Castrovalva (Doctor Who zine by Mary D. Bloemker)
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| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Castrovalva |
| Publisher: | Mary D. Bloemker & Permanent Press |
| Editor(s): | Mary D. Bloemker, Deb Walsh (assistant editor) |
| Date(s): | 1985 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Doctor Who |
| Language: | English |
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Castrovalva is a Doctor Who zine similar to Faces of Time, but instead dedicated to the Fifth Doctor.
It was published in August 1985, and contains 88 pages.
The cover art is by Stephanie Hawks; interior art is by Mary D. Bloemker.
Summary
From a July 1993 ad in GAZ:
Photocopy reprint with offset printed covers. Dedicated to the fifth incarnation (Peter Davidson) and his companions (Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri). Front cover design by Hawks, Contents include "The Circle Turns Again" by Jude Wilson (Turlough comes to terms with the many mistakes he's made); "A Friend in Need" by Patrice L Heyes (Something is drastically amiss on Gallifrey and the Doctor, as usual, finds himself alone in the center of the storm); "Countercurrent" by C R Faddis (The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan undertake a perilous journey, at the end of which lie the answers to questions better left alone); more.
Contents
- Time Spent Loitering, poem by Denise Habel
- Countercurrent by C.R. Faddis ("The Doctor leads Tegan and Nyssa on a trek through a hostile world in an attempt to prevent Adric's death. But what will be the cost...?") (17 pages)
- Sonnet, poem by Anne Collins Smith
- Sandcastles of the Past by Heidi Bloebaum ("The Doctor meets an old companion at the seaside.") (6 pages)
- A Psychosis is not a Disease by Elizabeth K. Shaw ("Turlough and Nyssa see things in each other that no one else does.") (5 pages)
- Black Orchid of Death, poem by Teresa Sarick
- Second Thoughts by Patrice L. Heyes ("After rejecting the Black Guardian, Turlough realizes that he doesn't want to leave the TARDIS.") (9 pages)
- Moment of Truth, poem by Patrice L. Heyes
- Peace of Mind by Mary D. Bloemker ("The Doctor's companions offer him comfort after "Warriors of the Deep".") (5 pages)
- Tegan's Farewell, poem by Jill Stone
- A Friend in Need by Patrice L. Heyes ("During "The Five Doctors", Leela comes to talk to the Doctor about the current crisis. (8 pages)
- Farewell by Susan L. Fall ("Tegan says goodbye.") (4 pages)
- The Circle Turns Again by Judith C. Wilson ("Turlough comes to terms with the many mistakes he has made, including leaving the TARDIS -- and travels across the galaxy to rectify at least one of those mistakes.") (20 pages)
- Brave Heart by Cyndi Overstreet ("Somewhere, Tegan knows, the Doctor is dying.") (6 pages)