Great palette cleanser. ( )

I really regret hearing the name "Miramanee," or even reading it. this was not the collection of TOS's finest episodes.

The 4th book to finish in my 2020 re-watch / re-read is Star Trek 7, and mix of 2nd and early 3rd season episodes. Since this wasn't published until 1972, well after the show finished, there aren't the major differences here that I found in books 1 thru 3. The only thing that stood out about on of these episodes after so many years was that the sub-plot of diverting the asteroid in "The Paradise Syndrome" was one of the more accurate hard SF stories to be found in original Trek. ( )

More fun, more or less frivolous adventures with Kirk and the crew, adapted by Blish. I was disappointed to find no preface from Blish in this one; Blish talking about almost anything is interesting, including Star Trek fan mail. Heaps of these books were sold (millions) so I wonder if they made him more money than his other work (combined)?

I am once again impressed by the number of tragic amours Kirk manages to involve himself in. ( )

"On your planet, Mr. Spock, females are logical. No other planet in the galaxy can make that claim."

Enjoyable collection of a half-dozen adaptations of episodes of the television series. I wasn't previously familiar with these particular stories, so I don't know how much Blish embellished. I'm guessing not much as there are points at which things seem to be glossed over due to time constraints, but they read pretty well overall.

"Who Mourns for Adonais?": The Enterprise is pulled to an Earthlike planet and held captive by an entity claiming to be the Greek god Apollo.

"The Changeling": A human-made space probe returns from its long journey, much altered.

"The Paradise Syndrome": Kirk is separated from the rest of the crew and begins a new life on a planet populated by the descendants of native Americans.

"Metamorphosis": Kirk and company discover what happened to a missing scientist long believed dead, but who hasn't aged in over a century.

"The Deadly Years": Accelerated aging plagues the crew after they arrive on a planet that has just experienced an unusual astronomical event.

"Elaan of Troyius": The Federation is employed to act as the facilitator to an ill-conceived diplomatic effort. ( )