Delta Quadrant (Star Trek: VOY fiction zine)

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Delta Quadrant is a het Voyager Janeway/Chakotay anthology. Summaries below from the publisher.
==Issue 1==
Delta Quadrant 1 was published in July 1995 and is 158 pages long. 
Marge Robles was the editor.
* Old Yellow Eyes is Back by Duke Mager, art by OdoGoddess ("As Voyager continues its journey through the Delta Quadrant, Chakotay begins having some strange dreams. He finally determines that it's his animal spirit guide lending assistance. Will Chakotay's guide give him the information needed to survive an encounter with an old enemy?") (8 pages)
* The Merry Go-Round by Grant Maloy Smith, art by Mickey Sayles and Grant Maloy Smith ("Call it a cloud. Call it a subspace anomaly. Call it anything you want, but after getting caught in its midst, the crew must figure a way out. Unfortunately, getting out is more complicated than it seems; Torres is missing.") (31 pages)
* Away Team by Jeff De Merchant, art by Beverly Chick ("Neelix doesn't want to be just the chief cook and bottle washer anymore. Anxious to provide a more active contribution to his ship mates, he requests a position in another department-Security.") (10 pages)
* Where No Woman Has Gone Before by Denise A. Ide, art by David Lawrence ("Star Trek: Voyager gives us the first female lead in trek history. The timing is right for an article that examines the history of women in Star Trek.") (7 pages)
* Comrades in Arms by Ann Brill White, art by Mickey Sayles and OdoGoddess ("Torres has been abducted. (Odd ... Torres also vanished in "The Merry Go-Round." Do I detect a pattern here?-ed.) Chakotay leads a team of rescuers on a mission reminiscent of his Maquis days.") (32 pages)
* Crossword Puzzle - The Caretaker, designed by OdoGoddess ("Clues and solutions revolve around the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager, "The Caretaker."") (3 pages)
* Mystery by Duke Mager, art by Linda Wan ("Kes and Neelix are both stricken by some unknown disease. Is the entire crew at risk? Before the doctor can cure them, he must first find the cause?") (13 pages)
* Second Chances by Madalena Mumford, art by Madalena Mumford ("A character study that gives us some insight into Thomas Eugene Paris, moments after he's been re-instated to Starfleet. Paris reflects on his past and his relationships with his father and his new captain.") (4 pages)
* Three Days and Counting by OdoGoddess, art by Beverly Chick ("Just how did Kes and Neelix meet? And how did the doctor spend his time when the Caretaker abducted the Voyager crew, leaving his holographic program running on an empty ship?") (27 pages)
* Redeemable by Nik Ferante, art by Madalena Mumford ("Why are vessels from the Alpha Quadrant orbiting the fourth planet of the Opas system?") (16 pages)
* Crossword Puzzle Solutions (1 page)
* Stranger at My Side by Brenda Shaffer, with thanks to Nancy Borden; art by Mickey Sayles and Madalena Mumford ("Chakotay is hurting after Seska's betrayal, and it's up to Janeway to open the pathways between the two so his healing process can begin. He's defensive, she's uncomfortable, and the whole situation's awkward.") (12 pages)
==Issue 2==
Delta Quadrant 2 was published in January 1996 and is 239 pages long. Marge Robles, editor.
* Looking Into The Future by N.B. Thayer, art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa ("Harry Kim and Tom Paris encounter a fortune teller on Deep Space Nine prior to embarking on their Voyager tour of duty. The tales the old woman spins are just too far-fetched to be believed... Or aren't they?") (6 pages)
* Courtship by Sam Haren, art by OdoGoddess and Beverly Chick. ("Captain Janeway needs materials for the ship and she's willing to trade. But when a dignitary suggests the price tag is B'Elanna Torres, Janeway and her crew must find other options.") (20 pages)
* Bedside Manner by Roberta Rogow, art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa ("The doctor is tired of hearing about his lack of a bedside manner. Chaos is the result when he searches the historical data banks for a personality he can call his own.") (7 pages)
* Enemy of the Federation by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("This chilling poem delves into Chakotay's motivation for joining the Maquis.")
* Whole by N. B. Thayer, art by OdoGoddess. ("Torres has been split in two, and put back together again. She must come to terms with who she was, who she is, and who she will be.
