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(Star Trek #1)
First of a series in which Blish adapted the scripts from the
original Star Trek series into novelette format.
Included in this volume: Charlie's Law (Charlie X), Dagger of the Mind, The Unreal McCoy (The Man Trap), Balance of Terror, The Naked Time, Miri, The Conscience of the King.
original Star Trek series into novelette format.
Included in this volume: Charlie's Law (Charlie X), Dagger of the Mind, The Unreal McCoy (The Man Trap), Balance of Terror, The Naked Time, Miri, The Conscience of the King.
Published August 28th 1976 by Bantam Books (first published January 1967)
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Oct 06, 2014Alejandro rated it liked it · review of another edition Shelves: star-trek, military, science-fiction, politics, romance, media-tie-in
Space... The Final Frontier...
I am aware that this is a quite longer review than usual, but since it's an anthology, I thought that it was the only fair way to express my thoughts on each story collected on the book.
A FASCINATING PROJECT
This is the first novelization published featuring episodes from Star Trek: The Original Series. Oddly enough, the novelization didn't published the episodes in the aired order, so if you are looking for the adaptation of Where No Man has Gone Before, the fir...more
I am aware that this is a quite longer review than usual, but since it's an anthology, I thought that it was the only fair way to express my thoughts on each story collected on the book.
A FASCINATING PROJECT
This is the first novelization published featuring episodes from Star Trek: The Original Series. Oddly enough, the novelization didn't published the episodes in the aired order, so if you are looking for the adaptation of Where No Man has Gone Before, the fir...more
Though these are shortened versions of the episodes, they still made for entertaining reading.
Aug 08, 2018Robert rated it liked it
Well, that's it! I've now read every book Blish published.
Really not much different from the other ten volumes of adaptations Blish did (don't ask how I ended up reading the first one last - I don't know myself) except for the lack of a foreword. It was the release of this volume that created a deluge of fan mail that Blish would address in his forewords to subsequent volumes.
As usual the quality varies with the quality of the adapted original script. Interesting to note that the iconic image of...more
Dec 15, 2016Yvensong rated it liked it · review of another editionReally not much different from the other ten volumes of adaptations Blish did (don't ask how I ended up reading the first one last - I don't know myself) except for the lack of a foreword. It was the release of this volume that created a deluge of fan mail that Blish would address in his forewords to subsequent volumes.
As usual the quality varies with the quality of the adapted original script. Interesting to note that the iconic image of...more
Shelves: science-fiction, own, 2016-procrastination-challenge
This anthology of several early Star Trek episodes, like many anthologies, is a hit and a miss. Some of the stories really captured the feel of the story and the characters, while others really missed that mark.
Apr 25, 2015Dustin rated it it was ok · review of another edition
This first book in the series (simply named “Star Trek”) adapts “Charlie X” (under the episode’s earlier working title of Charlie’s Law”), 'Dagger of the Mind', 'The Unreal McCoy' (which was the working and IMO better title for a.k.a. 'The Man Trap'), 'Balance of Terror', 'The Naked Time', 'Miri', and 'The Conscience of the King'
This book, clocking in at 140ish pages, doesn’t much page count to the seven episodes it covers. The story “Charlie’s Law” is bereft of most description, (Blish apparent...more
This book, clocking in at 140ish pages, doesn’t much page count to the seven episodes it covers. The story “Charlie’s Law” is bereft of most description, (Blish apparent...more
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“Charlie’s Law” (alternate title: “Charlie X”), James Blish, D. C. Fontana (Teleplay Author), & Gene Roddenberry (Story Author). ✭✭
“Dagger of the Mind”, James Blish & Shimon Wincelberg (as by S. Bar-David) (Teleplay Author). ✭
“The Unreal McCoy” (alternate title: “The Man Trap”), James Blish & George Clayton Johnson (Teleplay Author). ✭
“Balance of Terror”, James Blish & Paul Schneider (Teleplay Author). ✭
“The Naked Time”, James Blish & John D. F. Black (Teleplay Author).
“Mir...more
Jan 17, 2011Fey rated it really liked it“Charlie’s Law” (alternate title: “Charlie X”), James Blish, D. C. Fontana (Teleplay Author), & Gene Roddenberry (Story Author). ✭✭
“Dagger of the Mind”, James Blish & Shimon Wincelberg (as by S. Bar-David) (Teleplay Author). ✭
“The Unreal McCoy” (alternate title: “The Man Trap”), James Blish & George Clayton Johnson (Teleplay Author). ✭
“Balance of Terror”, James Blish & Paul Schneider (Teleplay Author). ✭
“The Naked Time”, James Blish & John D. F. Black (Teleplay Author).
“Mir...more
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We've been rewatching the original series of Star Trek lately, the remastered dvds in fact. And I thought this would be the perfect time to start reading the original Star Trek episode novelisations, which I've never read before.
This book contained 7 episode novelisations; Charlie's Law, Dagger of the Mind, The Unreal McCoy, Balance of Terror, The Naked Time, Miri, The Conscience of the King. All of them reworked from the original scripts into short stories, by James Blish.
