Duet (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Duet is a slash K/S Star Trek: TOS anthology issued in the UK. It has twenty-one issues. It was one of the more explicit and detailed of the K/S relationship and was considered to be a major activist in the fanzine community.
It has a sister zine called Slightly Duet.
 
==Works Inspired By==
In the 1980s, an filk group featured the fanzine in their series of Zine Melodies:
==Issue 1==
Duet 1 was published in February 1980 and contains 94 pages. 
From the editorial: 
From the editorial: 
From the editorial: 
Also from the editorial: 
* Editorial (3)
* Lovetalk, poem by Maria Shaw (also in Companion #2) (5)
* Why, poem by Theresa White (6)
* A Ride to Yesterday by Doreen C. DuBois ("Kirk takes Spock with him to the Kirk farm, though Spock is unaware that they are there to sell it to cover the debts left by Kirkʼs brother.") (7)
* The Branding by Doreen C. DuBois ("After a blow to the head, an amnesiac Spock flees through the Guardian to Vulcanʼs past, with Kirk following him to attempt a rescue of his lover.") (The author notes it "was written for a competition, but was not finished in time to enter.") (21)
* Possession, poem by Maria Shaw (34)
* A Time of Decision Cooper, C.L. ("Believing they are both going to die, Kirk confesses his love to Spock, unaware that Spock is only in a healing trance and can hear everything heʼs saying.") (34)
* A Time of Decision, poetry and prose by C.L. Cooper (35)
* Love, poem by Rowena Smythe (49)
* Response, poem by Doreen C. Dubois (50)
* Touching, poem by Maria Shaw (51)
* Expression, poem by Maria Shaw (52)
* Lately, poem by Maria Shaw (53)
* What is Wrong With Love, poem by Rowena Smythe (54)
* The Onlooker, poem by Doreen C. Dubois (56)
* Daydream, poem by Maria Shaw (57)
* The Mistletoe Affair by Rowena Smythe ("Kirk failure to acquire mistletoe during the holidays leaves him upset.") (58)
* Double Image by Maria Shaw ("Kirk and Spockʼs interactions are picked up by the mirror Spock, making him realize their status as lovers.") (66)
* A.W.O.L. by Doreen C. Dubois ("McCoy is forced to work for the Klingons after they kidnap his daughter.") (71)
* The Humans Are At It Again!, or, The Sage of a Too Well-Loved Vulcan by Kitty Schaeffer ("Spockʼs yeoman leaves him an anonymous Valentine card in an attempt to find out who his lover is.") (98)
* In Vino Veritas by Doreen C. DuBois ("Kirk breaks off his impending bonding to Spock after being convinced of his unsuitability by Sarak, but one year later begins to rethink his decision when he runs into Spock aboard a luxury cruiser - with the woman who may become his bondmate.") (104)
* The Devil Made Me...! by Doreen C. DuBois ("On separate leave from his lover, Kirk gets in over his head with a Romulan sadist.") (125)
* The Bonnie Machine by Anne Kydd ("A machine that plays out your fantasies is installed on the Enterprise, and both Kirk and Spock are surprised at what they see." Sequel: The Bonnie Machine Pt 2.) (138)
* A Question of Presents by Rowena Smythe ("Kirk and Spock go on separate leaves in order to pick up each otherʼs anniversary gift.") (147)
* Bondage! Pt 1 by Doreen C. DuBois (A/U. "Lt Kirk and his crew are rescued by a ship from the unknown UFP, only to find themselves slaves." Sequel: Bondage! Pt 2.) (164) 
 
Image:duet1-1.jpg|from issue #1, not credited
Image:duet1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois
Image:duet1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Doreen DuBois 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Duet 2 was published in 1980 and contains 205 pages.
From the editorial: 
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (2)
* Thoughts by Doreen DuBois (4)
* Bondage, Pt 2 by Doreen C. DuBois ("Kirk and his men manage to escape their Vulcan owners, but unwilling to forget his slave, Spock goes to Earth to retrieve him." Prequel: Bondage Pt 1.) (5)
* Have Another Good Night! by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk is tortured by his close contact with Spock on shoreleave and duty after realizing his desire for the Vulcan in his dreams.") (25)
* Love Music by Ann Flegg (45)
* Always the Other by Doreen C. DuBois ("The mirror Spock uses this Kirk for his pon farr after his own lover is captured when he and Spock turn rebel Sequel: When Two Worlds Collide.") (47)
* Human Bond by Tish (58)
* Be With Me by Ann Flegg (59)
* Revelations, poem by Teresa White (60)
* Love of a Different Kind by Jayne ("McCoy discovers their secret when called by Spock to aid an injured Kirk.") (61)
* Future Imperfect by Lesley Holden ("Kirkʼs dream shows him what his future could be like if he misses the opportunity to confess his love to Spock.") (63)
* Journey by Ann Flegg (71)
* Vengeance, poem by Maria Shaw (73)
* Vengeance by Rowena Smythe ("Told he will lose what he holds dearest as punishment for Sylvia and Korobʼs deaths, Kirk awakens to find himself monstrously deformed.") (74)
* The Art Of Seduction by Tish ("Realizing his desire for Kirk, Spock sets out to seduce him.") (Also in A Touch of Tish) (94)
* Reasons, part one by Doreen C. DuBois ("Spock explains his reasons to Sarek as he prepares to enter Gol." Sequel: Reasons-Two.) (103)
* Separation - Kirk, poem by Lesley Holden (107)
* Separation - Spock, poem by Lesley Holden (108)
* Restraint, poem by Lesley Holden (109)
*Fulfillment, poem by Lesley Holden (111)
* Paradise Lost... And Found! by Jimmye Galli ("After Omicron Ceti 3, Kirk is desperate to find out why Spock is now drawing away from him, while fighting his guilt over the tactics he used to break the sporeʼs affects on the Vulcan.") (112)
* Alternative Interlude by Lesley Holden ("Due to a power surge while he is transporting Kirk finds himself in yet another universe, a fact he is unaware of until Spock makes love to him.") (124)
* The Essential Vulcan, poem by Maria Shaw (132)
* Blizzard by Christy Mathews ("Stranded during a blizzard while on shoreleave, Kirkʼs injuries become the catalyst for the expression of his and Spockʼs love for each other.") (133)
* Speculation, poem by Lesley Holden (146)
* The Marriage Contract by Doreen C. DuBois ("Kirk is forced to marry the woman he believes he raped while on shoreleave as the only way to escape imprisonment, though it means the end of his relationship with Spock.") (147)
* The Second Time, poem by Lesley Holden (177)
* Ritual Cleansing by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk and Spock are forced to have sex together by a Warrior culture to save themselves and McCoy, but Kirk finds Spock withdrawing from him after they return to the ship.") (178)
* Zine News 
 
Image:duet2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Jon
Image:duet2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Roo
Image:duet2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-10.jpg|from issue #2, feedback for fonts
Image:duet2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Virginia Lee Smith
Image:duet2-9.jpg|from issue #2
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Duet 3 was published in 1981 and contains 200 pages. It has 32 stories and 26 illos. It has art by Fiona Graves, Roo, Virginia Lee Smith, Jon, and Barbara P. Gordon.
