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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Star Trek #17)

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Star Trek-The Original Series: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyre based on a screenplay by Harve Bennett is just what is says... the search for Spock.

This book is based on Paramount Pictures space adventure Star Trek III the movie... The Search for Spock... but is Spock really gone for good? The awesome powers of the Genesis Device were released in an inert nebula and now where there was nothing, there is a planet teeming with life. But, to the Federtion and its enemies there is more to the Genesis Device. Could the Genesis Device be used as an awesome weapon? The enemies of the Federation will not rest until they themselves have the power of the Genesis Device.

What I liked about reading this book is that there are fewer leaps in logic and there are more scenes written in the book that aren't found in the movie version, making the book far superior to the movie. The author's writting style makes for easy reading and she has excellent character development as the story flows and makes sense.

The story is well-written and when reading it the prose flow and makes for a quick read. If you liked the movie, you'll really like the book as the book is an expanded version of the movie.

This is classic TREK as the Federation and its enemies battle for the most powerful weapon to control the galaxy... the Genesis Device.

Vonda McIntyre's added scenes in the beginning of this book were absolutely wonderful. The romance between Lieutenant Saavik and David Marcus, the wake for Spock, and the story about how Captain Sulu is originally supposed to command the Excelsior all bring together the story in a much better way than the movie did. Overall, an excellent book that all should read!

OK, I read this book when I hadn't seen the movie. I still haven't. That's because I think its an amazing piece of fiction and the movie (even though it came first) wouldn't do justice to the book!

For crazy Spock fans like me it's getting back to the pure Trekkie zone, a refreshing change from the "Next Gen" ! The small part of the novel based in Vulcan is an amazing work at giving natural touch. Vonda McIntyre's descriptions are world class!

She wrote the novilizations for Star Trek II and IV also, but I thought this was her best.

It's a real shame that Vonda McIntyre's excellent writing had to be hamstrung by being forced into the general plot of the third Star Trek movie; the very concept behind this book -- bringing back the character of Spock after he'd quite efficiently and irrevocably been written out of the series in the previous movie -- was just plain stupid, and there was no possible way to do it well. Granted, writing him out in the first place was a mistake, but it was one that there was virtually no way to repair. Certainly, this was not the way.

Which, as I say, is a real shame; other than the fact that the basic concept is ridiculous and impossible, the book is excellent. (But aside from THAT, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?) The characters are well-handled, the rebellion of the Enterprise command crew and their theft of the Enterprise is delightfully done, the idea that they would all, without hesitation, scrap their careers for loyalty to a fallen comrade is commendable; everything about the book is wonderful...EXCEPT for the basic underlying concept.