Tales from Space City

Tales from Space City is a Blake's 7 mixed slash, het and gen zine. 
The zine is a collection of material from members of the Space City mailing list that was generally too short to be published in other zines. 
From the second issue: 
At the time of zine publication, most of the material was not available outside the mailing list, though some of the fiction and some of the editorials have now been published on the internet by the editor Helen Patrick, both on her Wordpress site (bits of 1, 2, 3, complete 5 and 6) A Little Light (and Dark) Reading, Helen Patrick's zine page at her Wordpress site or on Archive of our Own (bits of 1, 2, 3, complete 5) (HelenPatrick's AO3 listing.
Dead Boyfriend of the Week is a special edition of this zine. 
==About==
As to the origins of the zine, this is what the publisher has to say: 
==Issue 1==
===First Edition===
Tales from Space City 1 was published in October 1998 and has 130 pages of story text with approximately 106,000+ words. It features a large collection of stories written for Space City's first two Labor Day Parties - Smut Hotel and Dreams of Love. 
All art was by Whitby27, including colour cover and frontispiece, one ink and nine pencil interior illos, all reproduced by digital photocopying. It premiered at Eclecticon 98. 
An original flyer read: 
The editor commented in 2015: 
===Second Edition===
A second edition was published later by Judith Proctor with the permission of Helen PatrickJudith's notes to the printer for new edition. Due to Judith's stricter policy on adult art, these later editions did not feature any of the art published in the previous edition (except for the colour cover, which remained). 
The online flyer contained the following warning against zine piracy:
Some of the content is now archived online here and here.
===Contents: Issue 1===
Fiction:
* Catharine Roussel, "Derek" (gen; S0; A-A's brother)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Night" (S1?; uc A/B)
* Predatrix, "MSWank 5/0" (S1?; uc Se/Tr; humor)
* Helen Patrick, "A Trifling Affair" (originally published as "Boots and Cream" in webzine ORACnid, S1?; A/B)
* Linda Norman, "Blake's Seven Go Camping" (AU S2; children's book parody; A/V, C/J, A/B, B/Tr, C/J/Se; humor)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Impossible" (S1, post-SLD; Se-Anna, A/Anna, A/B)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Gamble" (S2; A/B)
* Predatrix, "Automatic Reactions" (S2?; A/B)
* Julia Henry, "Red Leather and Silverleaf" (S2; A/B)
* Ivor Brian Gunn, "Trigger Happy" (S3; C/D)
* Cami, "A Snippet by Cami" (gen; S3; A-O; humor)
* Alicia Ann Fox, "Orac and the Art of Programming" (S3; A/C)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Forfeits" (S3; D/V)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Dream" (S3; dream A/B)
* M. Fae Glasgow, "Hammer House of Horror" (S5?; Sl-hc?, O/Sl?)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Comfort" (S3; S2, post-Countdown; implied A/B)
