Star Trek 12

by James Blish and J.A. Lawrence

Book Overview

1977 Bantam Star Trek paperback-5 Stories based on the original Captain Kirk TV show This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553113828
• ISBN13: 9780553113822
• Release Date: November 1977
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.

Customer Reviews

While sometimes flawed, the adaptations by Blish helped keep the Star Trek flame alive

The set of adaptations of the episodes of the original series by Blish served a fundamental role in the growth of the Star Trek phenomenon. After the original series ended its' three year run, the usual fate would be to be a significant curiosity, but still a curiosity. However, the adaptations helped to feed the flame, being the first books to be published in what has become a major "Enterprise." The episodes adapted in this volume are: *) Patterns of Force *) The Gamesters of Triskelion *) And the Children Shall Lead *) The Corbomite Maneuver *) Shore Leave As was the case with the others, the authors take some poetic license with the material, altering some of the dialog and scenes to reflect the print medium. As a fan of the show, there are times when I think it diminishes the story and other times when I think it enhances it. This volume is a bit different from the others in that Blish died before it was completed, so some of it was written by J. A. Lawrence (Mrs. James Blish). To me, there was a clear change in the style and in my opinion for the better. Star Trek fans love all things Trek, and I am one of the originals. I loved these books when they first started coming out in, purchasing them as soon as they appeared on the racks. While they have their flaws, they were a harbinger of the great things that were to come.