Fifty Ways

Zine
Title:	Fifty Ways
Publisher:	ScoTpress
Editor:	Sheila Clark, Valerie Piacentini
Author(s):	Brenda Kelsey
Cover Artist(s):
Illustrator(s):	Martyn Delany
Date(s):	April 1985
Medium:	print zine, fanfic
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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Fifty Ways is a gen Star Trek: TOS 59-page novel by written by Brenda Kelsey and illustrated by Martyn Delaney.

Summary

"Spock is entering pon farr. To ensure that he will not have to bend to T'Pring's plot to bond with him, Kirk and McCoy (his t'hy'lae) act as reflectors for him and help him survive the blood fever while Joanna and Dr. Rood care for them all. T'Pring is publicly shamed by Spock apparently having chosen two human males as lovers over herself even when driven by plak tow; she will not be able to find another mate, and Stonn has married T'Prilia who had been intended for Spock if he were willing to give up Starfleet."

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Reactions and Reviews

At last a story that takes place after the initial voyages! 'There must be fifty ways to leave your lover' - with these words, Brenda Kalsey has created a tightly written story that has both interest and vitality. Spock is really suffering and most readers will feel 'I hope that hypo with NOT be necessary.' T'Pring and T'Pau deserve the fate that Spock has in store, although T'Pring is only practicing the 'Hell hath no fury' image in a Vulcan manner. Thank you, Brenda, for Florence is a real find, possibly another story about her; the Federation is richer for her presence. The characters are real and well-drawn. Please write some more, and place them in a context like this one.

A pon farr story with a difference. T'Pring has manipulated Spock into marrying her, having decided she wants him after all. To everyone's delight, her scheming plot backfires on her. This story has some delightful humour in it and some excellent characterisation. I particularly enjoyed Spock's trip as a passenger on a 23rd century aircraft and his conversation with the scientist he finds himself next to.