The Ashes of Eden [Box set]

From Library Journal
Although he has written both fiction and nonfiction best sellers, this is Shatner's first Star TrekR-based novel
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

For almost three decades, William Shatner has portrayed STAR TREK's gallant commander of the

legendary Starship Enterprise and her crew. Now William Shatner brings his unique

blend of talents as actor, writer, director, and producer, to tell the story only he can, of

Captain Kirk's greatest adventure...

The time: six months prior to the launch of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-B and the tragic

loss of Captain James T. Kirk in deep space. The place: Earth, where the galaxy's most renowned

hero must now face the specter of retirement and a life devoid of challenge and excitement.

But in the apparent twilight of his career, Kirk's path takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious

young woman offers him an irresistible adventure--a perilous voyage to an uncharted planet where

he will confront the ultimate threat to the fragile peace between the Federation and the Klingon

Empire, and the ultimate temptation--a chance to recapture his youth.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The Ashes of Eden [Box set]

The Ashes of Eden,William Shatner,Star Trek Audio,Fantasy,Pop,Spoken,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows,Spoken Word

Average customer rating:

TOTAL ECLIPSE - Ashes of Eden

Ashes of Eden
Total Eclipse
Manufacturer: Lmp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Ashes Of Eden
Storm Warning
Crystal Sky
City Of Angels
Frozen In Time
Tears For The World
Heaven On Their Minds
In Remembrance
Gatekeeper
Shadow Of The Sun
Winds Of War

Customer Reviews:

TOTAL ECLIPSE - Ashes of Eden.......2003-04-04

My rating of this disc is really 3.5 stars

Not a bad disc - the production is well done but the album does not really come across as anything really new or groundbreaking from what you might have heard previously with other POWER METAL bands like SEVEN WITCHES, SHADOWKEEP, ZANDELLE, HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY, EDGUY and etc. Pretty much generic.

Some of the songs have some nice lead solos and atmospheres. ... This band does have potential for something possibly great or memorable.

Eden in Ashes
Average customer rating:

Uniqueness finally unveiled

Divinity Destroyed. ...:)

If you like very non-orthodox styles...

Let Divinity Destroyed Begin Their Reign!!!!

Amazing Music

Eden in Ashes
Divinity Destroyed
Manufacturer: Escapi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

What the Mind Perceives

ASIN: B0007VF27I
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

Sweet Heresy
Threnody
Borealis
Nothing But a Shadow
Aurora
Empty the Sky
Crestfallen
Disciple

Customer Reviews:

Uniqueness finally unveiled.......2007-05-21

A unique band that can contrast many aspects of heavy music with overall melody. Some very talented song writing in this. It is also nice to see a good band not taking themselves too seriously and still getting respect ;P

Divinity Destroyed. ...:).......2006-03-02

This band..... is simply amazing. If you want to listen to a band that does something that hasnt been done or at least done well then divinity destroyed is your band. They will for-fill all open minded metal heads looking for something new from the old boring Rawr Rawr Rawr. A band with meaning, talent , direction, originality. This band got me into something more. It got me wanting bands that out do them selfs.

If you like very non-orthodox styles..........2005-06-14

Yes, Divinity Destroyed is very non-structured when it comes to their music. Overall, it combines common elements (guitar, keyboard, vocal, and so forth) but in a unique manner. I have heard nothing like this, and I love most of their songs. Some might find it too unusual to like, but if you're open-minded, you'll like it.

Let Divinity Destroyed Begin Their Reign!!!!.......2005-05-29

First off I reviewed this album for my webzine (...) before they got a deal and I must say they deserve more recognition then what they get. They are very talented and if you are looking for something that is not mudane and that hasn't been over done too many times they check these Unique Metalheads out.(...)
Long Live Divinity Destroyed (...)
-Daniel Damnation

Amazing Music.......2005-03-31

Divinity Destroyed is not only comprised of 5 talented people, they are great guys as well. Their music is amazing and truly speaks to the listener. Buy this album and you will not regret it.

