Way of the Warrior (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Way of the Warrior is a slash Star Trek: TOS anthology. It ran for eight issues.
Pat published the first on her own, and the second with Jean and FireTrine Press. Pat passed away before the second issue of this zine was released.
Jean published the rest on her own.
==From Issue #3 (December 1989): Pat's Passing and Jean's Memories== 
==Issue 1==
Way of the Warrior 1 was published in April 1987 and contains 204 pages. 
The front cover is by Chris Soto (also used as interior art in this issue, as well as issue #5). Other interior art is by Caro Hedge, Bob Hamilton, Vivian Schlicht, Chris Chaney, and Pat Freidman. 
From the very lengthy editorial: 
* Editorial Ravings (i)
* Dedication (ii)
* The Way of the Warrior, poem by Robin Hood (1)
* Alone by 	C.A. Pierce (Alone on a survey, a stranded Spock waits for rescue...and misses Kirk.) (2)
* Summer Vacations	by M.E.B. (Spock takes a job helping a farmer while he recuperates on Earth and meets her young son when he comes home on leave.) (4)
* Waiting for You, poem by Donna Rose Vanderlaan (21)
* Treehouse	by DVS (While on a colonization survey, Spock asks Kirk about anal intercourse.) (22)
* My Master, poem by Donna Rose Vanderlaan (31)
* Child of Fire, poem by Robin Hood (32)
* The Awakening	by Terri Anders (While studying a long-dead city, the survey team unknowingly release an evil entity and all are unaware that it has possessed Spock.) (33)
* A Note from Firetrine Press (80)
* Rape, poem by Judi (81)
* Light the Corners by 	Robin Hood (Kirk, his memory gone, is taken in as a pet by the inhabitants ofthe planet he crashed on.) (82)
* Reflections on a Moonless Night, poem by Sharon F (100)
* Warrior's Advice	by Greggia Seta (A/U SʼJames travels to a rival clanʼs village to sue for peace, and is immediately attracted to their young prince.) (103)
* Mine, poem by Donna Rose Vanderlaan (123)
* Warrior Winds, poem by Robin HOod (124)
* Passion's Keep	by Jenny Starr (A/U Spock invokes Lordʼs rights to have the human vassal he covets for one night.) (125)
* Where Dreams Leave Off	by Kelly O'Brien (Kirk and Spock have dreams of being together, but neither is sure of the otherʼs affection.) (156)
* Come Dance With Me, poem by Sue Cameron (161)
* Take Home this Traveled Heart by 	Judi (A/U Shipwrecked on a primitive planet, Kirk is found and nursed back to health by a wandering Vulcan warrior.) (162)
* The Author	by Leigh Biedeaux (Kirk is determined to win first place in a writing contest and the prize, a 1st edition of Mary Renaultʼs Fire from Heaven, that reminds him of what he wants with Spock.) (190)
* Mercenaries, poem by Judi (204)
Image:wayofthewarrior1-1.jpg| from issue #1, Bob Hamilton
Image:wayofthewarrior1-2.jpg| from issue #1, Vivian Schlicht
Image:wayofthewarrior1-3.jpg| from issue #1, Pat Friedman
Image:wayofthewarrior1-4.jpg| from issue #1, Chris Chaney
Image:wayofthewarrior1-5.jpg| from issue #1, poem
Image:wayofthewarrior1-6.jpg| from issue #1, Chris Soto
Image:wayofthewarrior1-8.jpg| from issue #1, poem
Image:wayofthewarrior1-9.jpg| from issue #1, Chris Chaney
Image:wayofthewarrior1-10.jpg| from issue #1, Vivian Schlicht
Image:wayofthewarrior1-11.jpg| from issue #1, sample text
Image:wayofthewarrior1-7.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Bob Hamilton -- Note: has been minimized due to sexual explicitness
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Way of the Warrior 2 was published in June 1989 (two weeks after the death of one of its editors, Pat).
It contains 187 pages. 
The interior art is by Chaney, Chris Soto, Lori Lee, and Jackie Zoost, however there may have been a prominent printing (either by the editor, or a fan) that does not include any of this art.
The zine premiered at Koon-ut-Cali-Con, along with the reprint of Nor No Man Ever Loved.
