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Shadows (Original Fiction zine)
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Shadows |
| Publisher: | Dawn Atkins |
| Editor(s): | |
| Date(s): | 1979 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print zine |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Original Fiction and one Star Trek: TOS story |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Shadows is a gen SF and Fantasy Original Fiction anthology.
Issue 1
Shadows 1 was published in 1979 and contains 116-pages. It has one Star Trek: TOS story. Cover: Wayne Coe. Art & illustrations: Wayne Coe, Christina Williams, Larry Jones, James Jones, Dawn Atkins
- Remember Me / Dawn Atkins, p. 2-4 (Original Fiction)
- We Don't Have Much on Your Visionary File / Paul Marek, p. 6-16 (Original Fiction)
- Limbo Status / Victoria Schoolcraft, p. 18-50 (Star Trek: TOS)
- The Romantist / Mike Rae, p. 51-52 (Original Fiction)
- The Peacemaker / Paul Marek, p. 54-64 (Original Fiction)
- The Maze / Dawn Atkins, p. 66 (Original Fiction)
- Red Christmas / Alan Baldasari, p. 67-70 (Original Fiction)
- A Pattern for Survival / Mike Rae, p. 71-74 (Original Fiction)
- The Decision / Dawn Atkins, p. 76-77 (Original Fiction)
- The Higher They Climb / Paul Marek, p. 79-94 (Original Fiction)
- Black Angel / Michael Philliber, p. 96-100 (Original Fiction)
- Long Cold Night / Dawn Atkins, p. 102-116 (Original Fiction)
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
- Remember Me / Not ST. Injured spaceman finds his lost love just in time.
- We Don't Have Much on Your Visionary File / Not ST. Office worker discovers that the afterlife is allocated the way one spent one's actual life.
- Limbo Status / Enterprise rescues a time-traveler from her dying ship, and must find a way to return her.
- The Romantist / Not ST. Young man feeds his girlfriend to a dragon.
- The Peacemaker / Not ST. Joseph Mannings builds himself a spaceship in the garage in order to broadcast a "make peace or die" message (a la Day the Earth Stood Still) to Earth's warring nations. It works great for the planet, but unfortunately there really is a Galactic League of Federated Planets, and they have a non-interference directive (on pain of death) which they believe he has violated.
- The Maze / Not ST. Surviving daughter of a clan awaits discovery in a bloody maze, by friend or foe.
- Red Christmas / Not ST. Christmas horror story of family massacre.
- A Pattern for Survival / Not ST. Post-apocalyptic. A day in the life of a surviving writer who spends his days writing best-sellers.
- The Decision / Not ST. Torture vignette. [1]
Issue 2
Shadows 2 was published in October 1979 and contains 197 pages.
- ? ? ? ? ? [2] by Steve Swartz (Star Trek: TOS)
- The Sabbatical by David Thornburg (fantasy or science fiction)
- Thrak by Jeff Morgan (fantasy or science fiction)
- The Variable Factor by John W. Smith (fantasy or science fiction)
- The Compleat Roseanna by David Thornberg (fantasy or science fiction)
- Butterfly Against the Seven Moons by Stephen Huff (fantasy or science fiction)
- Only Two Survivors by Clay Norris (fantasy or science fiction)
- Decision by Clay Norris (fantasy or science fiction)
- I Would Have Stars by B. A. Clark (fantasy or science fiction)
- art
- poetry
References
- ^ Halliday’s Star Trek Zinedex (TOS) - Title Index, Archived version
- ^ Yes, that's the title.