margaret@asgb.UUCP (Margaret Ann Brown) (08/12/85)
> To those with questions about my information that Killing Time had > been removed from distribution - I didn't learn anything more at the > con this past weekend except that none of the dealers had copies of > the book and could not get more. I haven't had a chance to read > my copy yet but I'm sure that whatever Paramount found objectionable > would probably be unnoticeably mild to a sensible adult reader (and > totally innocuous to anyone who reads fanzines). > > Mary Anne Espenshade > ...!{allegra, seismo}!umcp-cs!aplvax!mae I just finished reading Killing Time by Della Van Hise. I picked it up at the local Target department store (in Boulder). They had LOTS of copies. Mini-review- it's a very good book- comparable to The Wounded Sky in quality. Some really good humor- "Don't put on that red shirt for shore leave duty! You're chances of coming back aren't good. You can borrow my blue one." (Paraphrased- my copy is at home.) There is a scene where Spock is in Pon Farr, but the "bawdy" content is no more explicit than Rhett Butler slamming the bedroom door in Gone with the Wind. I found it to be true to Star Trek canon- and can't figure out what Paramount is complaining about. I would recommend it highly- it moves fast, and is really captivating, so don't plan on putting it down once you start it. (So, what's a couple of hours of lost sleep!) Margaret Brown Burroughs DSG, Boulder, Colo ...bmcg!asgb!margaret "I'd make one hell of a lousy ensign, Mr. Spock!"