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==Short Version of the Contents==

==Short Version of the Fandom Contents==

<nowiki>#1</nowiki>: multifandom | #2 [[The Professionals]] | #3 multifandom | #4 The Professionals | #5 multifandom | #6 The Professionals | #7 [[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]] | #8 [[Sherlock Holmes]] | #9 multifandom | #10 The Professionals | #11 multifandom | #12 multifandom | #13 [[Man from U.N.C.L.E.]] | #14 [[Quantum Leap]] | #15 [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #16 The Professionals | #17 multifandom | #18  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #19 |  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #20 The Professionals | #21  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #22  multifandom | #23 The Professionals | #24  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #25 [[The Sentinel]] | #26 [[Blake's 7]]

<nowiki>#1</nowiki>: multifandom | #2 [[The Professionals]] | #3 multifandom | #4 The Professionals | #5 multifandom | #6 The Professionals | #7 [[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]] | #8 [[Sherlock Holmes]] | #9 multifandom | #10 The Professionals | #11 multifandom | #12 multifandom | #13 [[Man from U.N.C.L.E.]] | #14 [[Quantum Leap]] | #15 [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #16 The Professionals | #17 multifandom | #18  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #19 |  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #20 The Professionals | #21  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #22  multifandom | #23 The Professionals | #24  [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] | #25 [[The Sentinel]] | #26 [[Blake's 7]]

[[Image:noholdsbarred1flyer.jpg|thumb|[[flyer]] printed in [[Fire and Ice (Blake's 7 zine)|Fire and Ice]] #2]]

[[Image:noholdsbarred1flyer.jpg|thumb|[[flyer]] printed in [[Fire and Ice (Blake's 7 zine)|Fire and Ice]] #2]]

'''No Holds Barred 1''' was published in May 1992 and is 136 pages long. The cover is by [[Caren Parnes]]. The interior art is by Cat. There is a sample of Cat's art below, each showing a different artistic style.  

'''No Holds Barred 1''' was published in May 1992 and is 136 pages long. The cover is by [[Caren Parnes]]. The interior art is by Cat. There is a sample of Cat's art below, each showing a different artistic style.  

* [http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/hatstand/wiseguys/smokeandmirrors1.html Smoke and Mirrors] by [[Melody C.]] ([[Wiseguy]]) (1)   

* [http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/hatstand/wiseguys/smokeandmirrors1.html Smoke and Mirrors] by [[Melody C.]] ([[Wiseguy]]) (1)   

*Making Nice by Cat Anesto ([[Blake's 7]]) (17)   

*Making Nice by Cat Anesto ([[Blake's 7]]) (17)   

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Image:noholds1art1.jpg|interior art by Cat, [[Starsky & Hutch]]

Image:noholds1art1.jpg|from issue #1,  Cat, [[Starsky & Hutch]]

Image:noholds1art2.jpg|interior art by Cat, [[A-Team]]

Image:noholds1art2.jpg|from issue #1, [[A-Team]]

Image:noholds1art3.jpg|interior art by Cat, [[Battlestar Galactica]]

Image:noholds1art3.jpg|from issue #1, [[Battlestar Galactica]]

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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==

==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==

{{Quotation|See reactions and reviews for [[Akin to Love]].}}

{{Quotation|See reactions and reviews for [[Akin to Love]].}}

{{Quotation|[The Successor]: I can't believe this story...Ugh, bad taste in my mouth time. These two guys meet, and are immediately drawn to each other.  They spend hours together, and have pretty much accepted the fact they are going to make love, when, their personal god (Herne--yeah, it's RoS) tells them that as a proof of their faith in him, that their first time together needs to draw blood which they will then offer up to the god.

{{Quotation|[The Successor]: I can't believe this story...Ugh, bad taste in my mouth time. These two guys meet, and are immediately drawn to each other.  They spend hours together, and have pretty much accepted the fact they are going to make love, when, their personal god (Herne -- yeah, it's RoS) tells them that as a proof of their faith in him, that their first time together needs to draw blood which they will then offer up to the god.

I don't know what it was exactly that bothered me about this, and it's not like I don't think this person had the right to write  (Defend my right to write, she said) this story--it just gagged me.  

I don't know what it was exactly that bothered me about this, and it's not like I don't think this person had the right to write  (Defend my right to write, she said) this story -- it just gagged me.  

: It did for me too, and I haven't even read the damn thing.  The minute you said it was a RoS slash (absolutely verbotten in my life) I wanted to upchuck.

: It did for me too, and I haven't even read the damn thing.  The minute you said it was a [[Robin of Sherwood Fandom and Slash Fanworks|RoS slash (absolutely verbotten in my life)]] I wanted to upchuck.

: First off, bullshit (pardon my French).  That sounds more like the Xtian god to me, not Herne.  Herne is a benevolent god (okay, so once in a while one of his sons has to die for the land, but that is true, even in the Xtian religion).  He's not going to ask for pain (assumed) and blood in something that is supposed to be done in love.  (Who were the two, btw?)

: First off, bullshit (pardon my French).  That sounds more like the Xtian god to me, not Herne.  Herne is a benevolent god (okay, so once in a while one of his sons has to die for the land, but that is true, even in the Xtian religion).  He's not going to ask for pain (assumed) and blood in something that is supposed to be done in love.  (Who were the two, btw?)

: I'm going to get flamed, big time, for this, probably.  I'll defend anyone's right to free speach, but Kip has asked us very nicely not to write RoS slash and those of us who really love the universe have said that we won't.  I won't read this stuff for all the money in the world and neither will any of the other Merries.

: I'm going to get flamed, big time, for this, probably.  I'll defend anyone's right to free speech, but [[Robin of Sherwood Fandom and Slash Fanworks|Kip has asked us very nicely not to write [[RoS]] slash]] and those of us who really love the universe have said that we won't.  I won't read this stuff for all the money in the world and neither will any of the other Merries.

