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Neil ArgueBook 12 and an image from The Corbomite Manoeuvre that everyone remembers from the closing credits. A nice clean image from Chris Achileos' website, too. This is (almost) the last of the episode adaptations, but don't worry. There are lots more covers to come.  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueThe cover image of the 11th volume of James Blish's Star Trek episode adaptations. I have been buying these books from eBay and this one stands out because it was in MINT condition. No joke. 40 years old and £3.00. Where has this been kept??I've never been one to keep things in their packaging, as my FunkoPop collection proves, but this has really been taken care of. Unread too. 🤷🏻‍♂️😳😊<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueBook 10 and a thoughtful looking Spock from the episode "The Galileo Seven", as featured inside the book. I should probably mention that every cover is based on one of the episodes in each book.  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueBook 9 already, and an image from The Immunity Syndrome -first broadcast in the UK on Mon 10th Aug 1970. We had to wait quite a while, didn't we? A nice clean copy from Chris Achileos' website too.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueBook 8. It took me a while to realise that the face in the background was supposed to be Gary Mitchell, but apart from a slightly weird take on William Shatner's face, I still like this one. I also like how the continuity error has been fixed on the gravestone.  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueThe cover image of the 7th volume of James Blish's Star Trek episode adaptations. Did this happen in the episode? I may check later, but I don't think it did. Michael Forest starring as the god Apollo, a role he returned to 46 years later in the fan series Star Trek Continues.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MichaelForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MichaelForest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apollo</a>

Neil ArgueTime for Book 6 and an image from one of the episodes that EVERYONE remembers - The Apple, possibly for two reasons. 1: The big scary snake head and 2: David Soul from Starsky and Hutch was in it, in not-quite his first role. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueHello! Me again. This is not the greatest cover in the series, but then again, I'm not a fan of floating heads. It's taken from "The Tholian Web." The episodes Blish adapted were done in an order quite apart from the broadcast or production order., hence a third series episode in Book 5.Enjoy!!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueI think this is my favourite cover - Book 4. It depicts a scene from episode 78, the second-to-last one: All Our Yesterdays, and I have borrowed a "clean" version from Chris Achilléos' website, too. Nostalgia, creativity, and skill—perfect.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueThey just keep getting better. This is another great Chris Achilléos cover from James Blish's third volume of Star Trek episode adaptations, featuring a scene from a great episode—Amok Time. Originally published in 1972, this is the 1984 Corgi reprint.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueAs promised, here's another great Chris Achilléos cover from James Blish's second volume of Star Trek episode adaptations. Originally published in 1972, this is the 1984 Corgi reprint.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a>

Neil ArgueThese books were a lifeline for the Trek fan in a time before VHS. Well written, fun and just the correct length for a pre-sleep read. When you consider that he hadn't even seen the episodes when he wrote the early books, they become even more remarkable.Tomorrow, Book 2!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1960s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1970s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a>

Neil ArgueThe covers were changed often and ranged from the bland to perfection, as you can see from the beautiful artwork in the third example. The work of the amazing Chris Achilléos, who is sadly no longer with us.houseofachilleos.com<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1960s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1970s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a>

Neil ArgueIn the 1970s and early 1980s, if you wanted Star Trek, you had to wait for linear TV or buy these wonderful James Blish novels. Each book contained adaptations of five or six episodes, most of which were based on the original scripts, meaning some were quite different from the broadcast episodes.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesBlish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JamesBlish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisAchilleos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisAchilleos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1960s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1970s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a>

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