The Crystal Cavern (Beauty and the Beast novel zine)

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Title: The Crystal Cavern
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Author(s): Patricia L. Ryan
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Date(s): September 1990
Medium: print
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Fandom: Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language: English
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The Crystal Cavern is a 96-page het Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel by Patricia L. Ryan.

front cover, Patricia L. Ryan

The art is by by Patricia L. Ryan, Judy Ley, Sue Leonard, and Barbara Gudlauski.

From the zine: "Though this publication contains no explicit sexual material, it does deal with adult themes and situations that the series did not."

Sample Interior

Reactions and Reviews

This author's first published work, and the writing style is rather awkward. (“Vincent reveled in her actions and slowly allowed himself to explore her beautiful attributes.” “He kissed her long and passionately, bringing his own body flush to hers. Hands groped as both struggled to rid themselves of the bondage society demanded.” “Their bodies mingled into one...”) Readers not bothered by that, or by some variable punctuation, will find a tale of V/C visiting the Crystal Cavern, complete with bathing pool, nightmares about bats and advances from Elliot, dreams about sunny glades, an elegant dinner, and semi-graphic sex. [1]

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