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The Star Trek Reader III compiles three anthologies of James Blish‑adapted episodes from the original television series into short stories. Drawing on the original scripts, which sometimes diverge from the final filmed versions, Blish transformed the episodes into narrative prose. The volume includes the anthologies Star Trek 5, Star Trek 6 and Star Trek 7, featuring stories such as "Whom Gods Destroy", "The Tholian Web", "Requiem for Methuselah", "The Savage Curtain", "The Apple", "The Changeling" and many others.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: James Blish
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