Midnight Sun
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| Title: | Midnight Sun |
| Publisher: | STMA Press |
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| Author(s): | Lori A. Paige |
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| Illustrator(s): | Christine Myers and Bonnie Reitz |
| Date(s): | 1982 |
| Series?: | yes |
| Medium: | print zine, fanfic |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Midnight Sun is a 107-page gen Star Trek: TOS novel written by Lori A. Paige, illustrated (20 pages of art) by Bonnie Reitz and Christine Myers.
This zine is the second part of a trilogy of stories. Some of the characters are Kirk, Spock, Spock's son, and Zarabeth.
Series
Summary
"The Prophecy Series: Book Two. The Prophecy fulfilled -- It opens 18 years after the conclusion of the first book Follow the plot as threads of political intrigue, the supernatural , and a pair of destinies one dark and twisted, the other bright and endless, all meet in both past and present to shape the future of the universe." [1]
Reactions and Reviews
Reactions and Reviews
[a review of both "Prophecy of the Universe" and "Midnight Sun"]:The first two zines of this trilogy (the third is still to come) deal with Spock's relationship with Zarabeth (All Our Yesterdays) Both fanzines are very well written. The main focus is on the modernization of Spock's son and the woman trapped in the frozen past, as well as political complications Spock encounters as an ambassador after resigning from Starfleet.
POTU is a series of short stories telling of Zarabeth's integration into Federation society and Spock's growth in the parental and political arenas. The second volume continues the political intrigue and family situations found in the first.
The Spock/Zarabeth premise was hashed out in the pro-novel Yesterday's Son, but Paige presents a much more believable premise. She integrates the narration of Zarabeth's past into the stories, a past which continues to haunt her in Spock's future. She realistically provides the "emotional" means by which Spock justifies the removal of the inhabitants from the past, a definite plus over the novel.
The growing pains of Spock and his son are also presented. Lilker's Sasasher series is founded on the Spock/son relationship premise, but Lilker's stories are more concerned with the lighter side of their relationship and the boy's mother is a slight mention in a short story. Paige, on the other hand, paints a vivid picture of the emotional hardships experienced by the family: the mother and child coming to grips with an emotionless Vulcan and Spock's struggles to remain unchanged and alleviate the friction he unknowingly creates.
POTU/HS is an excellent read....9.5 out of 10. A 9.5 out of 10.
-- NOTE. My only 10 out of 10 is the Kraith series. This review was printed here with the permission of the authors. [2]
References
- ^ from Datazine #23
- ^ from Abode of Strife #2