I recently bought Derelicts. It certainly is a challenge, but well worth the effort. Bryn Lantry's singular style is wonderfully distinctive, and I'm looking forward to reading other examples of her work in the future. As far as Top 10s go, I'm still catching up, after many years in the wilderness away from B7. I watched the series on its first run as a teenager and loved it, but fell by the wayside some years later, though I bought the videos when they came out. I was delighted to discover B7 on the net, and this list, I just wish I'd stuck it out back in the 80s, so I wouldn't be so far behind. One thing which has struck me, the difference in attitudes towards the characters between then and now. Re-reading early Horizon and other fanclub newsletters was an interesting experience. The current perceptions of Avon certainly seem very different, but also that of characters like Anna Grant and Jarvik, neither of whom were so hammered back then as they seem to be now. Possibly we were just saddo 70s types back then. Of the zines and stories I've read, here are some I think are particularly good. Not a top ten or best story list, just things I've really liked. Last Best Hope/Long Way Back - strong on SF content, great B/A, lovely covers. Shane - best if you know the film of the same name, but good even if not, and a heartbreaker. Closing the File - this PGP is so bleak, yet so brilliant. Duty - one for the Avon/Tarrant contingent, intelligent and mature. Limbo - one of my favourite PGPs, from Sheila Paulson. Baccalaureate - non-explicit slash, poignant and beautiful. Cold Revolution - Avon/Soolin Head in Hands - S4 from MFae Glasgow, nuff said. Morgan - I saw Morgan's Boy many years ago, and found it very moving, great to read this slightly more hopeful crossover. And the mental picture of our fastidious Avon shearing sheep is worth the asking price by itself. A sadly slash-heavy list - my apologies. I love gen, too, honest.
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