From the Log of the Hellhound

From the Log of the Hellhound is a gen Blake's 7 AU story series, written by Katarina Larkin (nee Synder) and Susanne Tilley (nee McGhin). 
The stories were spread across numerous different zines. Books I and II were re-printed as separate zines (having been previously available as part of anthology zines), and book XIII was also published as a standalone zine. The other books were only ever available as part of other Ashton Press zines, largely Southern Seven).
NOTE: See many more comments and other information at Hellhound Universe, including specific comments about specific stories.
==Descriptions==
SallyMn describes Hellhound as being "sort of post-series Blakes 7 written in Dallas/Disney style, with a cast unblushingly based on half the popstars and TV stars of the eighties (yes, it is very eighties :)."A comment from SallyMn on Aralias's Livejournal in 2013.
A fan on Lysator (1992) described the series thus:
==Prequels==
The following stories are listed on the 'where to find Hellhound stories' list'where to find Hellhound stories' list on Ashton Press as being prequels to the ten Hellhound books. They are published in several different zines. It is not clear whether the stories listed here without authors or zines were ever written, or if they were only planned.
* I Was So Young... (published in Southern Lights #3.5)
* Just Like Heaven 
* Hit by Lightning 
* The Weight of a Feather (published in Southern Lights #2.5)
* The Blood Red Thread (published in Hellhound Book I (reprint issue) - see below)
* In the Dark (published in Southern Seven #4)
* The Cold Light of Day" 
* The Fool's Tale (published in Southern Seven #4)
==Book 1==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 1 was published in February 1988 and contains 112 pages (reduced). The cover is by Leah Rosenthal and interior art is by Katrina Snyder. Some fiction was reprinted from first edition of Southern Seven #1.
The publishers describe the content thus: 
* God from the Machine ("Avon is rescued following Gauda Prime by a rather unusual time traveling thief.")
* Cross of Diamonds ("On an alternate Earth, in the past, Avon struggles to survive and tries to forget about the past he left behind.")
* Only the Thunder ("Far from the mainstream of the Federation, a man named Rohn Smith struggles to regain a memory that was lost in a crash.")
* Knife Edge ("Avon discovers that Blake might possibly be alive and is willing to do anything to gain the means to return to his own time and universe.")
* The Value of Patience ("On a backwater world, Avon thinks he's finally tracked down Blake. The person he finds isn't who he expected all.")
* When the Black Ship Came ("At long last, Avon finds Blake...or the man who seems to be Blake. But Rohn Smith has no memory of being Roj Blake...or of Kerr Avon.")
* The Blood Red Thread (a new pre-Hellhound story about the battle at Star One)
File:hellhound3art.jpg| from issue #1, Katrina Snyder
File:hellhound2art.jpg| from issue #1, Katrina Snyder
File:log hellhound int by K snyder.jpg| from issue #1, Katrina Snyder
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 1==
==Book 2==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 2 was published in 1988 and contains 79 pages (reduced). It was originally printed as part of Southern Seven 2 and then available as a separate reprint issue, hence this fanzine starts at page 333 and ends at page 412. The cover is by Leah Rosenthal and other art is by Katrina Snyder.
* Where Were You Hiding? ("Seeking sanctuary and repairs on the smuggler’s base of Nova Seven, the crew of the Hellhound find more trouble than they bargained for...and an old friend.")
* Rebel Without a Choice ("In his determination to return Blake’s memory to him, Avon takes desperate measures and kidnaps a psychotherapist.")
* The King of Pain ("Steffany White soon learns that Blake isn't the only rebel aboard the Hellhound with problems."
* Grip Earth and Let Burn ("A stop at Bahbelias for medical supplies ends in disaster and the Hellhound is forced to make a lightning raid and flee. But they make contact with a rebel group") 
 
Image:southernseven2-17.jpg| from issue #2, Katrina Snyder
Image:southernseven2-18.jpg| from issue #2, Katrina Snyder
Image:southernseven2-19.jpg| from issue #2, Katrina Snyder
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 2==
==Book 3==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 3 stories were published in Southern Seven #3. The stories took up the space of 80 pages.
* Shadows of the Night 
* Weeping for the Memory 
* The Ghost of Cain 
* The Foundling 
* Finders Keepers
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 3==
 
