{"product_id":"the-rings-of-time-9781501130199","title":"The Rings of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a mining colony on an endangered moon is threatened, it's a race against time for the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise \u003c\/i\u003ecrew to find a solution in this original novel set in the universe of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Original Series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe USS\u003ci\u003e Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e responds to a distress call from a vital dilithium-mining colony in the Klondike system.\u003c\/b\u003e The colony is located on Skagway, a moon orbiting Klondike-6, a gas giant not unlike Saturn. For unknown reasons, the planet's rings are coming apart, threatening the colony and its inhabitants. Kirk and his crew need to find a solution--fast.There are more than 3,000 colonists, including hundreds of families, on Skagway, which is more than even the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e can take on, and there are no other rescue ships or habitable planets anywhere in the vicinity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, an approaching comet that may be the source of the crisis turns out to be a mysterious alien probe. Sensors indicate that the probe is incredibly old and running low on power. Suspecting that the probe may have something to do with the threat to Skagway, Kirk has the probe beamed aboard the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e. Suddenly after a blinding flash, Kirk suddenly finds himself floating in orbit above Saturn in our solar system, drifting in space wearing a twenty-first century NASA spacesuit. What just happened?\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":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467026436370,"sku":"9781501130199","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc4de8b3-4e5f-415e-a8ca-6c8023309f9b.jpg?v=1730128721","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rings-of-time-9781501130199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}