Great galaxies! I just discovered tonight that there was a
Jason Of Star Command tie-in novel (apparently it was a kid's book club paperback),
Mission to The Stars, released in 1980, written by someone named
Ken Sobol. An internet search has turned up one
poor review of the book and the information that the author, Sobol, was an animation writer
who passed away in 2010, but that's about it.
A few online dealers apparently
do have copies available. Obviously, I absolutely
must get a copy of this book. As proprietor of this website (and fan of the show!), it's really something of a moral imperative since it appears that this may have been the
only merchandising done for
Jason...
If and when I get a hold of a copy, I'll definitely review it here!
Whoa...
ReplyDeleteI've read and still have (somewhere) that book.
ReplyDeleteI recall it being pretty OK, considering what it is.
I have never read this book but I would love to
ReplyDeleteI got the book from a friend as a birthday gift and still have it. I need to read it again. As I remember it was pretty decent based on the first three episodes of the second season. I put the book in a protective pack years ago so it hasn't aged badly. Jason Lives!
ReplyDeleteKen Sobol wrote a metric ton of scripts for Filmation television cartoons.
ReplyDeleteI own this book as well. Found it at the Salvation Army about 10 years ago. Still have yet to read it.
ReplyDeleteI ordered that through my school's Scholastic Book Club order back in 6th grade (and was the only sf nerd who did so). I read it back then, but honestly don't remember much about it, other than hoping that it was the start of a series of books (like Star Trek and Space: 1999 tie-ins before it). Alas, that was not to be...
ReplyDeleteStill have that copy somewhere. Have to dig it up someday...
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