Scattered Stars (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Scattered Stars is a K/S slash anthology that ran for 13 issues. 
The zine published alternate universe first time stories with happy endings.
From A 2007 Interview with Robin Hood: "I found out after a while that Mirror Stories and AU stories didn’t go over quite as well as FT’s. But each had their devotees so that I didn’t want to cut them off completely, hence Scattered Stars, where the universe is just a tiny bit off, not so far out that I couldn’t recognize our boys."
==Issue 1==
Scattered Stars 1 was published February 1989 and contains 163 pages. It has a cover by Pat Horowitz and interior art by Chris Soto, Susan K. Dundas, Pat Horowitz, Shellie Whild, and SBL.
From the editorial: 
* The Sorcerer by Jane Elza. While at Gol, Spock meets a mysterious human who disappears on the day Spockʼs wedding is announced. (4)
* To Catch His Thief by Judith Coventry. When the seal of Spockʼs family is stolen, two human thieves are offered pardons in exchange for their help in retrieving it. (10)
* Satin Storm by Susan K. Dundas. Spock, ruler of a Vulcan kingdom, invites a lost Terran soldier to spend the night and ends up wanting him to stay forever after a night together. (52)
* Vulcan Wind, poem by Sue Strand (65)
* If Bulkheads Could Speak by Susan Peacock. Riker convinces Picard to publicly acknowledge their love by playing a logtape recorded by Captain Kirk telling of his first night with Spock as his lover. (66)
* Wild Human, poem by Sue Strand (71)
* The Greatest Stakes by Janis E. Laine. Stranded on a backwater planet, Spock plans to win enough to return to Vulcan to hire a bond-surrogate for pon farr until he meets a hazel-eyed human also stranded there. (72)
* For Friendship's Sake by Gena Moretti. After crashlanding on an unknown planet, Kirk rescues a Vulcan stranded there and after repairing the ship they decide to become partners in Kirkʼs hauling business. (122)
* Scattered Stars by Kay Wells. After fantasizing in a meld of how their lives could be together in space, a young Kirk and Spock decide to bond so that they can't be separated when Spock enters Starfleet. Sequel: "Scattered Stars II" in issue #2. (152)
* Vulcan Wind, poem by Sue Strand (163)
Image:scattered1-2.jpg|interior page from issue #1, Chris Soto for The Sorcerer
Image:scattered1-3.jpg|interior page from issue #1, Susan K. Dundas for To Catch His Thief
Image:scattered1-4.jpg|interior page from issue #1, Chris Soto for Satin Storm
Image:scattered1-5.jpg|interior page from issue #1, Shellie Whild for "Vulcan Wind"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Scattered Stars 2 was published in September 1990 and contains 151 pages. It has interior art by Kay Wells, Dragon, Shellie Whild, and Chris Soto. The front cover is by The Southern Cross, and the back cover is blank.
* Scattered Stars II by Kay Wells. Completing his training at Starfleet, Cadet Kirk is reunited with Spock when assigned to the same ship, where they can now be bonded as two warriors. Prequel: 'Scattered Stars" in issue #1. (4)
* I Remember You, poem by H.R. Radei (18)
* Summer Vacation by Karla Kelly. Spock recalls the summer he spent on Earth with the Kirk family, whose younger son is about to enter Starfleet. (20)
* Step into Tomorrow, poem by Lillian Dwan (24)
* Virgin Ground, poem by Michelle Perry (25)
* Captives by Gena Moretti. Sent to a primitive planet to set up negotiations, Spock is captured and given to the hunter Kirk as a slave. (26)
* Eyes, poem by Karla Kelly (55)
* Let Me, poem by Lillian Dwan (57)
* The Master of T'K'Nee by Susan Peacock. Kirkʼs aircar crashes and strands him in the Vulcan desert, where he finds his way to a remote castle whose master comes only at night. (58)
* The Spell by Rachel Cavendish (73)
* I Couldn't Win, poem by H.R. Radei (74)
* The Tamer by Susan B. Leonard. A mysterious stranger comes to Kirkʼs ranch and offers to tame a stallion for a fee that they both ultimately find most satisfying. (76)
* Captain, First Officer, poem by Kay Wells (87)
* Fallen Star by A.T. Bush. Prince Jame goes on a 5 year journey of discovery and meets a famous mystic of the east, a strange, pointed-eared man who is said to have dropped from the stars as an infant. (88)
* The Haven, poem by Sue Cameron (151)
Image:scattered2-1.jpg| from issue #2, Shellie Whild
Image:scattered2-2.jpg| from issue #2, Kay Wells
Image:scattered2-3.jpg| from issue #2, Dragon
Image:scattered2-4.jpg| from issue #2, Chris Soto
File:Scattered2-5.jpg| from issue #2, Chris Soto
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Scattered Stars 3 was published in June 1991 and contains 198 pages. 
