The Price of the Phoenix (Star Trek)

by Myrna Culbreath, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Marshak, Sondra and Culbreath

Book Overview

Spock must play a dangerous game when an outside factor threatens the sovereignty of the Federation and the life of Captain James T. Kirk. Reissue. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553109782
• ISBN13: 9780553109788
• Release Date: July 1977
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.

Customer Reviews

fruity and unhinged <3

this book is a nightmare and i'm obsessed with it and i cannot stand to look at it for more than ten seconds at a time because it makes my brain short circuit. only 180-ish pages and something wild happens on every single one of them. sondra and myrna, i salute you and your insane levels of horniness.

Incredible story!

I've read many Star Trek books throughout the years and can unequivocally say this is the best one. This book is for serious readers only. It tackles many deep issues and is loaded with metaphors. The central theme is whether immortality is worth the price of your soul. The prose is amazing and is almost poetic. It is very dark compared to the original series but the loyalty and pure friendship that made the series great is captured here and taken to new heights. The sequel to this book is nearly as good and I've wished for years that the authors would write a final third installment to the series. Read this book if you're looking for substance and an incredibly ominous villain rendered compelling and at moments even symptathetic. This novel stands on its own outside the science fiction genre as one of the best reads of all time.

Written By True Fans

You can tell that Sondra and Myrna are true fans of Star Trek: TOS. I too prefer the Next Generation to the original, but it's nice to 'visit' with old friends and that's what this book is. A visit with old and dear friends. The sequel is even better.

Good Stuff

First of all, the bad stuff: at times Marshak's and Culbreath's prose is a little dense and difficult to get through. Sometimes I put the book down just to take a break! But on to the parts that got the four stars: this book, unlike many recent Star Trek novels, is rich with emotion, novelty and philosophy. I have to disagree with the reviewer who complained that the authors made Kirk and Spock into "closet lovers": So what if they did? Their relationship comes off as beautiful and touching. And as for "dominating women," that is very in keeping with the wonderful Romulan Commander's character, and I find it--well, silly that a reader would be threatened by that. Anyhow, like I said, sometimes hard to get through, but well worth the effort. I've ordered the sequel, The Fate of the Phoenix, and can't wait to read it!

Spock must play a dangerous game to save his friend Jim.

After the death of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock goes down to the planet of the, so he believes, murder of his friend. We re-encounter the romulan Commander of the original series. We see here a Spock out of control and can only start to understand the frienship between the Captain and his first officer. It's very dark but very captivating. You don't want to put it down until you at the end.