Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds and Rust Collected is a much-discussed and controversial het 247-page Star Trek: TOS novel consisting of a series of interrelated stories written by Mary L. Schultz & Cheryl Rice and edited by Jeff Johnston. The extensive art is by Gee Moaven.
The series' focus was an original character named Chantal Caberfae (and her hair!), and her relationships and interactions with the crew of the Enterprise, especially James T. Kirk.
 Image:diamondsandrust.jpg| front cover of Diamonds and Rust by Gee Moaven
 Image:drback.jpg| back cover of Diamonds and Rust by Gee Moaven
==Controversies==
The zine and its stories were controversial for a number of reasons. In fact, discussion about this zine and its contents took up a lot of space and spirited energy in the letterzines of its time; fan commentary often seemed bigger than life, not unlike "Diamonds and Rust" itself!
At least one of the authors gafiated after its publication citing, among other things, being tired of the controversy and being misunderstood.
===Dislike of the Character===
While some fans wrote they enjoyed the series, more fans wrote of their dislike, citing boredom, unbelievability of character, and an abhorrence for the Mary Sue and/or self insertion elements. 
Others disliked the main character, Chantal, and what they thought was her manipulation. Some fans objected to the fact that Chantal was fan casted. Fans also complained of being confused by the stories, citing their publication over several years, and in many zines. Other fans objected to its sexual content.
Fans also disliked what they felt to be a flawed Kirk (over-shadowed and weak), one whose attention strayed from the Enterprise, and from Spock.
===The "Johanna Incident"===
Many fans also took issue with "the Joanna incident," a story in the series titled To Each His Own. In that story, Dr. McCoy has sexual intercourse with an aggressive young woman, something which leads to tragedy."Idols I Have Loved" is the direct sequel to this story.
===The "Landing Party 6" Connection===
The "Diamonds and Rust" series began in the zine Warped Space, a publication that had previously hosted the controversial Landing Party 6 series. The LP6 series starred Sadie Faulwell, a character that many fans had strong mixed feelings about for many of the same reasons they had issues with "Diamonds and Rust."
See fan comments regarding "Diamonds and Rust". See fan comments regarding "Sadie Faulwell".
===Penda===
"Diamonds and Rust" was likely not the fanwork that was the first to use the name "Penda" as Uhura's first name, but it was probably the one, given it's high profile, that popularized it.
This was not a controversy at the time, but the name became a frequent topic of fannish conversation, especially after 1985 when a different name, "Nyota," was used in the canon secondary source, the tie-in novel, "Uhura's Song."
See Uhura's First Name: Penda or Nyota.
==Contents==
===Order in Which the Stories Took Place===
* What Memories Can Bring (The Other Side of Paradise) #2 (1977)
* How Long the Night, How Bright the Stars (Tal Shaya) #3 (1976); (The Other Side of Paradise) #2 (1977)
* To Each His Own (McCoy becomes involved in a very unfortunate situation with his daughter that leaves him emotionally shattered.) (Alpha Continuum) #2 (1977)
* Idols I Have Loved (Chantal, the mysterious new Security Chief on the Enterprise, tries to help McCoy recover his mental health.) (Alpha Continuum) #2 (1977)
* Dressed to Kill (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Treasure (Warped Space) #23 (Chantal is assigned to throw a surprise birthday party for Christine.) (1977)
* Avant-Propos (Warped Space) #20 (1976)
* Apres un Reve, poem by Cheryl Rice (likely related) (Alpha Continuum) #1 (1976)
* Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Night Creatures (AU spinoff) (Alpha Continuum) #1 (1976); Rising Star (1978) 
* Undone (Millennium) (1977)
* None to Pity (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Ondine's Curse (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Phoenix (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Dawn's Left Hand (possibly also had the title of "Snowbird") (Diamonds and Rust Collected Volume) (1978) 
* Year of the Cat (Alpha Continuum #4) (1980)
* No Special Hurry (wrap-up) as the second volume of the series was never written, the authors wrap up loose ends and summarize where the tale was intended to go) (from Alpha Continuum #4) (1980)
 Image:diamondstoc.jpg| Diamonds and Rust table of contents page
 Image:datoc.jpg| from Implosion #3, the editor's rundown of the TOC, note that it differs slightly from the list on this page. Perhaps "Dawn's Left Hand" was retitled from "Snowbird."
===Order in Which the Stories Were Published===
The stories in this collection were written and published in fanzines over a two year time span, They are gathered here below in (hopefully) chronological story order as they were published. Keep in mind that some dates precede others; this is likely due to the fact that some stories were submitted to zines that took a LONG time to see print, something that put the reading order out of whack. This confusing and sporadic publishing schedule was one of the complaints that fans had about the series.
