James Blish, “Star Trek (novelized)”, 1967; and James Blish, “Spook Must Die”, 1970 were novelizations based upon the television series “Star Trek”. The protagonist is Captain “James Kirk”, of the starship “USS Enterprise” (ship designation “NCC-1701”). Captain Kirk’s science officier was the half-Human, half-Vulcan “Spook”.
“Star Trek” the 1960’s television show was competing with NASA programs of “Gemini” and “Apollo” for television viewers. The Apollo 11 “one small step, for man; one giant leap, for mankind” was impossible for Sci Fi to match. That having been said; James Blish, “Star Trek (novelized)”, 1967; and, James Blish, “Spook Must Die”, 1970 are books that the Star Trek fans liked. Novelizations of Star Trek today remain popular with fans.
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