The covers are by Deeb, and the interior art by Chris Soto and Deeb.
 
The editorial: 
* Prime Directive by Karla Kelly ("A newly crowned queen is accused of master-minding the escape of her disgraced captain of the guard and his dark lover.") (4)
* Direct Hit by Greta Foulard ("Kirk and Gary Mitchell crash land on a deserted planet after a battle with Earthʼs enemy, and discover that a Vulcan warrior from the other side is also stranded there.") (NOTE: The zine's table of content erred and listed the author as A.T. Bush.) (12)
* The Ballad of the Rival Lord's Son by Ciana Mitchell (56)
* Irresistible Force by Gena Moretti ("While his partners are away getting supplies, Kirkʼs camp is visited by a Vulcan in pon farr who proceeds to bond himself to Kirk.") (62)
* The Force, poem by h.r. radei (90)
* One Teardrop, poem by Belle (91)
* A Terrible Rightness by Anne McClean ("Bought by the killer of his bondmate, Spock finds himself helplessly drawn to his new owner, the captain of the Enterprise.") (92)
* The Rasputin Effect by Janis E. Laine ("Imprisoned for landing on Talos 4, Kirk discovers that the warden who will oversee his execution is the Vulcan he knew when both were members of the Imperial marines.") (132)
* Sirens & Soldiers, poem by Ruth Relons (199)
 
Image:scattered3-1.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Deeb
Image:scattered3-2.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Chris Soto -- "This Kirk is wonderful, He looks good even though he does have clothes on. The hair is long, and the eyes wonderful. His expression is interesting, and it fits the long narrative poem/story that it goes with, "The Ballad of the Rival Lord's Son." This would make a beautiful cover, too. It has a very dark background which, I think, is unusual for Chris, and this makes the picture even more striking." from The LOC Connection #35 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Scattered Stars 4 was published in 1992 and contains 168 pages. Art by Chris Soto.
* If Kirk Had a Holodeck by Kay Wells. Spock hires his former lover, Kirk, to find out who is trying to kill him.
* Imagination by Sue Cameron
* To Tame the Sun by Judith Coventry. Captain Spockʼs ship encounters the Botany Bay and Spock is entranced by a sandy haired follower of Khan who Khan desires as much as Spock does.
* Summer of Love by Kathy Stanis. While in San Francisco with his mother, Jim Kirk meets and falls in love with an unusual young man but finds out that his new lover-to-be is an alien when they reunite after exchanging letters for several months.
* One Sundered Soul by Carolyn Spencer. Two Vulcan youths, one dark, one fair, grow up to be warriors and plan to bond until one, becoming the leader of their people and meeting a prophet of logic, decides to follow this new way.
* Empty Soul by Sharon Travis
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
 
 
==Issue 5==
Scattered Stars 5 was published in July 1993 and contains 184 pages. The covers are by Deeb, and the interior art is by Chris Soto, Kay Wells, and CLM (the latter two names are not mentioned in the table of contents). The colors on the covers are done by hand by the publisher for each issue.
