Star Trek 4

Synopsis

Star Trek 4 is a collection of short story adaptations of six Star Trek: The Original Series episodes, written by James Blish. Published by Bantam Books, it was first released in June 1971.

Six assignments in space and time In the name of the Federation Council and the Starfleet Command, Spock and the Enterprise crew grapple with:

• A Silicon-Based Monster
• An Interplanetary Spy
• An Amorous Amazon
• A Misguided Mobster "Boss"
• A Time-Jumping Technician
• And the Mind-Enslaving Elders of Talos IV, in the "Hugo" Award-Winning Episode "Menagerie."

CONTENTS

1. Preface
2. "All Our Yesterdays"
3. "The Devil in the Dark"
4. "Journey to Babel"
5. "The Menagerie"
A 26-page adaptation of "The Cage". As he explains in a foreword and afterword, Blish found it too difficult to incorporate the framing story of Spock's court martial from the episodes "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II", so he settled for adapting the original script for the first pilot.
6. "The Enterprise Incident"
7. "A Piece of the Action"