* Space Aliens Declared Hoax by Holly Trueblood. An unusual piece that examines a first contact situation for the other perspective.") (3 pages)
* A Matter Of Debt by Madelena Mumford, art by Madelena Mumford ("Tom Paris is hiding something, and Chakotay takes it upon himself to find out what it is. After all, there's a small matter of a debt.") (7 pages)
* Recruitment by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring, art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa. ("B'Elanna Torres tells why she joined the Maquis. It had something to do with the compelling figure with the strange tattoo she met in a bar.")(6 pages)
* A Woman’s Work by Valerie DeVries, art by Joey Rodrigues and Beverly Chick ("On a mission to acquire needed mineral, Janeway, Kim and Paris are taken captive by planetary inhabitants ... people who refuse to believe a woman could possibly be in command of the team.") (18 pages)
* Code Of Honor by BEKi, art by Joey Rodrigues and Zaquia Tarhuntassa ("Honor. Truth. Trust. An encounter with warring aliens forces Chakotay to examine these traits within himself and his crewmates.") (expanded on and reprinted as a standalone in Code of Honor) (189 pages)
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==Issue 3==
Delta Quadrant 3 was published in July 1996 and contains 135 pages. 
Elizabeth Knauel, editor. Cover art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa and Glenn Lash.
* Bio-Neural Banter, note from the editor (3)
* Friends by Anne Davenport, art by Davenport ("We've seen Captain Janeway on the bridge in command of the Voyager, and we've seen her off-duty enjoying her favorite holographic-romantic novel. But we've never seen her on shore leave... until now.") (4)
* A Whisper to a Scream by OdoGoddess, art by OdoGoddess ("After the Vidiians separated B'Elanna into two separate entities, she was finally able to experience life as a Human, even if only for a short time. What did she want to experience, and was she was able to return to her former self?") (39)
* Notification by BEKi ("We have all heard Tom Paris' opinion of his father. But how did the Admiral really react when he found out his son was missing in space?") (64)
* A Time to Mourn by Ann B. Harding ("How does one handle the death of a friend? Ann's story shows us how several people aboard the Voyager handled the disturbing news of Paris' death after crossing the transwarp threshold.")
* Walls of Brass by Valerie DeVries, art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa and OdoGoddess ("Thomas Paris bears the guilt of the incident of Caldik Prime. He can never forget it. And there are others that won't let him forget it, nor forgive the fact that he's now a commissioned officer again in Starfleet. Now, he's been asking to use his piloting skills to explore a planet in the Delta Quadrant. Is he going to prove himself to them, or is there another reason that he feels he must go?") (74)
* Spectres of the Past by OdoGoddess, art by Zaquia Tarhuntassa ("Neelix is usually the happiest person on the starship. But after Jetrel's visit, he's suddenly, and uncharacteristically withdrawn. Kes can't get him to shake his melancholia, neither can Captain Janeway. Who on board can help the morale officer? The answer might surprise you.") (98)
* The Real McCoy by BEKi, art by OdoGoddess ("What do you do when you have an emergency? On the Voyager you call for the EMH. When you have a disaster, you wish for more than one of the fantastically gifted, if pompous, EMH. But as the old adage says, be careful for what you wish for.") (106)
==Issue 4==
Delta Quadrant 4 was published in January 1997 and contains 202 pages. 
Elizabeth Knauel, editor.
* Burdens of Command by Ruth Ann Jones, art by Beverly Chick ("Tom Paris knows he's one of the best pilots around, but he doesn't know what it takes to be in command—until an accident incapacitates the entire senior staff and he is left alone to command the Voyager.")
* Finding the Balance by Patricia Hammer, art by Laura Bowen ("Kathryn Janeway finds herself inexplicably drawn to the planet that the Voyager is orbiting. Why?")
* Faces of Justice by B.F. Vodrey ("Captain Kathryn Janeway has a dilemma. She has made a threat to the Vidians, and after the capture of her Away Team on Avery III, she feels that she must make good on the threat. But, she must also remember her Starfleet oath. Can she walk the fine line of justice, or will she seek revenge for her crew?") (34)
* Breakdown by BEKi (A first season story. ("What was going on between the Maquis crewmembers and the Starfleet cremembers during those first few weeks and months they were thrown together? It wasn't an easy alliance for any of the crew. For some, it was more difficult than others, as BEKi's story shows.") (58)
* More Than Who I Am, by OdoGoddess ("Lon Suder was a Maquis and a berserker, a sociopathic killer. In the end, he was a hero, and not the same Lon Suder that had been tried for murder. What happened to him during his months of imprisonment to change him? The story takes a close look at the mind of a sociopath.") (94)
* The End of the Beginning by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("In 'Investigations.' Chakotay is left out of the loop in finding the traitor on the Voyager. He is hurt by this apparent lack of trust of Captain Janeway, and she knows it. How can she rebuild the trust that's been damaged? Or can she?") (134)
* Basic Resolutions by Jordon Trevor, art by Michelle Sayles ("Shortly after Captain Janeway and Chakotay return to the ship from New Earth, Chakotay is severely injured. He will recover, in time, and with help. Can the Captain help him in his recover?") (146)
* Dust, story and art by Anne Davenport ("Captain Janeway and the Voyager are investigating a planet for the Senik'vasi to find out what happened to their colony. Did the dust in the mountain hold the answer?") (179)
* a Star Trek timeline by Gregg Lash (201)
* front cover by Beverly Chick, addition art by Glenn Lash and BEKi, back cover is blank
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===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Delta Quadrant 5 was published in July 1997 and contain 174 pages.
