Forever Knight: A Reference Guide
| Fanwork | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Forever Knight: A Reference Guide |
| Creator: | Gwenn Musicante |
| Date(s): | 2003 |
| Medium: | book |
| Fandom: | Forever Knight |
| External Links: | order page |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
[1]Forever Knight: A Reference Guide is a book written by Gwenn Musicante about the television series, Forever Knight. It was self-published in 2003 with the permission of the publishing division of Sony/Tristar,[2] and sold by the author through her fan site. (It is currently out of print.)
The books sold for $20.00 plus shipping, and the 200 I had printed, sold out within a couple of months. I self published, which meant that I had to pay a couple of thousand dollars up front to the publishing company. I did not purchase an ISBN number because of the added cost of a hundred dollars. I was concerned that I might not get the money back with the sales. I pretty much broke even, but I still feel that it was worth it for Forever Knight to have its own book as a tribute to the series.[3]
Amateur Authorized Guide
When referenced on other FK fans' websites or on the ForKNI-L mailing list, Forever Knight: A Reference Guide is always referred to as a "book", not a "fanzine" or "zine". As an amateur authorized "Guide" to a television series, Forever Knight:A Reference Guide is something hard to categorize—almost sui generis.[4]
Although there is a section about fandom at the end, the bulk of the book comprises the sort of thing one would expect in an official book about a TV series, something sold glossy in a bookstore or on Amazon, i.e. character/episode guides plus a hefty amount of behind-the-scenes background on the making of the show. Since the book was authorized by Sony/Tristar, Gwenn had unusual access to the creative personnel involved with the show—not just a few actors at a con, but all the regular cast as well as some who played recurring roles; the creator of the series, Jim Parriott; several of the script writers; and the composer of most of the music for the show.
Design
Forever Knight: A Reference Guide is perfect-bound, 8¼ by 10¾ inches in size, with cardstock covers. The front and back covers have the same picture, a colour photograph of the Toronto skyline that was taken by Marg Yamanaka. Both Marg and Cloud Worley supplied photographs for the interior; these were printed in black-and-white.
Contents
- character biographies
- interviews with:
- James D. Parriott (creator)
- actors:
- Geraint Wyn Davies (Nick Knight)
- Catherine Disher (Natalie Lambert)
- John Kapelos (Don Schanke)
- Deborah Duchêne (Janette DuCharme)
- Lisa Ryder (Tracy Vetter)
- Ben Bass (Javier Vachon)
- Greg Kramer (Screed)
- Gary Farmer (Joe Stonetree)
- Natsuko Ohama (Amanda Cohen)
- Blu Mankuma (Joe Reese)
- script writers
- Shelly Goldstein
- Gillian Horvath
- Gary Stephen Rieck
- Morrie Ruvinsky
- Michael Sadowski
- directors:
- Timothy Bond
- Jon Cassar
- Bruce Pittman
- producer/writers:
- Larry LaLonde and Phil Bedard
- Nicholas J. Gray
- composer
- Fred Mollin
- episode lists, with brief plot summaries
- tie-in novels:
- interviews with the authors
- Susan Garrett
- Susan Sizemore
- Laura Fargas and Jayel Wylie (who wrote as "Anne Hathaway-Nayne")
- interviews with the authors
- location photographs
In addition there was a small amount of material about Forever Knight fandom:
- factoids about Forever Knight fandom, including factions
- information on the Kickstart the Knight campaign
- information about conventions, including Dead of Winter Con
- information about the V4S virtual season
External links
- order page on Gwenn Musicante's website
References on Other Sites
Reference List
- ^ The contents are adapted from the article "Forever Knight: A Reference Guide" on the Forever Knight Wiki.
- ^ Musicante, Gwenn. Forever Knight:A Reference Guide, p. 5.
- ^ Gwenn Musicante in an e-mail to Greer Watson, 12 September 2013 5:17 PM (by permission).
- ^ Discussion about the best way to categorize Forever Knight: A Reference Guide can be found on its Talk page.