Shadow Planet

Quest for Tomorrow #5

by William Shatner

Aboard the stolen, renamed starship Endeavor, the Stone Cowboys rocket across the heavens toward a confrontation they cannot avoid . . . and, most likely, will not survive. But first, Jim Endicott must mold the street-hardened gang of thugs and hoodlums into a disciplined commando unit. Once harboring dreams of joining the Space Academy, Endicott has already altered one past using the astonishing powers of Omega. And now the untried captain and his misfit crew must take on a powerful alien race devoted to the obliteration of the human "cancer." With tension, unrest, and mutiny brewing dangerously all around him, Endicott faces the deadliest challenge he has ever known. Because the cutthroats riding the Endeavor into the enemy's turf for a war to the death are the only champions courageous -- and foolhardy -- enough for the mission. And they have nothing in the universe left to lose . . .

Genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

William Shatner is the author of nine Star Trek novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Ashes of Eden and The Return. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including Get a Life! and I'm Working on That. In addition to his role as Captain James T. Kirk, he stars as Denny Crane in the hit television series from David E. Kelley, Boston Legal -- a role for which he has won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book takes the story into space as Jim seeks the source of the drug, Heat. We get some great space action until we finally reach the planet.
This book provides a decent adventure as Jim deals with the problems of leadership and solving the mystery of Heat that will have galactic consequences. I enjoyed the mystery here and the new races we meet in this story.
I was curious how this series would end, but it appears that the sixth entry doesn't exist. We do get a decent wrap-up and ending if this is the last book in this series as it appears to be.

[Mark Hartman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Final book in the Quest For Tomorrow. It has been an odd series. The first three books are like a trilogy and the last two are like a duology. There is possible storyline that could have gone forward but it ended here. Not bad but not as good a series as Shatner's Tek War series. I still like the second book the best and the last isn’t far behind. The bizarre thing about the series is it’s teenagers of around 16 years old and rarely any adults in series.

[Jenny Rosas · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first time reading a Shatner book and it wasn't bad! Would definitely read more of his work.

[Larry Holshu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was well written and you could follow the plot. The series is well worth being read.