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TekWar #9
Tek Net
The ninth in the Tek series, this futuristic tale puts detectives Sid Gomez and Jake Cardigan on the trail of Sid's ex-wife, who disappears while working on an unauthorized TekLord biography, and a secretive industrialist who was supposedly already dead.
244 pages, Hardcover
First published October 27, 1997
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William Shatner
129 books803 followersWilliam 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.
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April 5, 2018
The series ends and the world can rest easy. No more terrible dialogue, no more paint by numbers plots, no more awful Gomez Mexican word exclamations (chihuahua!) and no more using the word plas in front of something to make it sound futuristic. I read all 9 of these and kind of wish I hadn’t.
May 9, 2015
I read this book when it came out 15 years ago. I specifically remember Sid Gomez dying...I just reread the book and he did not die!
I have spent 15 years mad at William Shatner for nothing...LOL
Has there been a huge edit since the original paperback release??? I have to go find a copy of the paperback now and find out!
I have spent 15 years mad at William Shatner for nothing...LOL
Has there been a huge edit since the original paperback release??? I have to go find a copy of the paperback now and find out!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 4, 2008
Ghost written by Ron Goulart
June 26, 2017
This book was a fast read for me. The last book in the series, it was quite a letdown. I thought the author would end it with a bang, not a whimper. It focuses more on Sid than Jake this time around, and one of Sid's ex-wives (who has gotten herself into trouble and needs Sid's help to get out of it). The action is so-so, the plot is so-so, the character development is less-than so-so. It was a disappointment. Perhaps it had to do with this being the last book in the series, and the author(s) had intended for more stories to be written? (If so, as much money as Shatner has, one would think he had enough to pay for his books to be published or even self-published!)
The "funniest" part of the book had to be the portion where Shatner tends to sing the praises of whoever and thanking various individuals for their work with the series. In this final book, he has this big paragraph where he says essentially nothing and informs the reader that he's going to mention people who had absolutely no influence in the books being written. One of the person's mentioned is his ex-wife, who is collecting fifty percent of the proceeds from these books. It was pretty hilarious to read, in my opinion. Considering the number of ex-wives Shatner has, maybe that is why his two main characters have so much trouble either having long-term relationships or staying married. Either way, he sounded pretty unhappy with his ex-wife and that she was getting fifty percent of the proceeds.
It was a pretty uneventful book, to be honest. A branch of Teklords has developed a new means by which Tek users can get their fix; it will make this branch the undisputed kings of Tek as they will have the only means by which the cheaper, "safer" product can be dispensed. Sid's ex-wife accidentally comes into information that will expose the plan of this smaller branch. It is up to Sid to "save the day" as he rescues his ex-wife, then rescues Jake, then rescues Natalie Dent before the end of the novel.
I've got nothing more to say, really. It was a sad end to what could have been a cutting-edge series that wanted to be ahead of its time. Unfortunately, Neuromancer came out six years before the first Tek War novel and showed how a futuristic, dystopian society centered around computer technology should be written. I am glad that I finished the series, but I do not know if I will ever read it again. This series, for all its promised potential, failed miserably to deliver on that potential.
The "funniest" part of the book had to be the portion where Shatner tends to sing the praises of whoever and thanking various individuals for their work with the series. In this final book, he has this big paragraph where he says essentially nothing and informs the reader that he's going to mention people who had absolutely no influence in the books being written. One of the person's mentioned is his ex-wife, who is collecting fifty percent of the proceeds from these books. It was pretty hilarious to read, in my opinion. Considering the number of ex-wives Shatner has, maybe that is why his two main characters have so much trouble either having long-term relationships or staying married. Either way, he sounded pretty unhappy with his ex-wife and that she was getting fifty percent of the proceeds.
