Emuebsor

Zine
Title:	Emuebsor
Publisher:	Fan Trek Books, a division of Polaris Productions
Editor:
Author(s):	Patrick Wilson
Cover Artist(s):	Steven Fox
Illustrator(s):
Date(s):	December 1979
Medium:	print
Size:	8" x 5"
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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Emuebsor is a 32-page Star Trek: TOS novel by Patrick Wilson. It was also in the zine Fanfare and in Enchantress of the Stars #5.

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Excerpt

"The gentle splashing and slithering sound had just reached the level of consciousness when the stranger began to push past Kirk, crying out, "Get back!,", but too late.

Spock spun around to find himself facing an erupting behemoth of dark blue tentacles and elephantine body which was even now beginning to settle back into the water. He ducked his head and half turned when the wall of dancing, writhing tentacles came down heavily and enveloped him. McCoy staggered back instinctively as the blow fell and he tripped in the grass. One of the security team managed a quick burst in the ensuing pandemonium but phaser stun had no visible effect. The great bulk of the creature setting back was dragging Spock head first into the water. As the stranger rushed past him. Kirk turned and leveled his phaser at what appeared to be the creature's head, but Spock was in the way, centered in the tentacles.

For the first time in his life, Spock, son of Ambassador Sarek the Vulcan and Amanda the Terran knew terror!"

Reactions and Reviews

Fan Trek Books, a division of Polaris Productions, has perpetrated a small booklet containing Patrick Wilson's story Emuebsor. It is difficult to enjoy a story while being continually bombarded by typographical errors, misspellings, and the emphatic thought: "Wilson should sue Polaris Productions for what they've done, to his story!" It is a particularly deplorable vandalism since language is Patrick Wilson's forte. He has a literary style far beyond the usual fan writer. That doesn't mean the story has no inherent flaws, however. The most glaring shortcoming is in the character of Kirk. From the moment he loses his temper during delicate negotiations, his ability to make command dicisions seems to be lost. Even after he admits to himself that he has made a mistake, Kirk stubbornly stands by a disasterous decision. Spock's omniscience was only slightly less annoying than Kirk's bungling, but I suppose the ineptitude of the captain was responsible for the machinations of the first officer. Wilson has created an interesting protagonist in Emuebsor, however, and has contrived some intriguing new villainy for the Klingons.