Elusive Lover (Star Wars zine)

Elusive Lover was a Star Wars slash zine, specializing in Han/Luke stories. 
The zine ran for five issues. Issue #4 won the 2000 Star aWards "BEST 2000 FOREIGN SW ZINE OVER 100 PAGES" award.
A special issue, a sister zine of AU Star Wars stories is Elusive Lover - Alternate Visions.
Fanfiction that appeared in the Elusive Lover fanzines, as well as online fanfiction, was archived online at the Elusive Love archive.
==General Reactions and Reviews==
==The Zine's Title Inspiration==
The zine owes its title to the song by Rhiannon Wolfe and Suzi Quatro: "Certainly the most beautiful song ever written about loving the invisible and wanting the impossible.
: Some time - elusive lover
: Just one more time - elusive lover 
: You're my one dream, reality
: You're the other side of me.
==Issue 1==
Elusive Lover 1 was published in 1996 and has 179 pages. The cover is by Zyene. The inside art is by Tamar, ZP Florian, and Zyene.
The editorial: 
The fiction is archived online here
* Editorial (2)
* Table of Contents (3)
* A Hard Place by Cara J. Loup ("A brooding Han Solo wonders why Luke has disappeared from his life - and how to bring him back.") (7)
* Talk To The Winds by Cara J. Loup ("A lonely Luke Skywalker reflects on his feelings for Han.") (16)
* Lest This Darkness, poem by Cara J. Loup (26)
* Hard Feelings by Cara J. Loup ("When Luke and Han meet again after six months of silence, unadmitted hopes and unresolved memories collide.") (27)
* Secret Love, poem by B'Erel (47)
* Turn of the Wheel by Cory Parsons ("Stranded with Luke on a desolate planet, Han can't hope to escape unwanted dreams.") (48)
* First Time by Cara J. Loup ("After the battle of Yavin, Han and Luke explore the possibilities of rebuilding the Rebel base on Dantooine. Despite the best of intentions, Han finds himself drawn deeper into temptation.") (57)
* Come to Me, poem by B'Erel (77)
* Bloodfire by Theresa Kyle ("When Boba Fett captures and drugs Luke on Ord Mantell, he sets a change in motion that no one had anticipated. Least of all Han Solo...") (78)
* Touch Me, poem by E. Francis (95)
* Run No More by Gwendolen ("Luke thinks he has found sanctuary on Tatooine -- until Han arrives with an invitation to Leia's wedding.") (96)
* The Healing by Cara J. Loup ("On his homeworld Corellia, Han barely escapes an assassination attempt. But while Luke tries to keep him safe from a deadly intrigue, Han finds himself ensnared by an unexpected discovery...") (100)
* Lessons by Gwendolen ("Sometimes a teacher can learn the most important lesson from his student...") (121)
* White Skies, poem by Cara J. Loup (130)
* Flying High, poem by Cara J. Loup (131)
* Where He Belonged by Elizabeth Stuart ("Luke conjures a haunting vision of Han -- his lover?") (132)
* Gavvin by CJ Ueberall ("Han refuses to believe that Luke has been killed in the course of their mission, but the young man who looks so much like Luke goes by a different name and can't seem to recall anything...") (137)
* Beloved, poem by B'Erel (148)
* Ghosts by Cara J. Loup ("Han and Luke embark on a dangerous hunt for Imperial agents in the undercity of Coruscant.") (149)
* Shadows by Elizabeth Stuart ("Han is tormented by jealousy of Luke's new partner.") (174)
* As Water Follows the Moon by Cara J. Loup ("A mystical journey from Coruscant to Tatooine.") (176)
* Cloud City, poem by JK (179) 
 
