I had the first blish star trek book that i think i got from the bookmobile that came around every year. The first paperback book was titled star trek, and has been retitled star trek 1 in this hardback reissue. Star trek by james blish and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bantam books, no doubt inspired by the success of its twilight zone books, published blishs first collection of adapted trek episodes in january, 1967. From 1967 through 1975, the blish adaptations sold over 4 million copies, which was unheard of. Remembering james blishs star trek books one way to familiarize ones self with the stories in those longgone days, however, began in 1967 with an acclaimed author named james blish 19211975. First of a series in which blish adapted the scripts from the. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. Star trek adapted by james blish paperback, 1967 ebay. The adaptations are based on first draft scripts and contain significant differences from the final draft shooting scripts and teleplays used for the individual episodes. Bantam books, and beginning in 1967 eleven star trek collections appeared under. He adapted every tos episode into a short story with the exceptions of mudds women, i, mudd which he intended to write as novellength.
Star trek 1 by blish, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jun 15, 2018 james blish was recently featured on for a chilling journey through worlds beyond imagination. This handsome hardback book contains seven stories from the first season of the television show. James blish memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The seven stories included in this collection are all from season one and are as follows. The first volume, star trek 1, received twentynine printings between 1967 and 1980. Star trek 1 james blishs star trek by james blish fantastic fiction. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
This had been the second pilot episode made for the series, and the introduction of captain kirk to the show. Book has staining on the top right cornercomes as pictured. Apr 27, 2016 the books editor remembered reading as a teenager the twelve star trek collections published between 1967 and 1977 for which science fiction writer james blish adapted the scripts for all of the episodes from the original series as short stories. It won the hugo award for best dramatic presentation of 1967 at the 25th world science fiction convention in new york. Star trek by james blish and a great selection of related books. First of a series in which blish adapted the scripts from the original star trek series into novelette format. The blishlawrence star trek adaptations views from. In his earlier books, he kept the adaptations short, often dropping several scenes, and. Star trek logs the animated series novelizations under ballantine books the original series. This handsome hardback book contains seven stories from the.
Logs the series is similar to novelizations based on. James benjamin blish may 23, 1921 july 30, 1975 was an american science fiction and fantasy writer. This version is a handsome hardback book that contains the eight stories of the original book adapted from the first season of the television show. 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 3 by james blish is the third collection of short stories which includes seven adaptations of star trek original series scripts. The readers were omnibus editions of the regular series. The first edition of the book carried the simple title star trek. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Bantam books, no doubt inspired by the success of its twilight zone books, published blish s first collection of adapted trek episodes in january, 1967.
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. Star trek 1 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The series is also known as star trek logs and star trek. Charlies 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. In 1967, though, james blish took on the job of adapting star trek episodes into print form. The james blish star trek books episode 11 youtube. The classic episodes anthology out april 29 star trek. This anthology collects 45 classic episodes that aired in the series first three seasons. The first paperback book was titled star trek, and has been retitled. The original series episodes written by james blish and published by bantam books through the 1970s. His first published stories appeared in super science stories and amazing stories. Find star trek james blish from a vast selection of books.
Star trek logs the animated series novelizations under ballantine books the original series movie more. But just recently i picked up one of the james blish star trek reader books. Star trek was indeed, as the bottom cover proclaimed, the exciting new nbctv series when this book was born. The book consisted of seven short stories, each based on an episode of the series.
The star trek reader i by roddenberry, gene, blish, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Star trek 1 memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The original series episodes, written by james blish 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 adaptations, as well as. Star trek book lot 10 of james blish series paperback. Star trek 11 was reprinted as day of the dove in 1985, along with the entire range of. Star trek 3 by james blish meet your next favorite book. The cover art for this book is taken from the publicity artwork used by nbc to promote the first season in the fall of 1966 several other nbc series were featured in similar artwork. Published by ballantine books from 1974 to 1978, the series was written by alan dean foster and edited by judylynn del rey. He is best known for his cities in flight novels, and his series of star trek novelizations written with his wife, j. Apr, 2019 in january 1967 only four months after the show debuted on nbc bantam published star trek, by james blish, a noted science fiction writer since the early 1950s and winner of a hugo award for the novel a case of conscience. In 2002, he was inducted into the science fiction and. Each book features adaptations of seven episodes of the original star trek television series.
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. Dec 29, 2017 the blish books proved that there was an audience for written star trek material, and it was large. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This time, the menagerie, an episode by gene roddenberry himself, was high on the list. Lawrence, completed the book, and later completed the adaptations in the volume. The novelizations by blish and lawrence were reprinted many times, often with new cover art.
He is credited with creating the term gas giant to refer to large planetary bodies. The original series episodes, written by james blish. Star trek 1 originally titled simply star trek is a collection of short story adaptations of seven star trek. James blish began adapting the stories of the original star trek television show in 1967. Noted science fiction author was hired to write the first of which ultimately would be 12 volumes of stories, each adapting a handful of episodes from the original series. A chilling journey through worlds beyond imagination. Star trek 2 by james blish bantam books press paperback book. Jun 30, 2011 star trek, adapted by james blish 1967 here it is, the very first star trek book ever published. Of course, the blish books were a huge success in the 1970s. Star trek 1 novel headhunters holosuite wiki fandom. Lawrence from scripts by robert bloch, harlan ellison, richard matheson, and other leading science fiction writers, they include.
Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. Star trek boldly traveled through space and into the heart of the human condition. Features 27 stories adapted from star trek s landmark first season. When bantam began publishing more novelisations by blish, the book was retitled star trek 1. Star trek 1 is the firt of an eleven book series of star trek novels written by author james blish. Star trek log is a series of ten novelizations based on, and inspired by, episodes of the science fiction television series star trek. Not in this book was the 3rd aired episode, where no man has gone before. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. The trouble with tribbles the last gunfight an adaptation of spectre of the gun the doomsday machine assignment. From 1967 through 1975, the blish adaptations sold over 4. To ask other readers questions about star trek 1, please sign up. Star trek original series books adapted by james blish. Jan 15, 2018 bantam began publishing star trek books in 1967 with the first james blish episode adaptation, today known as star trek 1.
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