Full Circle (Beauty and the Beast zine)
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| Title: | Full Circle |
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| Author(s): | Chriss Lucas & Margaret Davis |
| Cover Artist(s): | Pam Tuck |
| Illustrator(s): | Pam Tuck |
| Date(s): | June 1995 |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Full Circle is a 100-page het Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel by Chriss Lucas and Margaret Davis.
The cover is by Pam Tuck. There are two interior illos by Tuck (one is a repeat of the cover), and interior graphics by Shirley Leonard.
Summary
From a flyer:
In the spring of 1989, Catherine discovers a plan for a new subway link from downtown Manhatten [sic] to La Guardia airport. It is clear from even a cursory look that much of the inhabited areas of the Tunnels will be exposed.From inception the Tunnelworld faced obstacles of the most basic kind - hunger, weather and sickness. Over time with the elemental needs met, there came the need to establish community standards, for education, for medical care and the need for security and protection from outsiders.
Now without any means to halt the progress of the new subway that will cut through much of their current living areas, Father, Vincent, Catherine and other members of the community must make decisions which will change the Tunnelworld forever. Never have the Tunnel family faced such peril. How will they survive? Where will they go?
The first of two planned novels, "Full Circle" brings new light to bear upon Vincent's origins in a prologue that defines how the tiny newborn came to be in the refuse behind St. Vincent's hospital on the coldest night of the year.
From the Editorials
From Chriss:
In her letter at the beginning of Within the Crystal Rose Margaret Davis wrote that she was taking a sabbatical from zine writing. Upon asking why, she replied that for the time being her ideas had dried up. On the spur of the moment, whilst visiting her in Colorado after TC III I suggested she might like to do ‘something’ with my half-written storyline.. The answer I got after she had read my synopsis “only if we write it together."
This novel is the culmination of our transatlantic partnership. It’s been hard work, at times exasperating waiting for manuscript and letters to cross some five thousand miles. At times we both wished we were telepathic but had to settle for AT&T and British Telecom, much to the delight of both telephone companies, I'm sure. In fact it’s been quite a roller coaster ride--ups and downs, but mostly great fun.
From Margaret:
When I read Chriss' synopsis, I thought it one of the more original plots I'd read. We've had quite a time and in spite of all that, plans are afoot to write another volume in this saga.
Sample Interior
Reactions and Reviews
In this interesting, brisk, matter-of-fact tale, Catherine learns that a new subway system is planned that's certain to expose and destroy the tunnel system. Enlisting Edie's aid in determining how serious the threat really is by examining City computer-drawn blueprints, Catherine finds her worst fears confirmed: evacuation seems the only option. And that means relocating Above, since all have to admit that withdrawing permanently to the depths isn't possible: they're too reliant on the surface and contact with the helpers for that to be a solution. So another plan slowly formulates: buying an abandoned town and a large parcel of surrounding land with money bequeathed the community by Margaret, and relocating the community there. As Catherine researches the prospects, Vincent and Father take on the job of convincing everyone below that such relocation is necessary, then planning out how to accomplish it, then setting the plans in motion. Their decision is influenced by the rapid deterioration of the lower levels of the tunnel system caused by mud slides and uncontrolled flooding. By the end of the story, most (though not all) of the community have taken up residence in Silver Town, a somewhat refurbished mining camp in the Pacific Northwest, among the mountains. The nearest town is three miles off. All throw themselves into making a go of this new life. But Vincent, troubled by a seemingly causeless sense of familiarity and enigmatic dreams, becomes distant and preoccupied; his planned wedding to Catherine seems less urgent to him now. He hears phantom voices and has the sense of continually being watched.... And Catherine has a worrisome recurring dream of Vincent walking away from her and disappearing among tall trees.... This engaging tale cries out for a sequel. But the present story is complete as far as it goes, and quite enough to keep a reader absorbed with the writers' grasp of realistic, convincing detail, good characterization, and competent writing. The story moves right along, from first to last, the V/C romance more assumed than dwelt upon in any detail. It makes one want to know what happens next—and with any luck at all, we'll find out! [1]