:Go ahead.  Flame away.  I don't care.  This is one of the few things that really torks me off and puts me on my soapbox.<Ref> comments by [[Sandy Hereld]], from [[Virgule-L]], quoted with permission (Sep 30, 1993), reply by Beth H. </ref>}}

:Go ahead.  Flame away.  I don't care.  This is one of the few things that really torks me off and puts me on my soapbox.<Ref> first comments by [[Sandy Hereld]], from [[Virgule-L]], quoted with permission (Sep 30, 1993), the reply is  by Beth H. </ref>}}

{{Quotation|[The Successor]: Isn't this that *very* strange one where they meet while one is still Robin, are immediately attracted to each other, but don't act on it

{{Quotation|[The Successor]: Isn't this that *very* strange one where they meet while one is still Robin, are immediately attracted to each other, but don't act on it

From the editorial: {{Quotation|Welcome to the second issue of NO HOLDS BARRED - this one dedicated to Bodie & Doyle. As I stated in my flyers, I like to read a wide variety of stories, from the dark and serious to the frankly romantic, and the international group of contributors (from England, France, Germany and the U.S.) responded with stories that set their relationship against the gritty, realistic backdrop of their work in CI5 to some very romantic Alternate Universes. CAUTION: "Act Up" deals with [[AIDS]].}}

From the editorial: {{Quotation|Welcome to the second issue of NO HOLDS BARRED - this one dedicated to Bodie & Doyle. As I stated in my flyers, I like to read a wide variety of stories, from the dark and serious to the frankly romantic, and the international group of contributors (from England, France, Germany and the U.S.) responded with stories that set their relationship against the gritty, realistic backdrop of their work in CI5 to some very romantic Alternate Universes. CAUTION: "Act Up" deals with [[AIDS]].}}

* [http://www.devinemadness.com/kittyfisher/soho.htm A Rainy Night in Soho] by [[Kitty Fisher]] - 7 pages.   

* [http://www.devinemadness.com/kittyfisher/soho.htm A Rainy Night in Soho] by [[Kitty Fisher]] (7 pages)   

* [http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/2/poststakeout.html Post-Stakeout] by [[DVS]] - 5 pages.    

* [http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/2/poststakeout.html Post-Stakeout] by [[DVS]] (5 pages)    

* [http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/20/kneetrembler.html Knee-Trembler] by [[HG]] - 7 pages.  

* [http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/20/kneetrembler.html Knee-Trembler] by [[HG]] (7 pages)  

* Song of a Fair Fugitive by [[Joan Enright]] - crossover with [[Ladder of Swords]]- 19 pages

* Song of a Fair Fugitive by [[Joan Enright]] - crossover with [[Ladder of Swords]] 19 pages)

* Return to Skull Mountain by [[Joan Enright]] - 11 pages

* Return to Skull Mountain by [[Joan Enright]] (11 pages)

* Wading Through Years by [[Natasha Barry]] - 11 pages

* Wading Through Years by [[Natasha Barry]] (11 pages)

* Act Up by [[Nina Boal]] - 6 pages (deals with [[AIDS]])

* Act Up by [[Nina Boal]]   (deals with [[AIDS]]) (6 pages)

* Indigo by [[Baravan]] - 9 pages

* Indigo by [[Baravan]] (9 pages)

* Limericks by Emily Ross - 1 page

* Limericks by Emily Ross (1 page)

 

An excerpt from "Knee-Trembler": "‘You have three days leave. Make good use of them” said Cowley as he finally dismissed them. Fierce green eyes seared into him. ‘We will,” said Doyle. His tone insolent, his raking gate moved to Bodie, who looked away. Doyle got to his feet. Thank you, sir,” said Bodie. But it was Doyle who led the way out of Cowley’s office, without pausing to check if he was being followed: the alternative didn’t seem to have occurred to him."  

An excerpt from "Knee-Trembler": "‘You have three days leave. Make good use of them” said Cowley as he finally dismissed them. Fierce green eyes seared into him. ‘We will,” said Doyle. His tone insolent, his raking gate moved to Bodie, who looked away. Doyle got to his feet. Thank you, sir,” said Bodie. But it was Doyle who led the way out of Cowley’s office, without pausing to check if he was being followed: the alternative didn’t seem to have occurred to him."  

An excerpt from "Post-Stakeout}: "Between one breath and the next, as I sprawled over my best mate and tried to keep his hot temper from ruining everything, as I babbled explanations to the men who looked down at us in confusion, my whole universe tilted. God knows what I said. I could hear the clatter of pins falling, balls rumbling towards them, I could hear my heart, and his. All I was really aware of were my hands. I touched him places I shouldn’t have, but my hands seemed to have moved on their own."

An excerpt from "Post-Stakeout}: "Between one breath and the next, as I sprawled over my best mate and tried to keep his hot temper from ruining everything, as I babbled explanations to the men who looked down at us in confusion, my whole universe tilted. God knows what I said. I could hear the clatter of pins falling, balls rumbling towards them, I could hear my heart, and his. All I was really aware of were my hands. I touched him places I shouldn’t have, but my hands seemed to have moved on their own."

==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==

==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==

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Image:noholds3art1.jpg|art from issue #3, Cat

Image:noholds3art1.jpg| from issue #3, Cat

Image:noholds3art2.jpg|art from issue #3, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds3art2.jpg| from issue #3, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds3art3.jpg|art from issue #3, reprinted in issue #9, Sebastian Shaw

Image:noholds3art3.jpg| from issue #3, reprinted in issue #9, Sebastian Shaw

Image:noholds3art4.jpg|art from issue #3, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds3art4.jpg| from issue #3, Anja Gruber

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Image:Noholds9 sebastian cat3.jpg|interior art by [[Cat]]  

Image:Noholds9 sebastian cat3.jpg|from issue #9, [[Cat]]  

Image:Noholds9 sebastian shaw2.jpg|interior art by [[Sebastian Shaw]]  

Image:Noholds9 sebastian shaw2.jpg|from issue #9,  [[Sebastian Shaw]]  

Image:Noholds9 cat.jpg|interior art by [[Cat]]  

Image:Noholds9 cat.jpg|from issue #9,  [[Cat]]  

Image:Noholds9 sebastian shaw.jpg|interior art by [[Sebastian Shaw]], reprinted from issue #3  

Image:Noholds9 sebastian shaw.jpg|from issue #9,  [[Sebastian Shaw]], reprinted from issue #3  

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[[Image:noholdsbarred10flyer.jpg|flyer for issue #10|thumb]]

[[Image:noholdsbarred10flyer.jpg|flyer for issue #10|thumb]]

'''No Holds Barred 10''' contains all [[Professionals]] content. It was published in 1995 and is 156 pages long.  It has a color cover by [[Marilyn Cole]] and two interior black and white pieces by [[Anja Gruber]].

