The Sword at the Gate
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Sword at the Gate |
| Author(s): | Jane Aumerle |
| Date(s): | 1977 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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The Sword at the Gate is a gen Star Trek: TOS story by Jane Aumerle.
It was published in Stardate: Unknown #3.
Reactions and Reviews
Aftermath of "Paradise Syndrome." Spock forces a meld to allow Kirk to accept and grieve Miramanee's loss. The team play gods to minimize contamination of the Amerindian culture, with Kirk designating Salish - beaten half to death by the crowd hoping to please the god - as the medicine chief and an umarriageable girl as priestess. Believable interpretation. [1]
"The Sword At the Gate", by Jane Aumerle, art by Virginia Jacobsen, is a very well done sequel to "The Paradise Syndrome", and Virginia's art is very good and highly reminiscent of Joni Wagner's style. The epilogue to this story was performed at SeKWester*Con, with Gerry reading the lines aloud while the story was done In Indian Sign Language. This portion of the zine could have been more imaginatively laid-out, but the piece Is still powerful. [2]
'Sword at the Gate' was the only Good Story in the zine -- a well-balanced, well-paced plot, believable and consistent characterization. It is an anti-Paradise Syndrome story, part of which was dramatized by Gerry and Dorothy Martin at SeKWester*Con, Too. [3]
"The Sword at the Gate" is an excellent "after" story dealing with Kirk following Miramanee's death. It's passionate, and insightful. [4]
References
- ^ from Karen Halliday's Zinedex
- ^ from Delta Triad #4
- ^ from Menagerie #12
- ^ from Spectrum #34
- ^ from Mahko Root #1