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Catspaw
James Blish · 1972short story
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- Themegods
- Tonemysterious
Landing party members fall under the spell of two shapeshifting, godlike aliens who stage a night of castles, black cats, and witches to study human fear, and Kirk must see past the theatrics to the vulnerable, marooned creatures pulling the strings.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Placement
- Star Trek Original TV Series Adaptations
- contained in Star Trek 8collection
- contained in The Classic Episodes 2collection
- contained in The Star Trek Readeromnibus