Bigot! Brother! Bondmate!

For other articles with a similar title, see Bondmate.
Bigot! Brother! Bondmate! is a slash AU set in the Star Trek: TOS universe. This zine was the winner of a Surak Award.
"Bigot: He brought hatred. Brother: He brought friendship. Bondmate: He brought love."
 
 
==Publisher's Ad==
==The Typewriter in Action==
The typewriter for this zine was a rascally one, as can be seen by the title page (see image below).
This zine is also an example of a story that uses a forward stroke -- /—to indicate telepathic dialogue.
At the time, telepathic dialogue in science fiction used italics or, as in Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, ("italicized parenthetical quotes"). Since fanzines were produced on typewriters, the use of italics was impractical. This style, first carried over by Jean Lorrah, was used in fanzines published later -- "Bigot! Brother! Bondmate!" is just one example.
In Boldly Writing, Verba explains: 
File:bigottypewriter.jpg| from the title page, evidence of a typewriter with a mind of its own, click to read
File:bigotmarks.jpg|from volume #2, an example of the / used to indicate telepathic dialogue
==On the Origins of the Novel==
In A 2007 Interview with Fiona James, Fiona explained the orgins of the novel: "[The UK Group wrote three novels]...Starwyck, What is Honour? and Bigot, Brother, Bondmate. They were all round robins....As I remember, I came up with the idea for Bigot, Brother, Bondmate, a situation in which Kirk initially hated Spock because he was Vulcan. Developing a story in which Earth despised aliens even while using their abilities seemed to be an interesting “what if.”"
==Collaboration==
==Volume 1==
Bigot! Brother! Bondmate! 1 contains 139 pages. There are 15 chapters.
File:bigot1art1.jpg|art from the first volume, by Sandra
File:bigot1art2.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
File:bigot1art3.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
File:bigot1art4.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
==Volume 2==
Bigot! Brother! Bondmate! 2 contains 156 pages. There are 13 chapters.
File:bigot2art1.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
File:bigot2art2.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
File:bigot2art3.jpg|art from the first volume, by Sandra
File:bigot2art4.jpg|art from the first volume, by Virginia Lee Smith
==Summaries, Reactions and Reviews==
The different stories form a consistent chronology that takes Kirk and Spock from friendship to love to sexual union. While each story is written by a different author, this zine is basically a novel with multiple authors. While the author is listed in many places as D. DaBinett, Beyond Dreams Press correctly states that the novel had multiple authors. The table of contents list the following contributors: D.C. Dubois, Teresa Hewitt, Jane Jones, Ann Kydd, Sara S. Reynolds, and K.S T'Lan. Artists: Sandra Smith and Virginia Lee Smith.
The fanzine was published in two volumes consisting of 291 pages total. The novel won the 1987 Surak Award for Best Overseas Fanzine. The story was set in an alternate universe where Hitler had won the Second World War. Kirk and Spock's relationship is set against a backdrop of bigotry and racial intolerance.
Summary by Gilda F: 
From an ebay seller in 2007: 
From a fan in Not Tonight, Spock! #14 (1986): 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1986 Zines