Soldier of Light

by Tom Cool and John de Lancie

Book Overview

For more than a decade, actor John de Lancie has delighted and provoked audiences as Star Trek (R)'s most unpredictable antagonist, the enigmatic cosmic entity known only as Q. Now de Lancie has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743400712
• ISBN13: 9780743400718
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Star Trek
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Most Creative Apocolypse I've Read!

Who knew that there was something like this in the brain of John deLance? In everything with JdL that I've watched, he's always been the bad guy or the aggrevator of some sort. The closest thing to an exception to this has been Q, who has gone from annoying to good guy, taking the span of three series to do so. I wasn't sure what to expect when I sat down to read this book, but it certainly wasn't this. This is an experimental apocolyptic adventure in sci-fi, and I don't think anyone could have done it better. I was very pleased with this book and think that I could read it many more times over the years. Very bold for a new author.

This Book is great!!!!

In this book two brothers, Owen and Harley, are entangled in a world where something is trying to erase humanity. This being, called "The One", is a very ancient being who has gone mad and has decided to destroy every living thing in the world. In the beginning of the story "The One" resides in the center of the earth in a protective shell. While he is rising up to kill everything, his old and powerful mind is sending psychic rays that mess up the human brain badly. There are some exceptions. Those who are in the exceptions get amazing psychic powers. The Keegans are an exception also. Owen, his wife, and his daughter Constance , who before "The One" started rising wa autistic" set out away from the UNcivilized world to some where there are not a lot of people. Harley meets a little boy with powers stronger than his. When Owen is near Guatamala he docks the ship near the land becuse Kate (his wife) is sick, from "The One", and Constance runs off to find a friend. After awhile of searching for Constance, Owen meets a man named Van-Meers who has just saved Constance from a group of people who were going to kill her because they were confused about what was happening to the world. Well when they find her, Kate is about to die. Van-Meers who has very strong powers can bring her back from the death side. After he is done he tells Owen that now he has to join his clan or die. Thinking of his family Owen decides to join. When they were traveling Owen reached out to Harley with telepathy and told him that they were in trouble and needed help. When Harley finally shows up Van-Meers is stronger than before and blasts both the Keegan brothers. After they wake up they find that the people are gone with Constance and Kate. When they finally find Van-Meers and their family, they find them near a volcano. They then find out that "The One" is very near the surface and is about to come out. After they get there Owen and Harley confront Van-Meers and with the help of Kate they succed in killing him. As soon as van-Meers is dead "The One" shows himself and tries to kill the Keegans. But with all their strength combined they eventually kill it. I loved this book and recommend it to any advanced reader.

Great book

As their world seems to be unraveling around them, the brothers Owen and Harley Keegan take action. Owen takes his wife and autistic daughter, and flees to the safety of a boat on the ocean. Harley, ever the fighter, decides stay and build a home in this new world. However, neither understands how truly new the world now is. The Earth has moved into a sphere of being, the place where true intelligence exists, and the human mind is coming to grips (or not) with the new reality. Some people gain new powers, but many die. It is a war of all against all...but it's even worse then that, for at the core of the world exists the One. For many cycles, the Earth has belonged to the One, and it has no desire to share it with the upstart newcomers - man.I must admit to some trepidation when I picked this book up. I read I. Q., also cowritten by John De Lancie, and did not enjoy it. However, what that book tried to be, this book is. Even as the world unravels, the story stays strong and clear. This book keeps you at the edge of your seat, and up all night! I highly recommend this book.

Soldier of Light, will the Keegan's survive, could you?

Soldier of Light ReviewInteresting dark and dismal concept of what our future might be like, John de Lancie, actor and now writer of "Star Trek I, Q" and better known for his portray of the mischievous "Q" on Star Trek Next Generation teams with Tom Cool, Sci-fi author of "SECRET REALMS" and of "INFECTRESS" do an excellent job in keeping you riveted to the book. The book follows the exploits of the Keegan brothers Harley and particularly Owen who has to try to rescue his family from the all powerful and lord of evil, the One. Can the Keegan's survive and can they defeat the One. Will good trimputh over evil or will the One obliterate mankind?If you like spine-tingling adventure in our futuristic society, if you want to see a family stretched to it limits and beyond. If you like to see heroes risking all to defeat the evil One and if you like a love story that transcends most romance novels. You need to read "Soldier of Light".The evil One is out to destroy human kind, as we know it. It will take beings of equal power to beat the One before mankind becomes as extinct as the dinosaurs that the One destroyed. The book is based a lot on John personal beliefs and his philosophy. You can see a lot of him and his own personal family in the characters of this book. Tom Cool brings a lot of interesting geographical terrains and highly descriptive scenes to the book. If you want to see mind minulapation at it worst being used on the innocent. You need to buy a copy of "Soldier of Light".I hope they will do an audio book on "Soldier of Light" with John de Lancie as narrator. It would be terrific! Get your copy today, as "Soldier of Light" is an excellent read. Mary Jensen mj12038@cedarnet.org