Alone (Star Trek: TOS story by C.A. Pierce)
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| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | Alone |
| Author(s): | C.A. Pierce |
| Date(s): | 1987 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: TOS |
| Relationship(s): | Kirk/Spock |
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Alone is a K/S story by C.A. Pierce.
It was published in the print zine Way of the Warrior #1.
Summary
Alone on a survey, a stranded Spock waits for rescue...and misses Kirk.
Reactions and Reviews
1987
‘Alone’ is a vignette. Spock is stranded alone on a planet and does not know if the Enterprise will ever be able to return to him. I didn’t really see the point of this, as it just concerns Spock realizing the anguish of loneliness and has him silently confessing his love for Kirk. [1]
1989
The first story is an internal monologue called 'Alone," by C.A. Pierce, in which Spock admits that solitude is not all it's cracked up to be. Short, gorgeous little illo (make that a nice bookplate for certain collections) by Bob Hamilton, a good opener. [2]
1990
For a short piece. ALONE said quite a lot and was deeply moving. It tightly focused on Spock's feelings toward Jim Kirk. His emotions can be viscerally felt by any one who reads the story. Its intensity could be felt on a personal level. [3]
2009
Apart from some poetry, this short mood piece is the first story in the zine. Although not long, it is quite entertaining. Although not all the circumstances are explained in detail, this does not detract from the piece overall, nor does it impede understanding of the basic situation. The author does a good job of depicting Spock’s inner feelings while he is completely alone on an otherwise uninhabited planet, where he has been conducting a survey and has been left alone for longer than he expected, after the Enterprise had to unexpectedly leave him there. His feelings of loneliness and despair as he contemplates how much he misses the ship and in particular his commanding officer are very well described in this short piece. Although not in any kind of danger at all, and despite the fact he has plenty of supplies, he finds himself with little to keep him occupied beyond wondering how much longer it will be before the ship returns so he can be reunited with Jim again and his feelings in these circumstances are very well described. [4]