Books like Star Trek 8 by James Blish
The anthology follows the Starship Enterprise as it travels to a glaciated wasteland ruled by women, faces a ferocious double of Captain Kirk aboard the vessel, visits a planet where Halloween is eternal, and ventures beyond the galaxy’s edge.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: James Blish
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