'''No Holds Barred 10''' contains all [[Professionals]] content. It was published in 1995 and is 156 pages long.  It has a color cover by [[Marilyn Cole]] and two interior black and white pieces by [[Anja Gruber]].

==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==

==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==

{{Quotation|See reactions and reviews for [[On Guard]].}}

{{Quotation|See reactions and reviews for [[On Guard]].}}

Regarding the interior art: Lovett's nude [[Wiseguy]] art is a rarity in the fandom and incorporates her curved and romantic style.  In the piece in issue 11, Vinnie is seen spooning with Frank. For another example of a Wiseguy nude cuddling scene by Lovett, see [[:File:Wiseguy Sanctuary inside art.jpg|the inside art from Sanctuary #1]].  

Regarding the interior art: Lovett's nude [[Wiseguy]] art is a rarity in the fandom and incorporates her curved and romantic style.  In the piece in issue 11, Vinnie is seen spooning with Frank. For another example of a Wiseguy nude cuddling scene by Lovett, see [[:File:Wiseguy Sanctuary inside art.jpg|the inside art from Sanctuary #1]].  

*Whisper in Silence by [[Kitty Fisher]] (Miami Vice) ("The most dangerous relationship is where needs remain unspoken...") (1)

*Whisper in Silence by [[Kitty Fisher]] (Miami Vice) ("The most dangerous relationship is where needs remain unspoken.") (1)

* The Last Roman by [[Rosamund Clifford]] (Miami Vice) (10)

* The Last Roman by [[Rosamund Clifford]] (Miami Vice) (10)

* Weekend Father by [[Ida Vega]] (Miami Vice) (16)

* Weekend Father by [[Ida Vega]] (Miami Vice) (16)

Poison Ring - Susan Douglas: Jenna has been working as a smuggler after Star One, and has been recruited as Servalan's personal pilot - and bedmate. Since Jenna had apparently cut her ties with the rebels, Servalan doesn't see her as a security threat. But Servalan has made one vital miscalculation.

Poison Ring - Susan Douglas: Jenna has been working as a smuggler after Star One, and has been recruited as Servalan's personal pilot - and bedmate. Since Jenna had apparently cut her ties with the rebels, Servalan doesn't see her as a security threat. But Servalan has made one vital miscalculation.

I just don't buy the basic setup - I don't see Servalan giving that much trust to anyone who'd been involved with Blake, even if some years ago. But I can see the actual scenario as a distinct possibility with someone who wasn't a potential threat. Lots of lovingly written consensual BDSM (this is not a criticism:-). It's f/f, so it doesn't press my buttons, but I think it would be a good story for those with appropriate tastes. ''(review excerpt. read the full review at the link below)''<ref name="jj"/>}}

I just don't buy the basic setup - I don't see Servalan giving that much trust to anyone who'd been involved with Blake, even if some years ago. But I can see the actual scenario as a distinct possibility with someone who wasn't a potential threat. Lots of lovingly written consensual BDSM (this is not a criticism:-). It's [[f/f]], so it doesn't press my buttons, but I think it would be a good story for those with appropriate tastes. ''(review excerpt. read the full review at the link below)''<ref name="jj"/>}}

{{Quotation2| [zine]:

{{Quotation2| [zine]:

  Well, having gone to Mediawest this year and having actually bought zines, I thought I'd contribute my two bits to the review section....

  Well, having gone to Mediawest this year and having actually bought zines, I thought I'd contribute my two bits to the review section....

I have just finished a zine I would far rather burble over and which I really recommend, No Holds Barred #12,  a multi media slash zine. This one came out just in time for Mediawest and I am really happy about it.

I have just finished a zine I would far rather burble over and which I really recommend, No Holds Barred #12,  a multi media slash zine. This one came out just in time for [[Mediawest]] and I am really happy about it.

I'll admit that the main reason I picked it up is that it had Babylon 5 stories and I was desperate as there mostly were none, but while the Marcus stories are excellent, the others are just as good.

I'll admit that the main reason I picked it up is that it had Babylon 5 stories and I was desperate as there mostly were none, but while the Marcus stories are excellent, the others are just as good.

{{Quotation| [zine]:

{{Quotation| [zine]:

NO HOLDS BARRED 12 (Kathy Resch, ed.) is 130 pages of m/m slash, with about 20 devoted to B7. ($15) The slash Involves Garak/Bashir, Spock/McCoy, various FK /, and various B5 /. I tried to read some and couldn't get any interest aroused-or even any other part of me. BUT the B7 is nice. [[Your Fantasy Here|The Suzan Lovett picture of Blake/Bodie]] (the only art in this) is very nicety reproduced, and if it's the same one that's been done in an older issue of RC.  There are two B/B stories and one Jenna/Servalan. The J/S is "Poison Ring" (6 pp.) by Susan Douglas, a story I found enjoyable, but if you don't like bondage, you won't like it. It has some surprises in it. I gutted this zine for the B7, and sent the "remains" to a friend.

NO HOLDS BARRED 12 (Kathy Resch, ed.) is 130 pages of m/m slash, with about 20 devoted to B7. ($15) The slash Involves Garak/Bashir, Spock/McCoy, various FK [[Slash|/]], and various B5 /. I tried to read some and couldn't get any interest aroused-or even any other part of me. BUT the B7 is nice. [[Your Fantasy Here|The Suzan Lovett picture of Blake/Bodie]] (the only art in this) is very nicety reproduced, and if it's the same one that's been done in an older issue of RC.  There are two B/B stories and one Jenna/Servalan. The J/S is "Poison Ring" (6 pp.) by Susan Douglas, a story I found enjoyable, but if you don't like bondage, you won't like it. It has some surprises in it. I gutted this zine for the B7, and sent the "remains" to a friend.

"Rebels and Mercs" (10 pp.) by Catherine [Now I wonder who she is ???] is the more developed B/B story of the two. And no, neither author, explains how Bodie came into the B7 universe. Avon is never mentioned in this story, but I assume if it's set before the  fatal GP reunion...or that in this universe that never happened. It's a "feel good" story — you know the kind that's short on hurt and long on comfort. Nice.

"Rebels and Mercs" (10 pp.) by Catherine [Now I wonder who she is ???] is the more developed B/B story of the two. And no, neither author, explains how Bodie came into the B7 universe. Avon is never mentioned in this story, but I assume if it's set before the  fatal GP reunion...or that in this universe that never happened. It's a "feel good" story — you know the kind that's short on hurt and long on comfort. Nice.

