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Department of Temporal Investigations: Shield of the Gods (Star Trek: The Original Series) Kindle Edition

by Christopher L. Bennett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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An all new Star Trek e-novella featuring the fan-favorite Federation bureau the Department of Temporal Investigations!

The stalwart agents of the Department of Temporal Investigations have tracked down many dangerous artifacts, but now they face a greater, more personal challenge: retrieving a time-travel device stolen from their own vault by a rogue agent of the Aegis, a powerful, secretive group that uses its mastery of time to prevent young civilizations from destroying themselves. Blaming the Aegis itself for a tragedy yet to come, this renegade plans to use the stolen artifact to sabotage its efforts in the past, no matter what the cost to the timeline. Now the DTI’s agents must convince the enigmatic Aegis to work alongside them in order to protect history—but they must also wrestle with the potential consequences of their actions, for preserving the past could doom countless lives in the future!
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About the Author

Christopher L. Bennett is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, with bachelor’s degrees in physics and history from the University of Cincinnati. He has written such critically acclaimed Star Trek novels as Ex Machina, The Buried Age, the Titan novels Orion’s Hounds and Over a Torrent Sea, the two Department of Temporal Investigations novels Watching the Clock and Forgotten History, and the Enterprise novels Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures, Tower of Babel, Uncertain Logic, and Live By the Code, as well as shorter works including stories in the anniversary anthologies Constellations, The Sky’s the Limit, Prophecy and Change, and Distant Shores. Beyond Star Trek, he has penned the novels X Men: Watchers on the Walls and Spider Man: Drowned in Thunder. His original work includes the hard science fiction superhero novel Only Superhuman, as well as several novelettes in Analog and other science fiction magazines.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M4KE8YW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books/Star Trek (June 19, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2519 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 110 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Christopher L. Bennett is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, with a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. in History from the University of Cincinnati. A fan of science and science fiction since age five, he has spent the past two decades selling original short fiction to magazines such as Analog Science Fiction and Fact (home of his "Hub" series of comedy adventures), BuzzyMag, and Galaxy's Edge. Since 2003, he has been one of Pocket Books' most prolific and popular authors of Star Trek tie-in fiction, including the epic Next Generation prequel The Buried Age, the Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations series, and the Star Trek: Enterprise -- Rise of the Federation series. He has also written two Marvel Comics novels, X-Men: Watchers on the Walls and Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder. His original novel Only Superhuman, perhaps the first hard science fiction superhero novel, was voted Library Journal's SF/Fantasy Debut of the Month for October 2012. Other tales in the same universe can be found in Among the Wild Cybers and the upcoming Arachne's Crime, both from eSpec Books. His Hub stories are available in two collections from Mystique Press.

Christopher's homepage, fiction annotations, and blog can be found at christopherlbennett.wordpress.com. His Patreon page with original fiction and reviews is at https://www.patreon.com/christopherlbennett, and his Facebook author page is at www.facebook.com/ChristopherLBennettAuthor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I like how the new line of Star Trek novels have ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
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Interesting short story centered on the Aegis and their Hobbesian choices. I like how the new line of Star Trek novels have begun to focus on older plot points from TOS that were left dormant by Roddenberry, likely for spin off shows that never happened. The Aegis organization are one of the best kept secrets of the Star Trek universe, time traveling protectors of civilizations, who employ a parental view in the formation of interstellar powers, some in good ways and other negative.

On the side, I hope this string continues and we may get to see the development of the Temporal Cold War that has been developed for many novels into something I am sensing is going to be a major payoff with the next long novel. Why am I saying this?

I doubt Lucsly, who in the future is the architect of one of the major points in the Temporal Cold War itself, speaking to Meneth, the Aegis feline companion/shapeshifter/likely benevolent alien benefactor in disguise, is just idle chit chat. I also like the slight potential twist at the end, which is paradoxically funny and explains some things about Lucsly relationship to Aegis. Linking them all together makes sense, it also brings some interesting plot points to bear.
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4.0 out of 5 stars easily completed in an evening
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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Another short DTI novella and the first one that is a direct sequel, continuing from Time Lock's sequel hook as the Department chases the mysterious woman they encountered on Eris.

As with the last two novellas, Shield of the Gods is short, easily completed in an evening, which always tempers my enjoyment because by the time the story draws you in, it's already half finished. It's still a great story that advances both the characters and the setting while paving the way for (hopefully) many future developments. It's as delicious a morsel as the ones that came before, but it still left me hungry at the end.

Compared to Time Lock, I enjoyed this novella's emphasis on character over event. The plot is threadbare, but the interactions make up for it. I find myself becoming less bothered by Dulmur and Lucsly's diminishing roles as the rest of the cast becomes better developed.

So I hope this won't be the last of the DTI's adventures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ethics of a Super Power
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018
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While this is an offshoot of the Star Trek television series I did enjoy the story line. It deals with the ethical use of power, consequences and accepting how history plays out. Exploring the possibilities of going back in time or forward in time, Christopher Bennett spins a tale of a rogue Aegis Agent bent on righting a wrong, how it could be achieved and how the humanizing element plays a role in the ultimate outcome. I look forward to his next book of the DTI series.
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Jon Davis
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Story.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
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So. It was a decent installment of the DTI storylines. But there was a sense of too much of today's reality showing in tomorrow's fantasy. Good story otherwise. Certainly, I hope it continues forward.
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James C. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars ST: DTI ..... What's that spell? Fun!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2017
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I alway enjoy the stories from the Department of Temporal Investigations and this one is no exception! Christopher Bennett does a fantastic job of keeping the storyline together. Always tricky in time travel tales! I highly recommmend this Star Trek story!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Introduction to the Series…
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2021
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I came across this book by pure chance when it popped up in my Kindle reading list. “Star Trek: Temporal Investigations: Shield of the Gods” happened to be the first I read in the Temporal Investigations series, and honestly, it was not all that bad story-wise. It was at least enough for me to want to continue following the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another good DTI book
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2018
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It's always good to read about the adventures of Dulmer and Lucsly and their trips through time and space. Can't wait to see what the next book will be.
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Stephen E. Rubin
4.0 out of 5 stars More st time travel
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017
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Another short about Garcia, Rajesh, Lucsly and Dulmer. it feels too short, with a ;otoliths exposition and feud ex machine conversion that didn't seem believable. If it was 20 pages longer, I would have given it 5 stars.
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Sam B
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing ending with little to no payoff
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2023
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I was excited for this book as it builds on the events of the previous DTI book, but the ending just kind of falls flat without much payoff. The conflict is resolved through talking but not even in a good way, and everything just wraps up without further complications. very boring
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A. K. Branson
5.0 out of 5 stars A good time-spanning tale
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2023
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A good addition to the series, offering more depth to the characters and the lore and showing how difficult being a time agent is. A surprising twist at the end shakes things up, leading to the opening of new possibilities and direction.
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Wouter Valentijn
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for a non canon book.
Reviewed in the Netherlands on November 6, 2018
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Curious about the people behind the story of Gary Seven?
This lifts a tip of the veil. Enjoy reading it!
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S. MCGREGOR DALLAS
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great addition to the DTI series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2017
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Another great addition to the DTI series, however it seemed somewhat rushed and didn't quite live up to the other books in the series.
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Chris Snow
5.0 out of 5 stars Dti super
Reviewed in Germany on December 29, 2017
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Great
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