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Tangled Destinies
Star Trek fanfiction
Spock convinces his father to move to Earth after refusing to bond with T’Pring. The consequences of this change the dynamics of his family and sets him on the path that will lead him directly to James Kirk.
01. Genesis (22,600 words)
Spock convinces his father that his mother’s happiness is the most important consideration and the family moves to Earth where they meet Captain Christopher Pike and his adopted son, James Tiberius Kirk.
02. Taken (20,600 words)
Jim and Spock attend a physics conference at the Vulcan Embassy, Jim’s grandmother tries to get him to agree to an arranged marriage, and the boys develop a mutual dislike for the mall.
03. Chaos (18,700 words)
Spock and Jim meld for the first time, Jim gets unwelcome news from Betazed, and Captain Pike reaches a difficult decision.
04. Eternal (5,100 words)
Spock and Jim take Amanda out for the day to celebrate Mother’s Day.
05. Affinity (20,200 words)
The House of Surak and the First House of Betazed gather for the bonding of Jim and Spock.
06. Envy (19,900 words)
Spock and Jim adjust to their new bond while adults in their lives shift around them in response to the change in their relationship.
07. Justice (9,500 words)
Jim must testify in Federation Court in the trial of Delis Brise.
08. Havoc (9,700 words)
A traumatic and life altering event changes everything for Spock’s family.
09. Forsaken (27,386 words)
Sarek takes his family back to Vulcan for the formal adoption of T’Mara.
10. Covet (14, 168 words)
Jim faces his past and someone he thought he’d already lost.
Total Word Count: 167,854 complete
Spock convinces his father to move to Earth after refusing to bond with T’Pring. The consequences of this change the dynamics of his family and sets him on the path that will lead him directly to James Kirk.
01. Genesis (22,600 words)
Spock convinces his father that his mother’s happiness is the most important consideration and the family moves to Earth where they meet Captain Christopher Pike and his adopted son, James Tiberius Kirk.
02. Taken (20,600 words)
Jim and Spock attend a physics conference at the Vulcan Embassy, Jim’s grandmother tries to get him to agree to an arranged marriage, and the boys develop a mutual dislike for the mall.
03. Chaos (18,700 words)
Spock and Jim meld for the first time, Jim gets unwelcome news from Betazed, and Captain Pike reaches a difficult decision.
04. Eternal (5,100 words)
Spock and Jim take Amanda out for the day to celebrate Mother’s Day.
05. Affinity (20,200 words)
The House of Surak and the First House of Betazed gather for the bonding of Jim and Spock.
06. Envy (19,900 words)
Spock and Jim adjust to their new bond while adults in their lives shift around them in response to the change in their relationship.
07. Justice (9,500 words)
Jim must testify in Federation Court in the trial of Delis Brise.
08. Havoc (9,700 words)
A traumatic and life altering event changes everything for Spock’s family.
09. Forsaken (27,386 words)
Sarek takes his family back to Vulcan for the formal adoption of T’Mara.
10. Covet (14, 168 words)
Jim faces his past and someone he thought he’d already lost.
Total Word Count: 167,854 complete
504 pages, ebook
First published January 12, 2013
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April 4, 2022
One of my favourite fanfics. Star Trek AOS, Spirk, alternate storyline with Kirk and Spock meeting for the first time on Earth as 16-year olds. Kirk is part Betazoid, which leads to all kinds of telepathic shenanigans. There is also a lot of drama. Well written and a lot of fun. I tend to re-read it every now and then. This is the first story arch. There were plans for two more, but sadly they never happened. Still, good fun.
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Can be found here: https://keiramarcos.com/fan-fiction/s...
May 27, 2023
New!Trek (a.k.a. Alternate Original Series, or reboot 'verse, or Kelvinverse) AU, with teenage Spock and a part-Betazoid version of teenage Kirk (raised by Pike after abuse by his twisted stepfather was discovered) mainly on Earth, becoming immediate friends, then bonded telepathically and empathically.
