Demons Star Tk30

by J.M. Dillard

Book Overview

Demons Long before the Federation, powerful force invaded our galaxy and almost destroyed it... a force that began with possession and madness, and ended in murder A Starfleet research expedition to the farthest reaches of the galaxy has unearthed that force once again... and brought its silent evil back to the planet Vulcan. Now Spock must defeat the demons that threaten his friends and family, or the Enterprise(TM) will become the instrument of...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671625241
• ISBN13: 9780671625245
• Release Date: July 1986
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Entertaining read

I'm a new ST fan thanks to the new movie, and as my interest lies in The Original Series, I grabbed this book when I found it at a used bookstore. You should too! Being only halfway through the TV show at this point, I was hoping that I wouldn't be spoiled for anything further on, because Spock and McCoy are drawn in their movie uniforms on the cover (implying that the book takes place after the TV series, I guess). I suspect this was only done to cash in on the recent (1980s) movies, because this book could easily fit into any season of TOS. You aren't forced to picture the characters older than they were on the TV show, and the book even puts Spock somewhere in his late 30s if my calculations are right. I found the plot to be very exciting. It moved at a fast pace, never dragging, and always developing in interesting ways. Spock's father and mother are prominent characters, and I really liked the author's take on their relationship and life on Vulcan. At times it was a little chilling as it had some horror elements, especially with our beloved crew turning "evil" thanks to the madness. The writing is concise and efficient, managing to evoke memorable pictures but never going overboard with pithy prose. But don't think that it's dry at all - the author simply chooses the perfect words! The humor sprinkled throughout made me laugh out loud several times. The author clearly knows these characters. I really liked that he gave Uhura a rather prominent role halfway through the book and I like how he wrote Kirk. To my surprise, the two main characters are actually Spock and McCoy, but it never feels like one gets more time than the other. Two problem points made me give the book 4 starts instead of 5: The first is the character of Anitra. I liked her despite myself, but at times I thought she was bordering on a "Mary Sue"-type character - beautiful, charming and intelligent; not to mention the surprising "rivalry" between Spock and McCoy over her! Oh, and she just happens to be telekinetic with a mind link to Spock. Even towards the end, she seemed to be usurping McCoy. I think the way the author wrote her saved her; in any other hands she would have been annoying, but towards the end of the book I was not sad to see her go. Secondly, and this is a minor point really, was the random absence (and misspelling of his name!) of Chekov. Only at the VERY END of the novel does he randomly appear. Because I like him, I had resigned myself to the fact that he wouldn't be in the book, but then he did. It was odd - I would have liked to have seen how he would have acted during the events happening on the Enterprise. Overall, I highly recommend this book!

ST-TOS: Demons

Star Trek-The Original Series: Demons written by J.M. Dillard is a prequil to Star Trek-The Next Generation: Possession and if you like ghost stories with mystery and intrigue this is the book for you.The book is about an ancient evil, long before the Federation a powerful force, a force that began with possession and later madness that finialized itself with murder, encroaches on the Enterprise crew. After an expedition, which accidentally unearthed one of the most bizarre forces in the galaxy, is now attacking the planet Vulcan. Spock must find a way to defeat the madness that is now affecting Vulcan or else the planet Vulcan will be plunged into total madness.This is one of J.M. Dillard's most dark and intriguing books and I highly recommend reading this book first before reading ST-TNG Possession as Possession is a sequel. This book will keep you entertained as it starts out slowly but builds and you'll like Spock's novel solution to one of the galaxy's most destructive forces.There is good character development with a plot that is like a good ghost story and the book is entertaining till the end with intrigue.

Absolutely worth reading!

"DEMONS" is a really great book. A Star Trek "ghost story"! I'm not giving it 5 stars, 'cause I have to admit; I was a tenybit disapointed. But just a teny weeny bit. You see, I read "POSESSIONS" (kind of a follow-up with the TNG crew) first, which wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done. But don't let that scare you away from this book. "DEMONS" is absolutely worth the money, and a "must-read" for all of us who like J. M. Dillard's style!

A genuine chiller

This book is the second of J.M. Dillard's "dark" TOS novels(the first being "Mindshadow",and the third being "Bloodthirst",look for these novels too,their all good,but not for the faint-hearted),and in my opinion,the best.The book is genuinely chilling,and some parts really made me shiver uncomfortably(bittersweet ending,though).There are parts that are very sweet,however,without being cloying,such as Amanda's(Spock's mother) relationship with her brother-in-law,Silek.The plot probabally influenced writers of such TNG episodes such as "Power Play".Oh,and the entities will return in "Possession",a TNG novel,this is also a great book,as spine-chilling as the original,so look for it.Plot:In the remote Hydrilla system,a Vulcan archealogical team uncovers many strange black boxes that will not open.The boxes are rumored to have had something to do with the extiction of the native Hydrillans centuries ago.Suddenly,suspicious "accidents" occur,and many members of the team die mysteriously.When the remnants of the team return to Vulcan,more accidents happen.Only,these aren't accidents.An evil,malevolent force has invaded Vulcan,and Spock's own father soon becomes possessed by it.Soon,the Enterprise too,has been infected by the entities,and member of the crew are becoming violent and bloodthirsty,commiting horrible murders.Now Spock,McCoy,and a beautiful young ensign are the only things that stand between an all-consumming evil,an evil that has killed an entire race,and will not hesitate to do so again.(Note:This book is currently out-of-print,so if you can find it,buy it.)