The Winds of Limbo

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Zine
Title: The Winds of Limbo
Publisher: Orion Press
Editor(s): Brenda Shaffer & Charles (Chuck) H. Shiring
Date(s): April 2000
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Medium: print zine
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Fandom: Star Trek: TNG
Language: English
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cover by Marc Johnson

The Winds of Limbo is a 140-page gen Star Trek: TNG digest-sized anthology edited by Brenda Shaffer & Charles H. Shiring.

It contains reprints (plus one original to this zine) of stories previously published in other zines.

Contents

  • Against the Winds, editorial by Brenda (3)
  • Where the Winds of Limbo Roar by Brenda ("Q forces Picard to relive the worst memories of his life—and to answer an unanswerable question.") (reprinted from Beyond Farpoint #3) (4)
  • To Be or Not to Be by Chuck ("Does the pleasant facade of Trill society hide an ugly truth? Picard finds out when a renegade Trill seeks asylum, claiming he's being forced to become a host.") (reprinted from Beyond Farpoint #5) (17)
  • Back From the Knife's Edge by Brenda ("Ensign Jack Crusher struggles to learn what prompted Picard's near-fatal fight with three Nausicaans.") (reprinted from Personal Voyages.) (30)
  • Against the Dying of the Light by Brenda ("Set in the "Yesterday's Enterprise" timeline. What—and who—is Picard willing to risk to bring peace to his universe?") (reprinted from Personal Voyages.) (43)
  • A Matter of Trust by Brenda ("Picard nearly died during his heart-replacement surgery. Now Doctors Pulaski and Crusher cross swords over who's at fault.") (reprinted from King of Infinite Space #1) (46)
  • War Games by Chuck ("What did Picard and the Enterprise do during the Dominion War? In this story, the captain takes command of a Fleet action, and teaches his fellow captains some new (old) tricks. Original to this fanzine.") (52)
  • A Candle in the Darkness by Brenda ("Seeking a companion for his immortal existence, an ancient vampire selects Picard.") (reprinted from Beyond Farpoint #1) (80)
  • Heat and Light by Brenda ("After the death of first officer Jack Crusher, Stargazer capiain Picard finds himself unwillingly attracted to Jack's pretty, spirited successor. Adult situations.") (reprinted from Beyond Farpoint #1.) (88)
  • Captain Picard by Chuck ("With his captain dead and his first officer off the ship. Lieutenant Commander Picard must save the Stargazer from an unknown foe.") (reprinted from Moral Victory #1) (119)
  • A Federation Fable by Brenda ("No one's happy with the "weigh" things are on the Enterprise.") (reprinted from Moral Victory #1) (127)
  • Place Your Bet by Brenda and Chuck ("The "All Good Things" poker game turns into a tense showdown between Picard and Riker.") (reprinted from Moral Victory #1.) (129)
  • From This Day Forward by Brenda ("Picard and Crusher marry. ("Originally written as canonical, but recent events have rendered it alternate-universe.") (reprinted from King of Infinite Space #5) (133)