Nicheles, or Coming of Age
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Nicheles, or Coming of Age |
| Author(s): | Paula Block |
| Date(s): | 1975 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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Nicheles, or Coming of Age is a Star Trek: TOS story by Paula Block.
It was published in the print zine Warped Space #6.
From the Introduction
"There is a common belief among Trekdom that James T. Kirk is basically an asshole with no redeeming qualities. Thanks to Kraith, this belief is being refuted. I have picked up on a few of Kraith's ideas here, but I hope the story is comprehensible for what it is -- consciousness [sic]-raising concerning our Odysseus."
Reactions and Reviews
Unknown Date
In the interest of Vulcan-Earth relations, Kirk (here adopted into Sarek's family) undertakes the kahs-wan. During the ordeal a chevron eel hitches a ride with him, and he becomes rather fond of it, though it seems to be starving to death. It can project emotions, and one night he wakes paralyzed, does mental battle with the threat, and the eel dies. After his return, Sarek and Spock explain that the eel is a carnivore, and wonder that he was not killed. Kirk prefers to think it was friendship. I liked this one despite the ambiguity; the creature was interesting. [1]
1975
I must say my very favorite story that I have read in your tine so far is "Nicholas, or Coming of Age" in WS6. I would love to see more stories in that
vein. [3]
References
- ^ from the Zinedex
- ^ comments by Paula Smith in Warped Space #7
- ^ comments by Merle Decker in Warped Space #12