Fever (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Fever is a K/S slash Star Trek: TOS anthology zine for pon farr stories. Two issues were published by Pon Farr Press in 1989 and 1991.
 
==Issue 1==
Fever 1 was published in June 1989 and contains 157 pages. It has a cover by Marilyn Cole. Other illustrations by Virginia Lee Smith, Deeb, Shellie Whild, and Ralph Fowler.
* Editorial (3)
* Time Waltz, poem by Lillian Dawn (4)
* Pride and Prejudice by Dana Austin Marsh (Kirk and Spock face resistance from TʼPau when they go to Vulcan to complete their bond when Spock enters pon farr. ""These are but human and, therefore, cannot comprehend the steps thee have taken here today," T'Pau began Kirk's eyes widened in disbelief. The old crone knew he and Spock had been lovers for five years. What the hell was she going on about? T'Pau gestured and a tall woman, previously unnoticed, stepped forward. "T'Kara is chosen by the clan to serve Spock in his time of need. If thy bond survives the mating and no child results, he will be free to return to you…"") (5)
* Peace Amid the Storm by Sara B. Leonard (Kirk begins sleepwalking and having nightmares of being drawn to something he fears.) (25)
* Should and Shouldn'ts, poem by Robin Hood (36)
* The Healing by Patricia Laurie Stephens (When Kirk and Spock go undercover to break up a drug ring, they must deal with facing the men who held both of them as young boys. (" Nude, he was even more impressive. Black body hair covered his chest and stomach down to his groin, where his huge thick organ lay heavily along his thigh. Jimmy's eyes widened. He had a good idea of what was going to happen. He liked 'doing it'. Ginny Turner, a girl who outweighed him by at least thirty pounds, took him into her barn after the dance last month and let him put it into her. He wanted to do it all the time now. Humans were bisexual. They taught that in school; but was he ready for this?") (37)
* Restless Souls by Linda Frankel (65)
* Deadly Fever by A.T. Bush (The serum that reverses the aging caused by the comet near Gamma Hydra 4, also causes Spock to enter pon farr. ""Live?" Kirk heaved a sigh. Spock had picked up on something. "Yes! Live! I want you to live." "I want to live… to be with…" The Vulcan slumped into total unconsciousness. Kirk struggled to control real panic. "Spock? Spock! Don't die! Don't…" There was no further response. And might never be…") (69)
* Love Is by Kay Wells (Just as Kirk and Spock go into seclusion to get through Spockʼs pon farr, the Enterprise is attacked by a Romulan ship, forcing them to continue behind a privacy screen in the auxiliary bridge. " "Then we shall destroy your ship. I will not be taken for a fool!" "Wait!" Uhura cried desperately. "Most of our bridge crew were [either] killed or critically wounded when you attacked us!" He studied her determined face. "Your captain and first officer were injured?" "No," she said meekly, trying to think of a way to stall for time. It had only been five minutes since Spock had activated the privacy screen, and he and Kirk had taken almost twenty minutes the last time…") (91)
* The Final Alternative, poem by Faris Vincent (118)
* Easier Said than Done by Sue Denim (Spockʼs pon farr approaches just as he and Kirk are scheduled to take part in peace negotiations with the Romulans. "Everything was a blur… Kirk barely recalled each point of the speech he was to make, yet he began to talk anyway, figuring he just might be able to pull the whole thing off - but as he opened his mouth, before any words came out, he felt it. Pain! Unendurable agony! Indescribable heat and lust. A sharp stab of the blood fever attacked Spock without warning or mercy, causing him to fall to the deck of his cabin as, in the StarDome, Kirk nearly doubled in pain, fighting to keep from clutching his stomach in complete synchronization with his bondmate…") (119)
* Well..., poem by Tere Ann Roderick (139)
* A New Light by Patricia Laurie Stephens (A/U: Drummed out of Star Fleet due to unforeseen complications with their bond, Kirk returns to a brain damaged Spock when the Vulcan enters pon farr. "Spock looked at Kirk and pushed the shaggy black hair from his eyes, smearing dirt across his face. "You knew me when I was well?" "Yes. Yes, I did. We… were good friends." "I don't remember. I forgot everything you know," Spock said quietly. "Yes. I know. I'm sorry." "So am I. It's hard to learn how to do things, and I make a lot of mistakes." The black eyes widened curiously. "Will you tell me how I was?" How he was. How it had been between them before…") (141)
* The Offer, poem by Dana Austin Marsh (157)
* Poor Man's Gift, poem by Alexis Fegan Black (158)
Image:fever1-1.jpg|from #1, frontispiece, Ralph Fowler
File:Fever1-2.jpg|from issue #1, sample text
File:Fever1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Virginia Lee Smith
File:Fever1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Shellie Whild
File:Fever1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Deeb
File:Fever1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Deeb -- a fan in 2019 said: "Chowing down on zines, as usual---this illo by the amazing Deeb can be found in Fever, for the story A New Light by Patricia Laurie Stephens. Awesome story, Pon Farr redux...wish it would appear online!!"nym posting to the K/S Zine Friends Facebook group dated May 13, 2019, quoted with permission.
