Bondbrothers

You may be looking for the zine Brothers of the Bond.

Zine
Title:	Bondbrothers
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Author(s):	Gloria Fry
Cover Artist(s):	Maggie Symon
Illustrator(s):	Maggie Symon
Date(s):	1998
Series?:	yes
Medium:	print
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
External Links:	Bondbrothers at Gloria Fry's website
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Bondbrothers is a 99-page gen Star Trek: TOS novel first published as a fanzine in Scotland. It is now available online.

cover by Maggie Symon

Bondbrothers is part of Gloria Fry's T'Varon Chronicles universe, an AU in which Kirk is the first human to serve on an all Vulcan ship.

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  inside art by Maggie Symon

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  inside art by Raymond D. Sless

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  inside art by Joanna McGrory

Reactions and Reviews

1998

At last, another T'Varon story! Since 1992, when T'Varon Chronicles One and Two were published, many people have asked Gloria to write more stories set in this alternate universe. Now we have this one which takes place a few weeks after the end of A Haze of Conflict. The story can stand alone as there is a one-page prologue containing Kirk's log summary which provides the required background, but will be even more enjoyable if the reader has previously read the first T'Varon volume. The story is written from Kirk's point of view and includes numerous flashbacks to the earlier stories from Chronicle One. There are three major sections each containing numerous sub-chapters. The plot is well-structured and neatly timed, always leaving the reader keen to continue. The narrative is, as always, very well written, and the dialogue is always nicely in character, and extends the relationships established in the previous volumes. The main action is set on a planet which has a parallel development to that of Earth, not co-incidentally, since both worlds have been similarly 'seeded'. This one, however, faces threats both from its Romans and from alien invaders. Spock is attacked and temporarily loses his telepathic ability then has to rely on Kirk to help him regain it. His mental well-being is further damaged in an assault by unpredictable and unethical superbeings who pose a severe threat. Kirk and Spock are able to overcome this by using their unique manifestation of the thyla bond, hence the title of the story. My only grumble (and a very minor one since this is not actually called T'Varon Three) is that this zine primarily concerns Kirk and Spock, and most of the action takes place away from the T'Varon, so we do not get much more insight into the ship's characters, except for T'Renna and T'Zen. The next volume (and I sincerely hope that there will be several more) must surely continue from T'Renna's slip of the tongue! I'll say no more - read the zine! I wholeheartedly recommend this zine for the excellent characterisations, the storyline and the nicely restrained humour.

External Links

• Bondbrothers at Gloria Fry's website