Legend's End

Legend's End is a Star Trek: TOS novel in two parts that were published a number of years apart. 
The author is April Valentine, the name the author uses online. 
The covers and interior illos for issue #1 are by Suzan Lovett. 
The cover of issue #2 is also by Suzan Lovett. There is one interior illo by Lovett and one by SVE, but the rest of the art is by Michel Weiner.
The artwork is uploaded to Fanlore with the permission of the fanzine publisher.
==Slash or Gen?==
Some sources and fans call this a slash story. Some say the first volume is gen and the second is slash. Others say both are gen, or friendship stories. 
==Summaries==
The ad for these zines in The Monthly does not mention slash: 
From unknown source: 
From Boldly Writing: 
From Gilda F (who describes both parts as gen): 
From a 1992 flyer in OktoberTrek: 
==Later Art for Volume 1==
It appears that in 1991, Michel Weiner created illos for volume #1 (as she did the art for volume #2), and that these were never published. See those, and the original illustrations for volume #2 at Rudas.
==Issue 1==
Legend's End 1 was published in 1984 and contains 188 pages. The art is by Suzan Lovett.
The author thanked Suzan for her lovely art and advice: 
From the editorial: 
 
Image:legendsend1inside.jpg| from issue #1 
Image:legendsendinside3.jpg| from issue #1, Suzan Lovett: Hurt/comfort abounds as McCoy, captured and forced to treat abused prisoners realizes that one of the prisoners is Spock. McCoy is both relieved and frightened for them both, knowing that if he lets their captors see that he recognizes Spock, they will both be in even greater danger.
Image:legendsendinside4.jpg| from issue #1 
Image:legendsend1-1.jpg| from issue #1, Suzan Lovett illustrates a common fanfiction, as well as canon, theme -- an alien interrogates Kirk in an attempt to to gain power.
Image:legendsend1-2.jpg| from issue #1
Image:legendsend1-3.jpg| from issue #1
Image:legendsend1-4.jpg| from issue #1
Image:legendsend1-5.jpg| from issue #1
Image:legendsend1-6.jpg| from issue #1, Lovett also created a unique header for each chapter
===Reactions and Reviews: Volume 1===
==Issue 2==
Legend's End 2 was published in 1992 and contains 201 pages. It has a front cover and one interior illo by Susan Earle (SVE) and one interior illo by Suzan Lovett; the rest of the interior illos are by Michel Weiner.
NOTE: It appears that Weiner created illos for volume #1, and that these were never published. See those, and the original illustrations for volume #2 at Rudas.
From a mention in December 1991: 
From the author's dedication: 
From the editorial: 
File:Legendsend2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Susan Earle, portrays Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips fan casted as original characters named Drake McPike and William Long Knife
File:Legendsend2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsend2-9.jpg|from issue #2, Michel Weiner
File:Legendsendinside.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett - Kirk and Spock are wearing non-Federation clothing. The cloak Spock is wearing is similar to the one he wore when infiltrating the Organians, another powerful alien race on the TV show that exerts control over the Federation and Klingon Empire. The clothing choice may be mean to invoke the similarities to April's aliens.
==References==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1984 Zines
Category:1992 Zines