The Faces of Darkness
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| Title: | The Faces of Darkness |
| Publisher: | Firetrine Press |
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| Author(s): | A.V. Wilde and Alexander Vincent (poetry), edited by Jean Hinson |
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| Illustrator(s): | see below |
| Date(s): | April 1991 |
| Series?: | see below, note two different titles |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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The Faces of Darkness is subtitled, "Discovery." It is a het 172-page Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel by A.V. Wilde.
It was edited by Jean Hinson (the author's mother). The poetry is by Alexandra Vincent. The art is by A.V. Wilde (inkblots) and Lisa Stubblefield (illustrations).
While the summaries talk of a sequel, it was never published.
Chapter Titles
Shame | Fear | Doubt | Guilt | Despair | Pride | Envy | Deceit | Vengeance
From the Editorial
The story begins in the darkness of the end of the second season. Like us, Vincent and Catherine are also lost in the storm of emotion that arose from the turmoil in their lives. What seems right could be wrong, and decisions can be forever. Their differences seem more insurmountable than ever before, but those differences are the very reason for their love of one another, and perhaps, those differences embody an even more encompassing purpose than either could ever guess.
Some things are meant to be, even when circumstance seems to dictate otherwise ...or when we would prefer to make our own choices. The progression of Vincent's and Catherine's lives following "The Rest is Silence ..." is MY third season ...with just a touch of destiny. The other worldly story (Vincent's "racial memory") may seem to dominate, and at first that bothered me. But, like all stories, it decided what needed to be said, it kept true to its own direction, regardless of what I, the mere author, thought it should have done, been, or said.
Darkness is a friend to some, perhaps an enemy to more. It is not constant, but changes with each passing moment, as do all of us and what we keep inside. It hides many things from your eyes, but it can hide nothing from your heart. It wears many faces, and following, you will find a few of them.
Sample Interior
Reactions and Reviews
Some pretty rough-and-tumble sex here and there. [1]
This novel [of which only Book 1 has yet been published] operates under two timelines: the end of the Trilogy and 3rd season and, in counterpoint, a fantasy world in which Vincent is a clan-chief/warlord of the Dikarna (people like himself) who share the land uneasily with the early Celts (Llnaelli), who hunt and murder them, considering them animals. All are in danger of invasion by the Romans; a treaty of mutual defense is being contemplated. Catherine, a Celt, becomes his captive and eventually his lover. The two stories occasionally intersect. Writing is hard-edged, gritty, unsentimental, occasionally grim, yet romantic in the grand heroic tradition; pacing, characterization, dialogue, plotting are excellent, given that the novel ends at a highly dramatic cliffhanger (the aftermath of an ambush). Observations of Celtic and tribal society's customs are vivid and convincing. Very good reading if you don't mind being left hanging. Some pretty rough-and tumble sex, here and there; definitely not hearts and flowers. Occasional good art by author, Lisa Stubblefield, Alexandra Vincent. [2]
In this novel, the painful events of 'TLBL' are played out in full detail again, although changed in significant ways, against the backdrop of another Catherine and Vincent story set in an alternate universe. Readers should note that neither story line is resolved. 'The Faces Of Darkness II: Eve of the Storm' is in the works. [3]
What happened after Catherine went into the dark after Vincent at the end of the second season's final episode? No matter what you think happened... you WILL be surprised. [4]
Eye of the Storm-Second book of what is apparently destined to be a trilogy, (at least), by A.V. Wilde, chronicles the further development of Vincent's and Catherine's stormy relationship in the fascinating alternate universe tale of his origins. [5]
From the blackness of a lonely cavern deep inside the earth springs a path that leads Vincent and Catherine to unimagined places. [6]
References
- ^ from Crystal Rose Lending Library
- ^ from Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review -- 1997, Archived version
- ^ from the The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
- ^ from On the Double
- ^ from On the Double
- ^ from Bill Hupe's catalog