Average customer rating:

Ashes of Eden
Ashes of Eden
Manufacturer: Godspark Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009JDGF8

Product Description

Ashes of Eden is a heavy power pop band based out of Phoenix, Arizona. The sound is unmistakably original and digs it's hooks into you instantly. After moving from Manhattan to Phoenix, Fate Taylor: lead vocals/ lead guitar started writing and recording the first album, while in search of the players with the right chemistry. The first to join was Mike Sprague with his hard-hitting style and technical ability he became the obvious choice on drums. A few months later, Chad MacDonald moved from Connecticut to be a part of AOE, w/ Chad's steady bass playing the rhythm section was in place. Casey James: guitar, second-vocals was the final step in recreating the multi-part harmonies. AOE is one of the most impressive, melodic, and promising up and coming bands. With the powerful rhythm attack and cynical lyrics the songs demand attention.

Average customer rating:

Ashes Of Eden
Ashes Of Eden
Manufacturer: independent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LX7OH8

Average customer rating:

Part I of the Kirk Saga. The beginning novel of the greatest Star Trek saga ever written.
Civilian Kirk Captains the Enterprise Again
Surprisingly well rounded
Another opinion of 'Ashes of Eden'
Ties in the original journeys from the series to the films!

The Ashes of Eden
William Shatner
Manufacturer: Star Trek Audio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Comedy & Spoken Word | Box Sets | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music

The Return (Star Trek)
Avenger (Star Trek)
Spectre (Star Trek)
Dark Victory (Star Trek)
Captain's Peril (Star Trek)

ASIN: B00005QK7M
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

Ashes Of Eden

Tracks:

Ashes Of Eden

Tracks:

Ashes Of Eden

Customer Reviews:

Part I of the Kirk Saga. The beginning novel of the greatest Star Trek saga ever written........2006-10-13

Like many great sagas out there the first chapter tends to be the best, and Ashes of Eden proves that theory to be true. The finale of the 10 part Kirk Saga "Captain's Glory" is absolutely superb too, but that review is on another webpage. Anyway, I read this book originally when I was 15 years old when it came out and couldn't put it down. I have recently reread Ashes of Eden as well as its two counterparts "The Return" and "Avenger." (these three novels make up the first trilogy entitled "The odyssey").

This time around I enjoyed Ashes of Eden ten fold. Not only is the book fast paced, full of action, and actually more of a love story, it has many things that trek fans love. Great interaction between the original crew, the Excelsior in action, and the true fate of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A.

If you have never read a Shatner Kirk novel YOU MUST START WITH THIS ONE! William Shatner does a marvelous job building on each novel and when the day comes you finally read the concluding chapter "Captain's Glory", you will be grateful you read them all in order. There are 9 novels totaling the Kirk Saga.

Again, Star Trek Ashes of Eden is a superb novel and arguably one of the greates Star Trek novels ever printed. 10/10 A+.

Civilian Kirk Captains the Enterprise Again.......2006-10-12

This is the first Star Trek novel that William Shatner collaborated on. He has since collaborated on others and written many on his own, in addition to the successful Tek Wars, which was made in to a TV series. I read the original hardback version, which is now out of print.

Here we find a retired, now civilian, James Kirk in a new adventure to save an independent planet recognized by the Federation, but claimed by both the Romulan and the Klingon Empires. Kirk is once again asked to become the Captain of the Enterprise.

But the Enterprise is no longer a Federation Ship. She has now been decommissioned and stripped of much of her equipment, too top-secret to be allowed on a now-civilian vessel. The vessel has been bought by an independent planet, Chal, and handed to Kirk, for his new assignment. That assignment is unclear at first, but the full story gradually is revealed, and Kirk finds himself on a different adventure than he first imagined.

Kirk's former crew under Captain Sulu get caught up in a high-level plot to undermine the whole Federation, and the trail leads right to the top. A showdown occurs at the planet Kirk has been contracted to save, where Kirk's former crew are pitted against Kirk and his new planetary defense force.