==Issue 14==

==Issue 14==

'''No Holds Barred 14'''  was published in February 1997 and contains 135 pages. It is an all-[[Quantum Leap]] issue. The front cover and back cover are by [[Anja Gruber]]. There is no interior art.

'''No Holds Barred 14'''  was published in February 1997 and contains 135 pages. It is an all-[[Quantum Leap]] issue. The front cover and back cover are by [[Anja Gruber]]. There is no interior art.

* Sweet Comfort by Davina Pereira (1)

* Sweet Comfort by Davina Pereira (1)

* I Dreamed Last Night by Leah S. (35)

* I Dreamed Last Night by Leah S. (35)

* Another Year by Lisa Martin (78)

* Another Year by Lisa Martin (78)

* Hazy Shades of Gray by J.D.Rush (82)

* Hazy Shades of Gray by J.D.Rush (82)

 

==Issue 15==

==Issue 15==

[[Image:noholds15.jpg|thumb|300px|cover of issue #15, [[Caren Parnes]]]]

[[Image:noholds15.jpg|thumb|300px|cover of issue #15, [[Caren Parnes]]]]

* Jungles by Jude (181)

* Jungles by Jude (181)

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Image:noholds16art1.jpg|art by Anja Gruber

Image:noholds16art1.jpg|from issue #16, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds16art2.jpg|art by Anja Gruber

Image:noholds16art2.jpg|from issue #16, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds16art3.jpg|art by India

Image:noholds16art3.jpg|from issue #16, India

Image:noholds16art4.jpg|art by India

Image:noholds16art4.jpg|from issue #16, India

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{{Quotation|This is another gem from [Kathy Resch's] stable of fanzines, packed with good, readable stories,  art and poems.  "Twist of Fate" by Dee is a cracking good [[A/U]]. The world ends and Doyle searches for Bodie  in a strange but familiar world. Elessar s "Alone In The Wilderness" is a Pros/The Chief crossover  which is a reasonable stab at explaining how Doyle became Cade.  "At The End, There Is Only Us" by Ruby tells you a bit about Bodie's early background and  the sister whom he never forgave for deserting him. KayCee's Doyle is risen to the heights of the  nobility as the younger brother of Lord Doyle in her story, "Love Of Art." He is asked to help CI5  in a drugs case - only to ask for Bodie as compensation. . .  Two poems by Danajeanne Norris deserve a mention: "Easy Out" and "I'm Still Talking" are  about the reactions each man might have to the other's death and being left alone.  In all, No Holds Baned 16 is a feast for the fanfic reader.<ref name="from DIAL #5">from [[DIAL]] #5</ref> }}

{{Quotation|This is another gem from [Kathy Resch's] stable of fanzines, packed with good, readable stories,  art and poems.  "Twist of Fate" by Dee is a cracking good [[A/U]]. The world ends and Doyle searches for Bodie  in a strange but familiar world. Elessar s "Alone In The Wilderness" is a Pros/The Chief crossover  which is a reasonable stab at explaining how Doyle became Cade.  "At The End, There Is Only Us" by Ruby tells you a bit about Bodie's early background and  the sister whom he never forgave for deserting him. KayCee's Doyle is risen to the heights of the  nobility as the younger brother of Lord Doyle in her story, "Love Of Art." He is asked to help CI5  in a drugs case - only to ask for Bodie as compensation. . .  Two poems by Danajeanne Norris deserve a mention: "Easy Out" and "I'm Still Talking" are  about the reactions each man might have to the other's death and being left alone.  In all, No Holds Baned 16 is a feast for the fanfic reader.<ref name="from DIAL #5">from [[DIAL]] #5</ref> }}