It was a pretty uneventful book, to be honest. A branch of Teklords has developed a new means by which Tek users can get their fix; it will make this branch the undisputed kings of Tek as they will have the only means by which the cheaper, "safer" product can be dispensed. Sid's ex-wife accidentally comes into information that will expose the plan of this smaller branch. It is up to Sid to "save the day" as he rescues his ex-wife, then rescues Jake, then rescues Natalie Dent before the end of the novel.
I've got nothing more to say, really. It was a sad end to what could have been a cutting-edge series that wanted to be ahead of its time. Unfortunately, Neuromancer came out six years before the first Tek War novel and showed how a futuristic, dystopian society centered around computer technology should be written. I am glad that I finished the series, but I do not know if I will ever read it again. This series, for all its promised potential, failed miserably to deliver on that potential.
September 19, 2023
It's hazardous to read late at night, and apparently, I sleep read, sticking the bookmark back in places where jumping into the story made no sense. But I made it through, and this book finishes out the Tek War series. Don't go in hoping for closure. This is more of the same, and I'm sure would have carried on as long as there was market demand.
I think there's enough I would not mind a TV reboot as I think film technology could bring the world in the books to life better than the 90s series could capture (though I did enjoy that series). I'd like to see a Hispanic Gomez with his Mexicanisms, which I think could be pretty fun in the hands of good writers. But there's plenty of elements that could use polish or tweeks. His mostly off-screen wives could easily be cut, so there's less weirdness in his strained relationship and flirtations with Natalie. In many ways he's more interesting than Jake who is a fairly one note character.
An arc progressing towards something might help. But there's a charm in episodic stories. I wouldn't try to binge read these like I did, which may be less satisfying. Use them instead as a break from heavier fair.
I think there's enough I would not mind a TV reboot as I think film technology could bring the world in the books to life better than the 90s series could capture (though I did enjoy that series). I'd like to see a Hispanic Gomez with his Mexicanisms, which I think could be pretty fun in the hands of good writers. But there's plenty of elements that could use polish or tweeks. His mostly off-screen wives could easily be cut, so there's less weirdness in his strained relationship and flirtations with Natalie. In many ways he's more interesting than Jake who is a fairly one note character.
An arc progressing towards something might help. But there's a charm in episodic stories. I wouldn't try to binge read these like I did, which may be less satisfying. Use them instead as a break from heavier fair.
November 30, 2024
Good Finish
This is the last book in the TekWar series. This brings a close to most of the evil characters in the series. There are a few things left unresolved; Jake never gets past the death of his lover Beth Kitridge, and has ended his affair with Bev. His son Daniel has a new girlfriend for the last few books and the girl he risked his life to save is never mentioned again. But that's okay, his new girlfriend is very rich. It is also noticeable that sixteen year old Daniel, who quickly moved on to his new girlfriend, keeps telling his father that he needs to get over his dead girlfriend and move on, like what a callous person would say after the family dog dies. The book has a mostly satisfying ending and I highly recommend it.
This is the last book in the TekWar series. This brings a close to most of the evil characters in the series. There are a few things left unresolved; Jake never gets past the death of his lover Beth Kitridge, and has ended his affair with Bev. His son Daniel has a new girlfriend for the last few books and the girl he risked his life to save is never mentioned again. But that's okay, his new girlfriend is very rich. It is also noticeable that sixteen year old Daniel, who quickly moved on to his new girlfriend, keeps telling his father that he needs to get over his dead girlfriend and move on, like what a callous person would say after the family dog dies. The book has a mostly satisfying ending and I highly recommend it.
September 30, 2024
As the final book in the series, this doesn’t feel like a final book, just another installment. I got the impression from Shatner’s dedication that ending the series wasn’t his plan, but it’s disappointing that nothing was really tied up, things just continue on I guess. I read this series when it first came out and had forgotten how it ended. Anyway, Jake and Gomez continue to fight the good fight against Teklords big and small. These books are certainly not great literature, but they are silly fun.
August 5, 2021
Nice conclusion to the series
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