The MONSTERS OF STAR TREK (Paperback)

by Daniel Cohen (Author), Boris Vallejo (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (June 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067168549X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671685492
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,816,085 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the Salt Vampire to Tribbles!, July 27, 2000

By A Customer

As the name suggests, this book tells all about the monsters, aliens, and androids from the original Star Trek series. Each chapter is about different types of aliens, and there is an index to quickly find anything you want to know.

2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial descriptions of most of the non-human creatures in the original Star Trek series , July 9, 2007

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This book, written for a target audience that I would consider middle school age, is an attempt to describe the non-human creatures that appeared in the original Star Trek series. Use of the word "monsters" in the title is an attempt to appeal to children. This is a misnomer because most of the non-humans in the series were nothing like what we would consider to be monsters. Some of them, such as the Vulcans, Organians and Metrons, were far more intelligent and benevolent than humans.
The sentences are short, choppy and the descriptions of the plot lines are not always precise. They are also so brief that most of the subtle aspects of the plot are missed. First contact with an intelligent species would be such a complex event that it cannot be explained in a few short sentences.
Therefore, I was not impressed with this book. To me, it is one that was put together quickly and given a title that was an inappropriate attempt to appeal to young people.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "The Monster's of Star Trek", December 1, 2001

By	Jon Herzog (New Ulm, MN USA) - See all my reviews

I thought your book "The Monster's of Star Trek" was not too bad because I loved the creatures and the wierd looking monsters that you included in your book.
I think the book is more of an doccumentry type of book more than a noval, but that's fine because the over all fact is that I enjoyed reading your book. I think it was rather interesting, especially the charicters that were in the book.
I really did not see any point in the book to be honest with you. One thing I think that you could include in your book is more action, because more action would have made the book more interesting.
Great job over all!