==Book 4==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 4 stories were published in Blake's Doubles #2.
This issue won a 1990 Fan Q Award.
* Wonderland 
* Rule Britannia 
* Shadows More 
* The Wolfmasters of Hearne 
* The Drowning Man 
Leah Rosenthal created "a take-off of [the] lovely Hellhound Avon cover that Suzi Lovett provided for Blakes Doubles #2. Click here to see a totally irreverent view of Kerr Avon...but don't be shocked! I call this one... Hellbuns!"Hellhound on Ashton Press This cartoon was used as the back cover of Southern Comfort # 5.5 (?).
The zine also contained several pieces of interior art by Katrina Larkin:
File:Blakesdoubles2-1.jpg| from Blake's Doubles #2, Katrina Larkin
File:Blakesdoubles2-3.jpg| from Blake's Doubles #2, Katrina Larkin
File:Blakesdoubles2-5.jpg| from Blake's Doubles #2, Katrina Larkin
==Book 5==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 5 80 pages (reduced). 
It was originally printed as part of Southern Seven #5 n.2 and then available as a separate reprint issue, hence this fanzine starts at page 324 and ends at page 403. The front cover is by Katrina Snyder.
 
From the zine: 
* Guns And Butter 
* Wicked Ways 
* Flesh and Blood...At Least 
File:Southern5-2-19.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Adrian Morgan
File:Southern5-2-1.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Suzan Lovett, depicting a scene From the Log of the Hellhound
File:Southern5-2-23.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Mariann Howarth
File:Southern5-2-17.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Katrina Larkin
File:Southern5-2-24.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Leah Rosenthal
File:Southern5-2-30.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Theresa Buffaloe
File:Southern5-2-18.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Katrina Larkin
File:Southern5-2-22.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Theresa Buffaloe
File:Southern5-2-21.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Laura Virgil, reprinted in color in Southern Seven #12
File:Southern5-2-4.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Suzan Lovett, William Bodie and Ray Doyle fan casted as original characters in Hellhound Universe: "I love Lew Brody — the illos are great, as is the Lovett portrait of Dafydd and Brody standing together. Both are interesting characters, people that I'd be willing to read more about no matter who they look like." from a letter of comment in "Southern Seven" #7 Another fan wrote: "The talk was about a picture that Suzan L. did for a Hellhound series. The picture had taken the faces of our own Bodie and Doyle and used them. The Doyle character was named Dafydd (David) while the Bodie character was named Lew Brodie. The story was included in Book II of the Log of the Hellhound. The picture is interesting in that Dafydd had to be surgically altered to look human. If you think about what his scars would be like after the Graveyard episode." That's what he would be like in the picture." quoted anonymously from Virgule-L (Feb 25, 1993), though this fan calls it Book II, which doesn't have Lovett art. 
File:Southern5-2-20.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Theresa Buffaloe
File:Southern5-2-29.jpg|from issue #5 n.2, Katrina Larkin, "Dafydd Kildragon" (fan-casted Ray Doyle) 
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 5==
==Book 6==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 6 stories were published in Southern Seven #7.
* Sins of the Fathers 
* The Stand 
* Deceit
==Reactions and Reviews: 6==
 
==Book 7==
 From the Log of the Hellhound Book 7 stories were published in Blake's Doubles #4.
* In the Dark 
* "The Fool's Tale 
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 7==
==Book 8==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 8 was published in 1993 and contains 80 pages. 
It has a front and back cover by Adrian Morgan. There is no interior art. 
Unlike previous "From the Log of the Hellhound" zines, this one's contents is unique to this zine.
This issue includes a Hellhound Timeline (presumably the same one published online here).
The story "One of My Kind" in Southern Seven #10 is not in this zine, but fits in the story timeline of these stories.
 
* Flame of the West (1)
* The Good Soldier (24)
* Breaking Eggs (43)
* Wise Child (57)
==Book 9==
From the Log of the Hellhound Book 9 stories were published in Southern Seven #12.
* Just Like A Woman 
* The Gates of Hell 
* So Close and Yet So Far 
* The Prince of Darkness"
==Reactions and Reviews: Book 9==
 
 
==Book 10==
The following stories appear on the 'where to find Hellhound stories' list,'where to find Hellhound stories' list on Ashton Press but seem not to have been published.
* The Blood of the Lion 
* Part 1—The Best Kept Secret 
* Part 2—Sacrifice Like Lambs 
* Wake the Wolves 
* Dogs on the Run 
* Blaze of Glory 
* Epilogue: Look Away 
==Links==
* The Hellhound pages on Ashton Press's site
** Hellhound Timeline
** Where to find Hellhound stories
** Hellhound cartoons
** Hellhound excerpts
** Who's who in Hellhound
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:1988 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:1990s Zines