Pocket Books
New
252 pages
Paperback
Story by Alan Dean Foster
If you liked the movie, you will appreciate the book as it (like most movie novelizations) provides a wealth of additional information that helps to fill out the story portrayed in the film. In particular, the additional information on Kirk & Co. and what they did in the interim between television series and the movie as well as the information on the characters of Decker, Ilia, and even Vejur itself are invaluable to both an appreciation of the novel and the film. Not to be prudish, but at times the sexual innuendo can be a little less than subtle - otherwise a good start to a great series of science fiction novels. I would have liked to have seen more novels penned by Mr. Roddenberry.