The Diamonds and Rust series finally saw print as a collection in 1978, although the copyright notice said 1977. Jeff Johnston of Kzinti Press gathered and mimeographed the set of stories. The volume ran 247 pages.
* Night Creatures (AU spinoff) (Alpha Continuum) #1 (1976); Rising Star (1978) Schultz wrote in Implosion #6 that this was "chapter 9." 
* 1) What Memories Can Bring (The Other Side of Paradise) #2 (1977)
* 2) How Long the Night, How Bright the Stars (Tal Shaya) #3 (1976); (The Other Side of Paradise) #2 (1977)
* Apres un Reve, poem by Cheryl Rice (likely related) (Alpha Continuum) #1 (1976)
* 3) To Each His Own (Alpha Continuum) #2 (1977) : (McCoy becomes involved in a very unfortunate situation with his daughter that leaves him emotionally shattered.)
* 4) Idols I Have Loved (Alpha Continuum) #2 (1977): (Chantal, the mysterious new Security Chief on the Enterprise, tries to help McCoy recover his mental health.)
* 5) Undone (Millennium) (1977)
* 6) Avant-Propos (Warped Space) #20 (1976)
* Treasure (Warped Space) #23 (1977) (Chantal is assigned to throw a surprise birthday party for Christine.)
* Diamonds and Rust collected volume is published (1978)
* Year of the Cat (Alpha Contiunuum #4) (1980)
* (wrap-up) No Special Hurry (from Alpha Continuum #4) (1980), as the second volume of the series was never written, the authors wrap up loose ends and summarize where the tale was intended to go)
Stories in the series that were not published in previous zines but appeared in the collected issue:
* Dressed to Kill
* Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
* None to Pity
* Ondine's Curse
* Phoenix
* Dawn's Left Hand (possibly retitled as "Snowbird")
==Publication History and Description==
It was three years in the making, and much of the content was published in other zines previously to being in the complete main volume. The Diamonds and Rust series finally saw print as a collection in 1978, although the copyright notice said 1977.
From a 1977 flyer: 
==The Dedication==
==Gallery==
All art is by Gee Moaven.
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==The Writers Comment==
===1976===
Mandi Schultz introduced the second story, How Long the Night, How Bright the Stars in August 1976:
===1977===
Upon the publication of Treasure in Warped Space #23 (February 1977), Mandi Schultz wrote:
One of the writers of "Diamonds and Rust" called it a 'tale of survival." (July 1977). From Who Are Rice and Schultz and Why Are They Writing All These Nasty Things, or, We Never Promised You a Rose Garden: 
By Mandi Schultz, from an unknown source, very likely Implosion #3, #4, or #5:
===1980===
From Cheryl Rice: 
==A Second Volume?==
In 1978 and 1979, Mandi wrote of a possible second volume, but it never came to be, at least not in zine form.
Mandi's comments in July 1978: 
An ad in October 1978: 
Comments from early 1979: it appears the series may have succumbed, in part, to paid employment and and two Bay City fictional cops:
In late 1979, Cheryl Rice wrote: 
In 1980, Cheryl Rice had a story published in Alpha Continuum #4; while "No Special Hurry" is not the aforementioned 400 pages she thought it would require, the story wraps up loose ends and summarizes where the tale was intended to go.
==A Mary Sue?==
==Chantal's Physical Origins==
==Parodies==
Diamonds and Rust has been parodied or mentioned in parody many times.
* The zine, Revisions #2, has a story called "Diamonds and Rust." "...(no, not that one!)" by Jani Hicks, art by Martynn.
* "Flame Gems and Lust" by Justa Knutt is a parody in Pegasus #2
* Warped Space, the very zine that includes segments from the original series also printed a parody/responsefic two issues later: It was called "Rhinestones and Mush, Treasure Chest." One fan remembers: 
File:spectrum36.jpg|cover of Spectrum #36, by Joni Wagner. "The picture is of Connie Faddis and myself, both in drag, hamming it up as Kirk and Chantal. If you missed our performance at SekWester*Con then you really missed a show."''
File:Warped26art1.jpg|art from the parody, "Rhinestones and Mush" from Warped Space #25, art by Gordon Carleton
File:pega2diamondsandrust.jpg|parody in Pegasus #2, "Flame Gems and Lust" by Justa Knutt
==Gafiation==
After the publication of Diamonds and Rust, Mandi Schultz gafiated from Star Trek fandom.: 
Mandi later elaborated: 
There was also more on the author's activities in 1978 issues of Interstat where, a fan took another to task for suggesting "a little censorship." 
A fan responds to the above statement: 
Cheryl Rice herself responds: 
==Reactions and Reviews==
===Reactions and Reviews in Warped Space===
After "Warped Space" #26/27, the editor shut the debate down: 
===Other Reactions and Reviews===
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==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Novel Zines
Category:1977 Zines