{"product_id":"star-trek-the-original-series-the-weight-of-worlds-9781501146312","title":"Star Trek: The Original Series: The Weight of Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Ephrata Institute is an intellectual think tank at the outer fringes of the final frontier.\u003c\/b\u003e Dedicated to the arts and sciences, the Institute seems an unlikely target for an invasion, but it proves easy pickings when the Crusade comes from beyond, determined to impose its harsh, unbending Truth on all the worlds of the Federation. Armed with weaponized gravity, the alien Crusaders will stop at nothing to rescue the universe from its myriad beliefs . . . even if it means warping the mind and soul of every sentient being they encounter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResponding to an urgent distress signal, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the \u003ci\u003eU.S.S. Enterprise \u003c\/i\u003esoon find themselves in conflict with the Crusade, and facing individual challenges. When Kirk and Spock are transported to the Crusade's distant homeland to confront the source of the invasion, Sulu finds himself trapped behind enemy lines, while Lieutenant Uhura is faced with possibly the most difficult decisions of her career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Crusade sets its sights beyond Ephrata IV, it is up to the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise \u003c\/i\u003eand its besieged crew to keep freedom of thought from being crushed beneath the weight of worlds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCox, Greg:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Greg Cox is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of numerous \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003enovels and short stories. He has also written the official movie novelizations of\u003ci\u003e War for the Planet of the Apes, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Rises\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, and the first three \u003ci\u003eUnderworld \u003c\/i\u003emovies, as well as books and stories based on such popular series as \u003ci\u003eAlias\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarscape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 4400\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Leverage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Librarians, Roswell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarehouse 13\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eXena: Warrior Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZorro\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received three Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, as well as the Faust Award for Life Achievement. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Visit him at GregCox-Author.com.","brand":"Star Trek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416448700690,"sku":"9781501146312","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1d6ad99-a3f0-4426-ba39-aeefab2bfa8a.jpg?v=1729421376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/star-trek-the-original-series-the-weight-of-worlds-9781501146312","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}