{{Quotation2|I enjoyed this zine, if not quite as much as I've liked others in the series, and would recommend it  to anyone not on a particularly tight zine-buying budget. (If I had to choose between this and  others, for instance, I'd go for an [[Unprofessional Conduct]] or a [[Motet]] every time; perhaps a [[Roses and Lavender]], depending on whether R&L 2 lives up the standard of R&L 1) With that in mind,  then, this is more a survey of the zine's contents than a considered reaction to them.  The first story, "Next Time,"  had B&D meeting for the first time under misleading  circumstances; rather a sexy little encounter in a stylish nightspot, each of them escorting a lady. It opened very well but played out a bit too hurriedly for my preference - I felt it was a nice idea which hadn't been used to its full potential. And while there were flashes of insight, it was a little  melodramatic in some of the emotional give-and-take. Enjoyable, though.  "Love Of Art"  was an A/U with an interesting premise: that Doyle, here a minor  member of the aristocracy and wildly decadent artist, has Bodie assigned to him as combined  bodyguard and spy. (Under the guise of the former, Bodie is supposed to find out if he is involved with the nefarious doings CI5 is investigating) I found it a pleasant read but was disappointed  that the Doyle of this story wasn't really like the Doyle we know and love. Perhaps that's inevitable,  given the very different backgrounds of the two fictional Raymonds; but I'd have been fascinated  to see how far the characteristics of 'our' Doyle could have been mapped onto such intriguing  circumstances... 'Hunter's Moon'  opened with a strangely heightened meeting between  B and D in the course of an op, resonant with moonlight and emotion. I can't say much more  without giving away the ending but I enjoyed the story and thought the atmosphere, though a little  overblown now and then, very appropriate.  "Forever Since Now"  was a very sweet B&D coming-to-terms with it all  story, nicely interwoven with a case the two are working on. If you don't like sweet, you'll find this  unbearable; I do, provided it stops this side of saccharine, and I was charmed by this.  "Watching His Mouth" (and its companion piece, 'On Stand-By")  is the  jewel of the collection. Together the pair take up only seven pages but they are, quite simply,  perfect (And I suspect the simplicity is the reason for the perfection). Each is written from a single  point of view - Doyle's in the first, Bodie's in the second - and consists of an interior monologue  where D or B muses over his relationship with his partner. Nothing much happens. That's the  beauty of them. The intensity of the emotional connection, the psychological truth of the way their  minds are revealed to work - particularly Doyle's - was deeply satisfying. I read them very slowly and luxuriously; stopping often to smile in appreciation. If they'd been buttered toast I'd have been licking my elbows. Two for re-reading, definitely. "At The End, There Is Only Us"  should have been more interesting than it was. With Bodie's long-lost sister turning up and a possible traitor in the offing, there was the potential for real page-turning stuff. As it was, the newly-discovered family connection was used not to explore Bodie's reaction to her (or Doyle's to him) but merely as a plot  to usher in a rather wearying chase-and-shoot-out scenario. More importantly to the success of any story, neither of them sounded very much like B & D. When a story is told in alternate first person voices, any weakness in characterising those voices is particularly unfortunate. Here, the 'voice' not only didn't sound like whoever was supposed to be 'thinking' the narrative, it didn't seem to change with the speaker. Perhaps I'm being unfair - it can't have helped that this story shares zine-space with the Georgina Kirrin pair which used the same technique and got it spot on - but I was a bit exasperated when I'd finished it A pity, because it had the potential to be an excellent story. "Alone In The Wilderness"  I found similarly disappointing, considering what a good basic premise the author came up with. Alan Cade (of The Chief) becomes suspicious of being followed by a dark-haired man with blue eyes. Guess who the two of them turn out to be? Right. It's ten years down the line and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since the CI5 days; a fascinating scenario, and one that really got my taste-buds twitching. But the author doesn't follow it up at all - the situation is just set up and explained. And I think that's why I got so annoyed with it I felt cheated, as if a wonderful treat had been dangled in front of me then snatched away. It could have been such an intriguing tale, with all sorts of stuff to explore about how their ten-year parting might have changed them and what effect it will have on their future relationship and whether scarred hearts can ever trust in the VinHnf>« 0f fate enough to rediscover what they once had before events conspired to part them. But none of this was touched upon. As a result, the story gives the unfortunate impression of petering out, rather than coming to a close. (And let's draw a veil over the ending, where a man's setting up house with a male Chief Constable was just stated as a fait accompli with no apparent recognition of any possible difficulties. Made me blink a bit, I must say). "Twist Of Fate,"  now this one I did like. It was a long A/U story (40+pp) by a competent author with an interesting premise which was treated well. The set-up at the beginning is that our world ends, very suddenly, and B&D are hurled into an alternate version of it It's not explained or dwelt on at length because Doyle - the pov character - is too busy trying to adapt to his new existence and work out what's going on. I liked this matter of fact approach; if you're going to have the end of the world, get it over with and get on to the good stuff, I reckon, and that's what the author does. I was intrigued by the idea and liked the concept of their having two different sets of memories, one from the old world and one from this new universe (they've jumped into personae which already existed there). It makes it possible for 'our' Bodie to accept the idea of loving Doyle quite easily. It's made more confusing, and poignant, by the fact that Doyle is on his own at the beginning and has to search for a Bodie who he can only hope crossed over with him. Their joy when they meet again - by frightening chance - was very touching. I also liked the Cowley of this universe; the author made him suitably mtimidating and that helped to underline the difficulty of their situation. My one quibble is that it ended too soon - I felt it should really have been a novella but was stopped before it could grow too big. As a result, some of the emotional charge built up in the course of events is lost when they actually get together because the situation is resolved too soon. But having said that, I ought to emphasise that the story didn't feel incomplete, exactly, it's just that I'd have liked more indication of how they were going to go on. And perhaps, more time with these two shaken, lost but competent people. The zine also included some good poetry by Jude and Danajeanne Norris. Usually I run screaming from free-form verse in less-than-professional hands but some of these were beautiful They did what poetry should do, le. drop you into a situation with few or no preliminaries and let you see and feel its reality. "I'm Still Talking", in particular, brought a lump to my throat with its deadly simplicity. In all, I thought NHB16 was a good read - only two stories I wouldn't have bothered with and three I've enjoyed.  Put down in black and white like that, there doesn't seems to be a very high proportion of good stuff. (I suspect I've been spoiled by the [[Unprofessional Conduct|Unpro series]]. Oh, for the days when I thought all zines were like that). Still, while I wouldn't say it was a sure-fire winner, I'd certainly recommend it as a very pleasant way of beguiling an evening. But take my advice and save the Georgina Kirrin pair for a treat.<ref name="from DIAL #5"/>}}

{{Quotation2|I enjoyed this zine, if not quite as much as I've liked others in the series, and would recommend it  to anyone not on a particularly tight zine-buying budget. (If I had to choose between this and  others, for instance, I'd go for an [[Unprofessional Conduct]] or a [[Motet]] every time; perhaps a [[Roses and Lavender]], depending on whether R&L 2 lives up the standard of R&L 1) With that in mind,  then, this is more a survey of the zine's contents than a considered reaction to them.   

 

The first story, "Next Time,"  had B&D meeting for the first time under misleading  circumstances; rather a sexy little encounter in a stylish nightspot, each of them escorting a lady. It opened very well but played out a bit too hurriedly for my preference - I felt it was a nice idea which hadn't been used to its full potential. And while there were flashes of insight, it was a little  melodramatic in some of the emotional give-and-take. Enjoyable, though.   

 

"Love Of Art"  was an A/U with an interesting premise: that Doyle, here a minor  member of the aristocracy and wildly decadent artist, has Bodie assigned to him as combined  bodyguard and spy. (Under the guise of the former, Bodie is supposed to find out if he is involved with the nefarious doings CI5 is investigating) I found it a pleasant read but was disappointed  that the Doyle of this story wasn't really like the Doyle we know and love. Perhaps that's inevitable,  given the very different backgrounds of the two fictional Raymonds; but I'd have been fascinated  to see how far the characteristics of 'our' Doyle could have been mapped onto such intriguing  circumstances...  

 

'Hunter's Moon'  opened with a strangely heightened meeting between  B and D in the course of an op, resonant with moonlight and emotion. I can't say much more  without giving away the ending but I enjoyed the story and thought the atmosphere, though a little  overblown now and then, very appropriate.   

 

"Forever Since Now"  was a very sweet B&D coming-to-terms with it all  story, nicely interwoven with a case the two are working on. If you don't like sweet, you'll find this  unbearable; I do, provided it stops this side of saccharine, and I was charmed by this.   

 

"Watching His Mouth" (and its companion piece, 'On Stand-By")  is the  jewel of the collection. Together the pair take up only seven pages but they are, quite simply,  perfect (And I suspect the simplicity is the reason for the perfection). Each is written from a single  point of view - Doyle's in the first, Bodie's in the second - and consists of an interior monologue  where D or B muses over his relationship with his partner. Nothing much happens. That's the  beauty of them. The intensity of the emotional connection, the psychological truth of the way their  minds are revealed to work - particularly Doyle's - was deeply satisfying. I read them very slowly and luxuriously; stopping often to smile in appreciation. If they'd been buttered toast I'd have been licking my elbows. Two for re-reading, definitely.  