The "three and beyond K/S" on the cover is because many of the stories include Kirk/Spock/and another character.
The editor notes that "The Faithless" by Jane Jones was to be in this issue, and that is will be in the next issue, noting this was the editor's, not the author's fault.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (3)
* Rebellion, poem by Barbara P. Gordon (4)
* Combinations, poem by Barbara P. Gordon (4)
* Where I Belong by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk is surprised when Spock enters into a 3-way with him in order to get information from a female agent posing as a prostitute, but is more surprised when Spock is unwilling to continue being his lover afterwards.") (5)
* Hesitation, poem by Sue M. (20)
* Crime + Punishment = Atonement by Jane Jones ("Spockʼs intellect is destroyed by an alien forcebeam and Kirk resigns from Starfleet to take care of him, only to discover hidden desires in himself for the Vulcan.) (21)
* A Game of Chance by Lesley Holden (Discovering their reciprocal love in a meld, Kirk and Spock lay the ground rules for their love affair with a game of chess.") (51)
* Three's a Crowd by Doreen C. DuBois (M/U A/U. "Kirk and Spock plan to kill Sarek, but Kirkʼs inability to remain faithful causes Spock to 1) imprison him for six months or 2) allow Sarek to live so that they will share Kirk as a mindwiped sex slave.) (54) (This story has multiple endings, and the reader can choose the most satisfying.")
* Safe Love by K.S. T'Lan ("During the meld with Spock while he is trapped in Janice Lesterʼs body, Kirk lets slip his desire for the Vulcan, and together, they relive the event that turned Kirk from males when he was sixteen.") (72)
* An Anthology of Temptation and ... Desire (portfolio of art and poems) (80)
** A Vulcan Fantasy by Madelein Lee (81)
** One Day I WIll by D. DUbois (83)
** Sorcerer by Theresa White (84)
** Incubus—Spectre by Theresa White (85)
** The Enchanter by Eva Stuart (87)
** The Gift by D. DuBois (87)
** Spells by D. DuBois (88)
** Tree of Life by D. DuBois (88)
** Sacrifice by Anne Kydd (89)
** Truth by Anne Kydd (89)
** Free Spirit by Ann Flegg (90)
* Odyssey by Alysse Aubret ("After their run-in with VʼGer, Kirk and Spock become lovers, but Spock fears it will all end after he loses control while theyʼre on a diplomatic mission and he believes he raped his lover.") (91)
* Still Waters by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk is stunned to learn that Spock left for Gol because of his desire for his captain, but insists that they now make love, knowing it will be the only way to keep Spock forever at his side.") (112)
* Reasons - Two by Doreen C. DuBois ("Spock explains to Sarek his reasons for leaving Gol as he prepares to return to the Enterprise...and Kirk." Prequel: Reasons.) (123)
* Waiting by K.S. T'Lan ("McCoy almost causes Kirkʼs death when he disregards orders and takes off after his daughter on a planet known to harbour Klingons.") (126)
* Spock's First Night by K. Lee Shea (138)
* All Change or Love Conquers All by Mary Sue (155)
* Hour of Brass by F. de Licto (Humor: "Sarek convinces Spock that Kirk is only marrying him for his money.") (reprinted in Another K/S Zine) (156)
* Love Slave's Song by Barbara P. Gordon (A/U. "Kirk captures a Vulcan scientist and then keeps him as a slave.") (In a letter to fans in Datazine #21, the author says there was to be a sequel in 'Duet' #4: "I would like to make it clear that the information in the editorial in that zine is inaccurate. I'll gladly clarify the situation to anyone who writes directly to me. Cynthia C. Drake of Final Frontier now plans to publish the entire story, complete and uncensored." The sequel was finally published in Alien Brothers after having been rejected for its extreme (at the time) subject matter. See Loveslaves) (162)
* Lovely are My Eyes by Katy Deery (189)
* Forever if Need Be by Ann Flegg (189)
* A Matter of Expediency by C.L. Cooper (M/U. "Spock discovers Kirks bisexuality when they visit a planet renown for its males, and takes the place of the man Kirk was to be with and forcing a bond on his captain.") (190)
File:duet3-1.jpg| from issue #3, Virginia Lee Smith for Where I Belong
File:duet3-2.jpg| from issue #3, Fiona Graves for Crime + Punishment = Atonement
File:duet3-3.jpg| from issue #3, Fiona Graves for Crime + Punishment = Atonement
File:duet3-4.jpg| from issue #3, Jon (illo), Ann Flegg (poem)
File:duet3-5.jpg| from issue #3, Roo for "Safe Love"
File:duet3-7.jpg| from issue #3, Virginia Lee Smith for "Waiting"
File:duet3-8.jpg| from issue #3, sample text page
File:duet3-9.jpg| from issue #3, Virginia Lee Smith for "Still Waters" (uncredited in this issue, the editor apologizes and credits her in issue #4)
File:duet3-10.jpg| from issue #3, Barbara P. Gordon for A Matter of Expediency
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Duet 4 was published in 1982 and contains 207 pages. It contains 32 stories, 28 illos. Art by Eric, Barbara P. Gordon, Fiona Graves, Toni Hardeman, Jon, Roo and Virginia Smith.
The editor announces a writing contest based on Barbara P. Gordon's illo on page 82 in the previous issue, see issue #3 above.
From the editorial: 
* Duet, poem by Gene S. Delapenia (1)
* Editorial (2)
* Facile Princess by "K" (poem) (4)
* Never Let Me Go by Christy Mathews (A/U. "Kirk buys a young Vulcan slave who he comes to love, but their time together may end after Kirk is ordered to beam down with Spock and together pass three tests to further the Federationʼs cause.") (6)
* Always by Sue Meek (Maria Snow) (poetry) (50)
* Whisper by Katy Deery (poem) (51)
* Pon Farr by Y. Chapel ("Kirk talks Spock into letting him help him through pon farr, but when Spock overhears McCoyʼs reservations to it, he refuses to go with Kirk to the cabin he has reserved for them.") (52)
* Never To Him, poem by Katy Deery (72)
* Ritual, poem by Ann Flegg (73)
* The Real Thing by S. Meek ("Kirk and Spock both think they have spent time with replicants of each other while on the Shoreleave planet, until McCoy informs them that the machinery wasn't working at the time.") (74)
* The Homecoming by Elaine W. (poem) (83)
* Captivity by Eva Stuart (poem) (89)
* The Gift by Eva Stuart (poem) (89)
* Never and Always by Eva Stuart (poem) (90)
* Any Other Name by Eva Stuart (poem) (90)
* For You Always by Katy Deery (poem) (91)
* Reflections by Ann Flegg (poem) (92)
* Not Everyone's Choice of a Friend by Teresa Hewitt ("After Kirk playfully kisses Spock, he begins to realize that the action brought to the surface hidden desires.") (93)
* The Faithless by Jane Jones (M/U. "Believing them bonded, Sarek demands Kirk be punished when he discovers the human has been unfaithful, but unwilling to have his lover killed, Spock makes Kirk his slave instead.") (112)
* Strange Seas by Ann Flegg (poem) (157)
* Voices of Love by Eva Stuart (poem) (158)
* Touch by Ann Smith (poem) (159)
* Words by Katy Deery (poem) (160)
* Alternative Interlude II by Lesley Holden (161)
* ...Time Followed by Eva Stuart (166)
* Mine by Katy Deery (poem) (168)
* My Desire by Ann Smith (poem) (169)
* Tell Me by D. Dubois (poem) (170)
* Ultimatums by Doreen Dubois ("Kirk is turned into a woman for a mission to save both the Federation and Klingon Empire against Kor and a renegade Vulcan." A sequel is "Accidents Do Happen" in issue #9.) (171)
* Thee Art, poem by Ann Smith (195)
* untitled poem by Ann Smith (196)
* Slave, What Are You?, poem by Ann Smith (197)
* The Only Way by K.S. T'Lan (M"cCoy schemes to get Kirk and Spock together by playing on their concern for each other.") (198)
File:Duet4 barbgordon.jpg| from issue #4, art by Barbara P. Gordon
File:Duet4 fionagraves.jpg| from issue #4, drawing by Fiona Graves
File:Duet4 ERIC.jpg| from issue #4, art by ERIC
File:Duet4 tonihardeman.jpg| from issue #4, interior art by Toni Hardeman
File:Duet4 virginalsmith.jpg| from issue #4, the first in a series of artwork by Virginia L. Smith illustrating the slave AU story Never Let me Down
File:duet4-1.jpg| from issue #4, Roo
File:duet4-2.jpg| from issue #4, Virginia Lee Smith
File:duet4-3.jpg| from issue #4, Virginia Lee Smith for "Ultimatums" in which Kirk is turned into a woman
File:Duet4 virginasmith2.jpg| from issue #4, drawing by Virginia L. Smith. Spock as a slave. Note: Marked for sexual assault/rape; minimized.
