Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel)
The only Star Trek novel written by Gene Roddenberry.
Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, wrote the novelization of the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This book, published that same year, is the only Star Trek novel he ever authored. It also holds the distinction of being the first Star Trek novel released by Pocket Books.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Gene Roddenberry
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Released
- December 1979
- Format
- Print (Hardback)
- Pages
- 252 pp
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The novelization is sometimes erroneously credited to Alan Dean Foster, but Foster only contributed to the film's story.
- Roddenberry adapted the novel from the movie screenplay originally written by Harold Livingston, which greatly irritated the screenwriter.
- The original historic 5-year mission is over; all of the Enterprise's original crew have pursued other jobs, only to be called back into action.
Critical reception
In a humorous review on Tor.com, Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer described the novel as "a cross between an encyclopedia and a roller coaster" and noted its "interesting sexual revelations about the Kirk family." Kevin Church echoed points about Captain Kirk's first name being a tribute to his mother's "love instructor." Church concluded the novel "is a bizarre artifact that's fascinating on its own to a certain sort of fan" but "not worth the time for anyone who’s not interested in poking around the weird edges of the Star Trek mythos."
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