- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: BenBella Books (Dec 11 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932100113
- ISBN-13: 978-1932100112
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 345 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #695,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gerrold, who wrote the famous Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles," originally pitched this story as an AIDS metaphor to Star Trek: The Next Generation. It almost got made but died because of staff objections. Nearly 20 years later, Gerrold has reworked it for his own sf series chronicling the adventures of the starship Star Wolf. Ship's commander Jon Korie serves under Captain Parsons (Star Wolf captains tend to meet ill fates), whom he likes and respects. When Star Wolf stumbles across the starship Norway, apparently adrift on a collision course with a star, Korie takes a team to investigate and search for survivors. What they find are blood worms, parasites so deadly that, according to Alliance law, infected ships are to be destroyed. Parsons isn't willing to give up on the crew, even if it means risking her command. An exciting space adventure with a poignant metaphor at its core. The TV series' loss is Gerrold's novel's gain. Kristine Huntley
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Two thumbs down,
This review is from: Blood and Fire (Paperback)
I have read all of David Gerrolds previous books and have enjoyed the depth of character development writing and content of his previous writing. I am dissapointed with Blood and Fire, it seems to me he has left his old indepth style of quality and content writing for a conveniently short and simple story to make money.
4.0 out of 5 stars
But how does Gerrold REALLY feel about Gene Roddenberry?,
This review is from: Blood and Fire (Paperback)
Based on the rather reiterative fore- and afterwords by DC Fontana and Gerrold, respectively, this installment of the Star Wolf's misadventures is a bit of a catharsis for Gerrold regarding the headaches he received trying to get this story filmed as an episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. The book is interspersed with sharp jabs at the Star Trek franchise, such as Captain Parsons' previous posting, the "Big E" (the US Navy's nickname for the Enterprise) being too valuable to risk on the front lines due to potential morale problems if it's destroyed, and one of the Norway's doomed crewmembers being named M. Okuda, after TNG production staffer Michael Okuda; I also suspect that the Norway's AI "LENNIE" is named after Roddenberry's lawyer who shot down the episode in preproduction. The death of one recurring character wasn't a surprise if you'd read the Star Wolf Briefing Book, which had marked said character for death. The complaints about it not reading like the earlier Star Wolf books do have merit, since this is technically a novelization of a teleplay, but I was able to shrug it off because I've been experiencing similar with novelizing a screenplay of my own.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great Star Wolf novel!,
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This review is from: Blood and Fire (Paperback)
Blood and Fire is another great book, in a wonderful series, from one of America's most underappreciated authors.I do not understand where the criticisms of some are coming from. The characters and story of Blood and Fire have all of the depth and breadth that those of us who read Gerrold have come to expect from one of his books. In this book, perhaps, Gerrold places a bit more emphasis than he usually does on the subject matter rather than on the internal lives of the characters; the unsophisticated reader may not appreciate that this is a perfectly valid and, in this case, appropriate approach. But don't be surprised to find significant character development here too; Gerrold is, after all, Gerrold. Blood and Fire is a fantastic continuation of the Star Wolf story and should not be missed.
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