Another Man's Poison

Fanfiction
Title:	Another Man's Poison
Author(s):	Diana King
Date(s):	1980
Length:
Genre(s):	gen
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
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External Links:	art by Cheryl Frashure
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Another Man's Poison was written by Diana King and illustrated by Cheryl Frashure. It is a Star Trek: TOS story in the zine Sun & Shadow.

Summary

"A planet decimated by an unusual plague, Kirk and Spock are caught, literally, in the middle of a Klingon plot. Spock's problem? How to save a terribly injured Kirk without provoking war."

Reactions and Reviews

1981

Kirk and Spock investigate a plague of locusts on Theta Felista, run into native arrows and Klingons, face torture and Certain Death till the Enterprise can find them again... it's a ripping yarn, with well-drawn, well-balanced, interesting characters, and an intelligent use of a plot point that in lesser hands would have been ludicrous. This is not to miss. King knows her anatomy, psychology, catastrophe theory, and classical allusions, giving the story several levels of enjoyment.

1997

... it has to do with peanut butter. And not for any kind of tasty/sticky love-play, either. But there's a good story behind this, Kirk and Spock running into Klingons on a primitive-society planet. A clean, clear plot and well-drawn characters; and then the peanut butter. Very rich in the beginning, how Kirk felt about Spock when he first came aboard, and how their closeness developed. But otherwise, not enough K/S feeling in this story or even good H/C. I just had to do an LOC, though - I mean, I'll always remember the story about peanut butter....