Quest for Tomorrow: Delta Search

by William Shatner

Book Overview

Young Jim Endicott has but one dream-- to attend the Solis Space Academy, the gateway to the stars and the far-flung civilization known as the Confederation. But unbeknownst to Jim, he has a secret... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061052744
• ISBN13: 9780061052743
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: HarperPrism
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An Interstellar Search and Pursuit

Delta Search is the first novel in the Quest For Tomorrow series. This SF series for young adults is about a gene engineered child, James Endicott, who is being sought by Delta, both a man who is James' biological father and a shadowy government agency with an interstellar reach. Delta had caught his mother when he was an infant, but James was rescued by Carl, who was a friend of his mother and knows about the altered genetic coding.In this novel, Jimmy lives with Carl and Tabitha on the Terran colony Wolfbane. On his sixteenth birthday, Jimmy is given a Stiron und Ritter .75 rocket pistol like Carl's and an adult permit to the training range. Jimmy presents his application to the Space Academy to Carl and Tabitha for their approval, but Carl tells him that he can never apply. He is still determined to gain admission to the Space Academy, so he transmits the application despite Carl's orders. Later, Jimmy confesses his actions to Carl and is surprised at the reaction: Carl tells them to pack everything they need to leave the planet. He also tells Jimmy to wear his S & R .75 from now on. Carl does fill him in on part of the situation and Tabitha tells him more. Then the raiders hit their cabin.This novel is more of an escape and evasion plot than anything else, but it is also the tale of James Endicott's coming of age. He now knows that he is being hunted relentlessly and later learns that the hunter is Delta. In his flight, he meets Cat Thibaudeaux, who takes him under her wing.This novel was apparently written in collaboration with William T. Quick, who has also written Systems, a fairly interesting SF novel. This novel, however, does not have the complexity of Quick's other novels.Recommended for young adults and anyone else who enjoys relatively simple plots in a SF setting.

Quest For Tomorrow is a great trilogy!

I think this is a great book and William Shatner is a very good author. This is the first book i read that is by him, and i'm getting a good impression.... Can't wait till the next two come out.

This book is easily the best book i've ever read.

I would reccomend this book for ages 12-Adult. Its an amazing book, combining spetacular action scenes and a thick plot. I am a heavy sci-fi reader, and if you like sci-fi, You'll love this book.

Excellent! Shatner is becoming a better author each time.

Excellent! William Shatner is becoming a better author each time out. This is a compelling, fast-paced action book, yet also very thought provoking. I can't wait to continue the series and would recommend this book to any sci-fi fans.

His best attempt to date

Shatner has woven a good, compelling story, with a lot of grit in it. The characters are full bodied and the story line logical, but with plenty of surprises. I recommend it for anyone who likes Sci-fi with a human bent to it. Can hardly wait for book 2 to come out in paperback.