From the editorial: 
* Last Game by Elizabeth Scott. At the annual Warriorʼs games, Kirk and his rival, Spock, make a wager, with the winnings being either Spockʼs army or Kirkʼs ass. (4)
* The Gift, poem by Erato (27)
* Beginnings by Anne-Marie. Kirk takes temporary command of the base on Vulcan and must deal with a group of dissidents who do not want Vulcan to join the Federation, chief of which is the son of her ambassador. (28)
* The Hymn of Love, poem by Erato (77) (not in the table of contents)
* The Minstrel by Karla Kelly (78) (not in the table of contents)
* Logic, poem by Erato (84)
* We Were There, poem by Erato (85)
* Like Thieves in the Night by Lauren Moore. Kirk enters his executive office and discovers a Vulcan thief. (86)
* The Only Answer, poem by Erato (100)
* A Vision, poem by Erato (101)
* The Commandant by Karla Kelly. An escaped prisoner from Gol is brought before the SS commandant, the man who was once his lover. (102)
* Honorbound by Ciana Mitchell. Novella. Kirk is rescued by a band of Vulcan warriors and discovers their leader, the prince, Spock, is the son of the Vulcan who owns the land Kirkʼs people live on. (110)
* A Prologue, poem by Erato (184)
Image:scattered5-1.jpg|inside issue #5, CLM
Image:scattered5-2.jpg|inside issue #5, CLM
Image:scattered5-3.jpg|inside issue #5, Kay Wells
Image:scattered5-4.jpg|inside issue #5, Chris Soto
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Scattered Stars 6 was published in 1994 and contains 159 pages. The front and back covers are by Chris Soto. Other art by Teri O'Brian, Chris Soto, and Patt.
 
* If Spock Had a Holodeck by Karla Kelly ("Kirk hires Spock, a man with a reputation for finding things out, after two of his boats mysteriously sink.") (4)
* Black Magician, poem by Sharon (15)
* Trials by Kitty Berman ("Jr. Officer Kirk is stranded and taken by aliens during his test for command training and discovers his fellow prisoner is the legendary Captain Spock.") (16)
* Wilder Shores by Alice Hooker ("When Spock accompanies his father on a tour of a prison, he meets, and is immediately taken by, the wardenʼs sex-slave, an eighteen year old Terran whose mind calls to his own.") (46)
* Anger of the Gods, poem by Robin Hood (125)
* Black Magician by Sharon Travis ("A young sailor jumps ship to look for the devil in the forest he has heard tales of. Sequel: "Vulcan Aftermath".") (126)
* Vulcan Aftermath by Sharon Travis ("A Vulcan stranded on Earth bonds himself to the young sailor who finds him in the forest. Prequel: "Black Magician".") (132)
* untitled poem by Sharon Travis (133)
* The Sailor, poem by Robin Hood (135)
* Earth Sings, poem by Robin Hood (136)
* Liquid Rubies, poem by Robin Hood (137)
* Star Stepper by Robin Hood (136)
* Riverboat Gambler, poem by Patt (141)
* Same Time Next Year? by Kate Sheridan ("Spock is fascinated by the Earth explorer, Kirk, after meeting him at a scientific conference.") (142)
Image:charisma6-1.jpg|inside pages from issue #6: "[art by Teri O'Brian on page 134]: I really liked this pen and ink drawing of a longhaired warrior Spock accompanied by a black stallion. A nicely different interpretation, especially in the way Spock's hair and the horse's mane flow together and intertwine. Also we rarely get a good look at Spock from the rear. Talk about your buns of steel!" Thanks for the view, Teri. from Come Together #12 
Image:charisma6-2.jpg|inside pages from issue #6: " [art on page 139] This gloriously androgenous [sic], long - haired Spock striding among the stars goes with a story/poem by Robin Hood and complements it perfectly. I especially loved the use of light and dark against the faint background that created the other - worldly mood. Beautifully done, Chris!" from Come Together #9 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Scattered Stars 7 was published in March 1995 and contains 172 pages. The covers (hand-colored by the publisher) are by DEEB and DEW. Interior art by Chris Soto, DEW, Brianna Falken, and uncredited artist.
From the editorial: 
* A Weeping Rain by Cyd Bascom. Kirk is swept into another universe when his alternate escapes to this universe in order to flee his slavery as concubine to Lord Spock. (4)
* Second Time by Kitty Berman. Meeting as teenagers when Amanda takes Spock with her to Earth to visit an old friend, Spock and Kirk fall in love but part until, 15 years later, they are reunited when Kirk is made captain of the Enterprise. (30)
* The Awakening by Ellen Fletcher. Non K/S story. (84)
* In Any Reality by Brianna Falken. At war with Vulcan for 40 years, an Earth ship captained by Kirk runs into the Vulcan ship captained by Spock when both ships answer distress signals. (88)
* Star Candles, poem by h.r. radei, inside back cover 
File:Scattered7-1.jpg|from issue #7, uncredited artist (signed possibly "MOG K.")
