Sounds interesting. I always wondered why Blish's story adaptions were different from the TV episodes. Kinda wish they included all the lost footage, instead of just the footage as it re-appears in 12 complete episodes.
Sounds interesting. I always wondered why Blish's story adaptions were different from the TV episodes. Kinda wish they included all the lost footage, instead of just the footage as it re-appears in 12 complete episodes.
I absolutely loved the Blish books (and his non-Trek work too) and still treasure my Corgi edition of the first one which my dad bought for me - in which McCoy is referred to as "Doc", something Blish later apologised for.
In the pre-VHS days, these novels - and the brilliant Fotonovels (remember them?) were the real source of episode info available for a fan of TOS.
In the Colonies we had the Bantam issues. Yes, had the fotonovels too (hated the added dialog balloons, ie when Edith Keeler is killed, "Ah, she was a good kid {burp}"), and ST: New Voyages.
Back in the day I bought from the above Trek Blish Paperbacks, Numbers 1, 2, 3, 9, and the cool one pictured below. Around the same time I remember buying all of the Planet of Apes Movie Paperback Adaptation Tie-Ins. What a great time, when you could get a neat paperback book for 60 cents!
In the Colonies we had the Bantam issues. Yes, had the fotonovels too (hated the added dialog balloons, ie when Edith Keeler is killed, "Ah, she was a good kid {burp}"), and ST: New Voyages.
I actually bought mint-condition copies as a holiday gift from my friend Rivka about ten years ago. Took me quite a long time to catch 'em all, and when she unwrapped them, she was literally in tears of joy.
