Shockwave

by Paul Ruditis

Book Overview

Thirty-six hundred colonists were incinerated in the blast. Every living thing, every building, everything on the surface of the planet was destroyed in the fireball. Only one ship could have been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743464559
• ISBN13: 9780743464550
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Star Trek
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Trip's trip

Very good story about Trip in a way we've never seen on the TV show. Enjoyed reading about him, but didn't like the way the book left everything up in the air.

Great cliffhanger episode and season 2 opener

The first season cliffhanger ends on an exciting note as the Enterprise crew is accused of accidentally destroying a civilization they were meant to study and are recalled back to Earth. But it turns out that their mission of exploration was sabotaged by the Suliban faction known as the Cabal. Captain Archer must once again do battle again with his old nemesis...the Suliban warrior Silik. Then he gets trapped in the 31st century with agent Daniels. How will Capt. Archer get back to the 22nd century and save Enterprise and his crew from the evil Suliban? Read the book and find out!

A first in Star Treks time travel

A wonderful book that tells of the first time time travel was taken place in Star Trek. Jonathan Archer is thrusted into the future to prevent the destruction of mankind and the Federation as well as the prevention of the devestations of the Temperal Cold War. Although the book is like the episodes its based on in Season One, the book is well worth the adventure.

An Excellent Novel!

Early in this novel an away team from the Enterprise enters the atmosphere of an alien planet in a shuttlecraft, and from there events seem to spin out of control, as the Enterprise crew is accused of possible negligence in the loss of thousands of lives. Most of this book involves the Enterprise crew trying to find out the details of what happened and vindicate themselves. The Vulcans still largely believe that Terrans should not be exploring interstellar space as they view earth as not ready for the challenges it presents. The plot has it's complications as beings able to travel from the future to the past provide many twists. I can say here that I did enjoy this novel, although it was not one of my favorite Star Trek adventures. This work by Paul Ruditis is the novelization of the final episode for season one and the first episode of season two for Star Trek: Enterprise, overall well worth reading for any Star Trek fan, and others who like science fiction.

If you missed Season 1 of the show this will catch you up...

Enterprise's first cliff hanger came at the end of Season 1 in the form of 'Shockwave', then was resolved in Season 2's premier of 'Shockwave Part II'. Both episodes are captured in book form by author Paul Ruditis. Ruditis goes a step further by getting the reader caught up on the major happenings of Season 1. During the narrative of the 2 Shockwave episodes, Ruditis flashes us back to the events of the 'Temporal Cold War' and previous Suliban encounters. Again this is well written and helps you catch up on the key events of Season 1. Its a quick easy read and provides more detail than is possible on television.If you are just now jumping into 'Enterprise' with Season 2, this novel and the novel of the series premier episode "Broken Bow" will be just about all you need to catch up.