In the 90's William Shatner wrote a series (9) of novels called Tek War. They were ghost written by Ron Goulart and were quite good. I'm not sure if Ron actually wrote the books or simply enhanced Shatner's story. Now Shatner is branching out again with Jeff Rovin (giving credit on the book) and I'm excited to see him back on a book cover!
This novel is HARD science with a political bent. It's for the reader who wants to be completely immersed in all the details, the why's and how's of nanobite machinery, growth, issues and how it can make or break a population.
There is a Dirk Pitt of Space type hero in the book, and apparently there was a first book that brought him to life and explained his backstory.
A good sci-fi novel for the reader who wants to dig deep into the robotic world.
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Green Space
by William Shatner, Jeff Rovin
Simon & Schuster
September 19th, 2017
Description
In the second installment of William Shatner’s Zero-G series,
Director Samuel Lord must identify a mole sabotaging the top-secret NASA
project aboard the US space station Empyrean, while also fighting a fast-replicating virus that threatens humanity.
In the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, The Empyrean. Under the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage, keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations as well.
Lord and his team are assisting NASA in conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the Empyrean. Using microscopic robots called nanites, they plan to construct a vine that can survive in space. The vine will grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the Empyrean to Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the Empyrean, but the Russian space station Red Giant.
Under the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must not only identify the spy, but help find a way to stop the fast-replicating vine…and a form of “space zombie” birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus—where a shocking discovery awaits.
In the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, The Empyrean. Under the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage, keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations as well.
Lord and his team are assisting NASA in conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the Empyrean. Using microscopic robots called nanites, they plan to construct a vine that can survive in space. The vine will grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the Empyrean to Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the Empyrean, but the Russian space station Red Giant.
Under the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must not only identify the spy, but help find a way to stop the fast-replicating vine…and a form of “space zombie” birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus—where a shocking discovery awaits.