* Steve Rogerson, "Snippet" (S3, pre-City; Ta/V)
* Sandy Stein, "End Thoughts" (gen, but violent; S3, Rumours)
* Cami, "Delirium" (S4, Rescue; Ta/Link) 
* Steve Rogerson, "A Cockpit Tale" (S4; D/Og)
* CaeVye, "Avalon-- the Silly Version" (S4; A/Se/Ta)
* A.A.L., "That Word Beginning with 'C'" (S4, pre-Orbit; A/V)
* Andrea, "Premise" (S4; A/B)
* Aurora Rowan, "Comp Tech" (gen; alt-S4, alt-Blake; humor)
* CaeVye, "Godot 7" (serious parody of Waiting for Godot; S5; A/B)
* Linda Norman, "Pandora's Box" (S5; uc A/Se)
* Linda Norman, "To See Ourselves" (S5; ocms, A/Se)
* Steve Rogerson, "Continuum" (S5; A/B)
* Christabel and Vanessa Mullen, "Dome Cycle Lament" (assorted alternate endings for M. Fae Glasgow's "The Dome Cycle;" S5; A/V, A/B, B/V, B/A's mum, V/Christabel, A/B/V menage; humor)
Anniversary Parties
* Twisted Sister, "Which Way: Blue" (AU S4; So/Ta, implied A/So, D/Ta)
* Twisted Sister, "Which Way Story-- Gan Gets Some" (AU S4; A/G, implied G/So, G/Ta)
* Susan Cutter, "Dreams" (S?; oc; intro for party stories)
* Susan Moore, "Dreams: Giving" (S?; ?f/?m)
* Susan Cutter, "Sunday's Dream" (gen; S1, Spacefall)
* Airan Wilkinson, "Dream" (gen; S0; J)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Dream" (S1?; A/B)
* Alicia Ann Fox, "Speaking to the Subconscious" (S1?; B/J)
* Alison Page, "2,000,0001 B.C.: A Blake Odyssey" (gen; prehuman AU)
* Steve Rogerson, "Jenna's Dream" (S2; dream J/Chewbacca)
* Noah Sassenach, "Wet Dreams" (S1?; dream A/C, dream A/B)
* Jenner, "Dream" (?/?m)
* Pat Fenech, "Love and Other Enigmas" (gen; S1; B, C, V, G, J, A)
* Alicia Ann Fox, "Tarial Dream" (gen; S2; O)
* Arachne, "Dreams" (gen; S2?; V)
* Steve Rogerson, "Servalan's Dream" (gen; S1 or S2; Se)
* Sandy Stein, "Addictions" (gen; A-D)
* Alicia Ann Fox, "Del..." (S3; C/Ta, D/Ta)
* Sandy Stein, "Afterdreams" (S3; uc A/C)
* Deneb, "Why Should I Dream of You?" (S3, post-Rumours; dream A/Anna)
* Carol K., "Dream" (S3; dream A/B, dream A/Se, dream A/C, A/Ta)
* Sandy Stein, "A Dream of Peace" (S3?; dream A/B)
* One of Those Damn Lurkers, "Everyone Needs Someone to Love" (S4; Bomber the Space Rat/Goldwing 2000 Jr. Space Chopper)
* Susan Cutter, "A Dream" (S4; dream implied A/So, dream implied A/D, dream So/ocs, dream D/topiary bear)
* Susan Cutter, "Another Dream" (S4; Ta/Zeeona)
* Noah Teuchter, "Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes" (S4, post-Orbit?; dream A/B/C/D/G/J/So/Ta orgy, dream A/V)
* Sandy Stein, "Nightmare"(gen; S5; A-hc, A-B)
* Various Perpetrators (Orac, Andrea, Malissa, Misha, Alicia Ann Fox, Steve Rogerson, Tom Forsyth, Ellie, Deborah, Susan, Cami, Twisted Sister, Calle, Alara, Helen, Sandy, Harriet, Robert, Christabel, Alison), "The Black Round Robin" (script; AU; A/Susan, A/Ta, G/Ta, C/Ta, A/C, V/Avalon, C/V, implied D/V, implied D/Og, B/J, A/B, implied J/V, implied B/V, A/Og, Andrea/Tom Paris; humor)
Nonfiction:
* "Technical Details"
* Helen Patrick, "Editorial, or, 'How the hell did I let myself be talked into this?'"