From the editorial by Pat (written very shortly before her passing): 
From the editorial by Jean: 
* Editorial (ii)
* Farewell to the Alien Ambassador by Linda Frankel (iv)
* Away Down Yonder by 		A.T. Bush ("McCoy takes Kirk and Spock to his ancestral home for shoreleave and Kirk and Spock use the time to revel in their lovemaking.") (1)
* Grand!, poem by Robin Hood (9)
* A Deadly Game	 by 	Adrian Alexander, art by Chaney ("After Spockʼs rendezvous with a female agent, Kirkʼs insecurities surface since he is still unsure of their bond,unsure of his lover since the fal tor pan.v) (10)
* Fire, poem by Patti Byther (35)
* Only Love Can Break a Heart by 		Leigh Biedeaux ("After removing Kirkʼs memories of his disastrous love for Rayna, Spock confronts Kirk with his continuous “giving of himself.") (36)
* Blood Prince by 		Merita Seda, art by Chris Soto ("Kirk and Spock beam down to the Guardianʼs planet to deliver a group of scientists and decide to take a tour of the exhibition set up there.") (40)
* Untitled verse by Carolyn McTarrel (61)
* The Face in the Fire, poem by Linda Frankel (62)
* The Taming	 by 	Charlotte Frost ("M/U: After the incident with this universe, Marlena is banished from the Enterprise and Spock finally decides that forceful measures are needed to ensure the continuation of Kirk as his lover.") (63)
* The Forge, poem by Sue Cameron (80)
* The Sword of Sol Kahr	 by 	Jatona P. Walker, art by Chris Soto ("Kirk and Spock return to Vulcan after Kirk has a nightmare concerning Vulcanʼs ancient history and there they bond and fight a demon from the past to insure Vulcanʼs continuing survival.") (81)
* The Sleep of Stone, poem by Linda Frankel (94)
* The Healing	 by 	Sharon Pillsbury, art by Lori Lee ("After crashing on an unknown planet, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scott are imprisoned by the inhabitants, but more problems are created when Kirk is sexually tortured by the leader and Spock kills the man before they escape.") (95)
* If Only I Could Tell You, poem by Donna Rose Vanderlaan (136)
* Truth to Tell by 		Roberta Haga ("Kirk, Spock and McCoy are locked up for the night after breaking a local taboo while on shoreleave so Kirk decides itʼs a perfect opportunity to tell McCoy about him and Spock being lovers.") (137)
* Intelligence?, poem by Amy (141)
* That Darkness, That Light	 by 	Patricia Laurie Stephens, art by Jackie Zoost	 ("An ultimate hurt-comfort story by the mistress of the genre, A/U Spock takes leave on Vulcan after a quarrel with Kirk but during his stay his parents are killed and heʼs taken prisoner by Vulcan terrorists, creating more problems between him and Kirk after his rescue.") (142)
* Inappropriate Behavior, poem by Amy (187)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Way of the Warrior 3 was published in January 1990 and contains 171 pages. 
Front cover by Deeb. It has interior art by Jody Zweserijn, Pat Friedman, Anja Gruber, Pat Friedman, and Deeb.
* Editorial (see From Issue #3 (December 1989): Pat's Passing and Jean's Memories) (iii)
* Sacrificial Lamb	by Patricia Laurie Stephens (A/U, a chilling portrait of Spock's family, Sarek is killed and circumstances implicate Spock who ends up being sent to a Rehab colony after being found guilty of killing his father.) (1)
* Loyalties, poem by Cheryl Resnick (29)
* Rainmaker, poem by Rachel Cavendish (30)
* Beyond Eden	by A.T. Bush (Kirk keeps trying to corner Spock after an almost-kiss but circumstances keep getting in the way.) (31)
* Center Seat, poem by Cheryl Resnick (51)
* art contest announcement (52)
* Golden Dreams by 	Natasha Barry (Kirk rejects Spock at the end of the 5 year mission.) (53)
* An Iowa Visit, poem by Rachel Cavendish (61)
* Consequences	by Jamie Lareson (Kirk buys a device that takes the user into a virtual reality adventure, but because the label has been removed, doesnʼt know what the adventure will be.) (62)
* Storybook Prince, poem by Rachel Cavendish (78)
* About Last Night by 	Roberta Haga (Kirk has a drunken talk with himself and then,on the spur of the moment, decides to act as if he and Spock are already lovers when Spock walks in.) (79)
* Illogical, poem by Cheryl Resnick (90)
* Comes the Rain by 	Sharon St. James (A look at the K/S relationship from the viewpoint of an alien, Kirk and Spock are sold into slavery when, trying to see the ruler of a planet the UFP wants to contact, they are considered trouble makers and bought by one of the nobility who desires Kirk- and uses Spock as guarantee of Kirkʼs compliance.) (91)
* Song of Kitar by	Kendall Cameron (an excerpt from "Test Of Mettle.") (158)
Image:wayof3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Anja Gruber
Image:wayof3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Pat Friedman (dated 1986) -- "... an—uh—intriguing illo by Pat Friedman. The last artwork she completed, it appeared last year in our American reprint of K.S. T'Lan's classic novel, Nor No Man Ever Loved. Don't you wonder what the front view is like? Come on, artists, let's see what you can do with this. FireTrine Press is offering a $50.00 prize for the best illo of the front of Pat's drawing, and the winning illo will appear in WAY OF THE WARRIOR 4. The deadline for entries is June 1st, 1990. Please include a self-addressed envelope of appropriate size —and adequate postage — for the return of your artwork, plus a legal-sized SASE for notification. This art was plagiarized by Barbara P. Gordon and printed in her 1987 zine, Alien Brothers. It is perplexing why there weren't comments about Gordon's theft, as "Alien Brothers" had a large circulation. 
