Also premiering at Redemption will be TTBA......
TTBA features an eclectic mix of fiction by established writers as well as some excellent newer ones. TTBA includes thought-provoking stories addressing serious themes, with a particular focus on those that cross boundaries of genre or category. All major characters and seasons are featured. While the zine is mixed, it contains no erotica.
A total of 29 stories by Nickey Barnard, Belatrix Carter, Susan Cutter, Penny Dreadful, Executrix, Firerose, Hades, Hafren, Ika, Jackie, Jenner, Una McCormack, Morrigan, Nova, Judith Proctor and Airan Wilkinson.
Specially drawn colour cover by Val Westall. Internal art by Penny Dreadful and Firerose.
172 + xi A4 pages, spiral bound, colour card cover with plastic overlays.
CONTENTS
Text snippets from longer stories are available at: http://www.viragene.com/, where you will also find some graphics thumbnails.
The Seven Deadly Virtues, by Belatrix Carter **Seven bittersweet shorts, each focusing on one of the first season crew
The Last Days of Roj Blake, by Una McCormack **The President has been deposed, the Administration lies in ruins. But the fighting isn't over yet...
Awake and Find No, by Ika **After Auron, Servalan plans revenge...
Courage?, by Nickey Barnard **Vila remembers Gauda Prime
The Killer of Dole Nu Lin, by Penny Dreadful **A futuristic fairy story, told from the point of view of a mutoid on Travis' ship
Not Our Kind, Darling, by Executrix **The adventures of Kerry Avon -- an early chapter in the Executrix Avoniad
Four Years After the Revolution (I was looking for a job and then...), by Ika **An AU where the destruction of Star One went as planned
Benediction, by Morrigan **Betrayal after betrayal have left Blake bitter and cynical. Can he learn to trust again?
Purple Haze, by Executrix **A delicious series of interlinked shorts. 'An iron fist in a velvet glove' (Una McCormack)
All the Gin Joints, by Executrix **A chance encounter with an old lover brings matters on the Liberator to a head
Privilege, by Susan Cutter **A naive teenager dreams of becoming a space captain
Nightmare, by Jenner **Sex, love and addiction...
Ghost in the Machine, by Jackie **Avon and Orac conspire to win a competition, but their discussions have far-reaching consequences...
Inga, by Judith Proctor **Blake visits his uncle on Exbar and learns more than just how to cook rabbit
Before the Fall..., by Airan Wilkinson **Blake lies a prisoner, at the point of death, when he's given another chance -- an allegory
Ash Wednesday, by Firerose **After the events on Gauda Prime, a shell-shocked Avon is stranded on a primitive agricultural planet, survival his only priority. But nothing on Encatrin is quite as it seems...
Some Questions Best Unanswered, by Firerose **A short prequel to Ash Wednesday
Hombres. Sailors. Comrades., by Ika **Dayna's injury on a supposedly straightforward mission disturbs the fr agile balance of the Scorpio crew
Take My Breath Away, by Executrix **A young FSA cadet needs extra tuition...
The Sleep of the Dead, by Hades **Crash-landing on an unidentified planet leads Tarrant to reassess his loyalties
Obituary: Roj Blake, by Ika **An extract from the Terran Star of 27-10-23
Fetch, by Hafren **What is the strange voice that Avon keeps hearing?
Unfinished Business, by Nova **Six weeks have passed since Scorpio crashed on Gauda Prime, and everyone is living happily ever after... well, nearly everyone...
AVAILABILITY
TTBA is available as follows:
* At Redemption at a special discount price of ?6.00, from Judith Proctor (Waveney) in the Dealers' Room
After Redemption:
* For those in the UK only: from Tavia (http://www.viragene.com/) for sterling cash or cheque orders only. UK price: ?6.50
Tavia Chalcraft The Cottage Pinsley Green Wrenbury Nantwich Cheshire CW5 8HE UK
Fax: +44 1270 781 222 E-mail: ttba@btinternet.com
* From Judith Proctor (Waveney) (http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7) for all international and credit card orders. For pricing see the Waveney site.
TTBA is a mixed zine, and will include adult material that may be homosexual or violent in nature. Please do not purchase the zine if you are under the local age of majority.
PS: I'm willing to give a breakdown of contents ratings on request by private e-mail.