* FAQ
* "BUARA" (humor)
* Tom Forsyth, "Kippers" (non-B7 humor)
* M. Fae Glasgow, "Avon Rules!" (humor)
* Various (Christabel, Alicia Ann Fox, Tom Forsyth, Lorna), "Alicia's Having Trouble with Furniture" (non-B7 humor)
* Alicia Ann Fox and Helen Patrick, "Hypnotist" (humor)
* Tom Forsyth, "Phoning Roosters" (sex info, humor)
* "Dream Statistics," compiled by Susan Cutter, using Catherine Roussel's index
Poetry:
* Nicola Collie, "Haiku"
* Susan Cutter, "A Visit from Saint Nick" (written for Christmas 1996; parody; humor)
* Vanessa Mullen, "Red Roses" (filk, Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?; for Red Rose Con, July 1998)
* Susan Cutter, "Santa Does Space City" (won a 1999 FanQ)
* Tom Forsyth, "Time Distort" (filk, Time Warp; S3-4; orgy; humor)
* Judith Proctor, "Redemption Filks" (written for Redemption Con, to be held February 1999): "Take the Last Train to Ashford" (f, Take the Last Train to Clarksville), "I'm a Redeemer" (filk, I'm a Believer)
Art, all by Whitby27
 
File:talesfromspacecityfirst1.jpg|from issue #1
File:talesfromspacecityfirst2.jpg|from issue #1
File:talesfromspacecityfirst3.jpg|from issue #1
File:talesfromspacecityfirst4.jpg|from issue #1
File:talesfromspacecityfirst5.jpg|from issue #1
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Tales from Space City 2 was published in March 2000 and contains 80 pages. It contains two pieces of art by Whitby27.
Portions of the zine are archived online AO3.
From the editorial: 
Also, from the editor: 
 
Image:talesfromspacecity2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Whitby27
Image:talesfromspacecity2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Whitby27
 
===Contents: Issue 2===
Fiction:
* Predatrix, "Vampire Snippet"
* Sandy Steiner, "A Snippet-- Avon's Eyes"
* Calle Dybedahl, "Interlude" 
* Oliver Klosov, "Unlikely Challenge"
* Predatrix and Helen Patrick, "Keeping Warm"
* Julia Henry, "The Diamond Prince"
* Alicia Ann Fox, "Zipper"
* Anfrolenthis, "Shadowscapes"
* Anon., "Decline and Fall" 
* Steve Rogerson, "Revenge"
* Predatrix, "Dear Diary" 
* Nova, "Dreams of an Insomniac" 
* Susan Cutter, "Language and Morals Crackdown" (story to be continued; S1 or S2)
* Oliver Klosov, untitled (continuation of "Language and Morals Crackdown" by Susan Cutter; D)
* Judith Proctor, untitled (continuation of "Language and Morals Crackdown" by Susan Cutter; C)
* Deborah Rose, untitled (continuation of "Language and Morals Crackdown" by Susan Cutter; A/C)
* Fifitrix, untitled (continuation of "Language and Morals Crackdown" by Susan Cutter; A/?)
The 1998 Birthday Party
* Susan Cutter, "Party Theme" 
* Susan Cutter, "Hidden Facet" 
* Lydia McMartyn, "The Lesson"
* Judith Proctor, "Gan" 
* Catharine R., "Irreversible"
* Lydia McMartyn, "Just a Quickie"
* Oliver Klosov, "Mr. President" 
* Kassandra West, "Korda Sings"
* Calle Dybedahl, "Hidden Facets"
* Christabel, "Hidden Facet"
* Steve Rogerson, "Secret"
* Paula Robinson, "Hidden Facets"
* Oliver Klosov, "Party Favour" 
* Carolyn, "Hidden Facets"
* Count Jockula, "A Source of Innocent Merriment"
* Christabel, "Hidden Facets" 
* Predatrix, "Hidden Facets"
* Predatrix, "Hidden Facets 2" 
* Kate Hall, "Hidden Facets 2"
* Jenner, "Hidden Facets"
* Susan Cutter, "Hidden Facet" 
* Susan Cutter, "Hidden Facet" 
* Catharine R., "Flight" 
* Christabel, "Hidden Assets" 
* Kate Hall, "Hidden Facets 1"
* Andrea, "Desertion"
* Louise Rutter, "Hidden Facets"
Round Robins and other things
* Susan Cutter, Lorna Payne, Oliver Klosov, Pat Fenech, Cami, Helen Patrick, Christabel, "Avon at the Con" (S3; real world crossover; humor)
* Calle Dybedahl, "Spacerebels of Gor" 
* Jenni-Alison, "Some Scribbling"
Nonfiction:
* "Editorial, or, 'Actually, I could get to like this.'"
