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A.C. Crispin was a prolific American writer who was born on 5th April 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. A.C. Crispin was born as Ann Carol Tickell. She later passed away on 6th September 2013 at the age of 63 in Waldorf, Maryland, United States. She began her writing in 1983 and till she passed away in 2013. A.C. Crispin mainly wrote on the science fiction and had written about twenty-three novels that were all published. Besides these, she also wrote different Star Trek novelizations and created some original science fiction series like the Starbridge.
As early as 1983, she had developed an interest in writing and was a writer of the tie-in novels. A.C. Crispin was also known for coming up with the backgrounds and even emotional lives of the screen character. This is something that created the difference in her writing styles from other writers. She was the director of the Eastern Regional Director and later became the Vice president of the Science and Fantasy Writers of America. Besides these, in 1998, A.C. Crispin along with Victoria Strauss were the founders of the Writer Beware. This is a group that is known for warning all the writers the danger of scam agents, which is also a part of the SFWA. Just some months before she passed away, she was named as the 2013 Grandmaster. This was something conducted by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.
Just three days before her death, A.C. Crispin, who was a cancer victim passed a message to all her family and friends. She quoted that her condition was not very good and she had no much time left. She also got to thank all her friends and family for their great support and continuous prayer for her. This was a message she passed on the 3rd of September and passed away on 6th September 2013.
She had written several books with her pioneer book being written in 1983, and it was entitled as “Yesterday’s Son. The second novel was written in 1988 and it was known as “Time for Yesterday”.
Yesterday’s son
This is the genesis book that was written this smart American author. The initial publication of the novel was done on 1st August 1983 and has about 199 pages. At first, Kirk and Spock, who are good friends travel back in time through a mysterious portal conscious known as the Guardian. They need to get back to the Earth in the twentieth century to save the future of the catastrophic interventions caused by Dr. McCoy, who is the victim of an accident with a drug that makes him paranoid and violent, had returned before the past and eventually modify it disastrously.
Kirk, Spock and McCoy go to planet Sarpeidon, about to become a supernova, to rescue its population. However, they are surprised by the fact that the planet is very empty. The trio discovers that the inhabitants had been transported to the past using a machine called atavachron. An accident happens, carrying Spock and McCoy in 5000 years in the past, during an ice age. On the other hand, Spock begins to act strangely, kicking the behavior of primitive Vulcans. He even knows Zarabeth, an exiled person on the planet, and falls for her desperately. While all this happens, Kirk will stop a medieval period Sarpeidon. History of Time Portal develops when Spock finds from archaeological evidence that his romance with Zarabeth resulted in a child. Determined to save his son, Spock seeks authorization to use the Guardian and back in time to Sarpeidon.
Upon returning to the ice age that planet, in Kirk and McCoy’s company, Spock realizes that having a child will not be something that easy. Although it is a well-mannered boy, Zar will have to get used to the new technologies for 5000 years in the future, and to adapt to hard Vulcans customs. What was the reaction of Spock to his son? Did he really love him like a father? These are some question that you can only find answers to when you read this smart book. Get it today and you will definitely love the story.Time for YesterdayThis is the second book of the that she wrote and also marked the second book of the Star Trek series. The novel had its first publication on 1st May 1986. It has about 320 pages and it can be found online or locally at the nearest bookshops and libraries. The character in the book include the likes of Spock as in the first book and his son Zar.In this novel, we find out that the Guardian is causing serious premature deaths of stars in the entire galaxy. This is because it has malfunctioned and it is now emitting accelerated time waves. Due to this, Spock remembers that Zar, his only son was the only one who was able to telepathically communicate with the Guardian. In order for Kirk, to get transport the strong telepath to the Guardian, the whole enterprise is now under a temporary command. For a given time, the telepath was able to control and partially restore the time-travel functions of the Guardian, but later finds it very hectic to control anymore. This eventually leads to its collapse in the state of Comatose. To solve the situation, Kirk, Dr. McCoy and Spock are all forced to look for Zar. This is the reason they have to use the Guardian to travel beyond the planet Sarpeidon with hopes that the telepathy of Zar when combined with that of Vulcan shield training might be able to fully restore the Guardian to its original condition. On their arrival, they found Zar, who is now taking care of a small and advanced technologically settlement. This small settlement is about to get into a battle with the alliance of little technology, but one with the most number of enemy clans.This is just but a small summary of this excellent novel that you will really find entertaining. With only five books in this series, you can easily follow the story created by this great writer and you will love the fiction in the book.
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