 

"At The End, There Is Only Us"  should have been more interesting than it was. With Bodie's long-lost sister turning up and a possible traitor in the offing, there was the potential for real page-turning stuff. As it was, the newly-discovered family connection was used not to explore Bodie's reaction to her (or Doyle's to him) but merely as a plot  to usher in a rather wearying chase-and-shoot-out scenario. More importantly to the success of any story, neither of them sounded very much like B & D. When a story is told in alternate first person voices, any weakness in characterising those voices is particularly unfortunate. Here, the 'voice' not only didn't sound like whoever was supposed to be 'thinking' the narrative, it didn't seem to change with the speaker. Perhaps I'm being unfair - it can't have helped that this story shares zine-space with the Georgina Kirrin pair which used the same technique and got it spot on - but I was a bit exasperated when I'd finished it A pity, because it had the potential to be an excellent story.  

 

"Alone In The Wilderness"  I found similarly disappointing, considering what a good basic premise the author came up with. Alan Cade (of The Chief) becomes suspicious of being followed by a dark-haired man with blue eyes. Guess who the two of them turn out to be? Right. It's ten years down the line and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since the CI5 days; a fascinating scenario, and one that really got my taste-buds twitching. But the author doesn't follow it up at all - the situation is just set up and explained. And I think that's why I got so annoyed with it I felt cheated, as if a wonderful treat had been dangled in front of me then snatched away. It could have been such an intriguing tale, with all sorts of stuff to explore about how their ten-year parting might have changed them and what effect it will have on their future relationship and whether scarred hearts can ever trust in the [?]. Of fate enough to rediscover what they once had before events conspired to part them. But none of this was touched upon. As a result, the story gives the unfortunate impression of petering out, rather than coming to a close. (And let's draw a veil over the ending, where a man's setting up house with a male Chief Constable was just stated as a fait accompli with no apparent recognition of any possible difficulties. Made me blink a bit, I must say).  

 

"Twist Of Fate,"  now this one I did like. It was a long A/U story (40+pp) by a competent author with an interesting premise which was treated well. The set-up at the beginning is that our world ends, very suddenly, and B&D are hurled into an alternate version of it It's not explained or dwelt on at length because Doyle - the pov character - is too busy trying to adapt to his new existence and work out what's going on. I liked this matter of fact approach; if you're going to have the end of the world, get it over with and get on to the good stuff, I reckon, and that's what the author does. I was intrigued by the idea and liked the concept of their having two different sets of memories, one from the old world and one from this new universe (they've jumped into personae which already existed there). It makes it possible for 'our' Bodie to accept the idea of loving Doyle quite easily. It's made more confusing, and poignant, by the fact that Doyle is on his own at the beginning and has to search for a Bodie who he can only hope crossed over with him. Their joy when they meet again - by frightening chance - was very touching. I also liked the Cowley of this universe; the author made him suitably mtimidating and that helped to underline the difficulty of their situation. My one quibble is that it ended too soon - I felt it should really have been a novella but was stopped before it could grow too big. As a result, some of the emotional charge built up in the course of events is lost when they actually get together because the situation is resolved too soon. But having said that, I ought to emphasise that the story didn't feel incomplete, exactly, it's just that I'd have liked more indication of how they were going to go on. And perhaps, more time with these two shaken, lost but competent people.  

 

The zine also included some good poetry by Jude and Danajeanne Norris. Usually I run screaming from free-form verse in less-than-professional hands but some of these were beautiful They did what poetry should do, le. drop you into a situation with few or no preliminaries and let you see and feel its reality. "I'm Still Talking", in particular, brought a lump to my throat with its deadly simplicity.  

 

In all, I thought NHB16 was a good read - only two stories I wouldn't have bothered with and three I've enjoyed.  Put down in black and white like that, there doesn't seems to be a very high proportion of good stuff. (I suspect I've been spoiled by the [[Unprofessional Conduct|Unpro series]]. Oh, for the days when I thought all zines were like that). Still, while I wouldn't say it was a sure-fire winner, I'd certainly recommend it as a very pleasant way of beguiling an evening. But take my advice and save the Georgina Kirrin pair for a treat.<ref name="from DIAL #5"/>}}

{{Quotation|Comments/Spoilers:

{{Quotation|Comments/Spoilers:

All the stories in it are from [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] and mainly focus on Garak and Bashir. The cover illustration is by [[TACS]].

All the stories in it are from [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] and mainly focus on Garak and Bashir. The cover illustration is by [[TACS]].

*A Second Chance by [[Annick Walker]] (Garak is convinced that the Doctor's  interest in him is purely to fulfill human curiosity - but when Julian  attempts to convince him this is not so, an outside danger arises to threaten them  both...) (1)

*A Second Chance by [[Annick Walker]] ("Garak is convinced that the Doctor's  interest in him is purely to fulfill human curiosity - but when Julian  attempts to convince him this is not so, an outside danger arises to threaten them  both.") (1)

*Brave New World by [[Mary Knasinski]] (Garak has many motivations  when he undertakes plastic surgery to completely change his appearance -  chief among them the opportunity to  anonymously even old scores. But what he  hadn't counted on was the reaction of those who know him... particularly  Julian Bashir.) (34)

*Brave New World by [[Mary Knasinski]] ("Garak has many motivations  when he undertakes plastic surgery to completely change his appearance -  chief among them the opportunity to  anonymously even old scores. But what he  hadn't counted on was the reaction of those who know him... particularly  Julian Bashir.") (34)

*[http://yavanna.slashcity.net/whatif.htm What If?] by [[Karen Colohan]] (63)

*[http://yavanna.slashcity.net/whatif.htm What If?] by [[Karen Colohan]] (63)

*Words of Love by [[Ida Vega]] (65)

*Words of Love by [[Ida Vega]] (65)

*Delight with Pain Purchased by [[Chris Jones]] (Julian Bashir is  very interested in exploring the wilder side of sexuality - but Garak's  complete misunderstanding of his lover's desires may tear them irrevocably  apart...)  (A shorter version of this story appeared in "The Alternate Universe.") (69)

*Delight with Pain Purchased by [[Chris Jones]] ("Julian Bashir is  very interested in exploring the wilder side of sexuality - but Garak's  complete misunderstanding of his lover's desires may tear them irrevocably  apart." - A shorter version of this story appeared in "The Alternate Universe.") (69)

