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An enjoyable read for Trek aficionados, especially for the historical context, as this was written post-original series, but pre-everything else official. Lots of snippets of interviews with the cast and creators, and some great behind-the-scenes looks at the final days of shooting the show and the first convention. Lots of looks at mid-70's fandom, with a strong emphasis on the appeal of Kirk and Spock (but especially Spock) to women, even exploring the world of "slash" fiction (no, "slash" is by no means a new thing!). Obviously, there probably isn't much new in here for long-time fans, but it was fun to immerse myself in an earlier, simpler world of Trek fandom.
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A good expansion of the story as seen in the film, with lots of informative (and often amusing) footnotes by Roddenberry addressing this or that aspect of the Star Trek universe (even to the point of addressing K/S slashfic writers). Quite enjoyable, and in some ways, better than the film (and I'm one of that minority of Trek fandom who actually likes _The Motion Picture_) due to the expanded scenes and better pacing.
(This review applies equally to [b:Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan|77349|Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900096s/77349.jpg|74749], [b:Star Trek III The Search for Spock|76725|Star Trek III The Search for Spock (Star Trek #17)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899647s/76725.jpg|1529686], and [b:Star Trek IV The Voyage Home|1078437|Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180802754s/1078437.jpg|824875].)
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
(This review applies equally to [b:Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan|77349|Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900096s/77349.jpg|74749], [b:Star Trek III The Search for Spock|76725|Star Trek III The Search for Spock (Star Trek #17)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899647s/76725.jpg|1529686], and [b:Star Trek IV The Voyage Home|1078437|Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180802754s/1078437.jpg|824875].)
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
(This review applies equally to [b:Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan|77349|Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900096s/77349.jpg|74749], [b:Star Trek III The Search for Spock|76725|Star Trek III The Search for Spock (Star Trek #17)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899647s/76725.jpg|1529686], and [b:Star Trek IV The Voyage Home|1078437|Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (Star Trek)|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180802754s/1078437.jpg|824875].)
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
In a move that (if I remember correctly) was rather unusual for the time, the Star Trek franchise created three films that were direct sequels: each stands alone as its own story, but they also comprise three parts of one overarching story, with all the events taking place over the course of just a few months.
In a wonderful turn of events, author [a:Vonda N. McIntyre|23503|Vonda N. McIntyre|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1223870851p2/23503.jpg] handled the novelization of each of the three films, and did a masterful job of adapting each one, creating a whole at least as good as the sum of its parts. Diving deeply into not just the events of the films, but the motivations and repercussions for the characters and the universe as a whole in each book, McIntyre's novels stand as a model of what successful movie-to-film adaptations should be, and all too often aren't.
Really neat thoughtful, hard sci-fi exploring ideas of communication with truly alien intelligences, and the adaptations our society might make when exploring the galaxy while dealing with relativistic time distortion, where explorers may see a few subjective months go by while years pass on Earth. An unexpectely good find in my used book impulse purchasing adventures.