Título: Shockwave (Star Trek Enterprise #3)
Autor: Paul Ruditis
Sinopse: The Starship Enterprise™ NX-01 has carried its crew farther into the reaches of space than any human has ever travelled. Commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer, they have charted new stars, explored planets, and made first contact with races previously unknown to even the Vulcans. And while it's true that they have made mistakes along the way, the crew of Enterprise have tried to live up to Starfleet's creed -- to boldly go. The Paraagan deep-space colony was just another first contact, unusual only in two aspects: it was a matriarchal society, and the planet's upper atmosphere was filled with a highly volatile gas. But the officers of Enterprise knew how to handle their shuttlepod, and they understood the Paraagan landing protocols. As the shuttlepod descended into the planet's atmosphere, they closed the plasma vents, certain that nothing could escape and ignite the gas. Thirty-six hundred colonists were vaporized in the blast. Every building, every living thing, everything on the surface was destroyed in the fireball. But how could it have happened? Every reading shows that the pod's vents were shut. Nevertheless, it could only have been the Enterprise crew who caused the destruction. Recalled to Earth, Archer knows that the Vulcan High Command has convinced Starfleet of what they have long insisted. Humans are not ready for deep-space exploration. True, it was an accident. But considering the catastrophic loss of life, Starfleet must agree that deep-space exploration must wait just a little longer, perhaps another twenty years...or longer. But these were not the events as history recorded them. No one died. Enterprise was never recalled. This is the startling information offered by the mysterious Crewman Daniels -- who claims to be from the thirty-first century and a foot solider in the temporal cold war. With a renewed sense of determination, Archer sets out to prove Enterprise's innocence, armed with the knowledge that if he succeeds, his ship will be safe, his future secure. But time is a swiftly moving river in whose deadly rapids Enterprise and her captain are now caught. Is there anything one very small starship can do against these forces?
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Shockwave (Star Trek Enterprise #3)”, de Paul Ruditis, publicado pela editora Pocket Books, em 2004 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Pocket Books
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2004
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9780743464567
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Pocket Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o suspense, o thriller psicológico e a fantasia urbana, com frequentes incursões em histórias de amor e dramas pessoais. As sinopses sugerem um catálogo que valoriza personagens em conflitos intensos, seja contra ameaças externas ou dilemas internos, com ritmo geralmente ágil e tom que varia do sombrio ao emocionalmente carregado. Há obras que exploram desde investigações criminais e tramas de vingança até romances contemporâneos e fantasia sobrenatural, criando um contraste entre o realismo tenso e o imaginário fantástico.
