Refuge of the Brave
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| Title: | Refuge of the Brave |
| Publisher: | Loving Companion Enterprises, Triphammer Station, TunnelWorld Publications |
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| Author(s): | Peter J. Formaini |
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| Date(s): | February 1992 |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Online as a PDF |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Refuge of the Brave het 155-page Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel by Peter J. Formaini.
The cover art is by Sue K. There is no interior art.
The Catherine Chandler Trilogy
- Fortress on a Tranquil Beach
- Blind Justice
- Refuge of the Brave
[There was to be a second trilogy, one which never saw fruition]: 'Shadow War' will be the first volume of the 'Tunnel World Trilogy' and is planned for a March 1992. This novel will pick up from where the 'Catherine Chandler Trilogy' ended... other volumes in the series will be entitled: 'Charon's Messenger' and 'From the Ashes'.[1]
Regarding the Rating, and a Falling Out
From the author's foreword, which was duplicated from Blind Justice:
This novel is rated R. This rating comes from strong language and strong character background information, plus necessary sexual content. The sexual activity in this novel does not warrant a rating beyond NC-17. As anyone who has read my non-fiction must realize, I feel it requires far more talent and ability to write convincing sex scenes without explicit sexual wording than it does to merely lift portions of cheap, trashy romance novels and rewrite them using the characters of Beauty and the Beast. Such writing does a disservice to the characters and to their creator.
Formaini and the cover artist, Sue Krinard, had a later falling out, and Formaini's statements about sexual content in Beauty and the Beast fanfiction was part of the reason.
Krinard also distanced herself from Formaini due to differing opinions and communication regarding the third season.
Summaries
As Catheine [sic] is threatened professional and personal ruin above, Vincent is forced to confront his own origins -- and Father's secrets -- below.
Tunnel World law stands against Vincent and Catherine -- and against the man they must protect. Drawn Into a confrontation with Father, Vincent must decide whether to stand with him at Catherine's expanse, or against him - thus sealing forever the doom of the Tunnel World.
As the story reaches an incredible conclusion, Catherine reaches the deepest despair she has ever known - deep enough to drive her from Vincent's arms, forever.[2]
Third volume and conclusion of the Catherine Chandler Trilogy... In this volume, there are two major lines of action. First, blind homosexual author Alan has been carried into refuge in the tunnels and applies for sanctuary. Events regarding this appeal lead to conflict with Father. In a second storyline, Mitch Denton attacks Catherine's friends as revenge against Vincent. The fallout from this leads to several main characters' relocation away from the tunnels. The main characters in this story are not Vincent and Catherine but Dayce, the lawyer introduced in Volume 2, and Alan.[3]
Chapters
- The Visitor (1)
- The Victim (33)
- The Vote (69)
- The Vantage Point (121)
References
- ^ from The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
- ^ from a flyer in "Blind Justice"
- ^ from the Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review Online