File:Duet4 virginasmith3.jpg| from issue #4, art by Virginia L. Smith. Note: Marked as sexually explicit; minimized.
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Duet 5 was published in 1982 and contains 204 pages. It has 35 stories and 23 illos. The art is by Marie A., Gayle F, Fiona Graves, Maria Johnson, D. Scott, Virginia Lee Smith, and Susan Wyllie.
The editor thanks T'Lan for helping edit this issue.
Regarding art, the editor writes: 
Also in the editorial, editor restates the acceptance guidelines for her zine: 1) (no death stories, 2) no sexual abuse of children, and 3): 
* Bondmate, poem by Christine Thomson (1)
* Editorial (3)
* This Fortress Freedom, poem by Lee Owens (5)
* Kiss Me Alive, poem by Susan Wyllie (6)
* The Scalp Hunter by Sara S. Reynolds ("Kirk shuns Spock after being used for pon farr while they were camping together on Vulcan, but begins to understand himself more after a friend from the academy seduces him merely for conquest.") (7)
* Incantation to the Gods, poem by Katie Sullivan (29)
* Another Side of Paradise, poem by S. Meek (30)
* Trilogy: Nachtmusik (Statement & Exposition), Dawn Chorus (Development & Variation), Evensong (Cadenza & Coda) by Jamie Orr ("The room theyʼre assigned to is too hot, and unable to sleep, Kirk contemplates his first officer and acts on his awakening desire for Spock.") (31)
* A Simple Equation, poem by Katie Sullivan (43)
* Love's Novice, poem by Katie Sullivan (43)
* Invitation to the Dance, poem by "K" (44)
* Timeless Attraction EDC (A/U: "Spock buys a human slave, but their growing love for one another is jeopardized when the humans rebel and Kirk is drawn into it.") (45)
* Out of Darkness, poem by S. Meek (61)
* When Two World Collide by Doreen C. DuBois ("Unable to come to terms with the mirror Spockʼs use of him during pon farr, Kirk begins to avoid this Spock." Prequel: Always The Other. Sequel: Ring Of Fire.) (62)
* Mirror Love, poem by T'Ankla (73)
* The Bitter Bit by Joe Martin ("M/U Spock is angry when he finds out how fast Kirk was recognized and imprisoned by Spockʼs counterpart, but itʼs Kirk who realizes why.") (74)
* Life's So Swiftly Passing, poem by Katie Sullivan (82)
* Patience!, poem by "K" (83)
* A Matter Of Diplomacy by Mary Hughes (Humor. "Kirk balks at becoming Spockʼs bondmate after Vulcan rejoins the Federation, but is forced into it when Spock insists that he honor his previous commitment.") (87)
* To Love Alone, To Live a Lie, poem by Gene S. Delapenia (103)
* Days Without Love, poem by Susan Wyllie (104)
* Reunion, poem by Susan Wyllie (105)
* Stolen Waters by K.S. T'Lan ("Spock takes Kirk to a hidden canyon on Vulcan so they might reenact the rituals of the warrior bondmates of Vulcanʼs past.") (106)
* Flames of Love, poem by Angela Evans (114)
* It is Not Logical, poem by A. Smith (115)
* A Beginning by Lynn Mitchell (A/U. "Kirk and Spock go in disguise to gather intelligence on a Vulcanoid planet, with Kirk as his captainʼs serf.") (also in JKS Enterprises and Re-Mix) (116)
* In the Name of Tradition, poem by Katy Derry (128)
* Practice to Deceive by Jane Jones (non-K/S story) (129)
* Poetry & Prose by K.S. T'Lan (132)
* To See Thee, poem by Katie Sullivan (135)
* Fait Accompli by DuBois, D. ("Stuck on an uninhabited planet with another Vulcan, Spock is forced to challenge him when the Vulcan enters pon farr and is drawn to Kirk.") (136)
* Prisoners by K.S. T'Lan ("When Spock and McCoy are injured and all three imprisoned, Kirk accepts the guardʼs offer of freedom for the use of his body.") (152)
* Invitation to Truth by Katie Sullivan (166)
* Yours to Command by Lorrie Thomas ("While on an undercover mission, Kirk and Spock discover the joys of bondage.") (167)
* Ni Var by Kathy Resch (176)
* To Thine Own Self be True by Lynn Mitchell? Katie Sullivan? ("Kirk and Spockʼs relationship almost ends when Kirk believes Spock does not want to bond with him, unaware of Spockʼs fear of Kirk dying if Spock were to while bonded.") (177)
File:duet5-1.jpg| from issue #5, D. Scott for "Fait Accompli"
File:duet5-2.jpg| from issue #5, Maria Johnson for "Yours to Command"
File:duet5-3.jpg| from issue #5, Susan Wyllie for "When Two World Collide"
File:duet5-4.jpg| from issue #5, Gayle F for "Stolen Waters"
File:duet5-5.jpg| from issue #5, Virginia Lee Smith for The Scalp Hunter
File:duet5-6.jpg| from issue #5, Virginia Lee Smith for "Nachtmusik"
File:duet5-7.jpg| from issue #5, Marie A. for "Timeless Attraction"
File:duet5-8.jpg| from issue #5, Fiona Graves for "The Biter Bit"
File:duet5-9.jpg| from issue #5, Fiona Graves for "Prisoners"
File:duet5-10.jpg| from issue #5, sample text
File:duet5-11.jpg| from issue #5, Virginia Lee Smith for "To Thine Own Self be True"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Duet 6 was published in 1982 and contains 215 pages. This zine is devoted entirely to the competition entries received in response to the illo which appeared in Duet III and Beyond. It includes eleven stories and twenty-one illustrations. Aside from reprinting the illo by Gordon, it contains no interior art.
