomez, too, ultimately comes off as just another stereotypical Latin lover ("I've always got time for ogling," he crows). Overall, this reads like an uninspired blend of Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick, but given the success of the previous Cardigan books, as well as the author's Star Trek allure, it'll probably climb the charts at warp speed anyway.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

The sixth adventure featuring private detectives Jake Cardigan and Sig Gomez (Tek Secret, LJ 10/15/93) once again involves a plot by the notorious Tek drug lords-this time to seize control of the country's highest office. This popular series has a built-in readership, and libraries should purchase according to demand.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult (November 9, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399139974
• ISBN-13: 978-0399139970
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,875,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series for the true sci-fi fan!, May 10, 2011

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Jack "TikiJack" (Columbus, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tek Power (Paperback)

I gotta admit... I bought my first Tek series book (there are several in the series) at a yard sale due to the novelty of being authored by William Shatner, the actor that played Cpt. James T. Kirk in Star Trek. When I actually read the book, I was amazed at how riveting the story was! This detective story, set in the high-tech world of the future, did not have any lulls in it and was a great read from beginning to end. I even brought the book to work for some lunch break reading! I'm half way through the series, and finding each one to be as riveting as the last!

2.0 out of 5 stars Not A Bad Try, June 5, 2000

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This review is from: Tek Power (Paperback)

This is one of Bill Shatner's "Tek War" series' books. It is not bad, but also not particularly memorable. For all those Star Trek fans out there, don't bother, as this is nothing like Star Trek . . . although if Shatner hadn't been riding on his Star Trek fame, this book would have probably never have been published. His writing style is very gritty, something like Robert Heinlein, although not quite as bad. The book is really more of a detective/police story (the "T.J. Hooker" influence, no doubt) set in the future. If you like police stories, you might like this, but frankly, I was not much impressed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tek is back, March 28, 2000

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Chip (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tek Power (Paperback)

This book makes a great edition to the world of Tek, Shatners flair for writing is expressed and it does more for the imagination than the TV series could!