Elizabeth Knauel, editor.
The art is by Michelle Sayles (cover), BEKi, Beverly Chick, and Madeline Mumford.
From the editor's note: 
* Masks by Valerie DeVries, art by Beverly Chick ("A First Season story. Soon after Tom Paris is found innocent of the murder of Tolan Wren, an incident occurs which requires his expertise. But, who trusts him to do the job he has to do, and who doesn't? And can he do it?") (4)
* One Wish by Ulrike Schaefer, art by Beverly Chick ("If you were a crew member on the Voyager, and you were granted one wish, what would it be? Captain Janeway is given just that for a birthday present from Q. Now, what's the catch?") (21)
* Unshed Tears by Miranda Mumford, art by Madeline Mumford ("The planet promised to be an oasis on they long journey home to the Alpha Quadrant. Tom Paris and the rest of the crew soon learn that appearances can be deceiving.") (29)
* A Delicate Matter by BEKi ("Chakotay and B'Eianna have been fighting comrades for a long time in the Maquis, but nothing more. But things are different here in the Delta Quadrant. How different?") (71)
* A Lack of Resolution by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring, art by Beverly ("Chick—Chakotay and Janeway had developed an understanding of sorts on New Earth. But they are no longer on New Earth. Do they still have the same understanding, or must one, or both redefine their resolutions?") (76)
* Defining Parameters by Jordan Trevor, art by Madeline Mumford ("What would have happened if Janeway and Chakotay hadn't been rescued shortly after the plasma storm on New Earth? Jordan Trevor's story takes an interesting look at what might have happened to Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay. An alternate timeline story.") (93)
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===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Delta Quadrant 6 was published in January 1998 and contains 131 pages. 
Elizabeth Knauel, editor. The art is by Beverly Chick, Laura Bowel, Madelina Mumford, and BEKi.
From the editorial, dated January 1998: 
* A House Divided by Andra Marie Mueller ("A first season story. How did Janeway convince Chakotay to become her first officer? Perhaps it was as simple as this short story indicates.") (3)
* Lovers and Friends by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("In "Nemesis," we mostly see what Chakotay was going through. But what was the crew going through when his shuttle went down? This story tells what one person felt.") (6)
* Ghosts by Andra Marie Mueller ("We saw how the events of "Coda" affected Janeway, but how did they affect the other members of the crew? We see how one member in particular felt after those events in Andra's short story.") (9)
* Fresh Deck by BEKi ("A first season story. This time we see how the junior officers and crew feel about having Tom Paris on Voyager. And how that feeling changed.") (12)
* A Matter of Time by Andra Marie Mueller ("Past and future meet to stop an assassin, and hopefully, keep the time line from being disrupted.") (39)
* Survivor's Epitaph by Morgan Stuart, the author of And Not Fade Away ("This piece takes a close look at Captain Janeway. She is a strong captain, but she is somewhat isolated from the rest of her crew. A strange anomaly causes her, and others, to examine this isolation.") (61)
* This Man is My Friend! by Ann Harding ("Harry Kim is having a difficult time coming to terms with what occurred on the Akritirian prison station. Can anyone in the crew help him deal with the situation?") (95)
* Evening Thoughts by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("Kes has left Voyager. This short story deals with one person's reactions to her sudden departure.") (121)
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===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Delta Quadrant 7 was published June 1998 and contains 212 pages. 
Glen Lash is the artist. Elizabeth Knauel, editor.
* A Penny by Cat Lain ("After discovering the stations that let the crew send messages home, Captain Janeway finds herself examining feelings and emotions that she hasn't had to deal with since coming to the Delta Quadrant.")
