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Star Trek 9 by James Blish

ogreart's review against another edition

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4.0

Reread in summer of 1978.
Read January 1977

heysunbee's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rosenectur's review

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3.0

Short story adaptations of the Original series. Short, quick, fun reads, but not real intellectual.

arbieroo's review

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3.0

Blish's prefaces to these books went AWOL for a couple of volumes and the fans wrote to complain! I don't blame them as Blish is more rewarding than most authors when talking about his own books. In fact, when talking about anything, as illustrated by [b:The Issue at Hand|978020|The Issue at Hand|William Atheling|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266687317s/978020.jpg|962916],[b:More Issues at Hand: Critical Studies in Contemporary Science Fiction|1407406|More Issues at Hand Critical Studies in Contemporary Science Fiction|James Blish|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266794598s/1407406.jpg|1941373] and [b:Tale That Wags the God|5025434|Tale That Wags the God|James Blish|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267262309s/5025434.jpg|5092020]. (Note that Athling was a Blish pseudonym.)

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