VULCAN ACADEMY MURDERS (CLASSIC STAR TREK 20) (Star Trek, No 20) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Lorrah (Author)

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Product Description

Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospital, seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded EnterpriseTM crew member. Spock's mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock's family.

Suddenly, patients are dying, and Kirk suspects the unthinkable -- murder on Vulcan. Kirk has to convince the Vulcans that something as illogical as murder is possible. Until the killer is caught, everyone is in danger.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Star Trek (July 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671742833
• ISBN-13: 978-0671742836
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #220,414 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding story but mystery too easy to solve, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Vulcan Academy Murders. I have always found the Vulcan way of life to be fascinating (Sarek & Spock's World are among my favorites), so I thoroughly enjoyed the in-depth portraits of both of them. I felt that all of the characters were well-developed, although I would have liked to have seen more of Amanda. Perhaps it is because I have read so many mysteries over the course of my life, starting with Nancy Drew, progressing through Agatha Christie & Ellery Queen, and on to Ed McBain, Anne Perry, & the Kellermans, that I knew the killer and the motive by page 50! That is the reason for giving the book only four stars. Otherwise, it was "fascinating" (said with one eyebrow raised) and I could not put it down.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Star Trek, and a very good book too!, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

The Vulcan Academy Murders is one of my all-time favorite Star Trek novels. Even though the book uses the characters from the TV series, it details them and fleshes them out as well as any fiction book would its original characters. The author makes the world of Vulcan and its culture attractive and believable. The book is very well written, especially the sections concerning telepathy and mind-melds. It's also a pretty good mystery, and never boring for a second. Definitely worth it, and rereadable too. The sequel, The IDIC Epidemic, is just as good, so check it out too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It could have been better, October 7, 2000

By	Dawn (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Vulcan Academy Murders (Paperback)

As a faithful "vulcan" fan, I was initially excited about this novel. But I was disappointed in the story after reading it. The plot had potential and really was the redeemable factor of this book, but it was too predictable. I found the characters generally shallow and there were incongruencies between this story and some other Star Trek novels that have been written.