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[twunny]

I'm such a nerd. I'm a nerd for buying a set of four "Star Trek" paperback novels on first sight at a Goodwill store. I'm a nerd because I'm in the process of actually reading them. And so help me, I'm a nerd for liking them.
Star Trek Log Two is the second of a series of novels. Each one has three stories in it, which are all based on scripts to Star Trek: The Animated Series.
The Survivor is about a shape-shifter spy that boards the Enterprise in the guise of a long-lost interplanetary benefactor. It seemed a little too formulaic.
The Lorelei Signal is about a siren song type situation where the males on board the ship are lured to a planet to have their life-forces drained out. A bit of a gimmicky idea for an episode, but fairly well-written and compelling.
And The Infinite Vulcan is about Spock being kidnapped by a race of plant aliens and their gigantic cloned genius human overlord. Very cool story and a cool addition to my idea of Star Trek history.
This book is something from a bygone era. It was originally published in 1974. Back when Science Fiction rode the fence between having a higher purpose and being just too far out. Nowadays, it seems to border between noble and pretentious. The stories are far-fetched, strewn with typos, populated by characters that never appeared in any other Trek medium, and really, really fun.
Something is lost in this particular translation. It's should be amazing to picture the settings, which could never have been acheived on the show. But somehow, I still imagine low-budget sets for the most part. And I can't accept the inner monologue provided by the narrator. Something about Kirk in particular makes me not want to see the wheels turning.
But on the other hand, the book ended with the worst pun I've ever heard, so that's pretty cool. I enjoyed this book, And I'm sure I'll enjoy the next ones. It makes me wish I could see the animated series. For all I know, that opportunity is lost to my generation.
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[crystaldearest]

you definitely are a nerd.

[ariel05]

[twunny]

Thanks for the tip. I just netflixed them.
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