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Country United States Publisher Pocket Books Media type Print (paperback) Originally published 1 December 1987 Followed by The IDIC Epidemic | 3.5/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1 December 1987 Pages 264 pp ISBN 0-671-64489-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by How Much for Just the Planet? Genres Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction Similar Star Trek: The Original Series books, James T Kirk books, Novels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloodthirst is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by J.M. Dillard, published by Pocket Books. The novel's story focuses on a manmade virus which causes its victims to suffer many of the characteristics of vampires, including light sensitivity and a thirst for blood.
Plot summary
The Enterprise is called to a remote bio-research lab on planet Tanis to answer a distress call, finding only a single survivor upon arrival. The survivor, Dr. Adams, is uncooperative in discussing the details of the research on Tanis, or how the other members of the research team died. Eventually, it is revealed that Tanis was an illegal biological warfare lab, run by a secret faction within Starfleet. The story also focuses on a security officer, Stanger, who becomes infected after an attack by Dr. Adams.