From the editorial: 
Also from the editorial: 
* Editorial (3)
* The Flip Side, poem by Kayleen Sybrandt (4)
* The Illo by Ms. Barbara P. Gordon (5)
* Hazan by Sara S. Reynolds (A/U. "Spock asks Kirk to participate in a Vulcan fertility ritual when the original participant unexpectantly dies, even though it will tie Kirk to him forever.") (6)
* A Question of Honour by Jane Jones ("Kirk and Spock are prisoners of the Klingon and Romulans when Spock goes into pon farr and are deliberately kept apart." Sequel: Debt Of Honour.) (26)
* Weaver of Dreams by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk and Spock share a dream of sex and desire only to find on awakening that it was grounded in reality.") (39)
* Midnight Glory by Susan Wyllie ("Spock is horrified to discover a painting of his bondmate at an art exhibit in which a young Lt. Kirk is nude and masturbating.") (44)
* Masquerade by Lynn Mitchell ("After rejecting the advances of a man at a bar, Kirk meets Spock at a cabin for shoreleave, unaware that the man has followed him.") (also in JKS Enterprises and Re-Mix) (53)
* Spectre by Jane J. Coulson ("Kirk dreams of Spock being repossessed by Henoch.") (60)
* The Nameless One by S. Meek (67)
* The Pleasure Slaves by Sara S. Reynolds (Author notes: "Although no mention is made of preparation or the use of lubricants, please assume that the characters do prepare each other adequately, and do use lube.") (A/U Kirk and his crew are captured and taken to Vulcan as slaves where Kirk is forced to perform sexually with the just as reluctant Spock, son to the house leader.) (71)
* Fact is Stranger than Fiction by Steve McMichael ("Kirk has been having dreams of being sexually dominated by Spock when Spock invites him to Vulcan for shoreleave together.") (111)
* James Kirk Esquire by Doreen C. Dubois ("Kirk is early for his meeting with Spock to begin shoreleave and when given a pass to a museum, learns that his first officer is the leader of a Warrior sect.) (This story was not entered as part of the competition.") (120)
* The Swordbonding by Jane Jones ("Kirk is forced into a bond to save Spockʼs life when both are called to Vulcan by its high council after Spockʼs divorce from TʼPring.") (126)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Duet 7 was published in 1983 and contains 234 pages. It is subtitled "Slightly Duet."
* Epithalamium by Jamie Orr ("Spock misunderstands when he sees Kirk kiss a young woman only weeks after he and Spock have become lovers.")
* Symmetry of Figures by Tere Ann Roderick ("Spock daydreams of being home on Vulcan with his beautiful human slave, a young Jim Kirk.")
* Alternatives by Jane Coulson ("Kirk and Spock are transported to the M/U, where their counterparts wish to learn more about this universe.")
* Spock's Last Night by K. Lee Shea
* Silhouettes by Daphne Sayers ("Kirk goes after his bondmate when Spock is captured by Orion slavers shortly after he and Kirk bond.")
* Sarek's Memoirs by Mary Hughes (Humor: "Kirk helps to make his father-in-lawʼs book a success.")
* The Dream That is Real by Ann Smith ("On shoreleave, Kirk wakes from a dream that pulls him to Spock.")
* The Bonding... and After by Rowena Smythe ("Spock asks Kirk to bond with him while they are on shoreleave.")
* The Mind is a Closed Door by E.T.C. ("After an illness where he is placed in cryogenic freeze, Kirk is unable to remember his past.")
* Captain's Dilemma by Karen Humphries ("The nightmares that plague Kirk after the transfer with Janice Lester only intensify his distress over his growing desire for Spock.") (also in JKS Enterprises and Re-Mix)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 7.5 ("Slightly Duet")==
Duet 7.5 (Slightly Duet) was punished in 1983 and contains 168-pages.
 
* Just When I Needed You Most by Karen Hayden ("Spock plans on telling Kirk about his plans to return to Vulcan at the end of the five-year mission while they are on shoreleave.")
* Con-Sternation by Mort D'Arthur ("Spock goes to a scifi convention.")
* Time Between by V. Lowe ("Spock receives a mental call from Vulcan he assumes is from Sarek, but is surprised when he and Kirk arrive there to find itʼs from TʼPring.")
* Analysis by Lynn Mitchell ("McCoy decides to give Kirk a push in the right direction after accidently leading of Spockʼs love for their captain in the Vulcanʼs personal log.")
* Turnabout by Cynthia Drake ("After the transfer with Janice Lester is broken, Kirk is resolved to act on the love he saw in Spockʼs mind during their meld.")
* Though Memories Remain by S. Meek ("Spock wakes from a dream of the konikalifee in need of comfort from his bondmate, Kirk.")
* Price To Pay, A by EDC ("Spock is exiled from Vulcan after his affair with Kirk is discovered and he refuses to end it, even though Kirk refuses to commit to him or remain faithful.")
* Too Deep For Tears by K. Lee Shea
* Adjoining Rooms by Edie Anders ("Kirk and Spockʼs room at a seminar are conveniently next to each other and have an adjoining door. Sequel: Worth A Dram.")
* Worth A Dram by Edie Anders ("Kirk and Spock find out that Mr. Scott is aware of their changed relationship. Prequel: Adjoining Rooms. Sequel: Private Fancies.")
* Private Fancies by Edie Anders ("Kirk, Spock and McCoy go shopping. Prequel: Worth A Dram.")
* Contact by EDC ("While on medical leave, Kirk is reported to his first officer when he becomes too drunk to leave a bar on his own.")
* Part To Play, A by Katy Deery ("Spock is resigned to more despair when it seems that Kirk has made another onquest of a female passenger, until an overheard conversation takes him to McCoy for answers.")
* Ten Minutes Off or Daytime Friends & Nighttime Lovers by Edie Anders ("Kirk and Spock take a brief break from shipʼs business to reconnect as lovers.")
* One Truth Is Clear by Martin Sheriff ("Kirk has problems with his mother when he and Spock finally make it to Earth to explain after she hears of their bonding from the media.")
 
Image:slightlyduet1.jpg 
Image:slightlyduet2.jpg|signed "Saan" 
==Issue 8==
Duet 8 was published in 1984 and contains 198 pages.
