8 K/S Stories, 298 pages, double columns. Cover by Linda Wan, Interior art by Iracema Marianne Mueller, Liz, Ingela, Chris Soto. Poetry by S.R. Benjamin, Robin Hood, and Helen.
Edited by Jenna Sinclair and D'Anne.
RITUAL by JS Cavalcante
In the aftermath of Balance of Terror, both Kirk and Spock struggle to accept the violence and the deaths. Kirk prowls the ship, disturbed by the knowledge that Spock might have easily died along with Tomlinson. But Spock has a special Vulcan way to remember the fallen, and in the dark cocoon of night, he invites Kirk to share it with him.
DEBRIEFING by Katherine Cooke
Are there any circumstances under which James Kirk would turn his back on his friend Spock? This stunning novella answers that question by following Kirk, Spock and McCoy back in time on a planet dominated by Vulcanoids, where Spock loses his memory of who he is. Suddenly there are no fetters on his behavior, nothing to prevent him from reaching out and taking everything he desires. Debriefing contains explicit violence.
HOUR OF FREEDOM by Vanasati
Two men awaken on an unknown planet with no clear recollection of how they got there...or who they are. Perhaps, if they unite forces, they can travel together on the journey to find their true identities.
TO END IS TO MAKE A BEGINNING by Rosemarie Heaton
A very young Lieutenant Spock is posted aboard the Enterprise, where he meets the dynamic Ensign James Kirk. The two are instantly attracted to one another. But how to reconcile desire and compatibility with the ambitions of two determined young men?
LENDING A HAND by Dana Austin Marsh
The flu is sweeping through the Enterprise at the worst possible time. Captain and first officer have just declared their love for each other, but duties on the ship keep interfering with any private time. Perhaps a friend's helping hand is just what they need.
FROM THE MOUTH OF A PREDATOR by kira-nerys
Kirk and Spock are captured by A'sharon, a Klingon pirate who deals in deadly drugs. But she isn't interested in Federation secrets, torture, or slave labor. She wants something else from them, something intimate and hidden that Kirk has never before admitted to himself.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Greywolf the Wanderer
T'leilan'i is a lovely planet, and the inhabitants make sure that the Federation representatives, Captain Kirk, his first officer Spock, and chief medical officer McCoy, are comfortable. So comfortable that one night Kirk returns to the bungalow he is sharing with Spock after having drunk too much to be thinking straight. Spock is dreaming in his bed....
WHATEVER THOU WOULDST CRAVE by Islaofhope
Kirk and Spock are lovers on board the Enterprise, but their comfortable intimacy is interrupted when the ship transports diplomats, including Sarek and Amanda, to a conference on Orion admission to the Federation. The Orions hate Kirk; nevertheless, Sarek asks the captain to speak before the assembly that includes his enemies. What happens next will rock Kirk and Spock's world. This novella goes where no K/S story has gone before.