Nu Ormenel Collected

Nu Ormenel Collected is a gen Star Trek: TOS fanzine co-written by Carol Walske and Fern Marder. Carol started developing Nu Ormenel ("The Empire"), a universe focused on the Klingons, when she was in high school.
It is "gen" in the older sense of the word in that it pertains to the Star Trek universe, but has none of the canon characters or situations.
Five volumes were published. Fern Marder, one of the publishers explained in a 2005 interview: "....we started ghost-publishing for friends who needed assistance. Our own first edited and marketed publications were the Nu Ormenel Collected Volumes, five in all, containing both reprints and new material."
==A Proposed Zine==
In 1978, the editors placed an ad in Scuttlebutt #8 for a proposed zine: "After ten years of war between the Ormenel and the Federation, prisoners Roan Morgan and Tavia Nelson face many difficult decisions. Stories, poetry, artwork and music."
This may be related to an ad for "The Homecoming" that appeared in the back of the Alkarin Warlord which read:
A story called "The Homecoming" appeared in Nu Ormenel #4. In 2013, Fern explains: "No, we didn’t do [a stand alone zine called The] Homecoming in 1978. Having done Threshold for Devra and Warlord for Winston, we decided we didn’t want to do another novel for someone else.... but rather to start publishing our own zines. Thus, instead of a single volume sequel to Warlord, in 1979, in addition to reprinting earlier material in Collected Vols. 1&2, we produced new material in Volumes 3&4 and supplement instead."Fern Marder via email dated July 18, 2013.
==Issue 1==
Nu Ormenel Collected 1 was published in 1979 and contains 130 pages. All art is by Carol Walske.
From the editorial: 
* Preface (3)
* Passage (5)
* "Koros" (7)
* Perspective: Kor Kothir-- "The Rebel" (8), Oraehathnavi -- "Patterns of Challenge" (9)
* "Challenge" (12) (story first printed in Probe #11, "As the Treaty of Organia is signed, the conflict between Commander Kor Kothir and Captain James Kirk comes to a head.")
* The Wolf's Den" (21)
* A Shade of Treason (25) (story first printed in Probe #12, "A revised and expanded retelling of the events in "The Trial of Kor Kothir"—to be considered the authoritative version of the story.")
* "Exile" (48)
* "Kerserek" (50)
* Counterstroke (52)
* Seesaw (54) (story first printed in The Other Side of Paradise #3, "Kor's adopted brother Kirin, a spy in the Federation, puts himself in jeopardy when he helps prisoners escape back to the Ormenel. The ensuing Star Fleet interrogation reveals how Kirin was able to play the role of Captain Roan Gordon so well.")
* "Alien" (54)
* "All We Shared" (84)
* Perspective: Roan Morgan --"Conversation" (85) Tavia Nelson -- "Changes" (86)
* The Gathering Storm (87)
* "Battlecry" (88)
* The Celebration of Alkarin (89) (story first printed in Probe #10, "After leading a long revolution in the Ormenel, Kor becomes the new Ormen.")
* "The Judgement of Alkarin" (89)
* "Defiance" and "The Return" (119)
* Perspective: Karth Keorl -- "The Worthy Rival" (122)
* Kang Keorl -- "The Laughing Warrior" (124)
* The Usurper (126)
 
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==Issue 2==
Nu Ormenel Collected 2 was published in 1979 and contains 132 pages. All art is by Carol Walske.
* To Know Dishonor (story first printed in Masiform D #6, "Both Kor and his son Karras must pay the price when Karras wounds his sword master in practice. (This story is actually set during the course of events in Alkarin Warlord.") (3)
* Coming of Age, poem (22)
* A Kilingon Heritage (story first printed in Best of Tetrumbriant Vol. 2, Jan. 1978, "After peace is reestablished between the Ormenel and the Federation, Karras spends some time training in Star Fleet as part of a military exchange program—- and is assigned to Roan's ship.") (23)
* Farewell, poem (49)
* A Broken Sword (first printed in The Universes in Science Fiction #2, "Trouble ensues when the only woman Karras finds attractive on Roan's ship turns out to 'belong' to another.") (50)
* Swordplay, poem (79)
* Voices of Nu Ormenel (first printed in Interphase #4, "A collection of Ormenel poetry—'Aroi Rakiehul' an introduction to the language; 'Reflections,' a look at the Federation through Kang's eyes; 'Challenge,' Kor's thoughts during the Organian incident; 'The Legend of Kerrekurasarm,' an epic poem about the Firebird and the Huntress of the Kilingarlan.") (81)
* The Legend of Akim Korosten (first printed in Monkey of the Inkpot #3, "A tale for kilingaven children—a boy runs away from the test of adult hood that every adolescent faces.") (91)
* Honor the Hunter (100)
* Aknauhraiand: A Political Matrix (first printed in The Universes in Science Fiction #2, "A series of short explanatory pieces giving basic background information on the kilingau as a people, their language, government, etc.") (103)
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==Issue 3==
Nu Ormenel Collected 3 was published in 1979 and contains 134 pages. Almost all art is by Carol Walske with one piece done by both Carol and Fern.
From the editorial: 
* Preface (3)
* Brothers (4) (from Time Warp #2)
* DIscovery (33)
* Perspective: The Orashathnavi Revolution—Fight for Honor (34)
** Dawn of the Warlord (35)
** Tomorrow's Promis (40)
** The Wolf and the Bear (41)
** To Bell a Cat (43)
** The Price of Freedom (45)
** March to Honor (55)
** Gift of Fealty (56)
** Fealty (59)
** Where Are You, My Love? (59)
** The Red Grass Growing (60)
** Lament (64)
** A Dragon on the Wind (65)
** Makhiri (72)
** On the Battlefield of Dreams (73)
** Fireside Song (75)
** Piece of Mind (80)
** Tide of Thunder (82)
* Fight for Glory (84)
* Ties of Blood (85)
* A Tribute Given (122)
* Call to Mourning (134)
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==Issue 4==
Nu Ormenel Collected 4 was published in 1979 and contains 72 pages. Art by Fern Mader, Carol Walske and Kyrol Waters. Poetry by Fern Marder. Other content by Fern Marder and Carol Walske.
Songs of Fire, Songs of Life is a special supplement to this issue.
From the editorial: 
* Preface (3)
* I'll Give You the WInd (5)
* The West Corridor Wars (16)
* Song of the River (20)
* The Homecoming (30)
* "Changeling" (31)
* Shelter from the Storm (32)
* The Vakkfar (33)
* Deathblow (57)
* Timeline (68)
* Poetry (71)
File:nuorm4page1.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Carol Walske
File:nuorm4page2.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Karol Waters
File:nuorm4page3.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Carol Walske
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File:nuorm4page6.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Carol Walske
File:nuorm4page7.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Carol Walske
File:nuorm4page8.jpg|sample interior page from issue #4, Carol Walske
==Issue 5==
thumb|left|front cover of issue #5, Carol Walske
Nu Ormenel Collected 5 was published in 1985 and is 138 pages long.
From the editorial: 
* Preface (3)
* Just for the Halibut (a comedy/drama set in the series six years after the end of the Alkarin Warlord and Tavia’s return to the Federation after the war. Tavia lives in New York and has been in another series of stories involving Klingons) (5)
* Tavita (a complete rendering of the Evita libretto) (115)
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==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1979 Zines
Category:1985 Zines