A Legend Begins
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| Title: | A Legend Begins |
| Publisher: | A New Hiatus Publication (Hiatus Press) |
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| Author(s): | Barbara Alleyn |
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| Date(s): | 1989 or before |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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A Legend Begins is a gen Star Trek: TOS 210-page A5 novel by Barbara Alleyn.
Contents
It contains the following sections:
- Mary's Dream
- James T. Kirk
- Sam's World
- Games, Visits & Visions
- Earth
- Tarsus
- Iowa
- Starfleet Academy
- Janice
- Sam (George) & Aurelan
- Space
- A Special Vacation
- Survival Courses 1 & 2
- A No-Win Situation!
Reactions and Reviews
This zine covers the Life of James T. Kirk from before his birth to his graduation from Starfleet Academy. A childhood accident results in him being barred from school, and he travels with his father, an officer on a merchant ship. By the time he is well enough to go to school he no longer fits In with his contemporaries, and his father arranges for him to return to space. When Sam Kirk is killed in an accident, Kirk returns to Iowa, but soon leaves to stay with relatives on Tarsus, so becoming involved with the Kodos situation. From there he enters Starfleet Acadwmy, to graduate with straight A's, and a commendation for original thinking as a result ot his handling of the Kobayahl Maru test.Declaration of interest: I do not like stories about children, and will avoid them if at all possible. Had I followed my usual rule, I would have missed a very enjoyable zine. Barbara has handled her theme well. She has picked up on the clues we are given as to Kirk's early life, and has expanded them into a story with some meat on its bones. Finnegan, Ruth, Janice Lester, Ben Finney, Gary Mitchell and others make their appearance - there is even a tantalising hint that just posaibly he met Sarek. In the child Jamie we see all the charm of the adult Kirk, but he never comes over as a brat. The small child asking his father how many 'Orion greens' he's had; the Starfleet cadet handling a survival exercise; the command trainee struggling with the no-win scenario all illustrate elements of the future Captain. The reader Is carried along with the character, and I found myself wanting to know what happened next, yet unwilling to come to the end of the zine.
Yes, I'm afraid I have one negative comment - my usual quibble about punctuation. This zine is not as bad as some, but there is room for improvement. A zine may be an amateur production, but it should be grammatical. With that out of the way, let me recommend this zine highly. It will please Kirk fans, and although it is not Enterprise based, it creates a full and satisfying character study. I was greatly impressed...[1]