The Star Trek Reader IV [Hardcover]

James Blish (Author), Gene Roddenberry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1978

James Blish was a science fiction writer who wrote over 27 novels, most notably the Cities in Flight series, and A Case of Conscience, for which he won a Hugo Award. He also was a highly respected critic, and his criticism in collected in the books The Issue at Hand, and More Issues at Hand, (published under the pen name of William Atheling, Jr.). Using the original scripts, which sometimes differed from the final filmed episode, Blish turned each episode of the original Star Trek into a short story, which were collected into anthologies and published as paperback originals. The Star Trek Reader IV collects two of these anthologies: Star Trek 10, and Star Trek 11, and Blish's original Star Trek novel, Spock Must Die!. The episodes present include: The Alternative Factor; The Empath; The Galileo Seven; Is There in Truth No Beauty?; A Private Little War; The Omega Glory; What Are Little Girles Made Of?; The Squire of Gothos; Wink of an Eye; Bread and Circuses; Day of the Dove; and Plato's Stepchildren.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: E P Dutton; 1st edition (March 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052520962X
• ISBN-13: 978-0525209621
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER FOR STAR TREK FANS, August 7, 2009

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Kay's Husband (Virginia, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Star Trek Reader IV (Hardcover)

STAR TREK READER IV contains 12 novelized episodes of the program with an added story, Spock Must Die!. Originally these stories come from paperbacks STAR TREK 10, AND STAR TREK 11. An additional story, Spock Must Die, comprised Book III in this volume.

What's better than having these stories in soft cover, mass market? The four volumes in hardcover that comprise STAR TREK READERS I, II, III, AND IV. These books all saw the light of day back in the 1970s, yet they read very well today and can be bought for little to nothing even today. In fact I obtained my set at a local Goodwill store for $1.35 apiece. Great bargain no matter where you get them.

Contents:

Star Trek 10

Preface
he Alternative Factor
The Empath
The Galileo Seven
Is There in Truth No Beauty?
A Private Little War
The Omega Glory

Star Trek 11

Preface
What Are Little Girles Made Of?
The Squire of Gothos
Wink of an Eye
Bread and Circuses
Day of the Dove
Plato's Stepchildren

Book III

Spock Must Die!

Live long and (read Star Trek) prosper.

Semper Fi.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must've Ran Out Of Episodes, December 24, 2010

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Harry Young (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Star Trek Reader IV (Hardcover)

This anthology includes a novella Spock Must Die, and I guess it's because they ran out of episodes to recreate. I don't remember off hand if there was any episodes left. I don't remember reading Shore Leave. But for whatever reason this novella was included, and this makes it the least of the four Star Trek Readers, since it seems to not fit, but it's still adequate Star Trek fare.