Quartet (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Quartet is a series of a gen Star Trek: TOS anthologies by Claire Gabriel. 
"Quartet Plus One" was the first publication. When one of the stories in that issue, "Ni Var," was printed in Star Trek: The New Voyages, the zine was then reprinted at "Quartet." 
A dozen years later, the contents of the first two zines were printed, this time with a re-working of "Ni Var" (re-titled "The Thousandth Man") in a volume called "Quartet Plus Two." 
A sister zine is Simple Gifts. 
==Had the Eye and Ear of TPTB==
D.C. Fontana wrote an essay for "Quartet Plus One" called Notes on 'Yesteryear' in which she expanded on a Star Trek: The Animated Series episode. In this essay, she explains that sehlats were both modeled after her cat as well as a fan's illos. Fontana also ended the essay with a statement that her word was the last word on Vulcan, and she would entertain no further discussion. 
==General Review==
== Quartet Plus One ==
Quartet Plus One was published in August 1974 and contain 89 pages. It was edited by Carol Lynn and contains the content of the previous volume plus an additional story. 
The art is by Roberta Brown, D.L. Collin, Pat Foley, Doug Herring, Pat Foley, and Gee Moaven.
The editor's dedication in the preface: "To the IBM Corporation, which fouled up four days running, trying to deliver the typewriter -- then delivered two typewriters in two days." 
* Editor's Preface (1)
* Author's Preface (1)
* Garden of Earthly Delights by Claire Gabriel (3)
* Lessons by Claire Gabriel (25)
* The Decision by Claire Gabriel (also printed in Berengaria #2) (35)
* Metamorphosis by Claire Gabriel (43)
* Notes on 'Yesteryear', essay by D.C. Fontana (She writes at great length about this episode of Star Trek Animated: "I'm sure when it was announced that my Star Trek animation script, 'Yesteryear,' was about Spock as a boy and included his sehlat, a lot of fans thought I'd sold out to a kiddy show. Now that the episode has been on the air, I hope that notion has been disabused... I would like to say in closing that I will not entertain long (or short) discussions -- verbal or written about 'Yesteryear.' The work stands as is, and it is my final word on Vulcan." (87)
* Ni Var by Claire Gabriel 
Image:quartet2art1.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," D.L. Collin, portrays Spock and a Kraith and/or Vulcan chalice
Image:quartet2art2.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," Doug Herring
Image:quartet2art3.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," Gee Moaven, portrait of Amanda Grayson
Image:quartet2art4.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," Gee Moaven, portrait of Amanda Grayson
Image:quartet2art5.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," Gee Moaven
Image:quartet2art6.jpg| from "Quartet Plus One," D.L. Collin
==Reactions and Reviews: Quartet Plus One==
==Quartet==
Quartet was published in January 1975. 
It is "Quartet Plus One" after deleting page 2 and pages 57-86 without changing the numbering of D.C. Fontana's two page article (still says pages 88 & 89). Hence the zine's length is 58 pages.
It was edited by Deborah Kay Goldstein, Ceiling Press. Printed offset, 3-hole punched, brad bound. 
Art by Roberta Brown, D.L. Collin, Pat Foley, Doug Herring, and Gee Moaven. 
In 1981, the publisher sometimes referred to it as "Quartet Alone." 
 
Further stories in the series were published in Interphase #4 and in Bantam's Star Trek anthology book Star Trek: The New Voyages. Both can be found online here.
 
* Editor's Preface (1)
* Garden of Earthly Delights (3)
* Lessons (25)
* The Decision by Claire Gabriel (8 pages) (reprinted in Computer Playback #4,Quartet Plus One, Berengaria #3, and The Best of Amanda and Sarek) (35)
* Metamorphosis (43)
* "Notes of Yesteryear" by D.C. Fontana (87)
File:Quartet1-1.jpg| from "Quartet"
File:Quartet1-2.jpg| from "Quartet"
File:Quartet1-3.jpg| from "Quartet"
File:Quartet1-5.jpg| from "Quartet"
File:Quartet1-6.jpg| from "Quartet"
==Reactions and Reviews: Quartet==
== Quartet Plus Two ==
Quartet Plus Two was published in 1987 and contains 112 pages. 
The art is by Mary Bohdanowicz, Roberta Brown, Susan Ceci, D.L. Collin, Pat Foley, Desire Gonzales, Doug Herring, Gee Moaven, P.S. Nim, D.M. Olsen, Dave Rowan, and Mel White.
The entire text of Quartet Plus Two is here: .
The author's comments regarding "Ni Var," now titled "The Thousandth Man":
The author's comments regarding "First Contact":
From the editor: 
* Editor's Preface by Carol Lynn (2)
* Garden of Earthly Delights (Spock's parents meet.) (3)
* Lessons (The honeymoon is over.) (27)
* The Decision (Spock is born.) (37)
* Metamorphosis (The child Spock loses his best friend.) (47)
* First Contact (reprinted from Interphase #4 (Spock meets Kirk.) (65)
* The Thousandth (1975 version, first draft of Ni Var) (Spock meets Spock.) (75)
* Notes on 'Yesterday', essay by D.C. Fontana (109)
Image:Quartest two interior by susan ceci.jpeg| from "Quartet Plus Two," Susan Ceci
Image:Quartet two interior by desireee gonzales.jpeg|from "Quartet Plus Two," Desire Gonzales
Image:Quartet two interior by PS Nim.jpeg|from "Quartet Plus Two," P.S. Nim
Image:quartet3art1.jpg|from "Quartet Plus Two" Mary Bohdanowicz
Image:Quartet two interior by pat foley.jpeg|from "Quartet Plus Two," Pat Foley
==Reactions and Reviews: Quartet Plus Two==
 
[1988]: 
 
[1994]: 
 
[2012]: 
==References==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1975 Zines
Category:1987 Zines