There was a series of star trek books based on the original series that were adapted to print by james blish. Explore every era of the star trek movies and tv series in detail, featuring everything from visionary technology such as communicators and warp drive, to iconic spacecraft such as the starship. This twopart episode plays on our expectations of spock, a logical vulcan alien who usually runs things exactly by the book. Bantam books, no doubt inspired by the success of its twilight zone books, published blishs first collection of adapted trek episodes in january, 1967.
The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. The series is also known as star trek logs and star trek. The classic episodes, volume 1 represents the first season in 196667. Read star trek 1967 comic online free and high quality. Spock is also taken over by some of the very spirits of the aliens. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series. The first book, star trek 1 by james blish, was published in january 1967. When captain jonathan archer of the uss enterprise. Published august 28th 1976 by bantam books first published january 1967. The first paperback book was titled star trek, and has been retitled star. The first paperback book was titled star trek, and has been retitled star trek 1 in this hardback reissue. Star trek 12 was the final collection of star trek original series episode novelizations written by james blish as he passed away whilst writing it.
The original series novels published by pocket books. The first paperback book was titled star trek, and has been retitled. Tbonz on may 6 mcneill and wang trying to revive captain proton by. While on patrol in deep space, captain kirk and his crew find and revive a genetically engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from earths 20th century. Bantam books memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Because of that unification of power, and technology accidentally left behind by mccoy, the iotians. In 1966, bantam books acquired the license to publish tiein fiction based science fiction television series star trek. The seven stories included in this collection are all from season one and are as follows. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books. Star trek 11 was reprinted as day of the dove in 1985, along with the entire range of original novels, with new cover art by eric torresprat. The first volume, star trek 1, received twentynine printings between 1967 and 1980.
I just started reading the star trek books and would like to know what is the best order for reading so that i can progress chronologically. Jun 28, 2016 star trek 1967 comic book cover poster. The braindamaged planet, script by george kashdan, art by alden mcwilliams. Star trek 12 by james blish meet your next favorite book. Unfollow star trek books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Logs the series is similar to novelizations based on. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The sinister guest, script by dick wood, art by alberto giolitti.
From 1970 to 1981, a range of original novels, anthologies, and reference books followed. An entire planets population is being affected by a virus that is infecting a giant brain, which exists in the core of their planet. Lawrence who would go on to adapt the only remaining episodes in mudds angels. The second season of the original star trek aired fridays at 8. Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations. The book of lists catalogs the most compelling facts about the original series and its spinoffs, as well as its thirteen films, gathered together.
This series was withdrawn from distribution shortly after its first release, which makes it extremely hard to find. Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. Star trek, adapted by james blish 1967 here it is, the very first star trek book ever published. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. The return of the archons is the twentyfirst episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series star trek.
Since gene roddenberrys original series first aired in 1966, star trek has become a pop culture phenomenon, and one of the largest global properties of all time. Star trek series by james blish meet your next favorite book. For more information about star trek books, try the official site, the psi phi database, the complete starfleet library, the lcars book database or the star trek novel rankings. Celebrate 50 years of star trek and explore one of the greatest science fiction universes ever created with the star trek book. The creatures of light, script by dick wood, art by alberto giolitti. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january 1965, and starred jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike, majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock.
Unfollow 1967 star trek to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. James blish began adapting the stories of the original star trek television show in 1967. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy.
It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. Price new from used from comics, 1967 please retry. This paperback book contains the seven stories of the original book adapted mostly from the second season of the show, with one story from the third season of the television show. Star trek aliens coloring book january 2010 85 december 5 november 3 october 2 september 7 august 4. Images are of a representative sample you may not get the exact issue pictured. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Star trek original series books adapted by james blish. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Star trek log is a series of ten novelizations based on, and inspired by, episodes of the science fiction television series star trek.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The omnibus edition of an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the star trek universe, and revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the federations most dangerous enemythe borg. Mccoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, kirk and spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, percy rodrigues, elisha cook jr kirk draws a court martial in the negligent death of a crewman. With zoe saldana, chris pine, karl urban, simon pegg. In 1967, though, james blish took on the job of adapting star trek episodes into print form. A comic in this grade shows wear, can have a reading or center crease andor a rolled spine, but has not accumulated enough total defects to reduce eye appeal to the point that it is not a desirable copy. The uss discovery s specialty is using its sporebased hub drive to jump great distances faster than any warpfaring vessel in starfleet. A planet is continually changing its dynamic makeup.
