Star Trek 12

Star Trek 12 is a collection of short story adaptations of five episodes, written by James Blish and J.A. Lawrence. Published by Bantam Books, and first released in , it is the final volume in the numbered adaptation series.
== Summary ==
;From the back cover
:Kirk: Slave; McCoy: Murdered; Spock: Outlaw; in a universe gone mad!
:*A universe where worlds are ruled by neo-Nazi dictators…
:*A universe that immunizes children to the wholesale slaughter of their parents…
:*A universe where the slightest thought unleashes total terror…
:*Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and the crew of the Starship Enterprise enter the darkest dimensions of existence – on their newest exploration of unknown worlds.
=== Contents ===
;Foreword:Lawrence discusses Blish's death and her decision to finish the series.
;Preface:Blish talks about how he came to adapt the episodes, and why his adaptations don't always accord with the televised versions.
;"Patterns of Force": A 33 page adaptation of .
;"The Gamesters of Triskelion": A 40 page adaptation of .
;"And the Children Shall Lead": A 29 page adaptation of .
;"The Corbomite Maneuver": A 37 page adaptation of .
;"Shore Leave": A 31 page adaptation of .
;Appendix I:List of books in the series with episodes and writers.
;Appendix II:Alphabetized list of episodes.
== Background information ==
* James Blish died during work on this volume; his wife, J.A. Lawrence, who had been working with him to complete the series, asked to finish the remaining adaptations ("Shore Leave" and "And the Children Shall Lead") – to which Bantam agreed. Lawrence would go on to adapt the only remaining episodes in Mudd's Angels.
=== Cover gallery ===
File:Star Trek 12, Bantam alternate.jpg|Alternate cover image
File:Star Trek 12, Bantam alternate 2.jpg|Alternate cover image
== External link ==
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