Customer Reviews
"Fascinating ..." - By: , 09 Aug 1999 
Unfortunately, the STAR TREK books often times slump to the level of merely readable adventures continuing aimlessly from the smalll or the silver screen; they rarely reach beyond a limited focus & explore a grand tapestry with which to weave the tapestry of a novel. SPOCK MUST DIE, much like the Reeves-Stevens work in the Trek universe, goes well beyond the typical tome, giving us the plotlines on a galactic scale, characterizations true to those we know from the series, & posing interesting scientific 'what ifs' (always a benchmark of the great stories).
This is the VERY FIRST Star Trek novel! - By: , 03 Aug 1999 
During the late '60s/ early '70s, James Blish (of "Cities In Flight" fame) tackled the job of turning the Original Series episodes into short story form. He put six or seven in each book, titling each book with a number ("Star Trek", "Star Trek 2", etc), but died before he finished the last book. His widow Judith Lawrence finshed that one as a legacy, but Blish had not gotten around to doing the two Harry Mudd episodes. Lawrence did those herself, filling out her book with a Mudd novelette, callling the book "Mudd's Angels". But while Blish was still alive, he wrote the very first Trek novel about Spock getting accidentallly transported into an energy barrier. His original is held in the transporter buffer, but the barrier bounces a mirror image back as well. So when the dazzle clears, there's a Spock on each of two pads. "This here starship ain't big enough fer the both of us, yuh huh huh". That's the dilemma right there--which Spock is the original? One of 'em's got to go. Don't look for any of these books in the back pages of present-day Trek novels--it's a different publisher.
70's sci-fi at it's best - By: , 10 Sep 1998 Star Trek grew from a 60's series (cancelled by a clueless NBC executive)to a multi-million dollar industry. It's roots are seated in the 60's & 70's genre that provides a look back at the hopes of yesterday. James Blish, a proliferate author, scribed many episodes & novels. Spock Must Die is a gem among the origional Star Trek novels. And as a bonus, is not listed in the bookography in alll of the Star Trek spin-offs. It truly is a "lost book". A must own for the serious Star Trek Fanatic!
The original novel based on Star Trek characters. - By: , 23 Jul 1997 
Since this 1972 edition was printed, Star Trek novels have undergone a total reformation in style, length, & subject matter. Spock Must Die! deals with a very specific theme (obviously) & is written to appeal to the fans of the late 1960's.
The novel is a must read for any Star Trek fan. It is what inspired so many authors to pursue their writing dreams. Many of whom wrote their own novels based on the Star Trek characters.
