More Deadly Than the Male
You may also be looking for the Blake's 7 zine Deadlier Than the Male or the Star Trek TOS zine The Female of the Species is More Deadly Than the Male.
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| Title: | More Deadly Than the Male |
| Publisher: | "Midlander Press Publication #1" |
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| Author(s): | Karen Fleming |
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| Date(s): | May 1976 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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More Deadly Than the Male is a gen Star Trek: TOS 30-page novel by Karen Fleming.
Previous Printing and Sequels
"More Deadly Than the Male " was originally printed SOL PLUS I, which is now out of print. It was intended to be a one-shot story. But a sequel to it was written ("The Liberation of James T. Kirk") and then printed in GRUP IV. And another sequel ("Stepping Stone") will be printed in UNIVERSAL TRANSMISSIONS (edited by Tom Freeman). And a fourth (and final, I hope) story is planned. This publication is dedicated to the readers who read "The Liberation of James T. Kirk" and wondered what when on before and to to those of us who have wanted the women of the ENTERPRISE to so more than say, "Hailing frequencies open, sir."
Sample Interior
Reactions and Reviews
None of the regular STAR TREK episodes ever featured a woman in a dynamic command role. The original pilot cast Majel Barret as second in command on board the Enterprise, but somehow (as studio executive pressure is often called), the character she played was scratched when production was given the go-ahead. How ever, it has often been said that ST fan fiction frequently seeks to clear up questions, explore relationships, propose follow-ups, and remedy inequities in the stories filmed for STAR TREK.
MORE DEADLY THAN THE MALE is one of the last in the list of aforementioned objectives. The story opens with the accidental stranding of some Klingons on a Federation planet. Through surprise, cunning and speed, they capture the Enterprise as some equipment is being poorly beamed up to the ship.
What's interesting and different about the situation is that Klingons underrate human females due to their own culture's view of women as incompetent, semi-sentient chattel. Upon taking over, the enemy detains the confines a large portion of the male higher officers in an effort to deter a possible revolt, thinking that they have effectively isolated all leadership and ingenuity. Fortunately for our side, the female compliment is all but completely ignored. The Enterprise women plan and execute a daring and dramatic revolt that really catches the Klingons with their pants down.
The story is quite good, and I must say, true to real life. The action is convincing and very fast-paced. The take-over and resistance efforts are well thought out and logical. The dialog could be better, but all in all the story flow is quite natural and readable. Art is sparse and poor; yet the type face, reproduction (very good, dark mimeo), and double spacing between paragraphs makes it very easy on the eye.[1]