It has art by ERIC, Barbara P. Gordon, Fiona Graves, Linda McGrath, Saan, and Susan Wyllie.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (3)
* Old Friends, poem by Gillian Rainey (4)
* When the Dream Ends by Broun Hilde ("Kirk decides to take a crewwoman to bed in retaliation for Spockʼs calling off of their affair after he is unable to deal with Kirkʼs flirtations.") (5)
* Kirk/Spock's Idyll, poem by Janet Stewart (22)
* A Sensitive Area by E. Oldham (Humor: "Trapped in rubble after an earthquake, Spock makes sure a certain part of his captainʼs anatomy is all right. Vignette spoofing the H/C genre, Spock drags himself to the unconscious captain to be sure that "the Captain's log was uninjured.") (23)
* More Than Friends, poem by D. Spencer (26)
* The Bonnie Machine, Pt. II by Bessie Potter (Follow-up to "The Bonnie Machine" by Anne Kydd, Duet #1, "Both Kirk and Spock continue to use the “dream machine” to play out fantasies of being with each other, both unaware that their feelings are reciprocated.") (27)
* The Dream, poem by Dale Scott (34)
* Careless Rapture by Jody Daly (M/U. "While drunk at a party, Kirk kisses Spock in front of McCoy, revealing their until now secret affair.") (35)
* This is Love, poem by D. Spencert (41)
* Shorala by Fiona James (A/U. "After serving years in a brothel, the human Kirk is sold to a Vulcan family to replace the slave their son recently lost just as he begins to enter his time.") (42)
* My Enemy's Price, poem by Indra (72)
* Love Song from the Vulcan, poem by Indra (72)
* Consummation, poem by Indra (73)
* Homecoming, poem by Indra (73)
* Is Love Just a Dream by Daphne Sayers ("Spock takes a fall from an ice-encrusted ledge; injured, Spock fantasizes that Kirk is his lover.") (75)
* You, poem by D. Spencer (81)
* Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name by Jill T. (non-K/S story) (82)
* Twilight, poem by D. Spencer (127)
* Submit to Love, poem by Gillian Rainey (127)
* Expertise, poem by S. Meek (128)
* This Simple Feeling, poem by Gillian Rainey (128)
* Esoteric Interlude by Jody Daly ("Kirk returns from a seminar to a warm reception from his first officer...and lover.") (129)
* Tonight, poem by Katy Deery (131)
* Untitled, poem by D. Spencer (131)
* Apologies by K. Lee Shea (132)
* A Vulcan Secret, poem by "k" (149)
* An Average Afternoon by Jody Daly (Kirk and Spock daydream while in bed together.) (153)
* My Bondmate, My Beloved, poem by Indra (156)
* Debt of Honor by Indra ("Kirk is surprised to find that the peace envoy from Romulus is the Romulan commander who saved his and Spockʼs life by allowing them to escape from their Klingon captors.") [Sequel to "A Question of Honor" by Jane Jones, from Duet #6; also incorporates ideas from Indra's "The Hunt" in T'hy'La #4] (157)
* Doubts, poem by Katy Deery (198)
* Take Two Men, poem by D. Spencer (198)
File:duet8-1.jpg| from issue #8, ERIC for When the Dream Ends
File:duet8-2.jpg| from issue #8, Linda McGrath for "A Sensitive Area"
File:duet8-3.jpg| from issue #8, Susan Wyllie for Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
File:duet8-5.jpg| from issue #8, Susan Wyllie for Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
File:duet8-4.jpg| from issue #8, sample text
File:duet8-6.jpg| from issue #8, Saan
File:duet8-7.jpg| from issue #8, Barbara P. Gordon for Debt of Honor
File:duet8-8.jpg| from issue #8, Barbara P. Gordon for Debt of Honor
File:duet8-9.jpg| from issue #8, Barbara P. Gordon for Debt of Honor
Image:gordon1983duet8.jpg|the original art by Gordon
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==Issue 9==
Duet 9 was published in 1984 and contains 179 pages.
The art is by Fiona Graves and Saan. 
* Editorial (3)
* Music to My Ears, poem by Noelle Harrison (4)
* There Was a Time, poem by Katy Deery (6)
* The Long Way Home by S. Roberts ("Kirk is even more upset by Spockʼs attention to a childhood friend after he learns he will lose Spock when told of his friendʼs plans to bond with the other Vulcan.") (8)
* Who Is to Say 'It Is Not So' by Lottie Thomas (37) 
* Accidents Do Happen by Edwina Addison ("After the mission he undertook as a woman, Kirk discovers he is pregnant and he and Spock must decide what to do before Kirk is recalled back by Starfleet to be changed back into a man." Prequel: Ultimatums.) (49)
* And They Did... by Pat Charles ("The shoreleave Kirk planned to confess his feelings to Spock is delayed when researchers come aboard the Enterprise to interview the crew regarding their dreams while in space.") (39)
* Mutual Ecstasy, poem by Karen Hayden (75)
* Unseasonal Presence, fiction by K. Lee Shea (77)
* Love Before Duty, fiction by Fiona James (99)
* Upon the Wings of Joy, poem by Karen Hayden (91)
* Love and Logic by Helen Mountford ("Kirk and Spock almost part when neither can seem to give what the other wants from their relationship.") (92)
* Reunion by Indra ("Spock has difficulty releasing his controls when Kirk comes back after a three months absence, and is afraid that he will hurt his bondmate when he finally does.") (103)
* Love Given Freely, poem by Karen Hayden (111)
* The Journal by Tere Ann Roderick ("Spock is upset when he finds Kirkʼs journal and reads of Kirkʼs uncertainty of Spockʼs love for him.") (112)
* Sarek's Castle by Mary Hughes (Humor: "Sarek has the ancestral home renovated.") (118)
* Slave by Jane Jones and Fiona James (A/U "Kirk is bought from the Orions by Spock as a personal servant and bedmate, but he attempts to win the humanʼs love rather than taking him by force.") (134)
* Sweet Discovery, poem by Karen Hayden (162)
* Two's Company by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk, Spock and McCoy pretend to be Uhuraʼs “men” while she negotiates for the Federation with a matriarchal society.") (164)
* Home Truths, poem by Lottie Davis (179)
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
==Issue 10==
Duet 10 was published in 1985 and contains 188 pages. It contains 19 stories and 4 illos.
The art is by Sandra, Virginia Lee Smith, and Roo. 
* One Day, poem by Katy Deery (1)
* Editorial (3)
* Spock... Spock!, poem by Katy Deery (3)
* Always and Forever, fiction by Karen Hayden ("After their run-in with the giant amoeba, McCoy has Spock take Kirk on shoreleave on Vulcan.") (4)
* The Watcher, poem by Katy Deery (18)
* The Other Half by Leo Martine and William Burnette, fiction ("Kirk and Spock visit a sect on Vulcan who only control negative emotions in order to find a way to be together that will satisfy both human and Vulcan ways.") (18)
* Shoreleave Paradise Syndrome, fiction by Jane Jones ("On the shoreleave planet, Kirk realizes his love for his first officer after he sees Spock talking to an android double of Kirk.") (36)
* Spock's Adventures in Wonderland, fiction by V. Lowe ("While beaming down to a new planet, Spock appears to have been transported to an alternate universe.") (42)
* Return, poem by Robin Hood (61)
* Now and Always by Fiona James ("Having to share a bed while planet-side brings Kirk and Spock together.") (62)
* Through the Shadows, fiction by Beverly Danielson ("Spock remains in a coma, using it to hide from memories of a rape only now trying to break free." Prequel: Between Worlds. Sequel: An Unquiet Dream.) (66)
* H2...Oh!, fiction by Pat Charles ("Kirk has problems after a leaking pipe over his bed drenches him and Spock in the middle of making love.") (72)
* Lessons, fiction by E.D.C. (A/U. "Kirk is used as bait by his Klingon owner to draw in the Vulcan delegate, Spock.")