File:Scattered7-2.jpg|from issue #7, DEW
File:Scattered7-3.jpg|from issue #7, Brianna Falken
File:Scattered7-4.jpg|from issue #7, Chris Soto
File:Scattered7-5.jpg|from issue #7, Chris Soto
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Scattered Stars 8 was published in July 1996 and contains 149 pages. It has inside art by Deeb and Chris Soto.
From the editorial: 
* Chapter 37 by Karla Kelly (4)
* The Small Slave by Gena Moretti. At the end of a battle, Spock finds a wounded human slave who he takes to his tent to nurse back to health with the intentions of keeping him. (12)
* Fatal Retreat, poem by h.r. radei (39)
* Academy Aftermath by Karin Porter. While taking a summer course, Cadet Kirk meets upperclassman Spock and they spend the summer building a close friendship, one that is reawakened when they end up together on the Enterprise. (40)
* Wishing Well, poem (55)
* Prism by Carolyn Spencer. Novella. Kirk is stranded on Vulcan by an ion storm and, while working as a prostitute there, meets Spock who rescues him when he crashes his aircar during a sand storm. (58)
* Balloon Walker, poem by h.r. radei (141)
* Dream Shards of Reality by J. Mercedes. Kirk shares his fantasy with Spock in a meld, a fantasy they then decide to take to its completion together. (142) 
* A [Gayle F] View, poetry by Jean Schedler (inside back cover)
Image:scatteredstars8-5.jpg|from issue #8, Chris Soto, titled Defiant -- "I adore this bathed in soft light Kirk with the defiant yet pensive expression. His eyes are beautifully drawn from the three-quarter angle (not at all easy to do!) and his lips are gorgeous (and his nose and his hair and his chin....) This is one pretty Kirk!" from The K/S Press #5 
Image:scattered8-2.jpg| from issue #8, Chris Soto, titled Portrait of a Warrior -- "Moody, delicate rendition of Spock as a long-haired warrior looking out pensively with that mysterious slight smile of his. Soto has once again captured that wonderful enigmatic beauty of the Vulcan with deft strokes and subtle light and shadow. I think this is gorgeous." from The K/S Press #1 "I happen to know how nearly impossible it is to capture the angle of a face this way, with only a little bit of the side of one eye showing—if that's even the proper description!" from The K/S Press #5 
Image:scattered8-3.jpg| from issue #8, Chris Soto, titled Savage Innocence
Image:scattered8-4.jpg| from issue #8, Deeb - "Even though this is from '94, already I believe there's a change in Deeb's portrayals of Kirk and Spock. This pen and ink drawing of Spock shows him chained to a stone wall. No one looks sexier chained to a stone wall than Spock, but already there's a hint of darkness. I am really intrigued by this direction in Deeb's beautiful and skilled artwork. I can't wait to see where it takes her." from The K/S Press #31 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==Issue 9==
Scattered Stars 9 was published in May 1997 and contains 183 pages. 
It has interior art by Shelley Butler, T'Rett, and Chris Soto.
It was published the same month that Chris Soto passed away.
From the editorial: 
* Portrait of Promise by Brianna Falken. Kirk is entranced by the portrait of a Vulcan warrior found in the office of the presumed dead ambassador, a portrait said to be in the exact likeness of its owner. (4)
* Captain of My Dreams by Karin Porter. While on shoreleave, Lt Commander Kirk meets Captain Spock, though neither is aware of the other's identity. (90)
* Obligations by Kate Sheridan. Kirk takes on the job of renovating the home of one of Vulcanʼs richest families. (124)
* Desert Wind, poem by Ciana Mitchell (153)
* Call Me Master by J S Cavalcante. Kirk is taken prisoner when his ship is shot down during Earthʼs raid on Vulcan and given to the Vulcan warrior who captured him. (154)
* Thunder Dance, poem by Robin Hood (not in the table of contents) (183) 
Image:scatteredstars9-4.jpg| from issue #9, Shelley Butler, see comments for The Conversation
Image:scatteredstars9-1.jpg| from issue #9, T'Rett
Image:scatteredstars9-5.jpg| from issue #9, T'Rett
Image:scatteredstars9-2.jpg| from issue #9, Chris Soto
Image:scatteredstars9-3.jpg| from issue #9, Chris Soto
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
==Issue 10==
Scattered Stars 10 was published in November 1997 and contains 150 pages. It contains interior art by Chris Soto, Nefertari, and DEW, the latter two not mentioned in the table of contents. The front cover is by Pat Horowitz, the back by DEW.
