Duty, Honor, Redemption

Star Trek TOS: Movie Novelizations #2-4

by Vonda N. McIntyre

Cadets that enter Starfleet Academy have two mantras drilled into them from their very first day. They must do their duty for the Federation and Starfleet, and they must strive to honor their oath as Starfleet officers. Among those who have best embodied these guiding principles and who have strived to live up to the coda "to boldly go ™" are those who once served aboard the Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. Who then, was better to guide the next generation of officers? After Kirk became an admiral, the officers of the Enterprise were promoted, and several became Academy instructors. Transformed from a ship of the line to a training vessel the Enterprise's days of active duty are behind her -- until a frantic message from a distant outpost interrupts a training exercise and pulls the ship back into action.

Admiral Kirk is forced to take command of the Enterprise in order to stop an old nemesis from commandeering what could be the most deadly weapon ever devised. In the course of his actions, the crew will find itself facing death...and life -- as they deliberately violate their Starfleet oaths, travel through time to save Earth, and ultimately earn redemption in the eyes of the Federation.

Now, for the first time ever in one volume here are the novelizations of three Star Trek® films: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,® Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,® and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,® all by award-winning author Vonda McIntyre.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

464 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2004

About the author

Vonda Neel McIntyre was a U.S. science fiction author. She was one of the first successful graduates of the Clarion Science fiction writers workshop. She attended the workshop in 1970. By 1973 she had won her first Nebula Award, for the novelette "Of Mist, and Grass and Sand." This later became part of the novel Dreamsnake, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. The novelette and novel both concern a female healer in a desolate primitivized venue. McIntyre's debut novel was The Exile Waiting which was published in 1975. Her novel Dreamsnake won the Nebula Award and Hugo Award for best novel in 1978 and her novel The Moon and the Sun won the Nebula in 1997. She has also written a number of Star Trek and Star Wars novels, including Enterprise: The First Adventure and The Entropy Effect. She wrote the novelizations of the films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Reviews

[Stephen Fahrig · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a collection of the novelizations of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Actually, these qualify as genuine NOVELS rather than mere novelizations. As a reviewer on Amazon noted, Vonda McIntyre's adaptations of these three Star Trek films are of such quality that a newcomer to Star Trek would assume that the movies were based on the books, rather than vice versa. The characters and situations are treated with much greater depth than they were onscreen. Any fan of the original Star Trek series would enjoy this book.

[Frances Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book over december break in 2009. I was in Florida and the weather was acting up. It was all cold and windy and rainy - you didn't want to go outside at all. I spent most of that vacation up in my loft with this book, which totally compensated for the awful bits of the trip. The rain was always pounding on the roof so I ended up listening to music while I read it; I ended up listening to the soundtrack from House of Flying Daggers. I think it sort of added another dimension to the story, made it more dramatic. I actually read this book again last december break, in the same room in Florida, listening to the soundtrack all the way, and it brought about the same feelings in me. Even though this book is a novelization of a movie trilogy, there is WAY much more detail and characterization in the book than the movies. There's a lot more accent on relationships between the characters, and we read more on the minor characters too. In a nutshell, its very well done.

[debra conner · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE MOVIES WERE GREAT....

but the books are better! The insight received by reading these stories is well worth the time expended. Especially in The Voyage Home because it gives us the thoughts and conversation of and between the Orb and the whales. Anyone who is a Trekker or who are just beginning the stories of the Enterprise and her crews should find these stories a great read!

[Gary Hibbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Trek: Duty, Honor, Redemption. (As always no spoilers.)

Don't be fooled, this is the novelization of STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN, STAR TREK 3: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK and STAR TREK 4: THE VOYAGE HOME. It is an excellent novelization of all three films, I can't recommend it highly enough to all STAR TREK fans. Enjoy.

[Andy Berger · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I've noted before, McIntyre can write. There are some great moments here, but she's a little hamstrung by the constraints of novelizations.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of the novelizations of 'The Wrath of Khan', 'The Search for Spock' and 'The Voyage Home'. These are well done novelizations and stuck to the movies fairly well.

[Mrs Elaine Whitmarsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Very similar to films but gives more detail. I Recommend reading this book of you enjoyed films 2-4. Enjoy this book.

[David Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very well done adaption of my three favorite Star Trek movies.