Total Entropy
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Total Entropy |
| Publisher: | Orion Press & Randall Landers |
| Editor(s): | Jeff Card |
| Date(s): | 1982-1983 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Total Entropy is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology edited by Jeff Card.
Issue 1
Total Entropy 1 was published in January 1982 and contains 60 pages. The front cover is by Jeff Card.
- The Guilt Complex by Randall Landers (Captain Kirk becomes obsessed with saving an old friend's career, and Spock and McCoy become detective, a post ST:TMP mystery.)
- Metamorphosis by Kiel Stuart (A parody in which the author has revenge on Cochrane, Hedford, and Kafka.)
- Vanguard by Jeff Card (The Enterprise meets another doomsday machine, but this one knows the old 'planted ship/bomb trick'! A post-ST:TMP tale.)
- trivia
- a poem by Sheila Griffen
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
For a few editors, their first issue is their best. For others, it is their worst. This one MUST be an exampe of the latter. It can't get much worse. The zine's production is a little messy. The master copies mush have a lot of liquid paper on them. I say this because some words are almost impossible to read. The artwork is simply attrocious. Ther is wasted space all over the place. The first story is a decent mystery. It was printed elsewhere, but this edition was better. Mr. Landers can be a skillfull writer at times, and this story is one of his better efforts. The second piece is a spoof on 'Metamorphosis.' Kiel is an absolute delight for fans everything she picks up her pen to write. There are references even to Kafka's story by the same name. Intelligently written, and funny. What more could you want? The third piece is a ST:TMP sequel to 'The Doomsday Machine.' Though simply a well-written piece, the concept employed is very reminiscent of 'Bolo,' a pro-published SF novel. Still, nice. Overall, the issue gets 55 on our scale of 100. Nice try, but I hope things get much better. Wait until later before you purchase an issue of 'Total Entropy.' Wait until they get their act together. [1]
Issue 2
Total Entropy 2 was published in March 1983 and contains 86 pages. The front cover is by Doug Gore.
- Totally Entropied, editor's foreword by Jeff Card (3)
- The Quality of Life by Lucy Cribb (5)
- Interstellar Haiku, poem by Bill Gunn (12)
- The High Risers, a spoof by Kiel Stuart (13)
- Home Between Missions by Ed Sandy (22)
- The Highest Bidder by Brian Garner (30)
- Perspective, a poem by Lucy Cribb (32)
- 61 Cygni by Mark Lunday (33)
- Calculations, poem by Lucy Cribb (43)
- Other Suns, Other Minds, an article by Bill Gunn (44)
- The Prometheus Design, a book review by Kiel Stuart (47)
- Eye of the Hunter by Mel White (49)
- I'm an Editor, Not a Doctor!, editorial by Jeff Card (82)