Demons (Dillard novel)
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| Author | J.M. Dillard |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | July 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | 1-85286-351-X (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 24719711 |
| Preceded by | Dreadnought! |
| Followed by | Battlestations! |
Demons is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by J.M. Dillard.
Plot
[edit]A strange device found by a scientific expedition is taken to the planet Vulcan. It begins taking people over one by one, replacing them with malevolent power-hungry entities. The crew of the Enterprise, those not yet replaced, must contain this threat to Vulcan and defeat it.
Background
[edit]This story is continued in the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Possession, also by J.M. Dillard, where it is revealed the device is one of many.
Reception
[edit]The book made the New York Times bestseller list in July 1986.[1]
Robert Greenberger praised the novel for "some nice bits about Vulcan ritual and mind-control".[2]
The character Anitra Lantry was described as a "Mary Sue" by Camille Bacon-Smith.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: JULY 13, 1986". New York Times. Jul 13, 1986. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (November 1986). "Demons". Starlog (112): 67.
- ^ Bacon-Smith, Camille (December 1, 1991). Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-8122-1379-9.
External links
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