The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay that Became the Classic Star Trek Episode - Softcover

Ellison, Harlan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565049640 ISBN 13: 9781565049642

Publisher: White Wolf Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

The controversy has raged for almost 30 years--now readers can judge for themselves. Harlan Ellison wrote the original award-winning teleplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever, " which was rewritten and became the most-loved Star Trek episode of all time. Ellison sued Paramount in protest and won. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.

About this title

About the Author:

Harlan Ellison has written or edited more than 120 books and more than 1,700 stories, essays, and articles, as well as dozens of screenplays and teleplays. He has won numerous awards, including the Edgar Award, Hugo Award, an Audie Award for Best Solo Narration, and his fifth Nebula Award, breaking genre records. Ellison was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2006. He lives in California.

Review:

''Ellison's numerous fans along with the general clamoring for all things Trek are bound to put this book in high demand.'' --Library Journal

''What makes this the ST book of the year (maybe all time) is Ellison's sputtering, raging, fuming introduction in which he sets the record straight, by God!'' --Booklist

''For the first time, science fiction maverick Harlan Ellison's first-draft ''Star Trek'' script is performed in its entirety, with ace voice talents John Rubinstein and Scott Brick gleefully taking on the major roles. A desperate Dr. 'Bones' McCoy dives into a time portal and changes the course of human history, while Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock are right behind, bent on reversing the damage. So begins one of the most popular episodes of the original ''Star Trek'' television series. It's also the most controversial. Reading from a number of interviews and essays, the outspoken Ellison re-voices his battles with ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry over the direction of the story. Both Ellison's original script and the aired ''edited'' version received major awards. So, listen and decide which version you prefer.'' --AudioFile

About this edition

• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1565049640
• ISBN 13: 9781565049642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276