* "Technical Details"
* Richard Proctor, untitled one-liner
* Jenni-Alison, "Snippet" 
* Lisa Williams, "Eye Colour Genetics" (short article)
* Susan Cutter, "Snippet" 
* Kat W, una, Harriet, predx, Rob, "Space City room party at Redemption 1999"
* Helen Patrick, "I Was Corrupted by Space City!!!" 
Poetry:
* Kat W., "Touch-A Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me" (filk)
* Airan Wilkinson, "There's a Rocket in my Pocket"
* Cami, "12 Days of Christmas" (filk)
* Predatrix, "Vilanelle" 
* Christabel, "Packing for Redemption" 
* Susan Cutter, "Santa Saves the Day" 
* Christabel, "Christmas Carols" (filks)
* An anonymous Significant Other, "Lament" 
Art, all by Whitby27
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
==Issue 3==
Tales from Space City 3 was published in December 2002 and contains 76 pages. The entire zine is online here.
===Content: Issue 3===
Fiction:
* Belatrix Carter, "Someone to Watch Your Back"
* Executrix, "Backup Disk"
* Belatrix Carter, "Natural Habitat" 
* Executrix, "Breakup Value" 
* Tom Forsyth, "My Love Is Like a Purple, Purple Prose"
* Predatrix, "Living Doll" 
* Manna, "Mindswap"
* Anna S., "Closing the File"
* Sally Manton, "Party Peace"
* Sally Manton, "The Past Is an Open Book" 
Nonfiction:
* Tom Forsyth, "Self-inflating..." 
* Helen Patrick, "On web vs. zines"
* Tom Forsyth, "Planet Names" 
* Helen Patrick, "Editorial," "Submission Guidelines"
Art:
* Willa Shakespeare, front cover, photo manip
* Helen Patrick and Photoshop, assorted photos
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Tales from Space City 4 was published in December 2002. It is a digest size zine, 71 pages and 29 000 words of non-editorial text. 
===Contents: Issue 4===
Fiction:
* Sally Manton, "New Year's Resolutions...Not?"
* Belatrix Carter, "Two Minutes on the Way to Terminal"
* "The Atonement Cycle"
**Hafren, "Sentence"
** Willa Shakespeare, "Penance" (part 2 of 7; S5; uc A/B; 3 pp.)
** Hafren, "Recompense" (part 3 of 7; S5; uc A/B, uc B/Deva, uc V/Carnell; 10 pp.)
** Willa Shakespeare, "Consequence" (part 4 of 7; S5; A/B; 8 pp.)
** Nova, "Evidence" (part 5 of 7; S5; V/Carnell, A/B; 5 pp.)
** Willa Shakespeare, "Indulgence" (part 6 of 7; S5; A/B; 4 pp.)
** Hafren, "Once" (part 7 of 7; S5; A/B; 2 pp.)
* "Much Ado, or, The Nova and Executrix Show"
** Nova, "A Lot of Fuss About Nothing" (S2; A/B; 14 pp.)
** Executrix, "More Fuss About Less, Or, A Story Kilt with Kindness" (S2; A/B; 8 pp.)
Nonfiction:
* Helen Patrick, "Editorial"
* Tom Forsyth, "The Other List"
* Nova, Executrix, and Willa Shakespeare, authors' comments on "Much Ado"
Art:
* Willa Shakespeare, front cover, photo manip 
* Helen Patrick and Photoshop, assorted photos
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Tales from Space City 5 was published in 2003. It is now available online here.
===Contents: Issue 5===
* Editorial by 	Helen Patrick
* Shattered Silence by	Zenia
* While My Insides Gently Bleed	Harriet Monkhouse
* Vent Act by	Hafren
* Tangled Reflections by	Predatrix
* Bedtime Stories	by Hafren	
* Move Along There by	Predatrix	
* Face In The Crowd	 by Anna S.