I was glad to read the...more
This book contained 7 episode novelisations; Charlie's Law, Dagger of the Mind, The Unreal McCoy, Balance of Terror, The Naked Time, Miri, The Conscience of the King. All of them reworked from the original scripts into short stories, by James Blish.
I was glad to read the...more
Jul 17, 2017Mark rated it liked it
Short story adaptions from TOS first season. I had seen all these episodes a million times, so I was interested in how Blish would execute a short story adaption from the original scripts. I was impressed by Blish's ability to capture the zeitgeist of a familiar TOS episode yet make it distinct from how it was shot on camera. I have been listening to the The Greatest Generation podcast of the TNG series and it has sensitized me the production costs of special effects for an underfunded televisio...more
Aug 16, 2009stormhawk rated it it was amazing
I don't know if rereading books from one's youth counts as a second childhood, but I'm having one right now ... revisiting a lot of old favorites, including the James Blish Star Trek 'novelizations,' although Short-Storyizations would be closer to the truth. Each Original Series episode is compacted down to short-story length, and something gets lost in translation. The stories are close to the episodes, but don't match exactly ... dialog changes, situtation changes, character changes. I can tel...more
Feb 11, 2013Susan rated it really liked it
These stories are based on the tv series, though sometimes have been changed a bit. They are a fast read, not delving into much detail. Actually, I almost think some of the stories are better read as stories than a ST episode.
Enjoyable and I am ready to start the next one!
Enjoyable and I am ready to start the next one!
Star Trek... expanded my horizons into science fiction.
If you were born after the advent of widespread video recorders, you may not appreciate the value such books as these had in the 1970s and before. At the time, if you missed something on the telly that was it and there was a rule that nothing should be shown more than three times. Even if you saw it, you wouldn't be able to watch it again unless the channel decided to broadcast it and you were around at the time. Consequently, books such as this and the Doctor Who novelisations were an absolute...more
Rating between 2.5 & 3
Short adaptations of Star Trek tv episodes which give the basic story highlights and some background but not a lot.
I read this originally in the mid 1970’s I think and as the only way to relive the show they were very good. Of course in modern times when there is dvd, blu ray, streaming services all allowing the fan to rewatch the episodes this book and others in the series are anachronisms. The story isn’t detailed enough for modern readers taste I feel and they would...more
Aug 09, 2012S. J. rated it really liked it · review of another editionShort adaptations of Star Trek tv episodes which give the basic story highlights and some background but not a lot.
I read this originally in the mid 1970’s I think and as the only way to relive the show they were very good. Of course in modern times when there is dvd, blu ray, streaming services all allowing the fan to rewatch the episodes this book and others in the series are anachronisms. The story isn’t detailed enough for modern readers taste I feel and they would...more
Recommends it for: Star Trek fans, people who want a different perspective on the episodes
Recommended to S. by: Wanting to read in the printed universe of the series
*4 Stars*
*The Gush*
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. I grew up on this series, though I only watched what was on tv on reruns. All of these particular episodes are ones I was previously very familiar with. Surprisingly, that was not needed. These short write ups of the episodes are at once familiar and not. I had read somewhere that these were sometimes written up from early versions of the scripts and that does show. Some of the stories end slightly differently or have w...more
*The Gush*
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. I grew up on this series, though I only watched what was on tv on reruns. All of these particular episodes are ones I was previously very familiar with. Surprisingly, that was not needed. These short write ups of the episodes are at once familiar and not. I had read somewhere that these were sometimes written up from early versions of the scripts and that does show. Some of the stories end slightly differently or have w...more
Nov 10, 2017Bob rated it liked it
The first of eleven novelizations of almost all the classic Star Trek episodes. To avoid writing novellas, James Blish chose to focus on the main plot from the protagonist viewpoint. In cases like Miri this works well as we are not distracted by all those tortuous 'Grup' scenes with children playing petty dictators. But in A Balance of Terrorwe lose the wonderful cat and mouse interplay between Captain Kirk and his Romulan counterpart. In addition, the novelizations were often based on draft man...more
Apr 12, 2018Frank McAdam rated it liked it
I can across this old paperback in a pile of books that was being thrown out and had an enjoyable trip back to the 1960's when as a child I watched the TV show religiously every week. The stories here are uneven, but Blish does manage to capture very well the personalities of the Enterprise's crew as portrayed on the original TV series, at least as far as I remember them. The stories may not be great sci fi but when read today they're awash in nostalgia.
Jan 28, 2018Octavia Cade rated it liked it Shelves: short-stories, science-fiction, media-tie-in
Enjoyable collection of short stories, each of which covers one of seven episodes from the original Star Trek. The stories themselves are relatively superficial but they're still fun to read, especially if you can picture the episode as you're reading. Of the seven stories here, it's 'Miri' that stands out the most, being both creepy and McCoy-heavy, both of which are things I enjoy.
Oct 10, 2017Alex Ward rated it it was amazing
I'm 'binge-watching' TOS by reading these adaptations on my phone; the visuals/effects of the actual show take me out of it and I find it too daunting to have to watch so many episodes like that. This is also more accessible for me. I'll go back and watch the more acclaimed ones, as well as the Mudd episodes which are not included in any of these 12 volumes.
