Jake Cardigan's quest to piece together his fractured life continues in the first part of the series' second story arc. Jake's plans are interrupted when a new, deadlier strain of Tek called "Grease" is infecting robots, threatening the Central Net. Reluctant to help, Jake's hand is forced when he must choose between finding his true memories and saving the Avatar Beth Kittridge from the Tek virus.

As Jake Cardigan pieces his life together, he must choose between finding his true memories or stopping the deadly viral strain of Tek called Grease that is infecting robots and on the brink of becoming a worldwide epidemic.

As Jake Cardigan discovers the true source of the Tek virus spreading through the robot world, he also uncovers new revelations about his past. The stakes are now higher, the danger more palpable than ever, as Jake faces the defining crossroad of his life. Based on the best selling Tek novels by William Shatner, The Tek War Chronicles continues to ratchet up the excitement.

Jake CardiganÕs release from cryogenic prison has not gone according to his plan. His wife and child are missing, the old Tek hunger still lingers, and death and destruction seem to follow him wherever he goes. The day started with a dead body and the body count keeps growing. Jake's quest for answers lead him to new friends and old nemeses. But can anyone be trusted?

After spending 4 years in cryogenic stasis for crimes he is certain he did not commit, Jake Cardigan is mysteriously released. Finding himself lost in a world that has changed since his incarceration, Jake tries to put his life back together. His wife and son are gone, or in hiding, and Jake fights the strong urge to self-medicate using a digital drug called Tek. Offered a job to locate a missing enigmatic scientist, Jake can already feel the puppet strings manipulating him to return to the life that got him jailed in the first place. And his troubles are only beginning. The epic futuristic adventure, based on William Shatner's best-selling TekWar novel series, begins!

Finding Dr. Leon Kittridge is proving more elusive and more costly to find than Jake Cardigan ever thought. Recovering from a blast that nearly killed him, Jake's determination to find answers leads him to old acquaintances and deadly consequences. In this third chapter of the TekWar series, based on the best selling novels by William Shatner, the stakes have gotten considerably higher and new shocking revelations about the secrets of Tek, and Jake's quest for vindication, are unveiled.

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