The Reason Why (Star Trek: TOS story by Pamela Rose and Cindy Deren)

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Star Trek TOS Fanfiction
Title: The Reason Why
Author(s): Pamela Rose & Cindy Deren
Date(s): 1982
Length:
Genre: gen
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
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art by Lydia Moon

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The Reason Why is a Star Trek: TOS story by Pamela Rose & Cindy Deren. The art is by Lydia Moon.

It was published in Nome #5.

Summary

"McCoy disobeys an order from Spock and after a crewwoman is almost hurt because of it, contemplates leaving the Enterprise."

"This story explains why McCoy disobeys a direct order from Spock, why he distrusts machines so much, and why he lost custody of his daughter, Joanna."

Reactions and Reviews

‘The Reason Why’ – a story revealing the author’s idea of the reason behind McCoy’s mistrust of machines. It is well up to the generally high quality of writing in this zine. [1]

References

  1. ^ from Datazine #19