Legacy of Love (Beauty and the Beast zine)

Zine
Title:	Legacy of Love
Publisher:	Cinemaker Press
Editor:
Author(s):	Rhonda Collins
Cover Artist(s):	see below
Illustrator(s):	see below
Date(s):	October 1992, July 1995
Medium:	print
Size:
Genre:
Fandom:	Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language:	English
External Links:	WayBack Archive link to zine flyer
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the 1992 edition, cover by Jan Durr

cover of the 1995 Cinemaker Press edition, artist is Kevin Barnes

Legacy of Love is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel, part of a trilogy by Rhonda Collins.

The 1992 version has 151 pages and art is by Rhonda Collins and Jan Durr and was purely a fan production.

In 1995, it was redesignated as "new" because, edited, revised, and approved by Republic, it was to have been the fourth of "the first four novels" from Cinemaker Press. This version has a color cover by Kevin Barnes, with additional artwork by Jan Durr, Barnes, and Rosemarie Hauer, as well as artwork by Collins. The text was formatted in columns and small print and has considerably fewer pages than the 1992 one.

flyer for "The Mirror of Our Dreams" and "Legacy of Love"

The Series

• Legacy of Love
• The Mirror of Our Dreams
• Shadow Dancers
• a sequel to this series is another series, see Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast anthology by Rhonda Collins)

Contents of the 1992 Edition

• Title Page (1)
• Acknowledgments (2)
• Table of Contents (3)
• Author's Preface (4)
• Once Being Felt, poem (5)
• For One Lately Bereft, poem (6)
• Walls of Silence (7)
• Visions of the Dark Night (35)
• Games People Play (89)
• The Chants of Night (110)
• Only the Dreamer Can Change the Dream (142)
• Literary References (150)

Contents of the 1995 Edition

• Title Page (1)
• Acknowledgments (2)
• Table of Contents (3)
• Author's Preface (4)
• Walls of Silence (6)
• Love's Lost Voice, poem (25)
• Visions of the Dark Night (26)
• Nothing is the Same, poem (45)
• Once Being Felt, poem (5)
• Brand New questions (47)
• Games People Play (incorporated into Chess) (65)
• The Chants of Night (76)

From the Author

This story takes off from the episodes "The Reckoning" and "Legacies," telling these episodes briefly strictly from Vincent and Diana's point of view. The storyline is expanded, emphasizing Vincent's struggle to remember making love to Catherine and Diana's efforts to assist him in the necessary process of grief. It's a story of abiding friendship and love, exploring new possibilities between two strong people who are brought together by tragedy, then drawn ever closer by their similarities.

Summaries

This zine has a gorgeous color cover by Kevin Barnes, cover artist for the Cinemaker series, with additional artwork by Jan Durr, Barnes, and Rosemarie Hauer, as well as two additional poems and artwork by Collins. The novelization weaves in and out of the B&B series' final episodes, "The Reckoning" and "Legacies," with occasional transcripts of dialogue but also new material and interpretations of what those events meant...primarily from Diana's viewpoint. The story as a whole offers context and background to these episodes and then extends their movement to explore and dramatize the growing closeness between Vincent and Diana. The story recounts Vincent's difficulties in going back to "normal" once Jacob has been recovered. Diana attempts to aid Vincent's healing by offering him a sympathetic ear and a refuge away from the tunnels...but she discovers she's much more aware of him than is comfortable, having formed a one-way bond with him, of which Vincent is unaware. Crucial to Vincent's coming to terms with himself is his inability to remember what happened between himself and Catherine in the series' Trilogy cave or precisely how/why his bond to Catherine was broken...which, in part, is due to his rejection of the Other, who does remember. Vincent eventually commits himself to a painful frankness with Diana which nearly wrecks their friendship but at last leads him to face the truth of his loss and its source in his relationship with Catherine. Though Vincent and Diana are close, caring friends here, that's as far as it goes in this present story, which ends on a positive note.

Reactions and Reviews

The review of this zine has been redesignated as "new" because, edited, revised, and approved by Republic, this was to have been the fourth of "the first four novels" from Cinemaker Press. This new edition has a gorgeous color cover by Kevin Barnes, cover artist for the Cinemaker series, with additional artwork by Jan Durr, Barnes, and Rosemarie Hauer, as well as two additional poems and artwork by Collins.

The novelization weaves in and out of the B&B series' final episodes, “The Reckoning” and “Legacies,” with occasional transcripts of dialogue but also new material and interpretations of what those events meant...primarily from Diana's viewpoint. The story as a whole offers context and background to these episodes and then extends their movement to explore and dramatize the growing closeness between Vincent and Diana. The story recounts Vincent's difficulties in going back to “normal” once Jacob has been recovered. Diana attempts to aid Vincent's healing by offering him a sympathetic ear and a refuge away from the tunnels...but she discovers she's much more aware of him than is comfortable, having formed a one-way bond with him, of which Vincent is unaware. Crucial to Vincent's coming to terms with himself is his inability to remember what happened between himself and Catherine in the Trilogy cave or precisely how/why his bond to Catherine was broken...which, in part, is due to his rejection of the Other, who does remember. Vincent eventually commits himself to a painful frankness with Diana which nearly wrecks their friendship but at last leads him to face the truth of his loss and its source in his relationship with Catherine. Though Vincent and Diana are close, caring friends here, that's as far as it goes in this present story, which ends on a positive note.

Don't be misled by the small page count: this is a substantial novel. Before the zine was formatted in columns and small print, the page count was considerably greater. And the color cover is reproduced (also in color) inside: frameable. Many scenes were added, and others extensively revised. For a number of reasons, even if you have a copy of the original printing, this may be a keepsake you'll want.

Legacy of Love, the opening novel of a new series, will soon be published by Cinemaker Press. The pro version has added, longer scenes, but the fanzine version has its own charm... including some scenes Cinemaker cut. The novel takes of from the episodes "The Reckoning" and "Legacies" to explore the deepening love and commitment between Vincent and Diana. Why wait? Read it now. The fanzine will be withdrawn with the Cinemaker version is published.