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The Undiscovered Country
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- GenresStar TrekScience Fiction
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First published January 1, 1992
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Nicholas Meyer
36 books275 followersNicholas Meyer graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in theater and film-making, & is a film writer, producer, director and novelist best known for his involvement in the Star Trek films. He is also well known as the director for the landmark 1983 TV-Movie "The Day After", for which he was nominated for a Best Director Emmy Award. In 1977, Meyer was nominated for an Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for adapting his own 1974 novel, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, to the screen.
In addition to his work on Star Trek, Meyer has written several novels, and has written and/or directed several other films.Most notable being the 1983 made-for-television anti-nuclear movie The Day After.
Meyer wrote three Sherlock Holmes novels: The West End Horror, The Canary Trainer, and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. The latter was Meyer's most famous Holmes novel and the project for which he was best known prior to his Star Trek involvement. It was also adapted into a 1976 film, directed by Herbert Ross, for which Meyer wrote the screenplay.
In addition to his work on Star Trek, Meyer has written several novels, and has written and/or directed several other films.Most notable being the 1983 made-for-television anti-nuclear movie The Day After.
Meyer wrote three Sherlock Holmes novels: The West End Horror, The Canary Trainer, and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. The latter was Meyer's most famous Holmes novel and the project for which he was best known prior to his Star Trek involvement. It was also adapted into a 1976 film, directed by Herbert Ross, for which Meyer wrote the screenplay.
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December 1, 2022Star Trek 6 has always been popular with the fans and while I do love it I also thinks it gets an inherent boost from having followed Star Trek 5. There are definitely flaws with the film that I think the novelization addresses with a few simple added plot details.
What strikes me as being most off about the film is that the end of the previous film seems to suggest that Kirk and crew have started to move past the hatred of Klingons. But then in STVI they seem to have slammed right back into it. The personal hostility shown by Kirk has always seemed inconsistent with the arc the character seemed to be on.
In the book we find that relations between the Federation and Klingon empire is highly strained and with the apparent disappearance of the Organians, war is looming over everyone. There have been attacks on Federation outposts, seemingly by Klingons and in the most recent attack, Carol Marcus has been seriously injured. Kirk, having started to reconcile with her is called away from her bedside to go on a mission he wanted nothing to do with.
With this context, Kirk’s anger with Spock and with the Klingons feels far more credible and relatable. The rest of the book largely sticks with the beats of the movie but getting some internalized views of the characters helps make the story feel more balanced in terms of the entire cast having a part. The movie had time constraints and wasn’t able to add it much of this content but reading this I think lends a richer, more complex version of an already great story.
What strikes me as being most off about the film is that the end of the previous film seems to suggest that Kirk and crew have started to move past the hatred of Klingons. But then in STVI they seem to have slammed right back into it. The personal hostility shown by Kirk has always seemed inconsistent with the arc the character seemed to be on.
In the book we find that relations between the Federation and Klingon empire is highly strained and with the apparent disappearance of the Organians, war is looming over everyone. There have been attacks on Federation outposts, seemingly by Klingons and in the most recent attack, Carol Marcus has been seriously injured. Kirk, having started to reconcile with her is called away from her bedside to go on a mission he wanted nothing to do with.
With this context, Kirk’s anger with Spock and with the Klingons feels far more credible and relatable. The rest of the book largely sticks with the beats of the movie but getting some internalized views of the characters helps make the story feel more balanced in terms of the entire cast having a part. The movie had time constraints and wasn’t able to add it much of this content but reading this I think lends a richer, more complex version of an already great story.
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May 25, 2020
I don't like this movie, I hate it actually, I'm only ever reading this for one specific scene that makes me cry
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