Jun 20, 2017Peter Wrenshall rated it really liked it
Fans of the original series can get the entire collection of scripts as novelletizations (not sure if that’s a real word, but you know what I mean). They are a bit short and might have been stretched out a bit. And the text is more workmanlike than a labor of love. But it's great to be able to read the original series like this.
Aug 23, 2019Coleman Wigger rated it really liked it
I actually ended up reading quite a few of these Star Trek 'novelizations' by James Blish before I even watched any of the series.
Jul 06, 2017Elisa rated it really liked it
I enjoyed this. I liked reading it and trying to remember the episode (I haven't seen them in a while). the only story I didn't really like was the last one.
Mar 23, 2018Brian Kirk rated it liked it · review of another edition
a condensed collection of Star trek episodes. these were different from the actual televised versions as Blish was given early versions of the story. it was interesting to see the changes made.
Constrained by limited space and sometimes out of date scripts. Blish does the best he can with what he had to work with.
Jan 12, 2013Brian rated it liked it · review of another edition
Goodreads rating: 3 out of 5 (I liked it!)
I’ve been a fan of the original Star Trek since I first saw it as a kid in the 70’s. My earliest memory of the show is “Arena”, one of the better known episodes, in which Kirk is forced to fight a duel with a reptilian alien. For a 4-year-old it was kind of scary and intense…and I was forever hooked.
But let’s face it, Star Trek was not great science fiction. There was a whole lot that was just plain silly in a typical Star Trek script (and I’m not referr...more
Dec 04, 2014Tracy Poff added it I’ve been a fan of the original Star Trek since I first saw it as a kid in the 70’s. My earliest memory of the show is “Arena”, one of the better known episodes, in which Kirk is forced to fight a duel with a reptilian alien. For a 4-year-old it was kind of scary and intense…and I was forever hooked.
But let’s face it, Star Trek was not great science fiction. There was a whole lot that was just plain silly in a typical Star Trek script (and I’m not referr...more
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I've read a good number of Star Trek books, over the years. Since I came rather late to the Star Trek universe, I'm quite used to thinking of the expanded universe as a sprawling thing, composed of many books by a similarly vast number of authors. Of course, it wasn't always this way. Once, there were no Star Trek books at all.
And then, there was one: Star Trek by James Blish.
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Star Trek is a collection of seven short...more
I've read a good number of Star Trek books, over the years. Since I came rather late to the Star Trek universe, I'm quite used to thinking of the expanded universe as a sprawling thing, composed of many books by a similarly vast number of authors. Of course, it wasn't always this way. Once, there were no Star Trek books at all.
And then, there was one: Star Trek by James Blish.
[rel://files/Star Trek by James Blish.jpg]
Star Trek is a collection of seven short...more
Jun 14, 2019Louie Book Teacher rated it liked it
The book is basically a short story compilation that takes Star Trek the Original Series episodes from the first season and converts them into short story narratives. I enjoyed this form and can see why James Blish wrote 10 of these books. They give a unique insight as to what is taking place in the characters’ minds. In my opinion, a must for every fan of the original show. These are hard to get, so if you see them grab them when you can. Collectors horde these.
“Star Trek 1” by James Blish was the first Star Trek novel ever released and is a collection of Original Series scripts adapted into short story form rather than being an original piece of work. The seven stories included in this collection are all from season one and are as follows:
Charlie's Law (Charlie X)
Dagger of the Mind
The Unreal McCoy (The Man Trap)
Balance of Terror
The Naked Time
Miri
The Conscience of the King
Reading this collection was an interesting experience for me as I was looking fo...more
Charlie's Law (Charlie X)
Dagger of the Mind
The Unreal McCoy (The Man Trap)
Balance of Terror
The Naked Time
Miri
The Conscience of the King
Reading this collection was an interesting experience for me as I was looking fo...more
Sep 08, 2016Amy Softa rated it liked it
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek I took a break from my current read to read this anthology of short stories which were adapted from the TOS. I do believe it might also be the first Star Trek book, but I’m not 100% on that as the order of Trek books is difficult to pin down. In this book it lists Spock Must Die before this one so it might be the first. I own that one as well and will read it eventually. (Note: after checking Goodreads I see Spock Must Die was published in 1970...more
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Moving on to the first set of novelizations I have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised by them. These were written in the UK by James Blish up until number 7 or 8 and after that ghost-written by his wife J. A. Lawrence. This volume includes novelizations of 7 episodes from the original series: 'Charlie X' (under the name 'Charlie's Law' in the book); 'Dagger of the Mind'; 'The Man Trap' (under the name 'The Unreal McCoy'); 'Balance of Terror'; 'The Naked Time'; 'Miri' and 'The Conscience...more
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James Benjamin Blish (East Orange, New Jersey, May 23, 1921 – Henley-on-Thames, July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.
In the late 1930's to the early 1940's, Blish was a member of the Futurians.
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942...more
In the late 1930's to the early 1940's, Blish was a member of the Futurians.
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942...more
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