I have always been a fan of William Shatner. While most people are aware of his screen credit, few probably realize that he is an author as well. This past couple of weeks one of my billion television stations has been airing the TekWar movies. They starred Greg Evigan as future detective and former Tek addict Jake Cardigan.

Shatner wrote a series of books in the TekWar series, made several made-for-tv movies and even had a series on USA. Shatner had a role as Walk Bascom the owner of the detective agency and the person that brought Jake out of the freezer.

Cardigan was a great character because he was a good guy, but just got in over his head. He got addicted a the drug Tek, much like the modern day equivalent of heroin, and was framed for murder. He was locked up in a cryogenic unit for a few years before Bascom got him out.

He came back to a world far different than the one he had known. He wife had left him and did not want Jake to have any contact with his son. Every one in the law enforcement considered him a murdered and gave him the cold shoulder...on a good day.

Cardigan's character changed a lot over the five or so books that Shatner created. His attitude and wit made him one of my favorite literary characters and I was sad when the series ended. It just goes to show that Shatner was far more than just Captain Kirk.