Kirk finds himself facing down the Commander in Chief of the Federation, who shows up to join his special team, Sulu and crew, in a new twist of this strange scenario developing on planet Chal. Kirk in his new role on behalf of Chal, is captain of the private, remiliatarized Enterprise as a defense ship for the almost defenseless planet.

A secret treasure of information the planet holds a key to interpreting this mystery, unexpected even by the beleaguered inhabitants who invited Kirk to develop a defense for them.

Surprisingly well rounded.......2006-05-14

Firstly, I love William Shatner, he is just someone I enjoy watching--he clearly takes a great deal of enjoyment from what he does also. The same is true to this book, it is at times easy to see through the prose to perhaps other more personal moments, as it is hard to seperate Kirk from Shatner--and it makes interesting reading to ponder what Shatner is thinking and saying though his most famous character.

I was impressed, first and foremost at how well he utilized the other characters. Chekov is given impressive amounts of page time, Spock and McCoy are well written and Scotty is the only member of the original crew who accompanies Kirk on his crazy mission (loyalty to the Enterprise afterall). I agree with one of the other reviewers, that perhaps this was Shatner's olive branch to James Doohan. The characters have several thoughtful conversations where Kirk admits to himself that he has often not listened to Scotty as he should have.

The plot isn't an end of the world one, its Kirk in the middle of an extreme midlife crisis, along with a good old dose of rivalry (an old Academy classmate of Kirk's who is now head of Starfleet). I did find at times that I felt the book was a little too long and so skimmed someof the more descriptive scenes.

The book is very thoughtful, even though it does have some action moments too, but it ties in huge amounts of the Trek Universe (I'm guessing alot of this is the work of Shatner's helpmates). It is also more thought provoking than most of the trek books out there.

I really enjoyed this book as of the original series books I have been reading so far this has some of the BEST characterizations I have seen. (I really was expecting alot more of Kirk in a blaze of glory but instead Kirk is a very well layered and human character, with very noticable flaws,more so than on film it seems)

Another opinion of 'Ashes of Eden'.......2005-12-23

'Ashes of Eden' is an interesting read. What's refreshing is:
This is NOT a 'save the universe' story nor a 'galactic civil war'. It well describes an older, but 'not retired from life' Capt.Kirk. A life he tries to adapt to immediately after hanging up the uniform. I enjoyed the written personal touches Shatner added and he really keeps Kirk in true form. Book reads as 2 stories, blending into one. We see our familiar chars from the original series, albeit on separate courses, eventually all coming to one. I could not put this book down. It is Kirks' attempt to be happy not realizing he is to be involved in one more 'grand adventure'.
Interesting to me was some elements of 'Star Trek VI' movie are adapted. You'll see as you read.
This would have been neat to see filmed as 'Star Trek VII' for it follows the natural timeline.

Ties in the original journeys from the series to the films!.......2005-11-18

This is definately one of the best Star Trek (original Crew) books I've ever read. Time & time again, the book continues to make references to major occurances that have happened in the Star Trek Universe past (U.S.S. Farragut, V'ger, David Marcus' death, Camp Khitomer...etc.) & relates them to the present day issue occurring in the book. If your a big fan of the first 6 films, you'll love how that material fits into the material of this book & how it relates to what Kirk now faces. I'm no Super-Trekkie who's read over 40 Star Trek books (I've probably read 4 or 5), but if your looking to read only one or perhaps your 1st, make it this one!

Star Trek: The Ashes Of Eden, A Novel By William Shatner, Read By The Author (Book On CD)

Average customer rating:

Part I of the Kirk Saga. The beginning novel of the greatest Star Trek saga ever written.
Civilian Kirk Captains the Enterprise Again
Surprisingly well rounded
Another opinion of 'Ashes of Eden'
Ties in the original journeys from the series to the films!

Star Trek: The Ashes Of Eden, A Novel By William Shatner, Read By The Author (Book On CD)
William Shatner
Manufacturer: St.Tr
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items: