Prophecy of the Universe
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| Title: | Prophecy of the Universe |
| Publisher: | Star Trek Mail Association Press |
| Editor(s): | Lori Paige and Cassandra N. Leonard |
| Date(s): | 1981 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Prophecy of the Universe is a gen Star Trek: TOS 69-page anthology by Lori Paige and Cassandra N. Leonard.
It has several illustrations and the stories all focus on Spock and Zarabeth. The art is by Ann Crouch. It is possible it also has art by ERIC as this was mentioned in an early ad.
This zine is a continuation of the episode, "All of Our Yesterdays."
From a 1982 ad in Riders to the Stars #1: "First novel in a series. The ultimate "All Our Yesterdays" continuation. A strange force leads Spock back to all he lost and heralds the beginning of the prophecy of crossed times and fateful love."
Series
Table of Contents
- Never To Have Lost It At All (2 pages)
- But Beautiful (5 pages)
- Footprints In The Snow (3 pages)
- Darkest (Sarek/Amanda) (11 pages)
- Daylight (2 pages)
- Shades Of Deception (7 pages)
- Neither Are Tears (4 pages)
- The Apex (11 pages)
- Elise (4 pages)
- Which Passeth By (16 pages)
Gallery
Ann Crouch
Ann Crouch
Ann Crouch
Reactions and Reviews
To accept this story you must believe that Spock would desert the Enterprise and Kirk for personal reasons. Right from page one, that assumption blew it for me.
The story is a continuation (or a resumption) of the Spock/Zarabeth relationship from "All Our Yesterdays". Ostensibly. The characters came across like puppets, strangers with familiar labels (Spock, Zarabeth, Sarek) who bear no resemblance to the characters with which we are familiar. The plot seemed to have something to do with Orion spies in Starfleet, and a crazy female Admiral who was a double agent (it seems to me that Starfleet would have a better psychological screening process than that).
Adding to ·the general aura of unbelievability was awkward phraseology, incorrect grammar, and a world depicted which is not noticeably improved from our own. Usually I'll read anything, but I had to force myself to finish this one. [1]
[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 The Shatner File v.2 n.11 (1984)
- ^ from Abode of Strife #2