Title | : | Star Trek: Across the Universe |
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Author | : | George Zebrowski & Pamela Sargent |
Release | : | 1999-10-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Books, Fiction & Literature |
Size | : | 1064397 |
The Hawking left Earth during the 21st Century on a one-way mission to colonize a distant world. Due to the relativistic effects of pre-warp travel, it's crew has aged only thirty years while two centuries have passed outside the ship. When the Starship Enterprise™ comes to the rescue of the malfunctioning Hawking, the colonists find themselves thrust into a universe and an era that has left them behind. Captain Kirk intends to help the colonists adjust as best he can, but the task is not a simple one. The newcomers are survivors of a more violent, more paranoid time -- and the have brought old suspicions, and an ancient weapon of mass destruction, into a world of unexpected challenges and dangers. |