Image:elusive1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene 
Image:elusive1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Tamar
Image:elusive1-8.jpg|from issue #1, ZP Florian
Image:elusive1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Zyene
Image:elusive1-10.jpg|from issue #1, ZP Florian
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Elusive Lover 2 was published in 1997 and is 213 pages long. Cover by Zyene. Interior art by Zyene, Z.P. Florian, Christine, and Enednoviel.
Four pieces of art by Zyene were nominated for a STIFfie: the cover, page 5, page 6, and page 64. 
From the editorial: 
The fiction is archived online here.
* Editorial (2)
* Table of Contents (3)
* Precious Past by Cory Parsons ("Memories and failed hopes haunt Luke and Han in the aftermath of Endor.") (7)
* Together, poem by Gwendolen (23)
* Alone by Jan ("A young Luke mourns his recent losses and finds solace.") (24) 
* Probe by Cara J. Loup ("After a dangerous mission, an Imperial implant is discovered in Han's brain.") (29)
* Haven, poem by Gwendolen (58)
* Soaring, poem by Gwendolen (59)
* Passing Through by Felicity Granger (60)
* Crystal Jedi by Elizabeth Stuart (73)
* All My Fear, song by B'Erel (76)
* Little Death by Elizabeth Stuart (77)
* The Night on Hoth, song and poem by B'Erel (76)
* Krabat by Cara J. Loup ("Han's search for a missing Luke takes him to an enchanted world where nothing is quite what it seems.") (88)
* Only Love, poem by Gwendolen (109)
* No Way Back by Van Eijk ("Han prepares the Falcon for the final jump.") (110)
* Tenebrae by Cara J. Loup ("An argument leads to unexpected discoveries.") (118)
* Second Soul, poem by Cara J. Loup (141)
* Missing You by Gwendolen ("Han explores his mind-link with Luke.") (142)
* The Magic of Second Glances by Keren Glass ("During a secret mission on Tatooine, Han and Luke get in deeper than they'd expected.") (145)
* Confessions by Lindsey J. Shelton (165)
* Fallen from Light, poem by Cara J. Loup (178)
* The Dancer by Cara J. Loup ("In search of a group of lost Jedi, Luke meets a dangerous stranger.") (179)
* Twin Moons by Z.P. Florian ("Han takes his newborn son to an exiled Luke.") (200)
* Han Sleeps, poem by Z.P. Florian (211)
 
Image:Elusive lover 2 interior christine.jpg|from issue #2, Christine
Image:Elusive lover 2 interior zpflorian.jpg|from issue #2, Z.P. Florian
Image:Elusive lover 2 interior marian mand.jpg|from issue #2, Enednoviel
Image:Elusive lover 2 interior zyene small.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
Image:elusive2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
Image:elusive2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
Image:elusive2-3.jpg|from issue #2, song 
Image:elusive2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
Image:elusive2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
Image:elusive2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Z.P. Florian
Image:elusive2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Enednoviel
Image:elusive2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Zyene
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Elusive Lover 3 was published in 1998 and contains 242 pages. 
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (2)
* Table of Contents (3)
*Evidence by	Karen Winter		 (I am especially proud to publish a story that hibernated for almost 15 years and now finally sees the light of day. And what better way to open a zine? (Come on there must be more of you who gave Han and Luke a spin after you you'd seen the movies. Pull those stories out of your bottom drawer and send them here.") (7)
*Spirits and Bodies by Marie Blackpool (15)
* Passion, poem by	Gwendolen		(40)
* Waiting in the Shadow	by	Van Eijk		(41)
* Plague	by	Cara J. Loup		(46)
* Voices from a Shattered Planet by		Amber Skye		(75)
* Vigil		by Cara J. Loup		(84)
* Perfection, poem by	Gwendolen		(105)
* Legacy	by	Cory Parsons		(106)
* No Way Home	by	Skya Starsinger		(123)
* Discoveries	by	Gwendolen		(144)
* Under Pressure	by	Keren Glass		(157)
* Cold Fire	by	Amber Skye		(181
* Midnight Stars, filk to the tune of "Roses Blue" by Joni Mitchell, by	Cara J. Loup		(197)
* Survivor	by	Cara J. Loup		(198)
* Bridges	by	Z.P. Florian	("This story borrows parts of Han's background from the universe of the pro novel 'The Paradise Snare' by A.C. Crispin.) 	(224)
* Sacrifice	by	Jeannie Marie		(237)
* Artwork by Zyene		(front cover), Claude, Z.P. Florian, Anja Gruber		 
 
Image:Elusive lover 3 interior by anja gruber.jpg|from issue #3, Anja Gruber
Image:Elusive lover 3 interior by claude.jpg|from issue #3, Claude
Image:Elusive lover 3 interior by zpflorian.jpeg|from issue #3,Z.P. Florian
Image:Elusive lover 3 interior by zyene.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Z.P. Florian
Image:elusive3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-8.jpg|from issue #3 
Image:elusive3-9.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-10.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
Image:elusive3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Zyene
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Elusive Lover 4 was published in 2000 and contains 320 pages. 
The cover is by Zyene. The interior art is by Alexandra Jones, Jean Kluge, X, Sandra Scholes, Tina, and Zyene.
	
