The Time of Surak

The Time of Surak is a gen 112-page Star Trek: TOS anthology edited by Amy Falkowitz. 
It has a focus on Ancient Vulcan. 
The front and back covers are by Amy Falkowitz. The other art and illustrations are by Mary Stacy-Macdonald, Shona Jackson, Gayle F, Merle Decker, Susan Wyllie, Amy Falkowitz, Melody Frame, Edith Crowe, Pam Kowalski.
==From the Editorial==
==Regarding "He Who is Close to Nature"==
A Sahaj story, He Who is Close to Nature was first published as a standalone zine in 1977 as a supplement issue to IDIC, and in that zine, the author mentions it was to have been published in "The Time of Surak."
 
The statement from He Who is Close to Nature's editorial: "'He Who Is Close To Nature' is a supplementary publication of the fanzine, IDIC. This short story was written for a pre-reformation 'zine called 'The Time of Surak' which will go into production in the summer of '77, but a limited number of copies of Nature' have been printed for the Sahaj fans."
However, the editorial of "The Time of Surak" says that the story does not appear in the zine.
The statement from "The Time of Surak"'s editorial: "Due to various circumstances, partially related to the above paragraph in the editorial], I can not publish in here Leslye Lilker's "He Who Was Close To Nature". I apologize to those of you who were hoping to read that. Maybe at some future date Leslye will do the rewrite she wanted, and it will be printed elsewhere."
One might assume that a number of things may have happened which caused "He Who is Close to Nature" to not be in "The Time of Surak." These reasons may have something to do with the several year time period between when the story was promised for the second zine -- differences of opinion in fanon, editorial opinions regarding the rewrite, a lack of interest and momentum, and any, all, or none of the above.
==Contents== 
* From the Time of the Beginning, editorial by Amy Falkowitz (2)
* The First Follower, fiction by Sandra Necchi (4)
* Bred to Peace, poem by April Valentine (11)
* Pre-Logic Portraits, portfolio by Dawnsinger/Shona Jackson (13)
* Homestead of Death, fiction by Jacqueline Bielowicz (18)
* Turquoise and Telepathy Turn the Trick: the Origins of Kataytikhe Power, essay by Stephen O'Neil ("explanations of certain rituals and history of the Kraith universe") (35)
* A Parting of Ways, fiction by Amy Falkowitz (reprinted from Southern Star #2) (45)
* Pre-Logic Vulcan, portfolio by Susan Wyllie (49)
* The First Questions, poem by Susan Wyllie (53)
* Speculations on the Nature of the Vulcan Wars, essay by Virginia Lee Smith (54)
* The Death of Samendar, fiction by Virginia Lee Smith ("a pre-Reform Vulcan legend told in alliterative saga-style prose") (55)
* Traditions by Art, fiction by Merle Decker, interpretations by Amy Falkowitz (59)
* Dragonmaster, poem by Randy William Ash (66)
* Vignettes of Old Vulcan: The Argument / By Chance / The Invitation / Doubts by Isabel Real (67)
* A Lesson in Pain, fiction by Amy Falkowitz (71)
* Changes: Artwork & Interpretations (The Crux, The Conversion, The Bonding, The Heirs) by Mary Stacy-MacDonald (92)
* Not Quite the Way History Recalls It, fiction by Terrence Oswald Knova. (97)
* Starships of the Eldar? A Tale of Irreverent Origins, fiction by Maggie Nowakowska. (103)
* Time of Surak, poem by Randy William Ash (112)
 
==About the Art==
The editor writes in the zine: 
==Gallery==
This zine has extensive art. Below is a sample.
File:Timeofsurakart1.jpg|Edith Crowe
File:Timeofsurakart2.jpg|Mary Stacy-MacDonald
File:Timeofsurakart3.jpg|Pam Kowalski
File:Timeofsurakart4.jpg|Edith Crowe
File:Timeofsurakart5.jpg|art by Amy Falkowitz, poem by Randy William Ash
File:Timeofsurakart6.jpg|Susan Wyllie
File:Timeofsurakart7.jpg|Merle Decker
File:Timeofsurakart8.jpg|Amy Falkowitz, "The Death of Samendar"
File:Timeofsurakart9.jpg|Shona Jackson
File:Timeofsurakart10.jpg|Merle Decker
File:Timeofsurakart11.jpg|Melody Frame
File:Timeofsurakart12.jpg|Merle Decker
File:Timeofsurakart13.jpg|Edith Crowe
File:Timeofsurakart14.jpg|Merle Decker
File:Timeofsurakart15.jpg|Amy Falkowitz
File:Timeofsurakart16.jpg|Merle Decker
==Reactions and Reviews==
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1979 Zines