Forever Apart
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| Title: | Forever Apart |
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| Author(s): | Donna Chisholm |
| Cover Artist(s): | Debbie Collin |
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| Date(s): | March 1975 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Forever Apart is a gen Star Trek: TOS 41-page novel written by Donna Chisholm. It was published in 1975.
It was reprinted (and revised?) in 1001 Trek Tales with the name J.P. Sinclair.
From 1974 ad in Warped Mind #17: "FOREVER APART... a story by Donna Chisholm soon to be out in fanzine form, features Joanna McCoy, the mysterious, yet well talked about, daughter of Doctor Leonard McCoy. Approx. $1.50, totally offset. Watch For It!"
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Reactions and Reviews
1975
'Forever Apart' is Donna's version of the D.C. Fontana premise that Doctor McCoy's daughter, Joanna, falls for Captain Kirk.This version could have benefited from DCF's mature writing skills. FA reads a little like a high school romance. Of course, it was written some years ago and presumably Donna has matured her style since then. Also, some of my disappointment stems from my own expectations; I was expecting heavier drama, but this was clearly written for fun.
Structurally, the plot reads coherently enough. Some of the characterizations are competent enough, but most suffer from the writer's apparent inexpertise. No crime there; Star Trek has frequently been called a writer's school, and if you don't publish, you'll never get feedback. Spock is more sensitive to human needs than he is frequently written elsewhere, which is entertaining. Joanna' innocence sometimes borders on ignorance, but it, in its way, refreshing. The idea that Dr. McCoy had never met his daughter as an adult rings a sour note, but the reunion scene is pleasant enough to compensate. There is a wonderful, endearing typo that tickles, 'Joanna was busty fixing her hair...' Spotty repro and a dearth of interior art is compensated by a very nice, symbolically appropriate cover by Debbie Collin. Taken as a light romance, 'Forever Apart,' does succeed as entertainment. [1]
1977
It is a good story that flows smoothly and has nicely developed characterization. The resolution is state in the title, but the character of Joanna is well written and makes the ending as satisfactory as possible, as well as believable. [2]
...'not-so-excellent but who am I to judge' Kirk and Johanna McCoy love story... [3]
2006
A rescued scientific party turns out to include Joanna McCoy (McCoy doesn't recognize her until Kirk introduces them). McCoy practically throws Joanna at Jim; the pair are about to marry, but Joanna calls it off after several people are killed on a mission, deciding that she cannot live with the fear of harm to a beloved. A rather lackluster interpretation of the Kirk/Joanna scenario. [4]
References
- ^ reviewed by Connie Faddis, from The Halkan Council #9 (August 1975)
- ^ from Delta Triad #4
- ^ from Scuttlebutt #2
- ^ Halliday’s Star Trek Zinedex (TOS) - Title Index, Archived version