* The Gift of Love by Jodie Daly (non-K/S story.) (93)
* The Brave, poem by E.D.C. (93)
* The Gift of Love, fiction by Jodie Daley (108)
* Lament, poem by Katy Deery (116)
* The Lollipop Invasion, fiction by Fiona James ("The Enterprise intercepts a distress signal that turns out to be a ship captained by Harry Mudd, who is transporting several members of a girl's school.") (117)
* When Comes the Day, poem by Katy Deery (147)
* The Dream, fiction by Fiona James ("Kirk begins to have dreams of a male phantom lover.") (148)
* The Brigand, fiction by K.S. T'Lan (A/U. "Admiral Kirk is sent to Vulcan to aid in the negotiations for its Federation membership, but is kidnapped by a pre-reform band whose leader turns out to be the son of the Vulcan ambassador, Sarek.") (rerinted as a standalone, either with the author's permission or as a fan's custom zine, see The Brigand.) (152)
* Secret Garden by Robin Hood (188)
 
==Issue 11==
Duet 11 was published in 1985 and contains 168 pages. The illos are by Sandra and Virginia Lee Smith.
Art: drawings are few in this installment of the “Duet” anthology but they include a pointillist portrait of a long-haired Spock by Sandra.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (4)
* Confessions of a 'lay" Reader by Liz Abraham (5)
* A Difference That Makes All the Difference by Jane Jones ("Kirk refuses to bond with Spock until he finds out that there is a subtle physical difference between them.") (6)
* Mirror of My Soul, poem by Sheona Welsh (18)
* Sittin' Pretty, poem by Jodie Daley (19)
* The Waterfall by Monica White ("Spock is lulled by a waterfall when he and Kirk swim during a planet survey.") (21)
* The Light of My Life, poem by Karen Hayden and Elizabeth (32)
* Transfigured Night, poem by Barbara P Gordon (33)
* Captain, My Captain!, poem by Robin Hood (34)
* Revenge... is Best Served Cold! by Robin Hood ("After VʼGer, Kirk begins to understand that he desires Spock, but is unwilling to admit to being homosexual.") (35)
* Possibilities, poem by G. Rainey (42)
* Captured poem by Robin Hood (43)
* Second Chance, poem by Robin Hood (43)
* My Paradise Unchanged, poem by Karen Hayden (44)
* Vulcan Delicacy, poem by Robin Hood (45)
* Soul Brothers by Janice MacDonald (A/U. "Spock and McCoy buy two human slaves from the Klingons, only to find that one is McCoyʼs friend Jim Kirk and Kirkʼs nephew, Peter.") (46)
* Second Anniversary by Elisabeth ("Spock remembers his and Kirkʼs anniversary.") (54)
* But Not for Me!,poem by Katy Deery (55)
* First Impressions by K. Lee Shea ("Spock is conned into going to the welcoming party for the Enterpriseʼs new captain, James Kirk.") (57)
* Impatience, poem by G. Rainey (61)
* The Desperate Chance, poem by Karen Hayden (62)
* Reunion, poem by D. Evans (63)
* Stock in Trade or a Time for Love and a Time for Hate by Tere Ann Roderick (A/U: "Captain Spock of the Vulcan Empire, buys one of the cadets on Tarsus from Kodos in exchange for food, taking Cadet Kirk as his own.") (64)
* Ripples, poem by D. Evans (96)
* Confession by Ann Smith ("After Spockʼs death, Kirk confesses his feelings for the Vulcan to McCoy.) (97)
* Desperate Ills by Maureen Fenton (One year after their trip to Vulcan Spock enter pon farr again, and Kirk realizes that he wants to be the one to see Spock through it.") (100)
* Chemistry, poem by S. Meek (111)
* Latrodectus Mactans by Le'oni ("An old enemy of Kirkʼs creates a spiderwoman to ensnare and kill Kirk.") (112)
* Imperial Interlude IV by Jane Jones (Scott/Kyle) (also in Visions of Empire) (119, not listed in the table of contents)
* Question, poem by Katy Deery (124)
* Acceptance by Janice MacDonald ("Kirk and Spock go to Iowa after their bonding, and discover that Kirkʼs mother was a girlhood friend of Amandaʼs.") (125)
* The Brave, poem by Katy Deery (132)
* The Unknowing, poem by Katy Deery (132)
* Covered Wagon by K.S. T'Lan (A/U. "While visiting Earth, Spock is taken as a slave, but is bought by the young human Kirk for companionship.") (133)
* Reunion, poem by Noelle Harrison (168)
File:duet11-1.jpg| from issue #11, illo by Sandra
File:duet11-2.jpg| from issue #11, sample text
File:duet11-3.jpg| from issue #11, illo by Virginia Lee Smith
File:duet11-4.jpg| from issue #11, illo by Sandra
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11===
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==Issue 12==
Duet 12 was published in 1985 and contains 183 pages. It has art by Sandra and Virginia Lee Smith. Contains 18 stories, 4 illos.
* "An Act of Love" by Helen Mountford ("Kirk and Spock are forced to have sex together, but afterwards Kirk feels he has lost Spock, who has withdrawn from him after opening up so much during the lovemaking.") (3)
* Colour Scheme by Mary Sue ("Kirk decides their house needs redecorating, but he and Spock canʼt agree on anything about it.") (40)
* Face the Dark by Robin Hood ("Kirk and Spock wake to find themselves in their darkened shuttlecraft, with Kirk unable to move from the stasis field he finds himself in.") (51)
* A Friend in Need by K.S. T'Lan ("Kirk takes up an offer from two friends so stay with them for a few day, needing someone to talk to about his desire for Spock, but then must face his science officer when Spock is stranded on the planet and has to stay with Kirk.") (58)
* Stay With Me by H. Christoforou (74a)
* Untitled poem by v
* In the Soup or McCoy Gets His Just Desserts by Jane J. Coulson ("McCoy badgers a drunken Spock into standing up to his bondmate, angering Kirk who doesnʼt understand why Spock is acting that way.") (76)
* Games People Play by Robin Hood (85)
* Traces by D. Evans (86)
* untitled poem by H. Christoforou (87)
* For Your Love by "Kirk" ("Spock confronts his lover after finding a document naming Kirk as the father of Carol Marcusʼ son.") (88)
* Instincts, poem by D. Evans (97)
* Blind But Now I See by K. Lee Shen (98)
* The Unwilling One—The First Pon Farr, poem by E.D.C. (106)
* Prey, poem by E.D.C. (106)
* Variations 3 1/2 or The Other Choice by Martin Coates ("Kirk must deal with his psychological impotence when Spock finally goes into pon farr, and is unable to go to any other." Prequel: Variations on a Theme #3, a gen zine.) (From the editorial in "Duet" #11: "... a treat for you, or at least those of you who have had the pleasure of reading and following the General Star Trek Epic known as VARIATIONS ON A THEME! This general S.T. story has, as many of you are aware, left itself wide open over the years to cries of 'it should be KS' etc., etc.; and I am therefore pleased to be able to tell you that one of the U.K.'s foremost Star Trek writers has done just that! It is called THE OTHER CHOICE -- although many KS fans will know it as Variations 3 1/2. Those of you who have not bad the pleasure of reading the continuing saga of Variations on a Theme, which is now up to number 8 -- you have missed a treat, so do read it now! But I can assure you that not having read the 'straight' story, will in no way detract from your overall enjoyment of 3 1/2 -- as it stands entirely on its own.") (107)
* Echoes in my Mind by Robin Hood (183)
* Touching of the Mind, poem by Robin Hood (183)
File:duet12-1.jpg|inside page from issue #12, sample text, the first page of "Variations 3 1/2 or The Other Choice"—a recap of Variations on a Theme and Kraith
File:duet12-2.jpg| from issue #12, Virginia Lee Smith
File:duet12-3.jpg| from issue #12, Sandra
File:duet12-4.jpg| from issue #12, Virginia Lee Smith
==Issue 13==
Duet 13 was published in 1986 and contains 185 pages. Nine stories, four illos.
