Ring of Deceit
| Zine | |
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| Title: | Ring of Deceit |
| Publisher: | Empire Books |
| Editor: | |
| Author(s): | Susan Ross Moore |
| Cover Artist(s): | Mariann Howarth |
| Illustrator(s): | William Moore |
| Date(s): | 1988 (first edition), spring 1992 (second edition) |
| Medium: | print zine, fanfic |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Ring of Deceit is a gen 142-page Star Trek: TOS novel by Susan Ross Moore.
It was edited by Jean Lorrah, and was illustrated by William Moore
The second edition has a full-color cover by Mariann Howarth.
Summaries
From an ad in Trust, Like the Soul the publisher described the zine:
Will there finally be a wedding aboard the Enterprise? Or....will there even be an Enterprise? Are there saboteurs on board? Will Kirk fall for a femme fatale? Will the Klingons finally get the best of the federation?
Spawned in the food warrens of ConStellation 1983, this novel actually made three trips to Pocket Books before its final trip back to fandom.
From an ad in Zine Scene:
Murphy's Law has erupted aboard the Enterprise. While the Klingons hover threateningly, Command, Engineering, and sciences all experience inexplicable problems—mistakes, accidents...or sabotage? Can McCoy save Spock's life, can Scotty save his precious engines, and can Kirk get his mind out of his-? Well, there's action, adventure, romance, seduction, and humor in this Classic Trek novel
From an ad in The Monthly:
Classic Trek novel by Susan Ross Moore, full-color cover by Mariann Howarth. The Enterprise is under attack -- but by whom? If there are no intruders aboard, and no ships attacking from without... could the breakdowns, the missing supplies and components, and even suspicious illnesses be caused by sabotage? Can McCoy save Spock? Can Kirk think with his head instead of his hormones? Can Scotty'a engines survive this one? Action, adventure, love -- a story to intrigue and titillate.
Flyers
Most fanzines used the same flyer if they were being advertised in more than one zine. However, Ring of Deceit had several, as evidenced by the customized flyer that can be found in the Blake's 7 zine Avon the Terrible.
flyer from Avon the Terrible, click to read
a flyer
flyer from Trust, Like the Soul, click to read
Acknowledgments
First of all, I would like to dedicate this book to the memory of my father, Meredith O. Ross, who trusted his ten-year-old daughter with a second edition of E.R. Burroughs’ CHESSMEN OF MARS, and who, on weekly “treat trips” to the bookstore encouraged me to select Tom Swift instead of the “stupid old Bobbsey Twins.” Thanks, Dad. Without your guidance, I might never have discovered science fiction.
Secondly, I want to thank Jacqueline Lichtenberg, for whom I “gofered” at Constellation, WorldCon 1983. One day after Jean Lorrah had been exceedingly busy with a panel, she came back to the suite we were sharing, looking positively wilted. Jacqueline said, “Go feed Jean.” We went across the street to the mini-mall for lunch, and while Jean was eating, I subjected her to the plot for the fanzine short story I had concocted. She listened politely, then explained that I didn’t have a short story plot, I had a novel plot and if I needed help, I could call on her. I did, repeatedly, and her help has made this a much better book. Thanks, Jean. That’s why she’s listed as the “editor” of this book.
And last, but not least, my husband Bill deserves a multitude of thanks for putting up with all of my eccentricities during the production of this draft. He also graciously consented to do the artwork for this book, and without it, RING wouldn’t be as meaningful to me. Thanks, Bill.
Sample Interior
Reactions and Reviews
It was a nice, well written suspenseful story mostly involving the minor crew members. However, I couldn't believe Captain Kirk would be so lenient on the villainness, especially after her final betrayal of him during his fight with the Klingon. [1]