 
 
From the editorial: 
* The K/S Scrolls, transcribed from Vulcanur Tokiel by T'Rhys, Ph.D. ("Rapunzel retold -- sort of.") (4)
* The Weed and the Flower, poem by Susan Sicafoosh (9)
* Call from the Past by Sharon Travis & Gena Moretti ("Kirk, McCoy and Scotty take a vacation from their PI business at Scottyʼs uncleʼs castle, where they become embroiled in a world-wide murder case.") (10)
* Call from the Past, poem by Carol Turner (57)
* How Late I Came to Love You by Karen Dates ("When Spock leaves for Gol, Kirk almost dies when their bond is broken but recovers and takes command of an elite task force while waiting for Spock to realize that they belong together.") (58)
* Two Slaves by Carol Turner (26)
* Lost Night by Susan Sicafoosh ("1st Officer Kirk is raped, but finds the courage to confess his love to Spock, his captain, after awakening from surgery.") (130)
* Firewalker by Scott Hunter ("Kirk visits Arizona on medical shoreleave when he is unable to forget Miramanee, and meets a Vulcan archaeologist who he ends up spending all his time with.") (141)
 
Image:scattered10-1.jpg| from issue #10, Chris Soto -- "There are two discreet 1995 matching nudes (down to the thigh) of Spock (12a) and Kirk (129a) in Scattered Stars 10. The eyes glow, and the muscles are softly shaded. These are one-sided so I’m guessing reprints of SS 10 will be minus these. These two pieces and the back cover by DEW are the best things about the zine." from The K/S Press #17 
Image:scattered10-2.jpg| from issue #10, Chris Soto
Image:scattered10-3.jpg| from issue #10, Nefertari
Image:scattered10-4.jpg| from issue #10, Nefertari
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10===
==Issue 11==
Scattered Stars 11 was published in May 1998 and contains 166 pages.
* To Be Human by Deanna Gray ("After a disagreement with his father, Spock flees to Earth where, broke and no place to go, he falls in with a photographer and the young hazel-eyed model who works for him.") (1)
* Dream Lover by Heidi Manzone ("A delicate, poignant very short story of some dialogue between Spock and his father. Spock had a dream of a beautiful human and he tells Sarek about him.") (62)
* Original Sin, poem by Robin Hood (65)
* Private Dancer by Erin Tooley ("At his bachelor party 10 days before his marriage to Carol Marcus, Kirk is entertained by a Vulcan dancer.") (86)
* The Outsider by Kathy Stanis ("A young Jim Kirk is freed from his sterile life in the “City” by his mother who sends him out to journey to “Enterprise” and the alien Spock.") (126)
* Soul Musician, poem by J S Cavalcante (inside back cover)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11===
==Issue 12==
Scattered Stars 12 was published in 1999 and contains 172 pages. The cover and some inside art won Philons.
* The Edge of the World by Chris Soto. In a dream, Kirk sees himself as a Celtic warrior in love with a Roman centurion, Spock. (p. 4-50 "This is the BEST and saddest story I have ever read. The slow and steady development of their relationship and the tangible sacrifice that Kirk makes for Spock. It was touching and tearful. What was even more sad was that this story was just a blurp from a novel that Chris Soto was working on. She passed away before she could finish it. 
* Alliance Born by Deanna Gray. Young princes from warring tribes Kirk & Spock, betrothed in order to secure peace, meet in the desert not knowing each othersʼ identity. Winner of a 1999 Silver Philon Award. (p. 52-103) 
* Music to Die For by Karen Dates. A young Spock and his three friends are stranded on a Iowan farm where he meets and is drawn to the younger son of the family Kirk. Winner of a 1999 Bronze Philon Award. (p. 104-172) 
* Poetry by: Wan Ling
* Covers by: DEW & I.M. Mueller
* Art by Chris Soto & I.M. Mueller
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12===
==Issue 13==
Scattered Stars 13 was published in March 1999 and contains 183 pages. The cover is by I.M. Mueller and the interior art is by G.E. Mills.
From the editorial: 
* Buster by Gigi Pinckney ("Kirk meets a Vulcan scientist while walking his neighbor's dog in a nearby dogpark.") (3)
* T'itanic by Khiori ("A retelling of “Titanic” on an Earth where Terrans and Vulcans have both made their home.") (66)
==References==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
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