Great characters (including Spock's parents, Pike, and McCoy, plus OCs Betazoid, Vulcan, human, and hybrid), both humor and real drama, coming-of-age (including Spock physically maturing more slowly), cultural world-building and diplomatic maneuvering, and some suspenseful moments.
This skilled-in-her-craft author has a number of fics where I have to question the way one or more sometimes-popular character is villainized to a probably OoC degree, but I don't even know whether Kirk's mother is *alive* in New!Trek canon, so maybe my ignorance of this specific fandom helped me to simply enjoy an AU I found quite appealing.
An author's note projected two future further story-arc ~seasons~ (Starfleet Academy, then the Enterprise), but I fear they never came to be — ??
The proofreading quality is typical for Ms. Marcos, i.e., not terrible but far from perfect. The most annoying/ occasionally confusing error is the repeated appearance of "mediate" where "meditate" belongs, since both themes are relevant.
(P.S., it's 2021 and I still haven't watched these movies! Why?? It's not like original Trek meant so much to me that the differences or even the flaws would grieve or enrage me.)
*****
11/2022: I think the mediate/meditate issue must have been fixed, and more, because this time I don't recall many error irritations.
I have seen the *first* Kelvinverse movie since initially writing this review, but I'm afraid I can't recall what was said about Winona, so my indifference to that part of canon still holds true.
N.b., one thing I didn't mention before is the personal relevance of Tarsus to this AU Jim; I can't say what it *is* w/o spoilers, but I can say that it's not fanon's typical choice, since godfather-turned-adoptive-father Pike rescued Jim fairly young.
I still consider this a 4.x★ story/series, with themes of family-by-choice, friendship and acceptance, and building understanding, in addition the wonderful central pairing/ romance, and wish it had been continued.
Great characters (including Spock's parents, Pike, and McCoy, plus OCs Betazoid, Vulcan, human, and hybrid), both humor and real drama, coming-of-age (including Spock physically maturing more slowly), cultural world-building and diplomatic maneuvering, and some suspenseful moments.
This skilled-in-her-craft author has a number of fics where I have to question the way one or more sometimes-popular character is villainized to a probably OoC degree, but I don't even know whether Kirk's mother is *alive* in New!Trek canon, so maybe my ignorance of this specific fandom helped me to simply enjoy an AU I found quite appealing.
An author's note projected two future further story-arc ~seasons~ (Starfleet Academy, then the Enterprise), but I fear they never came to be — ??
The proofreading quality is typical for Ms. Marcos, i.e., not terrible but far from perfect. The most annoying/ occasionally confusing error is the repeated appearance of "mediate" where "meditate" belongs, since both themes are relevant.
(P.S., it's 2021 and I still haven't watched these movies! Why?? It's not like original Trek meant so much to me that the differences or even the flaws would grieve or enrage me.)
*****
11/2022: I think the mediate/meditate issue must have been fixed, and more, because this time I don't recall many error irritations.
I have seen the *first* Kelvinverse movie since initially writing this review, but I'm afraid I can't recall what was said about Winona, so my indifference to that part of canon still holds true.
N.b., one thing I didn't mention before is the personal relevance of Tarsus to this AU Jim; I can't say what it *is* w/o spoilers, but I can say that it's not fanon's typical choice, since godfather-turned-adoptive-father Pike rescued Jim fairly young.
I still consider this a 4.x★ story/series, with themes of family-by-choice, friendship and acceptance, and building understanding, in addition the wonderful central pairing/ romance, and wish it had been continued.
April 2, 2017
Brilliant! I loved, loves this arc, I read it all in one day because I just couldn't put down the stories. It was brilliantly told, always interesting, the developing relarionship between Kirk and Spock is exceptionnal and I love the backstory so rich she created/re-used from the series.
July 9, 2012
This was enjoyable ... surprisingly good ...
August 18, 2020
Can't wait for the next installment, hope it's soon.
After who-knows-how-many re-reads: Still hoping there'll be a sequel, this story really deserves one. Maybe someday ...
After who-knows-how-many re-reads: Still hoping there'll be a sequel, this story really deserves one. Maybe someday ...
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