« The Red Dragon Challenge », 1983-1984
by Christos Achilléos (British artist, 1947-2021)
Game box illustration for Robert Harris' "Talisman The Magical Quest Game" boardgame
Games Workshop Ltd, 1983
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Book 12 and an image from The Corbomite Manoeuvre that everyone remembers from the closing credits. A nice clean image from Chris Achileos' website, too. This is (almost) the last of the episode adaptations, but don't worry. There are lots more covers to come.
The cover image of the 11th volume of James Blish's Star Trek episode adaptations. I have been buying these books from eBay and this one stands out because it was in MINT condition. No joke. 40 years old and £3.00. Where has this been kept??
I've never been one to keep things in their packaging, as my FunkoPop collection proves, but this has really been taken care of. Unread too. 🤷🏻♂️😳😊
Book 10 and a thoughtful looking Spock from the episode "The Galileo Seven", as featured inside the book. I should probably mention that every cover is based on one of the episodes in each book
Book 9 already, and an image from The Immunity Syndrome -first broadcast in the UK on Mon 10th Aug 1970. We had to wait quite a while, didn't we? A nice clean copy from Chris Achileos' website too.
Book 8. It took me a while to realise that the face in the background was supposed to be Gary Mitchell, but apart from a slightly weird take on William Shatner's face, I still like this one. I also like how the continuity error has been fixed on the gravestone.
The cover image of the 7th volume of James Blish's Star Trek episode adaptations. Did this happen in the episode? I may check later, but I don't think it did. Michael Forest starring as the god Apollo, a role he returned to 46 years later in the fan series Star Trek Continues.
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Time for Book 6 and an image from one of the episodes that EVERYONE remembers - The Apple, possibly for two reasons. 1: The big scary snake head and 2: David Soul from Starsky and Hutch was in it, in not-quite his first role.
Hello! Me again. This is not the greatest cover in the series, but then again, I'm not a fan of floating heads. It's taken from "The Tholian Web." The episodes Blish adapted were done in an order quite apart from the broadcast or production order., hence a third series episode in Book 5.
Enjoy!!
I think this is my favourite cover - Book 4. It depicts a scene from episode 78, the second-to-last one: All Our Yesterdays, and I have borrowed a "clean" version from Chris Achilléos' website, too. Nostalgia, creativity, and skill—perfect.
Vintage Fantasy Art - NOAI
Neil Argue