* Food for Thought by Andra Marie Mueller ("After the battle of the Q's, Janeway finds herself questioning a decision she had made long ago.")
* In the Spirit of Things by Debra Lynn Brei ("Chakotay finds himself on a shore leave that turns into a disaster. He is injured and trapped in a cave where the Voyager cannot find him. On the ship, the captain and the crew are trying to find him, and having no success. Janeway decides that a different approach to the problem is needed. The only question then is, can she make it work?")
* First Meeting by Patricia Hammer ("After a successful, if somewhat strange, First Contact with the inhabitants of Irrell Prime, Chakotay and Janeway are headed back to the Voyager in the shuttle when disaster strikes. Now the crew must work to find the shuttle.")
* Are You Now or Have You Ever Been by BEKi ("Chakotay is a fine officer. The top brass of Starfleet all say so. But now, with the "situation" along the Cardassian, they want more than his best.")
* The Lehmas Catcher by Anne Davenport﻿ ("Captain Janeway and Harry Kim experience an unusual Away Mission.")
* The Mention That I Miss by Morgan Stuart ("Way back when, Tom Paris broke the Threshold. He also underwent a strange evolution and captured the captain and forced her to undergo the same transformation. And then they had triplets. Which were left to fend for themselves on that strange planet. What happens when the children come looking for their parents?")
* The Courtship of Seven or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Borg by Miranda Greene ("Seven is trying to learn how to fit in with the Humans after being a part of the Borg Collective. It's not easy. She has many things to learn about being a Human. She needs someone to help her. Question is, who will her tutor be?")
* Prison Without Walls by Valerie DeVries ("Tom Paris and Harry Kim are rescued from the Akritirian prison and are now back on the Voyager. So why is Tom having all these strange accidents? [editor's note: adult themes].")
* Homecoming by Andra Marie Mueller ("The crew has suddenly found the means to get home to the Alpha Quadrant. They find that things have changed. A lot. An Alternate Universe story.")
* Time in a Bottle by Rosalie Blazej ("During a spirit journey on a planet Chakotay meets two strangers who offer him the chance of a lifetime.")
* Re-Notification: A Letter From Home by BEKi ("What did Tom Paris' father think when he was notified that his son was still alive, and in the Delta Quadrant? And what was in his letter to his son?")
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Delta Quadrant 8 was published January 1999 and contains 223 pages. 
Edited by Elizabeth Knauel. The art is by Glenn Lash, Beverly Chick, Anne Davenport, and Robert Kirkpatrick.
From the editorial: 
* Bioneural Banter, editorial (3)
* Your Own Worst Enemy by Thea Bradley ("Before Tom Paris wound up in the New Zealand penal colony, he fled Starfleet to join the Maquis. But first he had to pass their entrance exam.") (4)
* Initial Standing by Taylor Martin ("This is a First Season story cataloging the first few days in the Delta Quadrant for Tom Paris.") (11)
* A Childless Man by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("A babysitting stint causes Chakotay to think about past events.") (30)
* The Question by Cat Lain ("Chakotay and Janeway take a hike in the holosuite and at the same time work on the question of their relationship.") (34)
* A Private Grief by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("The letters from the Alpha Quadrant brought both good news and bad, and unpleasant news as well.") (44)
* Mixed Feelings by Patricia Hammer ("Another story where the crew received letters from home. Some of them have good news; others, not so good.") (51)
* Just Kidding, Sir by William F. B. Vodrey ("Tom Paris has a checkered past. But just how checkered? And what did Starfleet do about it?") (58)
* Naked in the Rain by Jo Taylor and Sara Jackson ("Captain Janeway is lost on an Away Mission and presumed dead, and Chakotay finds he can't live with the loss, until he takes a journey to the Spirit World and doesn't find her spirit there.") (69)
* Freedom by Andra Marie Mueller ("An Away Mission proves to be less than successful for the Voyager crew. An Alternate Universe story.") (106)
* Acapulco Risa by Diana Lee ("B'Elanna Torres has not been having a good day. And things are not getting any better when she finally takes some time off.") (119)
* Endings, Memories and Letting Go by Kathleen Speck ("Chakotay has an Away Team on a planet, hunting for necessary stores for Voyager when the ship has to answer a distress call. A natural disaster on the planet causes Chakotay to remember his days in the Maquis.") (129)
* The New Cook by Riss ("It's a long way from home and supplies and Personnel. And face it, the Voyager has lost a lot of crewmembers in the Delta Quadrant. So, what does the crew do to replace these lost crewmembers?") (133)
* Long Way Home by Kathleen Condon ("Tom Paris was lost on an Away Mission. Now Chakotay is suffering guilt feelings at being unable to save the pilot. And he's seeing ghosts. Or is he?") (164)
* A Prayer for the Assimilated by Miranda Greene ("Q seems to love to interfere with people's lives. He's done it to Captain Picard and Commander Riker often enough, and he's even made a pest of himself with Captain Janeway. Now, he's chosen another member of the Voyager to pester.") (181)
* Unforgotten by Anne Davenport ("The Ramoora incident will soon be forgotten by all on board, wiped from all memory. Or is it?") (196)
* Personal Log: Stardate 51990.1 by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring—What did the crew really feel about the gift that Arturis supposedly brought them from the Alpha Quadrant?") (202)
* A Time for Tradition by Debra Lynn Brei ("It's Christmas time on Voyager and the crew would like to have an old-fashioned holiday even if they are over 60,000 light-years from home.") (204)
* Submission Guidelines (224)
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===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==Issue 9==
Delta Quadrant 9 was published in July 1999 and contains 128 pages.
