Babylon 5: A Selection of Short Stories
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Babylon 5: A Selection of Short Stories |
| Publisher: | As You Like It Press, authorized reprints by Bill Hupe |
| Editor(s): | Nina Sinclair |
| Date(s): | 1995 |
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| Genre: | het and femslash |
| Fandom: | Babylon 5 |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Babylon 5: A Selection of Short Stories is a 93-page Babylon 5 anthology of het and femslash fiction.
Description
From an ad:
Contains both hetero & homosexual relationships BUT the emphasis is on action/adventure. Includes Ivanova/Winters; DeLenn is cracking under the pressure of her Human transformation; Garibaldi listens as Sheridan drowns his regrets in booze over releasing Morton; Sheridan snores so Ivanova wanders the station at night while Sheridan refuses to pay the rent; and more.
Contents
- Ivanova's Guide to Human Sex 101 by Kim Carter
- Tease by Kim Carter
- Late Night Caller by Aleysha Matthews
- Complications by Aleysha Matthews
- Butterfly Web by Aleysha Matthews
- First Love by Paula Carter
- A Midnight Stroll by Andrea Porter
Reactions and Reviews
I also scored a copy of the B5 smut zine [at ZebraCon ] — the one Bill Hupe is selling — featuring several different pairings (none m/m, which disappointed one reader I heard from) some decent scraps of characterization, and a lot of sex that was anatomically correct, at least. The unimaginative but accurate title is Babylon 5: A Selection of Short Stories. It started with Susan/Talia, that being the most obvious same-sex pairing the show has presented, but it went on largely with Delenn, whose fascination with and transformation into things human seems to have fired the imagination of at least one writer. There was one Delenn/Sinclair, which seemed odd, since it's Delenn and Sheridan who are striking muted but perceptible sparks all over the latter half of second season; and some Delenn/Talia. I don't always like what the writer(s) (there might be one or several) do, but she or they have a reasonable ear for the character "voices." [1]
Very original. Contents are several Talia/Susan, Talia/Delenn, Delenn/Sinclair, Delenn/Sheridan, plus a bunch of piffle. The zine is very slight, indeed. But, when there's not much out there... [2]
I was reading a Babylon 5 anthology zine which featured mixed F/F and M/F pairs. I came across a short, PWP story involving Talia/Ivanova I guess I'm really desperate, because there was an oh-so-brief sex scene where Ivanova expresses her joy in having "Talia - all of her....." The emotion and intensity were there. I only wished there were an actual plot and more sex. Sigh.[3]
References
- ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #11 (November 1995)
- ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #11 (November 1995)
- ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #11 (November 1995)