Image:wayof3-3.jpg|inside page of issue #3, Jody Zweserijn
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Way of the Warrior 4 was published in 1991 and contains 162 pages. 
The cover was by Chris Soto and was reprinted from issue #2. Statements in the editorial say this is because the other planned art did not arrive.
The interior art is by Susan K. Dundas, Chris Soto, and Anja Gruber. 
 
From the editorial: 
* Editorial 
* Desert Brew, poem by Betsy Fisher (1)
* Entr'Acte	by Susan K. Dundas ("A M/U story, Spock must talk Kirk into joining the rebellion and going to Vulcan with him before the Admiral is arrested and sent back to prison on suspicion of treason.") (2)
* Reflections	by Karla Kelly ("On the shore leave planet, Spock wishes for invisibility in order to study the crewʼs fantasies.") (11)
* Silent Touch, poem by Betsy Fisher (18)
* Something I Love	by Gena Moretti ("Spock becomes suspicious when his lover begins to act oddly after beaming down to Camus II to answer a distress signal and realizes almost at once that this is no longer Jim Kirk.") (20)
* The Battle, poem by Robin Hood (36)
* Romulan Woman	by Gena Moretti ("Kirk and Spock have been bonded for two years when Spock receives a message from the Romulan commander that she wishes to see him and Kirk." The commander's first name is "T'Loral" in this story.) (37)
* How, poem by Patt (59)
* Losers Weepers	by Patricia Laurie Stephens ("An A/U, After the 5 year mission, Kirk and Spock get a place together but Kirkʼs infidelities and the problems brought up while searching for a missing David Marcus cause Spock to leave Kirk and return to Vulcan.") (60)
* The Candle Burns Low	by Natasha Barry ("An A/U, The onset of Spockʼs 2nd pon farr forces him to leave for Gol when Kirk refuses to bond with him, even though Spock can turn to no one else.") (88)
* Beyond Memory, poem by Robin Hood (96)
* Chains of Love	by Susan K. Dundas ("Stuck at a conference, Spock leaves a book of Vulcan love poems for Kirk to read on their night apart.") (97)
* Millennium, poem by Patt (110)
* Coming Home	by Robin Hood (111)
* Beyond the Dark Forgetting	by Madison Lang ("After Sybokʼs death, Kirk and Spock try to help McCoy over the revelation of his fatherʼs death and his feelings of betraying Kirk.") (115)
* Soul-watching, poem by Rhiannon (160)
* Endless Song, poem by Rhiannon (161)
* Walking Wounded, poem by Betsy Fisher (162)
Image:wayofthewarrior4-1.jpg| from issue #4, sample poem
Image:wayofthewarrior4-2.jpg| from issue #4, Susan K. Dundas
Image:wayofthewarrior4-3.jpg| from issue #4, sample text
Image:wayofthewarrior4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Chris Soto
Image:wayofthewarrior4-5.jpg| from issue #4, Chris Soto
Image:wayofthewarrior4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Chris Soto
Image:wayofthewarrior4-7.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
Image:wayofthewarrior4-8.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
Image:wayofthewarrior4-9.jpg| from issue #4, Susan K. Dundas
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
	
Way of the Warrior 5 was published in 1992 and contains 181 pages.
* Inner Focus	by Betsy Fisher (an A/U, as Spock loses his eyesight, Kirk takes him to his home in Iowa and must convince Spock that they belong together, in or out of Starfleet.)
* Contamination	by Karla Kelly (While Kirk and Spock recuperate from injuries sustained on a mission, a Vulcan is emporarily put in command of the Enterprise.)
* Well Married by Gena Moretti (Amanda and Sarekʼs courtship is chronicled as Spock waits to annouce his bonding with Kirk to them.)