The collection was therefore completed by his wife, j. In his earlier books, he kept the adaptations short, often dropping several scenes, and. Series of 61 issues printed by gold key or whitman starting in 1967. Seeking the answer to a centuryold mystery, kirk and crew encounter a vacantly peaceful society under a 6000year autocratic rule that kills all those it cant absorb. The original series episodes written by james blish and published by bantam books through the 1970s. Written by boris sobelman based on a story by gene roddenberry, and directed by joseph pevney, it first aired on february 9, 1967 in the episode, the crew of the enterprise visit a seemingly peaceful planet whose inhabitants are of the body, are. New listing space con seven convention program vintage 1978 ufo sci fi star trek. A short story written by blishs wife known as mudds angels was published with the book. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. The thirteenth book, mudds angels retitled mudds enterprise by bantam for its 1994 reprint of the book, included two adaptations by blish and lawrence as well as an allnew mudd adventure by lawrence alone. Bantam published a series of novelizations based on episodes of the television series from 1967 to 1978. Boldly go where no one has gone before to discover all things star trek.
Original gold key star trek comic book collection series of 61 issues printed by gold key or whitman starting in 1967. This handsome hardback book contains seven stories from the first season of the television show. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. 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. Star trek 1967 comic book by gold key 61 issues, 103 covers oct 1967 to mar 1979.
To ask other readers questions about star trek 1, please sign up. First published by bantam books in january 1967, it was the very first officially licensed star trek tiein book, and the first in a series of episode. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Star trek 1 by james blish meet your next favorite book. I remember buying my first copy at school from i think it was the scholastic readers club. Star trek under bantam books star trek log the animated series under ballantine. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, david opatoshu, gene lyons.
See also star trek adventures for the preceding bantam books tos line. To do this, lieutenant paul stamets navigates the ship through. Any trekkies out there interested in buying issue one of the gold key star trek series 1 issue 1 from 1967. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. May 01, 2011 everything you need to know about star trek v the final frontier 1989 duration. Kirk and spock must save their ships crew when they are declared all killed in action in a bizarre computer simulated war where the actual deaths must occur to continue. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, harry townes, torin thatcher. A smaller company called gold key comics first published star trek stories, starting in 1967 with a story entitled kg, planet of death. The brave and the bold, book in this unforgettable star trek adventure spanning three generations, a series of ancient weapons wreak havoc across the galaxy.
When captain jonathan archer of the uss enterprise discovers ancient weapons of absolute power scattered across the alpha quadrant, he and. Deep space nine novels deep space nine 53 books in this series. Star trek 1 james blishs star trek by james blish book cover, description. These are the covers from the gold key star trek series from 1967 to 1979. The star trek books were published from 1967 to 1975 based on rough initial drafts for the show and initially they were not referenced to the show since james blish was based in united kingdom and the show had not yet been aired there. Through a licensing process similar to those granted to create collectibles, comics, and games, paramount pictures has granted the rights to market star trek stories and books of various sorts through a number of different publishers, beginning in 1967 with a series based on star trek.
Photo cover of william shatner as kirk, leonard nimoy as spock, unidentified actor as an alien, and the uss enterprise. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which focused on alloriginal adventures of the original series crew of the starship uss enterprise. Mack, david, cox, greg, sussman, mike, ward, dayton, dilmore, kevin, margaret. Includes both numbered and unnumbered novels, ebooks, and various series. The next generation novels the next generation 97 books in this series. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Youngsters today forget that there was no netflix or hulu or dvrs and we watched our favorite shows when they were being broadcast, and shows like star trek you could only see if your local station purchased the syndication rights. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 1967 1978. Star trek comics were published under a licensing agreement with paramount pictures under a wide variety of top publishers western gold label, marvel, dc, malibu and wildstorm. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, ricardo montalban, madlyn rhue. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, joan collins, deforest kelley. One other book, star trek 11, was reprinted under another title, day of the dove.
In this unforgettable star trek adventure spanning three generations, a series of ancient weapons wreak havoc across the galaxy. Tos episode a piece of the action kirk unified the iotians, a people who have modeled themselves after twentieth century american gangsters, into a one world government. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. Some scans are better quality than others but i think that just adds to the nostalgia.
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