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TekWar (or Tek War) is the title of a series of science fiction novels authored by William Shatner. It is rumored to have been ghost-written by Ron Goulart, with Shatner writing just the plot outline. The novels gave rise to a series of TV movies and a series, both of which featured Shatner.

The Tek universe is centered around "tek"?an addictive, computerized mind-altering drug. The protagonist, Jake Cardigan is framed for dealing in the drug four years before the start of the story. Having been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, he is released early.

Novels

1. TekWar, 1989, ISBN 0-399-13495-6
2. TekLords, 1991, ISBN 0-399-13616-9
3. TekLab, 1991, ISBN 0-399-13736-X
4. Tek Vengeance, 1993, ISBN 0-399-13788-2
5. Tek Secret, 1993, ISBN 0-399-13892-7
6. Tek Power, 1994, ISBN 0-399-13997-4
7. Tek Money, 1995, ISBN 0-399-14109-X
8. Tek Kill, 1996, ISBN 0-399-14202-9
9. Tek Net, 1997, ISBN 0-399-14339-4

TV movies and series

TekWar became a series of TV films and later a TV series. Greg Evigan played Cardigan in the television adaptation. The movies were produced in 1994 and the TV series produced from 1994 to 1996. The series was a Canadian production (filmed in Toronto, Canada) in association with U.S. studios and aired in the U.S. during Universal Television's Action Pack. William Shatner appeared on Monday Night RAW to help promote the television series.

TV movies

1. TekWar (sometimes called Tekwar: The Movie)
2. TekLords
3. TekLab
4. TekJustice

Television series

The TekWar television series aired from December, 1994 to February, 1996.http://epguides.com/TekWar on CTV. With the TV movies included, the series is sometimes considered Season Two.

Episodes

1. "Sellout"
2. "Unknown Soldier"
3. "Tek Posse"
4. "Promises To Keep"
5. "Alter Ego"
6. "Stay Of Execution"
7. "Killer Instinct"
8. "Chill Factor"
9. "Deadline"
10. "Carlotta's Room"
11. "Deep Cover"
12. "Cyber Hunt"
13. "Zero Tolerance"
14. "Forget Me Not"
15. "The Gate"
16. "Skin Deep"
17. "Redemption"
18. "Betrayal"

Comic book series

William Shatner's TekWorld (or Tek World), published by Epic Comics/Marvel, 1992 to 1995.

Issues

1. "Born Again"
2. "Across the Border"
3. "Warbride Revisited"
4. "Fatal Reunion"
5. "Tek War"
6. "Moon Kill"
7. "Space Jack"
8. "Welcome Back Cardigan"
9. "Prison Bound"
10. "Fugitives"
11. "Disorder at the Border"
12. "Chasing Shadows"
13. "Bionic Duel"
14. "Attack of the Zombies"
15. "Plague?"
16. "Back to the Freezer"
17. "Destination Kyoto"
18. "Showdown at the Shrine"
19. "SIMS of the Father"
20. "Hand of the Rising Son"
21. "Who Aren't in Heaven"
22. "Fathers & Guns"
23. "We'll Be Right Back..."
24. "A Matter of Innocence"

Video game

TekWar was also made into a 1995 computer game using the Build engine. Koch Entertainment released the complete television series minus the four television movies on DVD in Canada in 2004. Image Entertainment will release the complete series minus the four television movies on DVD, June 10, 2008.

See also

• Primortals ? a comic series inspired by the writings of Leonard Nimoy
• Star Trek spin-off fiction

External links

Televison

Comics

• Tek World details

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