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Collision Course (Star Trek: Academy)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
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Label: Star Trek
Manufacturer: Star Trek
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: October 16, 2007
Publisher: Star Trek
Studio: Star Trek
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Editorial Review:
If you think you know how it all began, think again...
Young Jim Kirk wants nothing to do with Starfleet, andnever wants to leave Earth. In the summer of 2249, he's a headstrong seventeen-year-old barely scraping by in San Francisco, haunted by horrific memories from his past.
In the same city, a nineteen-year-old alien named Spock is determined to rise above the emotional turmoil of his mixed-species heritage. He's determined to show his parents he has what it takes to be Vulcan -- even if it means exposing a mysterious conspiracy at the heart of the Vulcan Embassy, stretching to the farthest reaches of the Federation's borders. There, a chilling new threat hasarisen to test the Federation's deepest held belief that war is a thing of the past and that a secure future can be forged through peaceful means alone. But it is in San Francisco, home to Starfleet Academy, where that threat will be met by two troubled teenage boys driven to solve the mystery that links them both.
In time, the universe will come to know these young rebels as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock...two of the Federation's greatest heroes. Yet before they were heroes, they were simply conflicted teenagers, filled with raw ambition and talent, not yet seasoned by wisdom and experience, searching for their own unique directions in life -- a destiny they'll discover on one fateful night in San Francisco, when two lives collide, and two legends are born.
Star Trek: Academy -- Collision Course sets the stage for an exciting new era of Star Trek adventure, and for the first time reveals Kirk and Spock as they were, and how they began their journey to become the Kirk and Spock we know today.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A lot of fun, but is this James T. Kirk?
I liked this novel a lot. For a quick "Star Trek" read involving our friends Kirk and Spock, this is about as good as these novels get. The author is a decent writer, and this book mostly avoids sappy sentiment. Spock's conflict with Sarek is well done and realistic. I am not so sure that I buy the author's interpretation of young James T. Kirk. Here, Kirk is portrayed as a very confused and conflicted young man, hard to reconcile with the Kirk that we know. On the other hand, the author's ... Read More
Rating:  - What can I say? Shatner has his own view of Trek, but I like it!
In the multi-faceted 'Shatnerverse' things happen sometimes different than within the same timeline already established with Trek Lore, including episodes and/or established novels written prior to his novels, but who CARES?? These are science fiction stories revolving around a TV series originally created by Gene Roddenberry a long time ago...let's not read into it what isn't there, okay? Heck, the series itself played around with established Trek Info at times, right? So what's the fuss? Sure, ... Read More
Rating: - Kirk and Spock
So far the best book that William Shatner has come out with, I've been impressed with his books since his teaming up with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens. But this is by far the best. I've always wondered about how the two got into Starfleet and what it was like. I knew Spock's family was for a long time in disarray between father and son, but not for Kirk and his family. I look forward to the next!
Rating: - Academy Days
Well written story about how Spock and Kirk became part of Starfleet Academy. Spock by choice due to disappointment in his father's discussions and how Starfleet came to chose Kirk for his individuality. Well told, very enjoyable read. Well worth adding to your Star Trek library. "Trail Run" available October, 2008
Rating: - Star Fleet Academy-Collison Course
Well written look at the late teenage life of Jim Kirk and Mr Spock.How Kirk and Spock unexpect and unlikely first meeting while both men were investagiting a mystery that involved their friends and family members.
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