* Sons of the Morning by J.S. (A/U. "Kirk finds a Vulcan slave stowed away on the Enterprise, and decides to hide him in his cabin for the six weeks it will take to get to Vulcan.")
* Reality of the Drream by Beverly Danielson? Karen Hayden? ("McCoy ponders Kirk and Spockʼs relationship in his log, knowing that something has finally happened to bring them together as one.")
* An Unquiet Dream Danielson, Beverly ("Spock continues to try to deal with the memories of his rape as a young boy twenty years before." Prequel: Through The Shadows.)
* Future in Your Eyes, The by Karen Hayden ("Kirk reflects while watching Spock sleep.")
* For Him I Sing by Elisabeth ("Kirk remembers the times Spock left him...and returned.")
* And Parted Never More by Indra ("Kirk is missing after leaving a conference to return to the Enterprise, and five months later is found mind-blocked and tortured, his only hope the love and need he shares with Spock.")
* Love Is by Tom
* Moonflower's Sorcery, poem by Barbara Gordon (also in K/S & K.S. (Kindred Spirits) #17)
* Between the Worlds, An Unquiet Dream by Beverly Danielson ("Spock begins to hallucinate after being given a vaccine, just as Earth and Vulcan seem to cut diplomatic ties with each other." Sequel: Through the Shadows.)
==Issue 14==
Duet 14 was published in 1987 and contains 178 pages. It contains 9 stories, 3 illos. The art is by "K," Virginia Lee Smith, and Sandra.
* Such Bitter Joy by Karen Hayden ("In a homophobic Starfleet, Kirk and Spock are called in after VʼGer on suspicion of breaking regulations, and Kirk discovers memories long hidden.") (5)
* The Fear and the Kiss by Karen Hayden ("Kirk confesses his fears of the future to Spock, the greatest of which is losing his lover.") (20)
* Stone Pillow, poem by Robin Hood (22)
* Final Submission by A. Jacuzzi (23)
* Chattel by Jenifer Barnet (M/U. "Spock sets things up so that a disgraced Kirk must flee with him to Vulcan where the human will now be his chattel.") (39)
* No Time to Cry, poem by Robin Hood (51)
* Halves, poem by Robin Hood (51)
* You're My Heart, You're My Soul by Karen Hayden ("Spock returns after a week away from his lover.") (52)
* Silence, poem by Katy Deery (56)
* Will I Forget, poem by Katy Deery (56)
* For I Have Loved, poem by Katy Deery (56)
* The Ill-Made Knight by Tay Garian ("Kor uses the son Spock had while a woman to get revenge on Kirk, the boyʼs father." Prequel: The Seed.) (58)
* Lovers and Strangers, poem by Katy Deery (78)
* No More Battlefields by Noelle Harrison ("Kirk decides to bring Lokai and Bele back to the ship and with Spockʼs help, tries to teach them about love in the hope that they will finally let go of their hate.") (79)
* I Never Knew You Cared by K. Lee Shea (105)
* Apologies by Karen Hayden (114)
* So Much Love by R. Brook ("Kirk is happy with his bond to Spock, but learns a disturbing truth as to how much his lover has given up when called to Vulcan.") (116)
* The Hour, poem by Katy Deery (123)
* R&R - Reward And Retribution by Jenifer Barnett ("Kirk talks Spock into sharing a ride after he conjures up an ancient Earth vehicle while on the Shoreleave planet.") (124)
* Human Love by Noelle Harrison (125)
* Reogenesis One, and Two by Linda Bryant ("After the fal tor pan, Spock takes Kirk to his room where they finally face the ultimate closeness they have always denied. Then, Spockʼs mental and physical strength slowly reemerge as he comes to terms with his “death” and his new relationship with Kirk while they wait for Starfleetʼs punishment.") (129)
* The Project by Sara S. Reynolds (A/U. "While working on Vulcan, Kirk meets and falls in love with Spock. But their bonding is being prevented by Dr. McCoy, who has seen what can happen to an Earth man during pon farr.") (152)
File:duet14-1.jpg|from issue #14, "K," a smiling Spock
File:duet14-2.jpg|from issue #14, sample text
File:duet14-3.jpg|from issue #14, Virginia Lee Smith
File:duet14-4.jpg|from issue #14, Sandra, used as the art for the cover of issue #19
==Issue 15==
Duet 15 was published in 1987 and contains 182 pages and four illos.
* Obsession and Confession by Malia Storm (After VʼGer, both Kirk and Spock confess to fears and suppressed feelings.)
* So Many Tomorrows by Janice MacDonald ("Kirk is disturbed at his not being there for Spock when the Vulcan and McCoy were in Sarpedionʼs past.")
* Perfect Giving by D.V. Kayna ("Kirk comes to the aid of a Romulan in trouble.")
* A New Future - the Sequel by Rowena Smythe
* Confessions of a Frustrated Mother by Janice G. MacDonald
==Issue 16==
Duet 16 was published in 1987 and contains 181 pages. The art is by Virginia Lee Smith and Sandra.
* A Visit to the Forest by Faille ("Kirk and Spock go camping with two of Kirkʼs childhood friends.")
* Enslaved Again! by Sunny ("Kirk is again called on to play slave to his bondmate when he and Spock investigate the Vulcanoid inhabitants of a planet who have human-like slaves.")
* You Do Know What The Action Is by K. Lee Shea
* Cage of Delights by B. Kelsey ("Spock participates in a test on a planet being asked to join the Federation that first gives the participant what he most desires, and then forces him to live life without it.")
* A Sudden Change of Circumstances by Malia Storm ("An alien being turns Kirk into a woman, who must now come to terms with his new life and the desire he feels for Spock.")
* Bond of Love by Rowena Smythe (A/U. "Kirk is bought by the captain of the Enterprise in order to keep him from the hands of two Klingons, but his feelings for Spock gradually increase the more time he spends with his new owner.")
==Issue 17==
Duet 17 was published in 1987 and contains 178 pages. Art by Virginia Lee Smith. It contains 8 stories and 2 illos.
