Work
Dagger of the Mind
James Blish · 1967short story
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- Themepsychic powerstotalitarianism
- Tonedark
Investigating a distress call from a penal colony for the criminally insane, Kirk and crew uncover a warden who has turned a mind-erasing rehabilitation device, the neural neutralizer, into an instrument of torture and control, and Spock's mind meld exposes the abuse before it claims another victim.
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Placement
- Star Trek Original TV Series Adaptations
- contained in Star Trekcollection
- contained in The Classic Episodes 1collection
- contained in The Star Trek Reader IIomnibus