*Shadowed Mirror by Golden Dye (Gul Garak has a most intriguing  prisoner... Julian Bashir from the Federation universe. But what happens when  the captor falls in love with the prisoner?) (91)

*Shadowed Mirror by Golden Dye ("Gul Garak has a most intriguing  prisoner... Julian Bashir from the Federation universe. But what happens when  the captor falls in love with the prisoner?") (91)

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* The Zoo by  Mary Knasinski and Liz Williams  (40)  

* The Zoo by  Mary Knasinski and Liz Williams  (40)  

* Nothing but the Truth by  Ida Vega  (57)  

* Nothing but the Truth by  Ida Vega  (57)  

* Interesting Company  by Andrea Evans ("A note on "Interesting Company" by Andrea Evans. This story Is set In her "[[Mastery]]" universe. (See ad at back of zine). "Mastery" Is a G/B zine; however, this story Is not. What it is is a compelling look at Cardassia, and the forces which made Garak the being he Is.")  (80)  

* Interesting Company  by Andrea Evans ("A note on "Interesting Company" by Andrea Evans. This story is set In her "[[Mastery]]" universe. (See ad at back of zine). "Mastery" Is a G/B zine; however, this story Is not. What it is is a compelling look at Cardassia, and the forces which made Garak the being he is.")  (80)  

* Starting Over  by Annick Walker  (115)  

* Starting Over  by Annick Walker  (115)  

* Whiff of Suspicion  by Ida Vega  (121)  

* Whiff of Suspicion  by Ida Vega  (121)  

* [http://www.squidge.org/blts/archive/ramage-blackmail.txt  A Slight Case of Blackmail] by [[Kathryn Ramage]]  (Set in the third season,  not long after "Life Support." Sisko received a Cardassian datarod, which  contains explicit images of Bashir and Garak...)  (1)

* [http://www.squidge.org/blts/archive/ramage-blackmail.txt  A Slight Case of Blackmail] by [[Kathryn Ramage]]  (Set in the third season,  not long after "Life Support." Sisko received a Cardassian datarod, which  contains explicit images of Bashir and Garak...)  (1)

* World's Apart by [[Ida Vega-Landow]]  (21)

* World's Apart by [[Ida Vega-Landow]]  (21)

* Between Love and Honor by Ida Vega-Landow (This time, Bashir's spy scenario  is real...) (30)

* Between Love and Honor by Ida Vega-Landow ("This time, Bashir's spy scenario  is real.") (30)

* The Cost of Love by Ida Vega-Landow (Q shows up, offering his help, it  comes at a price...) (51)

* The Cost of Love by Ida Vega-Landow ("Q shows up, offering his help, it  comes at a price.") (51)

* Surrender by [[Valaria]] - Garak, now 1st Prime of Cardassia, must deal with the repercussions of his publicly-acknowledged relationship with Bashir. A sequel to "Those We Find Again", published in No  Holds Barred 21. (63)  

* Surrender by [[Valaria]] ("Garak, now 1st Prime of Cardassia, must deal with the repercussions of his publicly-acknowledged relationship with Bashir." A sequel to "Those We Find Again", published in No  Holds Barred #21.) (63)  

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Image:noholdsbarred14-1.jpg|illo by Anja Gruber

Image:noholdsbarred14-1.jpg|from issue #24, Anja Gruber

Image:noholdsbarred14-2.jpg|illo by Thea Ruoho

Image:noholdsbarred14-2.jpg|from issue #24, Thea Ruoho

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'''No Holds Barred 25''' was published in May 2002 and is 102 pages long. All the stories in it are from [[Sentinel]]. The front cover and one interior piece of art are by [[Anja Gruber]]. Another interior illo is by C.E. Mills.

'''No Holds Barred 25''' was published in May 2002 and is 102 pages long. All the stories in it are from [[Sentinel]]. The front cover and one interior piece of art are by [[Anja Gruber]]. Another interior illo is by C.E. Mills.

* To Dream of Emerald Fire  by Rosamund Clifford  (an epic shamanic poem) (1)

* To Dream of Emerald Fire  by Rosamund Clifford  (an epic shamanic poem) (1)

* Watching Jimmy by Valaria  (Jim Ellison was everything to Carolyn - mentor, friend, lover, husband, ex-husband.  She knew no one understood Jim better than she—and that there were parts of him she could never share. She never imagined anyone else could unlock the secret of Jim Ellison, until Blair Sandburg enters the picture.) (5)

* Watching Jimmy by Valaria  ("Jim Ellison was everything to Carolyn - mentor, friend, lover, husband, ex-husband.  She knew no one understood Jim better than she—and that there were parts of him she could never share. She never imagined anyone else could unlock the secret of Jim Ellison, until Blair Sandburg enters the picture.") (5)

* All The Things You Are by Joan Enright  (Epilogue to Night Train) (49)

* All The Things You Are by Joan Enright  (Epilogue to Night Train) (49)

* Believe by Gillian Middleton  (A group of neo-Nazis have been creating ugly scenes around Rainier University Campus, and they target Blair with their hate...) (52)

* Believe by Gillian Middleton  ("A group of neo-Nazis have been creating ugly scenes around Rainier University Campus, and they target Blair with their hate.") (52)

* Shamanic Acquisition by [[DVS]]  (A routine traffic incident.  Jim and Blair come to the assistance of a heart attack victim - too late.  But the psychic experience Blair experiences will have a profound effect on the rest of his life.) (79)  

* Shamanic Acquisition by [[DVS]]  ("A routine traffic incident.  Jim and Blair come to the assistance of a heart attack victim - too late.  But the psychic experience Blair experiences will have a profound effect on the rest of his life.") (79)  

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Image:noholds25art1.jpg| interior illo by C.E. Mills

Image:noholds25art1.jpg| from issue #25, C.E. Mills

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Image:noholds25art2.jpg| from issue #25,  Anja Gruber

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==Issue 26==

==Issue 26==

'''No Holds Barred 26''' is an all-slash, all Blake's 7 issue. It was published in May 2002 and contains 225 pages. The art is by [[Anja Gruber]] and [[Whitby27]].

'''No Holds Barred 26''' is an all-slash, all [[Blake's 7]] issue. It was published in May 2002 and contains 225 pages. The art is by [[Anja Gruber]] and [[Whitby27]].

