Circles (UFO zine)
For other fanworks of the same name, see Circles.
| Zine | |
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| Title: | Circles |
| Publisher: | Spyderwritings |
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| Author(s): | Spyder |
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| Date(s): | 1988, reprinted in 1997 |
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| Fandom: | UFO |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Spyderwritings |
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Circles is a slash UFO 110-page novel by Spyder charting the changing relationships between Freeman/Jackson/Straker and Foster. It has a sequel, Past Imperfect.
"...originally published in 1988 in a small print-run, it now contains '.. scanned images and punctuation too!'"
Summary
"When Alec Freeman's turbulent relationship with Ed Straker draws to a stormy close, a certain softly spoken Russian doctor is more than happy to pick up the pieces. Yet he has secrets of his own and wants them to remain that way. Whilst on Moonbase, Paul Foster's life is about to change forever when a UFO crashes nearby and a body is recovered. Alive. Meanwhile, what exactly are the aliens up to beneath a Scottish loch?"
Reactions and Reviews
But Spyder persuaded me to give 'Circles' a chance. And I'm so glad I did. And this where the confession comes in. I fully intended to read the Straker/Foster interaction and skip over the other part of the zine. Dreadful, I know, but I didn't really think I would find a Freeman/Jackson relationship all that riveting. How wrong I was. The relationship between Jackson and Freeman in 'Circles is fascinating .. and addictive. It is not an easy pairing, being full of pain and ghosts. And the reason for my change of heart? Dr. Doug Jackson. That strange little man whose agenda and position the scheme of things was always enigmatic as his accent. In developing the character of Jackson in her zine, Spyder has produced something magical and compelling. In her version of Dr. Jackson, Spyder has created someone that might almost be seen as a forerunner of the Alex Krycek of a certain type of slash fan fiction. Dangerous yet haunted, vicious but strangely vulnerable. I am so glad that I bought this zine. I have read and reread it a dozen times at least. And I have another confession to make. Not only do I not skip the Jackson/Freeman scenes, but when rereading the zine those are the scenes on which I concentrate. I have even found myself skipping Straker and Foster.[1]
References
- ^ Pillow Talk no.2