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Issue 2==
Fever 2 was published in March 1991 and has 152 pages. 
The front cover is by Kay Wells. Aside from some clip art graphics, there is no interior art. The back cover is blank. 
* Firemirror, poem by Natasha Solten (3)
* Season of Lies, poem by Janna Steele (4)
* Mistaken Identity by Kay Wells (Thinking his lover is hiding his condition from him, Kirk follows Spock to Vulcan where, forcing his way into a locked room where he thinks Spock is going through pon farr, he discovers itʼs not Spock heʼs now locked in with. " Cautiously, he pulled open the heavy door and peered into the room. Intense heat and an unfamiliar odor swamped his senses. The room was darker than the others and equally furnished, but not empty. On the mattress lay a figure, back to the door. Kirk studied the sleek black hair and pointed ear that he could see. The rest of the body was covered in a loose coarsely-woven, dull gray fabric. Sweat broke out over his entire body, quickly gathering in the hollows and creases to run in uncomfortable rivultes under his clothing. "Spock?" he called. He couldn't believe his friend had subjected himself to this - whatever "this" was, instead of coming to him…") (5)
* Of Vulcan Born, poem by Janna Steele (40)
* The Fire by Shelley Butler (Spock finds Kirk in the swimming area just as he enters the plak tow and finds in Kirk a willing lover. "Spock only stood, looking out at some unseen image, perhaps contemplating the dive into the water. He stood, frozen there by the pool, the mist from heated water rising and dancing about his feet, the lights delicately on the steam coming from his over-heated body…") (41)
* Anti-Matter, poem by Natasha Solten (42)
* Bonfire by Robin Hood ("A vision nipped into my soul last night. A man, eyes blazing black with a burning desert heart, stood before my befuddled eyes and waited for an answer. The question, I didn't know. Fear ate into my gut with delicious zines of anticipation. Expectation of what I still didn't know. Something about him, a spark of the unknown, attractive fear, the heat radiating from his blood-taut body drew me, made me want to touch and see if my fingers burned from the brush of his skin…") (55)
* Contradiction, poem by Janna Steele (58)
* Winds of Chance by Gena Moretti (A/U: A research scientist at an isolated site, Spock must ask a certain hazel-eyed cargo captain to become his bondmate as he enters pon farr, the only compatible person near. "As Kirk visibly brightened, Spock apprehensively added, "There is, however, a difficulty you will face which I am sure will not be to your liking. Your records have made it clear that you have previously used your considerable attraction to indulge in a very full sexual life. After we bond, sexual freedom will no longer be yours…") (59)
* Portrait of Freedom by Alexis Fegan Black (On break from the Academy, Kirk falls asleep in a meadow near their farm and dreams of being kidnapped and taken to a Vulcan prince, Spock, to see through pon farr. ""Why - why me?" he insisted. "Why didn't you choose someone - else?" The Vulcan studied him fondly. "There is no other. T'Leish tells me we have always been together. I know you do not understand Vulcan mysticism, yet I accept her words as truth. Indeed, if I did not, I would not have sent my operatives so far to bring you here."") (also in Psychic Storm... and other K/S stories) (101)
* The Garden, poem by Janna Steele (152)
Image:fever2-1.jpg| from issue #2
Image:fever2-2.jpg| from issue #2
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1989 ZinesCategory:1991 Zines