[[Image:noholds26.jpg|thumb|cover of issue #26, Whitby27]]

[[Image:noholds26.jpg|thumb|cover of issue #26, Whitby27]]

The zine is online [https://archive.org/details/blakes-7-zines/No%20Holds%20Barred%2026/ here].

The zine is online [https://archive.org/details/blakes-7-zines/No%20Holds%20Barred%2026/ here].

* Virtual by Manna and Donna (Avon/Original Character) (A sexually charged game of wits between Avon and Toreth, a Federation psycho manipulator.) (1)

* Virtual by Manna and Donna (Avon/Original Character) ("A sexually charged game of wits between Avon and Toreth, a Federation psycho manipulator.") (1)

* Visitation Rights by Amethyst Lane (Blake/Roj; Blake/Roj/Rashel; also, briefly - [[Blake/Jenna]]; Roj/Travis non-con) (Blake's visit to the world where his clone lives brings unexpected consequences.) (22)

* Visitation Rights by Amethyst Lane (Blake/Roj; Blake/Roj/Rashel; also, briefly - [[Blake/Jenna]]; Roj/Travis non-con) ("Blake's visit to the world where his clone lives brings unexpected consequences.") (22)

* A Spanking New Toy by Helen Patrick (Avon/Gan) (Avon finds he unexpectedly shares certain of Gan's tastes...) (35)

* A Spanking New Toy by Helen Patrick (Avon/Gan) ("Avon finds he unexpectedly shares certain of Gan's tastes.") (35)

* Backlash by Willa Shakespeare (just about everything you can imagine) (This story starts with "Avon! Come here, I need you!" and then proceeds in all manner of unexpected directions.) (46)

* Backlash by Willa Shakespeare (just about everything you can imagine) ("This story starts with "Avon! Come here, I need you!" and then proceeds in all manner of unexpected directions.") (46)

* And Besides the Man is Dead by Helen Patrick (Blake/Bellfriar) (When Bellfriar encounters Blake, he realizes the rebel has no memory of their previous acquaintance.) (54)

* And Besides the Man is Dead by Helen Patrick (Blake/Bellfriar) ("When Bellfriar encounters Blake, he realizes the rebel has no memory of their previous acquaintance.") (54)

* Bulkheads by Oliver Klosov (Tarrant/Vila) (Tarrant, recovering from a wound, finds unexpected help on his return to health. (61)

* Bulkheads by Oliver Klosov (Tarrant/Vila) ("Tarrant, recovering from a wound, finds unexpected help on his return to health.") (61)

* Control  by Linda Norman (Avon/Dorian) (Dorian's sadistic games have long since passed any point of return...) (67)

* Control  by Linda Norman (Avon/Dorian) ("Dorian's sadistic games have long since passed any point of return.") (67)

* Saracen Exile  by Jade Day (Blake/original character) (Ex-President Blake finds his only consolation in the arms of someone most unexpected). (78)

* Saracen Exile  by Jade Day (Blake/original character) ("Ex-President Blake finds his only consolation in the arms of someone most unexpected.") (78)

*[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4830566 Before and After]  by [[Nova (Blake's 7 fanwriter)|Nova]] (Vila/Deva) (When the worst has occurred, what happens to those left behind?) (103)

*[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4830566 Before and After]  by [[Nova (Blake's 7 fanwriter)|Nova]] (Vila/Deva) ("When the worst has occurred, what happens to those left behind?") (103)

* Heartlands by [[Hafren]] (Avon/Vila) (They both survived Gauda Prime, but how much is left intact?)  (This story was originally posted to [[Liberated]], an early online fic archive, but removed from online when it was submitted to this zine.) <Ref> [http://www.liberated.org.uk/New.htm Liberated], May 7, 2002 </ref>) (112)

* Heartlands by [[Hafren]] (Avon/Vila) ("They both survived Gauda Prime, but how much is left intact?")  (This story was originally posted to [[Liberated]], an early online fic archive, but removed from online when it was submitted to this zine.) <Ref> [http://www.liberated.org.uk/New.htm Liberated], May 7, 2002 </ref>) (112)

* Roadmaps Like Shattered Lightning  by Rosamund Clifford (Avon/Vila): Avon flees Gauda Prime, the bodies of his crew left behind. Left alone, going mad, he conceives of a daring plan...) (133)

* Roadmaps Like Shattered Lightning  by Rosamund Clifford (Avon/Vila) ("Avon flees Gauda Prime, the bodies of his crew left behind. Left alone, going mad, he conceives of a daring plan.") (133)

*  Tar(r)antella and Dancing with Death by Jade Day (Tarrant/Blake) (Two rebels find unexpected comfort.)  (141)

*  Tar(r)antella and Dancing with Death by Jade Day (Tarrant/Blake) ("Two rebels find unexpected comfort.")  (141)

* Dancing with Death by Jade Day  (152)

* Dancing with Death by Jade Day  (152)

* [http://archiveofourown.org/works/1254964 Hieroglyphics]  by Willa Shakespeare (Blake/Avon/Dayna) PGP ((Dayna) turned away from Blake. The only family she had left were prisoners of Blake's people, she had to remember that. She found herself glancing back at him, observing the rise and fall of his broad chest, the way the light picked out his wayward curls. Well, there wasn't anything else to capture her attention, was there? Besides, she ought to be studying Blake. He was the only one who could help her friends. To save Avon and Tarrant and Soolin and even Vila, she'd befriend the devil if she had to.) (170)

* [http://archiveofourown.org/works/1254964 Hieroglyphics]  by Willa Shakespeare (Blake/Avon/Dayna) PGP ("Dayna turned away from Blake. The only family she had left were prisoners of Blake's people, she had to remember that. She found herself glancing back at him, observing the rise and fall of his broad chest, the way the light picked out his wayward curls. Well, there wasn't anything else to capture her attention, was there? Besides, she ought to be studying Blake. He was the only one who could help her friends. To save Avon and Tarrant and Soolin and even Vila, she'd befriend the devil if she had to.") (170)

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Image:noholds26art1.jpg|art from issue #26, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds26art1.jpg| from issue #26, Anja Gruber

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Image:noholds26art2.jpg| from issue #26, Anja Gruber

Image:noholds26art3.jpg|art from issue #26, Whitby27

Image:noholds26art3.jpg| from issue #26, Whitby27

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Image:noholds26art4.jpg| from issue #26, Whitby27

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