* Mirror Love by T'Annka
* Final Acceptance by Elizabeth Donnelly ("Kirk is a reluctant bondmate to Spock, who rapes and forces a bond on his captain while in pon farr.")
* Deprefundus by Rufus ("After six months of captivity Kirk is a broken man, and itʼs up to McCoy and Spock to bring him back to who he was.")
* New Dawn by Rufus (A/U. "The Enterprise rescues the only survivor of a band of Vulcans taken by Orion slavers, and Kirk finds himself drawn to the man, Spock.")
* The Wrath of the Empire by Greggia Seta (M/U: "Spock is caught in the Omega wave set off by the Empire to destroy the now rebel ship, Enterprise, and itʼs up to Kirk to retrieve Spockʼs body and restore the katra the human now holds.")
* Echo by Rufus (A/U. "When Vulcan is admitted into the Federation, Kirk is confronted by the Vulcan he shared a cell with eighteen months before when both were prisoners and the Vulcan was in pon farr.")
* Final Resistance by Janice Mac Donald (Novella) (A/U. "Kirk, and many of the other survivors from the Enterprise who join forces with the Vulcans to fight against the invading Klingons, finds love among their new allies.")
* Out of the Darkness by T'Soon, T'Late, and T'Need ("Despondent after Miramaneeʼs death, Kirk gives up after mistakenly thinking that Spock has died from the fall they took while on shoreleave.")
==Issue 18==
Duet 18 was published in 1988 and contains 161 pages. Art by Virginia Lee Smith. Six stories, an anthology of poetry, and 2 illos.
* Traces by Katy Deery ("Spock takes Kirk on shoreleave after the Babel conference and vows to make Kirk his own. Sequel: After The Night.")
* The Chosen One by Elizabeth Donnelly (A/U. "Sarek buys a human slave but with an ulterier motive that only becomes apparent when his son, Spock, returns home on shoreleave.")
* After the Night by Katy Deery ("Kirk demands Spock leave the ship after the Vulcan drugs and rapes him. Prequel: Traces.")
* Accidents Do Happen by Elizabeth Donnelly
* The Captain's Yeoman by Pat Charles("Kirk begins to wonder why he keeps getting yeomen that make a play for him, until a discussion with Spock brings to light disturbing information.")
* Alien Encounter by Lyn Viviers (Novella) (A/U. "After a mysterious explosion McCoy finds an injured alien at the cottage he retreated to after his divorce and is shocked when he discovers that his young, fair-haired landlord knows the green-blooded stranger.")
* Portfolio of K/S poetry
* 15 poems
==Issue 19==
Duet 19 was published in 1988 and contains 156 pages.
* Two's Company by Susan Humphries ("Captured and drugged, Spock is unable to resist when he and Kirk are forced to have sex with an alien ruler, but all are surprised when the woman is not the object of his affections.")
* Nobody's Perfect by K. Lee Shea (Humor: "Kirk and Spock contend with their parentsʼ misgivings as they prepare to bond.")
* To Trust Again by Janice MacDonald (A/U: "While Kirk and Spock fight to free Vulcan of slavery, Spock waits for Kirk to get over his rape with Stonnʼs slave so that the two of them can finally be one.")
* The Half Brother by Tay Garian ("While being held in a cell, McCoy comforts Spock as best he can, though he knows that Kirkʼs return is the only comfort Spock needs.")
* Fear Conquered by Elizabeth Donnelly (A/U, Commander Kirk is raped by the first officer of the Enterprise, interfering with Captain Spockʼs plans to woe the human.)
* Naked Vision by Tay Garian ("McCoy ponders the looks of love that passed between Kirk and Spock after the events of Psi 2000.")
* Love Lessons by Janice MacDonald ("Kirk believes Spock plans on bonding with Uhura when he discovers that they slept together after both were raped during a planet survey.")
* Melange a Trois by Tay Garian ("McCoy wonders if Kirk and Spock will ever own up to their feelings for one another.")
* Soul in Despair by C. Weatherill (A/U: "Finally back after missing for six months, Kirk is taken to Vulcan by Spock after he tries to commit suicide because of his rape while held captive." Sequel: Soulmate/Bondmate.)
* A Precious Jewel by Tay Garian (McCoy remembers Kirk and Spock.)
==Issue 20==
Duet 20 was published in 1989 and contains 145 pages.
* Pon Farr Story by Talia Laine ("Kirk ingests a fruit that brings on a condition similar to pon farr while he and Spock are stranded on a planet together.")
* Shadows by Katy Deery
* Mixed Doubles by Jance MacDonald ("Kirk and Spock meet up with their counterparts from yet another A/U while on shoreleave to bond.")
* A Moment in Time by Tish ("Before taking the antidote for the Scalosian water, Kirk and Spock decide to christen the bridge." Also in A Touch of Tish)
* Soulmate/Bondmate by C. Weatherill and Sue Needle ("Now bonded, Kirk and Spock go to Vulcan to have the bond. finalized and finish Kirkʼs healing." Prequel: Soul In Despair.)
* The Proof of the Pudding by Rufus ("Spock hallucinates while suffering from food poisoning, and takes his captain as he has long wanted to.")
* A Trial of Love and Loyalty by Janice MacDonald ("Kirk is arrested as a traitor and Spock set up to break him out of prison, in order for them to go undercover to break up a pirate ring.")
* The Promise by Katy Deery
* Whither Thou Goest by Rufus (A/U: "A young Kirk and Spock escape from the Romulans, taking the human doctor who healed them with them.")
* First Times are Never Easy by Tish ("Kirk has a procedure done in sickbay.")
* Manners Maketh Man by Pat Charles ("The ease of their melds show Kirk and Spock their true closeness and precipitates their coming together.")
* Opium of the People by Rufus ("A petty quarrel between bondmates is soon forgotten when Kirk is captured and tortured by the natives of the planet theyʼre surveying.")
* To Share with Thee by Tish
* Freedom by Rufus (A/U. "Though bought as a slave Kirk becomes Spockʼs bondmate, but their life together is threatened when Earth invades Vulcan.")
* Odds and Sods by Jockstrap ("Uhura and Chapel discover a tape of Kirk and Spock when they decide to visit an adult theatre.")
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 20===
==Issue 21==
Duet 21 was published in 1990 and contains 94 pages. This is the only issue that was not edited by the original editor, but by Janice MacDonald and Carole Weatherill.
* Reflection by Terry Gilbert ("Spock intiates lovemaking with Kirk and then turns away, forcing Kirkʼs mother to intervene.")
* Always a Part of Me by Elizabeth Donnelly ("After the M5 debacle, Spock uses love to relieve his bondmateʼs insecurities and keep Kirkʼs mind off the computer.")
* Promises, Promises by T'Man ("Spock believes he has tricked Kirk into bonding with him until he finds that his captain has some tricks of his own.")
* Sins of the Father by Terry Gilbert ("Spock discovers he has a sixteen-year-old son, a cadet stationed on the Enterprise.")
* Kindness Always Pays by Elizabeth Donnelly (A/U. "Spock is allowed to keep the young Kirk as his personal slave after all attempts to break the human have failed.")
* To Share with Thee by Tish (Non-K/S story, also in A Touch of Tish)
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1980s
Category:1990 Zines