* Among the Dead by	Executrix	
* Consequences by	Steve Rogerson
* Once More, With Feeling	by Zenia	
* Addiction	by Zenia	
* P.G.P.	by Willa Shakespeare
* HEXed
** Zenia's "Silence"
** Belatrix Carter's "'Til Death"
** Jenner's "Swept and Garnished" (winner of a 2004 FanQ)
**Susannah Shepherd's "A New Life"
** Jenner's "Decision"
** Nova's "Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Tales from Space City 6 was published in 2003 and is a zine of HEX fic all by Willa Shakespeare.
===Contents: Issue 6===
* "Can You Hear a Pin Drop?" is a HEX to Zenia's "Silence"
* "Reception" is the HEX of Belatrix Carter's "'Til Death"
* "Cleaning Up" is the HEX to Jenner's "Swept and Garnished"
* "Living Beyond Your Means" is a HEX to Susannah Shepherd's "A New Life"
* "Consequences" is a HEXl to Jenner's "Decision"
* "Sorry Doesn't Cut It", is the HEX of Nova's "Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
 
 
==Issue 7==
Tales from Space City 7
An A5 zine, 76 pp, about 30,000 words with cover art by Willa Shakespeare. This zine is a collection of short stories based loosely round the theme "It seemed like a good idea at the time" and presented during the list's recent Labor Day Party. 
===Contents: Issue 7===
Summaries to stories below from Knightwriter:
* Empty by Nickey Barnard (A nice short to open the book, written beautifully, as one would expect, by the experienced hand of Nickey. This is first person Travis reflecting on Blake's capture and trial and giving an insight into why that particular crime was chosen.)
* Mistaken Identities by Nicola Mody (Swirly thing in space time, and this not only seriously drains the Liberator's energy banks but causes the crew to swap bodies. So Vila finds himself in Jenna's body, and vice versa, Gan and Cally swap, as do Blake and Avon, and, weirdest of all, so do Orac and Zen. Servalan sees a stranded Liberator and prepares to take over, until Blake - or was it Avon - realises that one of their problems could be the answer to the other. Very humorous if at times confusing.)
* The Inkplot Thickens by Willa Shakespeare (Vila hatches a plot to make some money out of a different kind of contraband and one that is amusing given recent events in fandom. He finds an unlikely ally in Blake, before he gets beaten by a different type of crook.
* Limericks by Linda (Six limericks, one each for Vila, Avon, Soolin, Dayna, Blake and Dorian.)
* Rumour Control by Leia Fee (A drunken Vila tries to interest Orac in the latest gossip.)
* You're the Top by Jen C (This is a filk but I don't know what the music is meant to be. I read it to myself John Hegley style and it seemed to work. A little tour round some of the variants of fan fic.)
* Freedom City Follies by Willa Shakespeare (An AU about the events in Gambit. Krantor works out who Vila and Avon really are and sets a trap for them, along with Blake, Jenna and Cally. Though his intention is to hand them over to Servalan for the bounty, first he wants them to perform, with the aid of a drug, for his porno vids, from which he makes a nice little side profit. The pairings are Avon/Blake, Jenna/Cally and Vila with an interesting alien. Add a chocolate bust of Gan to the proceedings, and it all gets very messy.)
* Avon Needs Muslin by Willa Shakespeare (A drabble on the dangers of silver satin sheets.)
* Hostage by Matilda Jones (Avon and Blake have a heart to heart after the events in Hostage.)
* Pressure Point by Matilda Jones (After Gan's death and before the events in Trial, Blake first turns to Avon for a little solace.)
* Countdown by Matilda Jones (This time it is Blake's turn to offer some comfort and warmth to a traumatised Avon.)
* Pyrrhus' Song by Matilda Jones (A familiar theme for this series of shorts from Matilda. This time we are left to guess that it is Avon and Blake, but a reasonable guess as they celebrate a victory in the usual fashion.)
* Thoughts on the Fall of Empires by Dormouse (After the Andromedan War, Jenna sets herself up again as a free trader, and is doing very nicely thank you. But she needs a cargo for a return trip and starts enquiring round the bars, until she meets a familiar face.)
