The Void Aflame, Like a Bonfire

Zine
Title:	The Void Aflame, Like a Bonfire
Publisher:	Clean Slate Press
Editor:
Author(s):	Irene Stubbs
Cover Artist(s):	Gin Turpin
Illustrator(s):
Date(s):	1989
Medium:	print
Size:
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Blake's 7
Language:	English
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cover by Gin Turpin

The Void Aflame, Like a Bonfire is a gen 63-page Blake's 7 novel by Irene Stubbs, with a cover by Gin Turpin. The inside art is by Stephanie Stoddard. The zine was edited by Sharon Monroe.

It takes place during the second season.

Summaries

From an ad in Datazine #59:

Someone attacked Mornay and Idyn -- they say it was Blake. Someone killed Avon -- or claims he did. Blake rescued the crew of a damaged ship -- or they could be spies. Or is it all lies? Servalan searches for a truth she can use as the crew of the Liberator seeks escape from the tightening noose.

Summary from a distributor, Agent With Style:

Worlds are being destroyed, and someone is laying the blame at Liberator's door. In spite of the danger, Jenna convinces Blake to rescue the survivors of a sabotaged Federation ship, who prove very untrustworthy guests, making the ship a battleground. And then Avon slips away, against orders, and returns covered with blood, at death's door.

Sample Interior

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Reactions and Reviews

For fans of space opera with a twist I also recommend the Irene Stubbs novela.... The Void Aflame, Like a Bonfire. It is a little hare to get into, but if you keep reading things start to clear, and the author makes entertaining use of outrageous similes. Not professional writing, but a wonderful imagination.

[from a fan culling her zines]:

Must-gos: Velvet and Thorns, Vila, Please, The Void Aflame Like a Bonfire. Unfortunately, only one of them is an original I can sell. The other two will make nice recycling. If only I had a fireplace.