Book description
The Original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with
an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison 'The City on the Edge
of Forever' has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an
"eviscerated" version - which subsequently has been voted the
most beloved episode in the series' history. In its original form, 'The
City on the Edge of Forever' won the 1966-67 Writers Guild of America
Award for best teleplay. As aired, it won the 1967 Hugo Award. 'The City
on the Edge of Forever' is, at its most basic, a poignant love story.
Ellison takes the reader on a breathtaking trip through space and time,
from the future, all the way back to 1930s America. In this harrowing
journey, Kirk and Spock race to apprehend a renegade criminal and
restore the order of the universe. It is here that Kirk faces his
ultimate dilemma: a choice between the universe - or his one true love.
This edition makes available this astonishing teleplay as Ellison
intended it to be aired. The author's introductory essay (expanded by
15,000 words from the limited edition) reveals all of the details of
what Ellison describes as a "fatally inept treatment" of his
creative work. Was he unjustly edited, unjustly accused, and unjustly
treated? Harlan Ellison is a multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winning
writer and editor. He wrote the script for the hugely popular Star Trek
episode, The City on the Edge of Forever, the Nebula Award-winning
novella, A Boy and his Dog, and many acclaimed stories including
'Shatterday' and 'I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream'. His groundbreaking
anthology Dangerous Visions was instrumental in defining the New Wave
movement. Harlan Ellison lives in Los Angeles.
