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Star Trek - The Classic Episodes: v. 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

by James Blish (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; Reissue edition (14 Nov 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553291394
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553291391
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 9.9 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The second volume of three adaptations of the "Star Trek" scripts. Published to coincide with "Star Trek"s 25th anniversary celebrations, each book contains many classic stories.

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4.0 out of 5 stars James Blish's synthesis of "City on the Edge of Forever", 18 Nov 2003
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What makes this second volume of novelizations of original Star Trek episodes by James Blish stand out is that it has his version of "The City on the Edge of Forever." It is actually really and truly Blish's version because he takes what he thinks is the best of Ellison's orignal script and the teleplay of what actually aired way back when. Blish admits this was a tricky thing to try and manage and fretted that he might owe apologies all the way around. What Blish is able to salvage is mainly Ellison's original conclusion, although we know Harlan would have liked it if the character of Trooper had made it into Blish's version. But certainly it is a valiant effort.

Other episodes collected in this volume are: "Arena," where Captain Kirk reinvents gunpowder to take down a Gorn in a match arranged by the Metrons; "A Taste of Armageddon," which offers an interesting take on computer wargames long before we could play "Star Trek" on our personal computers. "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" is another time travel episode has the "Enterprise" slung back to the 1960s where they end up with a US Air Force pilot whose disappearance would affect the future. "Errand of Mercy" has war breaking out between the Klingons and the Federation and the "Enterprise" in the vacinity of Organia. "Court Martial" has Captain Kirk on charges for murdering old friend, Ben Finney. "Operation: Annihilate" is the one with the flying killer amoebas on Deneva, the planet where Kirk's brother's family lives (a.k.a. the episode where we learn Vulcans have inner eyelids). "Space Seed" is the episode that set the stage for "Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan" by introducing the character of Khan Noonien Singh and his merry band of followers who started the Eugenics War on earth way back when.

If I remember, correctly, the rationale behind what episodes were included in each volume had to do with their relative popularity, which explains why you have several first-rate episodes in this particular volume and as go through the series you find a noticeable drop in quality. Blish was an excellent writer, who died well before his time, and his adaptation of the Star Trek episodes prove that it was the stories rather than the specific effects that made it a special series.

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