* Drabble by Sally Manton (Avon interviews an unusual potential new crew member.)
* Stopping the Spread of Evil by Steve Rogerson (Can't really comment on this as I wrote it. Just to say it is set in season four and the crew have to deal individually with an old evil.)
* Yes, it is Quiet in Here by Sally Manton (Another drabble from Sally, with a nice twist for a story so short.)
* Salt by Hafren (A PGP love story between Blake and Avon. Blake, recovered from his bullet wounds, agrees to go on a romantic holiday with Avon, with whom he has just signed wedding vows. Nice but soppy.)
* Sonnet by Nova (Avon's last good idea put into song to finish off the zine.)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Tales from Space City 8 was published in 2004, is digest-sized, 76 pages and 28,000 words.
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==Issue 9==
Tales from Space City 9 was published in October 2004, is digest-sized, 71 pages and is "over 26,000 words". Stories are mostly from the 2004 Labor Day Party. The theme of this zine is Teleport Duty/Shore Leave. It's set in 11pt Garamond, with Arial, Garmond and Papyrus. 
The art is by Whitby27 and Willa Shakespeare.
The editorial: 
===Contents: Issue 9===
* Joining	by Willa Shakespeare (B/A - sort of, the author's notes: "Just read Tales from Space City 8, and looking at the cover illo of Blake & Avon by Whitby made me think...") (3)
* Exiles: Regret by	Nickey Barnard (4)
* Desperate Measures by	Hafren (B/A) (5)
* Measure for Measure by 	Willa Shakespeare (B/A) (7)
* Exiles: Joy	by Nickey Barnard (9)
* Dead Ringers	by Laura Campbell (Carnell, OFC) (10)
* Calculated Risk	by Belatrix Carter (Avon, Jenna) (11)
* Tatter-Coats	by Susan Cutter (Vila) (12)
* Won't Get Bitten Again by	Harriet Monkhouse (Avon, Vila) (22)
* Left On Shore	 by Steve Rogerson (Servalan/Travis/phibans) (Editor's note: "I don't normally give warnings, but I should really point out that for once Steve has been allowed more than two pages for one of his Squickmeister Specials.") (29)
* Exiles: Contentment	by Nickey Barnard (33)
* Driftwood by 	Dormouse (B/Chenie) (35)
* Exiles: Ambition	by Nickey Barnard (38)
* filk: Cat, to the tune of "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls, by Cat (39)
* Silent Night	by Hafren (B/A) (40)
* Dawn Chorus	by Willa Shakespeare (B/A) (a HEX of "Silent Night" written with Hafren's permission) (44)
* Time Well Spent...?	by Sally Manton (crew) (46)
* Exiles: Hope by Nickey Barnard (51)
* Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting	by Domino (Travis, Jenna) (53)
* Hypnophilia	by Petronia the Arbiter (Predatrix: "giving a subtle hint as to where she stole the plot from...") (B/A) (60)
* Angels	by Hafren (B/A) (67)
* Cygnus A, filk to the tune of "Jim Jones of Botany Bay, 	by Predatrix (71)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
==Issue 10==
Tales from Space City 10 was published in October 2004, is digest-sized, 67 pages and is "over 27,000 words". It's set in 11pt Garamond, with Arial, Garmond and Papyrus. 
The art is by Willa Shakespeare and Whitby.
The editorial: 
 
===Contents: Issue 10===
* Editorial by Helen Patrick (2)
* Incorrigibly Plural	by Predatrix (B/A) (3)
* Bored Games	by Nico (B/A, with background B/J and C/V) (29)
* (TA)RDIS	by Helen Patrick (B/A) (36)
* Happy Ending	by Hafren (Travis) (51)
* Ghost In The Machine by Julia Stamford (B/A) (56)
* Soulmates	by Hafren (Vila, Slave) (58)
* In My Hands by 	Hafren (B/A, Vila) (60)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10===
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Slash Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Het Zines
Category:1998 Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Category:2000s Zines