* Interlude on Hoth	by	Stardreamer		(5)
* Heart of Gold, poem by	Jeannie Marie		(8)
* Lost by Alexandra Jones		(9)
* Life Mate	by	Jeannie Marie		(58)
* The Dance	by	d.c.		("To truly enjoy this piece one has to have Bryan Adams' song "Let's Make a Night to Remember' playing in the background, that's how I first saw it before it was written on paper.") (59)
* Double Echo	by	Cara J. Loup		(61)
* Business as Usual	by	Stardreamer		(107)
* A Breach of Protocol		by Irene Heron		(113)
* Let's Talk About Dreams	by	Van Eijk		(157)
* Forever in the Branches	by Irene Heron		(169)
* Counter Balance		by Cara J. Loup		 (AO3 link) (172)
* Laughter in the Dark	by Irene Heron		(223)
* Search Pattern	by	Vic Coopers		(228)
* Dreaming You	by Alexandra Jones		(253)
* From a Hidden Place	by	Gwendolen		(254)
* Tides of Madness	by	Destina Fortunato		(256)
* No Regrets	by Irene Heron		(272)
* Discovery	by	Aquarius		(277)
* Follow Me	by	Z.P. Florian		(278)
* Starving the Dark	by	Alexandra Jones		(300)
 
Image:Elusive lover4 interior by zyene.jpg|from issue #4,Zyene
Image:Elusive lover4 interior by alex jones.jpeg|from issue #4, Alexandra Jones
Image:Elusive lover4 interior by x.jpeg|from issue #4, X
File:Elusive lover4 interior by j kluge.jpg|from issue #4, Jean Kluge, this was originally printed in color in The Wookiee Commode #5 in 1987
Image:Elusive lover4 interior by tina.jpeg|from issue #4, Tina
Image:elusivelover4-1.jpg| from issue #4, not credited
Image:elusivelover4-2.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
Image:elusivelover4-3.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
Image:elusivelover4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusivelover4-5.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
Image:elusivelover4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
Image:elusivelover4-7.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
Image:elusivelover4-8.jpg| from issue #4, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusivelover4-9.jpg| from issue #4, Zyene
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Elusive Lover 5 was published in 2001 and contains 324 pages. It was edited by Cara J. Loup and Alexandra Jones.
The cover is by Zyene who won the 2002 FanQ Award for 'Best Star Wars Slash Artist.' 
'From the Ashes' by Irene Heron won the 2002 FanQ Award for 'Best Star Wars Slash Story.'
The interior art is by Alexandra Jones, Enednoviel, Sandra Scholes, Tina, and Zyene.
From the editorial: 
* From the Ashes	by Irene Heron		(5)
*Transitions 1: In Transit		by Cara J. Loup		(40)
*Transitions 2: On the Run	by	Cara J. Loup		(47)
*The Promise, poem	by	Alexandra Jones		(64)
*Transitions 3: Limbo	by	Cara J. Loup		(65)
*Transitions 4: Dust Storm	by	Cara J. Loup		(72)
*Transitions 5: Tinderbox	by	Cara J. Loup		(76)
*Reunion	by	Vic Coopers		(144)
*Luke's Secret, poem	by	Khylara		(148)
*Gift of the Samaranth	by	Caryn B.		(149)
*Han's Fear, poem	by	Khylara		(218)
*The Harkon Bet	by	Van Eijk		(219)
*The Look, poem	by	Khylara		(230)
*Cabin Fever	by	Alexandra Jones		(231)
*To the Rescue	by	Khylara		(260)
*Happy Birthday, Old Pirate	by	Van Eijk		(282)
*Codes of Courtship	by	Keren Glass		(287)
 
Image:Elusive lover 5 interior by tina.jpg|from issue #5, Tina
Image:Elusive lover 5 interior by sandra scholes.jpg|from issue #5, Sandra Scholes
Image:Elusive lover 5 interior by marian mand.jpg|from issue #5, Enednoviel
Image:Elusive lover 5 interior by zyene.jpg|from issue #5, Zyene
Image:elusive5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Zyene
Image:elusive5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusive5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusive5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusive5-5.jpg|from issue #5, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusive5-6.jpg|from issue #5, Alexandra Jones
Image:elusive5-7.jpg|from issue #5, Zyene 
==References==
 
Category:Star Wars Slash Zines
Category:1996 Zines
Category:1990s
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