* In that Area	by Monica Voile (After leaving Muddʼs planet, Kirk is shocked when Spockʼs answer to which of the androids he found the most interesting is Norman, because he was unique”, giving rise to several questions in Kirkʼs mind.)
* Kith and Kin	by Patricia Laurie Stephens (Kirk and Spock accompany two scientists on a planet survey who cause problems for them as they struggle to redefine their relationship after Spockʼs return from Gol.)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
 
Way of the Warrior 6 was published in 1993 and contains 188 pages. It contains only one illo, a reprint by Chris Soto that is the cover of "Way of the Warrior" #1. 
* A Slightly Different Slave Story	by Karla Kelly (While in the plak tow Spock hallucinates having a “love slave”, so Kirk decides to take on the role and get Spock through pon farr.) (1)
* Partners	by Kathy Stanis (9)
* Immersion, poem by Linda Frankel (47)
* Fire	by Charlotte Frost (On a medieval planet. Kirk & Spock find that their greatest danger lies in fear of the unknown...and they are the unknown!) (48)
* The Ones from the Mountains	by Gena Moretti (an A/U: In pre-reform Vulcan, Spock, traveling to the mountains to find the legendary animals and people there, meets a sandy haired round-eared youth.) (106)
* Claws of the Wolf, poem by Linda Frankel (137)
* Quintet	by Patricia Laurie Stephens (After the fal tor pan, Spockʼs personality splits into four without anyone being unaware of it, including his lover, Kirk.)
* Remembrance of Things Future, poem by Karla Kelly (188)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Way of the Warrior 7 was published in 1994 and contains 158 pages. It has a cover by Shelley Butler. Edited by Jean Hinson.
From the editorial: 
* In Any Universe	by Karla Kelly (1) (After her experience in the Mirror universe, Uhura is comforted by her realization of the difference between herself and her counterpart...and her captain and his first officer lover to theirs.)
* Human Preference	by P.K. Barnes (7) (Sarek calls Spock to Vulcan when he learns of his sonʼs affair with Kirk and demands that Spock either bond with his lover or find another.)
* Sword of Stone, poem by Linda Frankel (36)
* Purgatories of Our Own Making	by Beth Scott (37) (Two years after Kirkʼs death, Spock begins to hear something outside the retreat he has created for himself.)
* Slave Market, poem by Patt (43)
* Dream Time	by Cyd Bascom (44) (Kirk gets more than he bargained for when he tries using an alienʼs attraction to him to get Spock jealous, unaware of the alienʼs mental powers.)
* Sand Track, poem by Linda Frankel (75)
* Run in the Shadows by 	Alice Hooker (A long A/U story in which a young James Kirk is marked for death by his homicidal brother, Sam. His father hires the best protection in the business, Spock of Vulcan. And the chase is on - in more ways then one.) (76)
* Pssssssst, poem by Karla Kelly (148)
* Art Portfolio, A Casting Call for Fan Fiction by La Vena Kay Kidd (150)
Image:warrior7-1.jpg|from issue #7, part of the portfolio by La Vena Kay Kidd, some Fan Casting
Image:warrior7-2.jpg|from issue #7, part of the portfolio by La Vena Kay Kidd, some fan casting 
Image:warrior7-3.jpg|from issue #7, part of the portfolio by La Vena Kay Kidd, some fan casting 
Image:warrior7-4.jpg|from issue #7, part of the portfolio by La Vena Kay Kidd, some fan casting 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Way of the Warrior 8 was published in 1995 and contains 196 pages.
* All Cats Look Grey When the Sun Goes Down	by Ida Vega (A Federation planet is attacked by Romulans and Kirk finds that it was all a trap set by the Romulan commander, thought to be dead but who harbors a desire for Kirk.)
* A Mutual Fascination	by Carrie Ann Prentiss (After their meld while being held by the Melkots, Kirk is unable to forget the feelings it evoked.)
* Alternatives	by Gena Moretti (A/U Getting Spock back a year after he left for Gol, Kirk resigns from Starfleet and he and Spock sign on a commercial ship now that they are bondmates and not allowed to serve together.)
*Every Dog Has His Day	by Alice Hooker (humor: Kirk angers a passenger who uses his powers and a memory from Kirkʼs childhhod to get revenge.)
* My Wildest Dreams	by Ida Vega (Spock thinks heʼs dreaming when Kirk comes to his bed while they are on a planet helping the colonists discover who, or what, is killing their livestock.)
* The Legend	by Patti Byther (an encounter between Jean-Luc Picard and Captain James T. Kirk. Impossible? You decide. While Kirk dies on Veridian 3, the part of him still in the Nexus is reunited with Spock.)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==References==
 
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