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For the fifth movie in the Star Trek franchise, please see Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Star Trek 5 is a collection of short story adaptations of seven Star Trek: The Original Series episodes, written by James Blish. Published by Bantam Books, it was first released in February 1972.

Summary[]

From the book jacket
The Enterprise blazes new star trails to danger as Kirk, Spock and the rest encounter –
  • an asylum planet where the mad rule
  • a universe with a total population of one
  • race warfare to the death – whiteblack against blackwhite
  • paradise – with a most unusual serpent
  • the ultimate in women's lib
  • an almost eternal triangle
  • a gang of galactic drop-outs
– and other startling problems and perils.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Contents[]

Preface
Blish discusses episode selection and upcoming books in the series.
"Whom Gods Destroy"
A 23 page adaptation of "Whom Gods Destroy".
"The Tholian Web"
A 16 page adaptation of "The Tholian Web".
"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
An 18 page adaptation of "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
"This Side of Paradise"
A 15 page adaptation of "This Side of Paradise".
"Turnabout Intruder"
A 22 page adaptation of "Turnabout Intruder".
"Requiem for Methuselah"
An 20 page adaptation of "Requiem for Methuselah".
"The Way to Eden"
A 22 page adaptation of "The Way to Eden".

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