The Worlds of Bonnie Reitz
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | The Worlds of Bonnie Reitz |
| Publisher: | Orion Press |
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| Date(s): | October 1992 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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The Worlds of Bonnie Reitz is a 324-page anthology of Star Trek: TOS fiction by Bonnie Reitz.
About
From a flyer:
This is a special collection of Classic Trek stories, reprinting the works of Fan-Q Award nominee Bonnie Reitz. The stories concentrate on a variety of subjects, from the Mirror-Kirk to a shape-changing creature all too similar to the werewolves of Earth's past, from Uhura in command to an alternate universe. Bonnie's works are so wildly varied that there's little consistency to the stories (forget about a Bonnie Reitz Universe). Instead, she is interested in plots, not world-building.
From the Editorial
Unlike the Star Wars universe, the Star Trek universe leaves a writer a lot of room to play, with and without the series’ main characters. As you’ll see by the stories in here, I’ve got a rabid fondness for werewolves, Romulans and mirror-Kirks.
This mirror-universe isn’t the one that appeared in "Mirror, Mirror." In this one, Kirk is a warrior, but not an evil one. My favorite story in here is "Eyes of the Wind," which has adventure, a dangerous mystery to solve, and the mirror-Kirk.
Another character I really liked (and wished she had been done differently) was Uhura. So much potential there. She ended up with an entire novella of her own (Kefrendar), and two stories-one as she is, and one as I imagined her to be in the mirror-universe.
The mirror-universe stories are the only ones with any kind of story continuity. There’s a vague temporal story-line with the werewolves, virtually unknown in "Masks," which are being used by the Federation as their own agents in "Hunters." Otherwise, each story is in a little capsule on its own--in some, they know facts, in others, they don’t. (In other words, forget about a Bonnie Reitz Universe.) Plots interest me, not world-building. So there are two or three versions of plots leading up to a possible Romulan treaty.
Contents
- In the Eye of the Tiger ("An alternate universe Kirk from a barbaric universe comes to serve aboard the United Imperial Cruiser Enterprise, in a retelling of the animated episode, Time Trap."")
- Nature of the Beast ("Uhura is stranded on a planet, her fellow landing party members killed by Orions. Her only course of action is to ally herself with their shape-changing prisoner, unaware that the being is more powerful than any Orion, Vulcan or any other species ever encountered before.") (reprinted from Masiform D #17)
- Masks ("An excellent mystery brings together a Romulan peace envoy, alien ambassadors with a deadly secret, a shape-changing being, and a powerful entity. All are aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, causing James T. Kirk more than a little consternation.")
- Break Even ("Kathleen Little Sky, a Federation agent of Irish and Comanche extraction, finds herself amidst a Klingon encampment while searching for two missing archaeological teams. Meanwhile, a mysterious killing forces is seeking victims...") (reprinted from The Captain's Woman #3)
- Gateway Assault ("A Human female, a Gorn, a shape-changing Pakari and a Klingon team up to defeat an alien trap which is using tractor beams to ensnare ships in orbit above a desolate planet. While all are mortal enemies, they quickly lay aside their differences to defeat this threat to all their worlds.") (reprinted from Masiform D #11)
- Afterimage ("Jack Redbeard, a disreputable pirate and Kamai, a former Federation first contact expert as well as a lingual empath, are actually kidnapped by Kirkand Spock on orders from the Federation. But she will not agree to fulfill this urgent need unless certain demands are met...") (reprinted from Saurian Brandy Digest #29)
- In the Mind's Eye ("Captain Velekov of the Tel-al-Imar comes face to face with a first contact situation after a battle with a Klingon warship. The powerful Lyrians and Romulans help complicate the matter.")
- Legacy (""Legacy" - The United Imperial Cruiser Enterprise and its captain, War Commander Kirk must deal with a summons from the Empress, the constant squabbling of First Officer Spock and Security Chief Uhura, and an invasion by the Vegans in this alternate universe story.")
- Eyes of the Wind ("War Commander Kirk must deal with a dangerous, intelligent bacteria created by researchers at the Edra Imperial Science Station. This story is set in the same universe as "Legacy."")
- Hunters ("A Pakari serving with the Starfleet Special Branch has her hands full investigating the slaughter of seven beings on Folsom's Planet, an open world with Humans, Klingons and Gorn living and working together. To complicate matters, the Klingon Empire have sent their own investigator...")
- Kefrendar ("Kefrendar - An Uhura novella, set after the Star Trek films wherein Uhura is offered command of a rescue ship belonging to a powerful alien race. Her crew consists of Romulans, the centipede-like Tehetra, a pair of polymorphs, a dangerous felinoid, an intelligent fish, and a pair of cats to name some of the races represented. But someone...something on board opposes her command, and is willing to risk everything... and everyone to have her relieved of command. An excellent piece, nominated for a Fan-Q Award.")
