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by John M. Ford

ISBN: 0743419871
Author: John M. Ford
Publisher: Pocket Books (August 1999)
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Start by marking How Much for Just the Planet? . Ford has transported the principals of the Enterprise, with a few made-up extras, plus an equal number of Klingons, onto a planet where no matter how they try to resolve situations they end up in slapstick comedy situations.

Start by marking How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: Worlds Apart, as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. It eventually comes out that this is by design of the local inhabitants, who do not wish either the Federation or the Klingons to have total control of the large dilithium deposits on the planet.

Captain Trofimov came from Reynaud II, a thinly populated planet on the Cygnus-Carina Fringe, without much space trade.

Two eggs, sunny side up," he told it, "bacon crisp, wheat toast, and a large orange juice. Captain Trofimov came from Reynaud II, a thinly populated planet on the Cygnus-Carina Fringe, without much space trade. Trofimov had decided very young that she was not only going to enlist in Starfleet and get off Reynaud II, she was going to get every millimeter as far off Reynaud II as Starfleet went.

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How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford. In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. and the Klingon Empire's battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found. Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet will go to the side best able to develop the planet and its resourses. Deposit Photos The following is an excerpt adapted from The Edumacation Book: Amazing Cocktail-Party Science to Impress Your Friends by Andy McE. TechLife News.

Similar books to How Much for Just the Planet? . Just now, aboard Smith, the captain was also having one of those days. But then, thought Captain Tatyana Trofimov, as she sipped her blue orange juice, it always seemed to be one of those days

Similar books to How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 36). Try Kindle Countdown Deals Explore limited-time discounted eBooks. But then, thought Captain Tatyana Trofimov, as she sipped her blue orange juice, it always seemed to be one of those days. The rest of Smith's officers were at the messroom table with Captain Trofimov.

Ford, John M. Publication date. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books. Interplanetary voyages, Kirk, James T. (Fictitious character), Spock (Fictitious character), McCoy, Leonard (Fictitious character), Science fiction, American, Star Trek fiction, Science fiction. New York : Pocket Books. org on August 13, 2010. SIMILAR ITEMS (based on metadata). Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014).

How Much for Just the Planet? is a 1987 Star Trek tie-in novel by John M. In the novel, large deposits of dilithium are detected on a colony planet, and delegations are sent by the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire to negotiate for mining rights (neither able to openly fight against the other because of the "Organian Lightbulbs", a reference to the Organians from the original series). They find the planet Direidi and its inhabitants to be very strange indeed.

John Milo "Mike" Ford (April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy .

John Milo "Mike" Ford (April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet. John M. Ford portrait 2000. As an example of his originality, in the comedic How Much for Just the Planet?, the Enterprise crew compete with a Klingon crew for control of a planet, whose colonists are not happy with this and defend their peace in inventive ways, which soon make everything a farce, including a Vaudevillian pie fight

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SlingFire

Excellent novel, a great diversion from the typical Star Trek story. The crew of the Enterprise, complete with a life-size inflatable starship in its cargo bay, heads to a planet that could be one of the richest sources of Dilithium ever discovered. First, they have to deal with the Klingons, who want the Dilithium for themselves, and the planet's natives, who have their own ideas and a very unorthodox way of dealing with conflict. The characterizations of the characters are a bit iffy, sometimes trading 'trueness' to them for dramatic purpose or humor, but then this story was never meant to be taken seriously. It's very funny, very entertaining, a good brisk read full of very unexpected twists and turns and some great song-and-dance numbers. Yeah, you read that right.

The real downside to re-reading this digitally is that the e-book version was done *extremely* lazily, most likely scanned by a computer but a lot of the 'special formatting' was not translated to the e-book. Scene changes within chapters are not marked any differently from paragraph breaks and the aforementioned songs are not given any special typeface to mark where they begin and end. I respect that the author still deserves royalties, so I don't mind re-buying a book I already own in a new format, but to charge a near-premium price for such a poorly-produced e-book of an existing decades-old novel is really overcharging.

Lightwind

Heading says it all. **Caution some spoilers ahead** If you look at the title which smacks of comedy to begin with-- it won't take you long to figure out this is a true tour de farce. I actually enjoyed the first few chapters (I always love the banter between the likes of Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Kirk, the entire crew.) But once you met the aliens on this planet--be prepared for occasional spats where you just wish they'd move on with the story and stop their silly singing. The focus of the novel is a planet that is discovered and found to have the richest dilithium deposits imaginable--enough to make the Klingon captain risk a possible violation of the Organian Treaty (which they mention several times). A similar discovery brings the Enterprise to this woe begotten planet where things get off on the wrong foot the moment the transport down and the Klingons are on a Federation decorated area---and the Enterprise landing party winds up on an area decorated for Klingons. From there, the thing began to unfold like an episode of the Keystone Cops. The action by the end with the pie-fight was downright Three-Stoogian (sic). If you like slapstick and can envision Kirk and company being part of it, you'll probably like the story--otherwise, you might really feel these characters are more than a little "out" of character in this tale. Had I not enjoyed the earlier chapters as much I might've given it a two star rating; but there actually were some up moments. I reiterate--if you can put up with what devolves to slapstick charades, you can make it--otherwise, stick with the more serious Trek novels.

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It's a John 'Mike' Ford novel—if you are not familiar with him you are in for the start of a beautiful relationship, if you are you're in for a treat. Finding that Ford did slapstick, much less comic opera, came as a shock to me initially but, as with pretty much everything he wrote, he did it marvelously and even thoughtfully.

Apparently Roddenberry wasn't as taken with it as I was but that's part of the treat.

Kardana

"How Much for Just the Planet?" is one of the funniest comedies of errors I've ever read, made that much more hilarious by being set in the Star Trek OS universe. I lost count of the number of times I fell into hysterics, tears streaming down my face. I can't say much about the plot without spoiling it. Let's just say that the citizens of Direidi considered that the best defense was NOT a good offense, but utter embarrassment. If you love both ST-OS and comedy, buy this book! You won't regret it.

Blackworm

In this novel John M. Ford has enormous fun playing a tense Federation-Klingon standoff for laughs. Mistaken identities, old-fashioned farce, and even musical numbers abound. For those who enjoy the light side of Star Trek, this is just the book for you!

Malhala

This one should keep you in stitches! There is nothing so amusing as people taking themselves seriously...especially if they are the only ones doing so. I started out snickering and was howling out loud by the end. You might want to be careful about eating or drinking while reading this, lest you end up choking.

Whiteseeker

The story was a lot of fun, in the vein of some of the more humorous episodes from the original series. The characterization was good, the plot was fun, if a little convoluted, and the supporting characters were interesting.

The kindle edition appears to have been hastily put together. There were no breaks between scenes so it was difficult and frustrating to figure out when you were switching between characters and locales. Check out the book, but avoid the kindle version unless they put some time into editing it.

I am not a big fan of the TV show, so I didn't find his lampooning of Kirk, etc offensive. However, the book isn't a strong four because he did go overboard on occasion. It might well have helped if I had known the tunes of the Gilbert & Sullivan Numbers when the people broke into song. Still, in among the slapstick were some very funny moments which, while quieter, were more to my taste.

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