Comments on THE GALAXY EXPRESS: Pon Farr In SFR

I think the point really is Vulcans have to mate o...

2009-12-29T08:38:22.965-05:00

I think the point really is Vulcans have to mate once every seven years, not that they only mate once every seven years. There is a huge difference.

I like the Pon-Farr idea, but I think one of the reasons is because there could easily be a mental link component too, which I find far more interesting.

Linnea Sinclair explored that link in "Gabriel's Ghost" and "Shades of Dark." I can also see the potential of mentally linked lovers in James Cameron's "Avatar" although it wasn't explored.

I'm not big into paranormal's so I don't know if telepathic lovers have been used there, but it is something I'd like to use and see in Science Fiction Romance.

Elorie (who has had a big time crush on Mr. Spock since 1966.)

I always thought Spock was really cool, definitly ...

2009-12-28T20:00:43.578-05:00

I always thought Spock was really cool, definitly one of the best, but I never thought of him in a romantic sense.

My twenty year old self still lurks around somewhere inside me and thinks the new Sulu and Chekov are soooo hot!

My real, forty year old self thought Captain Pike in the new movie was hot too, the older, still handsome and fit, mentor to the hotheaded young studs coming up.

But, Spock? Mmm, no. Pon-Farr? Also cool. But, like Trip said in Star Trek Enterprise, seven years is a heck of a dry spell! I'm really not interested.

Ms. Marvel's HEAT is a very yummy pon farr-esq...

2009-12-28T17:14:17.765-05:00

Ms. Marvel's HEAT is a very yummy pon farr-esque story. Gotta love a mild-mannered hero who gets hot and bothered : )

And yeah, like Rebecca I was wondering when you'd branched off into porn ; )

Just got back from vacation -- I'm lurking aro...

2009-12-28T16:02:19.366-05:00

Just got back from vacation -- I'm lurking around hoping for some more good book titles :). I've never even seen Amok Time.

For anyone who is interested, the story of how Sar...

2009-12-28T12:48:46.288-05:00

For anyone who is interested, the story of how Sarek and Amanda met and married is told in the flashbacks of THE NIGHT OF THE TWIN MOONS. Their early marriage, including first Pon Farr, is explored in detail in FULL MOON RISING. Both fanzines are still in print, and available at Agent with Style, www.agentwithstyle.com .

Why did I write such things? Because in those days there WAS NO professional SF Romance available, although there were thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of women waiting eagerly to devour it. In the 1970's and well into the 1980's, the only source was fanfic.

You're absolutely right Heather - pon farr is ...

2009-12-28T01:04:03.477-05:00

You're absolutely right Heather - pon farr is a fantastic concept for a SFR novel to explore. I only wish I could think of a good example, but the closest I can come up with is from Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series, in book 3, "Caressed By Ice," where an emotionless assassin literally has to unlock his mental barriers to have a relationship with a shape-shifting female. I absolutely love stories where an emotionally shut-down character (usually the male) changes because of a relationship (hmmm, sounds like real life, doesn't it?). It would be great if more authors explored the possibilities.

BTW, when I saw your title for this post, I did a classic double-take, and thought, Heather's writing about porn now???

Yep. I agree. I LOVE this idea and always have. ...

2009-12-27T19:49:51.736-05:00

Yep. I agree. I LOVE this idea and always have. I mean, I don't know about you, but I waited and watched the progression of Troi, Will Riker and Worf with baited breath and NEVER got total satisfaction there.
Oh and how about Worf and his woman who had his little boy. THAT was a hot episode.
*happy sigh* I think TNG explored so much more of that and that's why that's my favorite Star Trek spin off.