Fair Exchange

Fanfiction
Title:	Fair Exchange
Author(s):	Sarah Shrader
Date(s):	1980s
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Fair Exchange is a Kirk/Spock story by Sarah Shrader.

It was published in California K/S 4 Play.

Summary

"A post-STIV situation, after Kirk's trial for the destruction of the Enterprise, where Spock accompanies a depressed Kirk to his beach home outside of San Francisco. The Vulcan helps the human re-dlscover their relationship and overcome his guilt over all that has happened."

Reactions and Reviews

1988

"Fair Exchange", by Sarah Shrader, is a post-STIV situation where Spock accompanies a depressed Kirk to his beach home outside of San Francisco. The Vulcan helps the human redlscover their relationship and overcome his guilt over all that has happened. I had some problems reading this in that I sometimes wasn't sure if "he", "him", or like" referred to Kirk or Spock, and I always find it distracting when the narrator refers to Kirk as "Jim". I also thought this story tried to cover too much psychological ground with its brief flashbacks.

1998

Set after the courtroom scene of STIV, it portrays a complex tale of the human psyche, particularly Kirk’s. It gives us a view into Kirk, his strengths and weaknesses. Simultaneously we also learn of Spock’s growth through his dealings with Kirk and his own humanity. Very captivating.