The Vulcan Academy Murders (Star Trek, No 20)
Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospital seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded Enterprise crew member. Spock's mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock's family... Suddenly, patients are dying, and...
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Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospital seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded Enterprise crew member. Spock's mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock's family... Suddenly, patients are dying, and Kirk suspects the unthinkable -- murder on Vulcan! But can he convince the Vulcans that something as illogical as murder is possible? Until the Killer is caught, everyone is in danger!
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671647445 (067164744X)
ASIN: 067164744X
Publish date: 1987-11-02
Publisher: Star Trek
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
This is one of the best Star Trek novels I've ever read. You've got more Vulcan sociology than in any episode of any of the shows, excellent characterizations and a murder mystery. Yeah, the murderer's a little easy to spot, but it's a science fiction/family tale, not a straight whodunit. Definitely...
[These notes were made in 1984:]. This is a real novel, and quite a good one. The main reason for that is simple: characterization. Lorrah has really got a handle on her Vulcans, and actually almost manages to divert us from the Enterprise characters, so interesting are the rest: Sarek, his collea...
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