Edited by Elizabeth Knauel. Art by Beverly Chick. 
It was with this issue that the zine became digest-sized.
* The Fourth Stage by Diane Bellomo ("B'Elanna Torres is suffering from severe depression after learning that her comrades in the Alpha Quadrant are all dead. Will she come through it, or not?") (3)
* Better Late Than Never by Ann Harding ("Most of the crew has made it home; but not everyone. How are the families of those lost coping with the lost?") (10)
* B'Elanna's Choice by Diane Bellomo ("During the episode "Scientific Experiment" Tom and B'Elanna had a wild tryst. What were the consequences of that tryst?") (20)
* Of the Same Mind by Cat Lain ("A serious accident has threatened the life of Captain Janeway, and the Doctor, with Chakotay's help, has found a way to save her. Only the cure has problems of its own.") (35)
* Filling in the Blanks by Andra Marie Mueller ("A shuttlecraft accident robs Commodore Janeway of ten years' worth of memories. An Alternate Universe story.") (76)
* Mary Sue Fails by Riss ("A typical day in the Delta Quadrant trying to get supplies leads to typical results.") (116)
* The Not-So-Long Voyage Home by BEKi ("We have been told since episode one that the valiant crew of the Voyager is 70,000 light years from home. But when the ship impacts the Nekrid Expanse, the crew finds out an interesting truth.") (123)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
==Issue 10==
Delta Quadrant 10 was published in July 1999 and contains 155 pages. 
Elizabeth Knauel, editor. Artwork for the cover and for the first story was provided by Lauren Francis.
* The Disarmament of Hostilities by Laura Taylor (3)
* The Sacrifice by Ali Hodge ("Just how far will Chakotay go to defend the captain? How many rules will he break?") (86)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10===
==Issue 11==
Delta Quadrant 11 was published in October 1999 and contains 137 pages. 
Elizabeth Knauel & Andra Marie Mueller, editors.
* Later by Thea Bradley ("Suffering from insomnia, Janeway decides to retreat into her Da Vinci program, only to find another member of the crew has sought his own solace there.") (3)
* In a Quandary Over Q by Debra Lynn Brei ("When Continuum business requires the Qs to leave their son on Voyager, the captain and the first officer are reluctantly recruited to baby-sit.") (7)
* Missing, Presumed Dead by Ann Brill White ("After Lieutenant Tuvok vanishes during his assignment with the Maquis. Janeway delivers the news to his mate.") (21)
* Suffer the Children by Jo Taylor ("While attempting to escape Cardassian pursuers, Chakotay and the Maquis encounter the littlest victims of their war. A pre-"Caretaker" story.") (27)
* All Work and No Play by Elizabeth Knauel ("When the EMH and Chakotay force Janeway to take a vacation, she decides to spend her downtime revisiting "Queen Arachnia."") (44)
* Apologies by Irene Deitel ("Following his "Thirty Days" in solitary. Paris is summoned to Janeway's quarters for a meeting with the Captain.") (95)
* The Morning After: Personal Logs by Brenda Shaffer-Shiring ("Following the events in "BLISS", the crew recounts their real feelings about the experience in their personal logs.") (101)
* Soulmates by Andra Marie Mueller ("When Chakotay's shuttle is destroyed in a surprise attack by the Hirogen, Janeway must find a way to deal with her loss.") (115)
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