Sehlat's Roar

Sehlat's Roar is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology edited by Randy Ash. A sehlat is a giant bear-like beast, native to Vulcan, often depicted with feline features, so the title basically means "Vulcan Lion's Roar."
The editor notes: 
The art on this page been uploaded to Fanlore with the publisher's permission.
== Fan Remarks==
==Issue 1==
Sehlat's Roar 1 was published in February 1976 and contains 80 pages. Interior illos are by Randy Ash and J. Broadbent.
* Chicago Con; Detroit Star-Con by Theresa Holmes (article)
* Forgotten Beasts of Eld (review) by R. Ash (article)
* The "Les Mesdamoiselles Federation" Affair (Part 1) by Theresa Holmes
* Kirk's Women by Patti Cullen (article)
* How to be a Penniless Movie Mogul by J. Broadbent (article)
* Fanzine Reviews by T. Holmes (article)
* Death, Where is Thy Sting by T. Holmes (also in The Oracle Speaks #1)
* Return from Talos by J. Cantor (reprinted in Rim of Starlight #3)
* Vulcan Pendant (article)
* Some Thoughts on the Mrraneti of Cait by T. Holmes (article)
* Visit to a Strange Planet by T. Holmes (article)
* A Visit to the Federation Zoo: Slime Devil, Deneb 111 by R. Ash (article)
* Haunted by J. Broadbent, poem
* Fevered by J. Broadbent, poem
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Sehlat's Roar 2 was published in June 1976 and contains 116 pages.
Cover: Elizabeth Marshall; back cover: Joni Wagner. Other art & illustrations: Randy Ash, John Broadbent, Mary Ann Emerson, Amy Falkowitz, Leslie Fish, Phil Foglio, Theresa Holmes, Elizabeth Marshall.
* Bite, poem by Howard Holmes (1)
* The Roar (letters of comment) (4)
* Sehlat's Roar Interview with Jacqueline Lichtenberg (8)
* Afterthoughts on Kirk's Women, article by Patrice Cullen (follow-up to the article in the first issue) (14)
* Now We Know..., article by Randy Ash (17)
* Well, We Tried!, article by John Broadbent (18)
* A Visit to the Federation Zoo: Kant, Vulcan, article by Randy Ash (20)
* Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture, article by Leslie Fish (reprinted in Tetrumbriant #14 in February 1978) (22)
* A Conflict of Interest, poem by John Broadbent (39)
* Candle in the Dark, fiction by Kathie Sabo (40)
* Crystal Message, poem by Howard Holmes (61)
* Moon Child, fiction by Jeanne Powers (62)
* The Demise, fiction by John Broadbent (67)
* The "Les Mesdamoiselles Federation" Affair (Part 2), fiction by Theresa Holmes & Randy Ash (68
* Epilogue, fiction by Jeanne Powers (92)
* The Comical Killing of the Captain, poem by Michael Broadbent (96)
* Reviews, (pro books, movie, the Nimoy Sherlock Holmes play, and zines) (98)
** Delta Triad #1, see that page
** Interphase #2, see that page
** Berengaria #6, see that page
** The Other Side of Paradise #1, see that page
** Menagerie #7 and #8, see that page
* con report for SeKwester*Con, see that page
* con report for the "NY ST Con" February 12–16, 1976
* Federation News Notes (112)
* Note to Zeor Fans by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (short promotional blurb) (115)
File:Sehlatsfish1.jpg|sample art (original) from issue #2 for "Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture," artist and author is Leslie Fish
File:Sehlatsfish2.jpg|(original art) from issue #2 for "Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture", Leslie Fish
File:Sehlat2-1.jpg|from issue #2, showing how Fish's art and text were portrayed
File:Sehlatsfish3.jpg|(original art) from issue #2 for "Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture", Leslie Fish
File:Sehlatcrosswordpuzzle.jpg|crossword puzzle from issue #2
File:Sehlatsroarpuzzle.jpg|completed puzzle from issue #2
File:Sehlatlesmes.jpg|from "The 'Les Mesdemoiselles Federation' Affair", Theresa Holmes
File:Sehlatreturntalos.jpg|from Return from Talos, Randy Ash
File:Sehlathorsewhipped.jpg|from Return from Talos, Theresa Holmes
File:Sehlat2-2.jpg|from issue #2
File:Sehlat2-3.jpg|from issue #2
File:Sehlat2-4.jpg|from issue #2
File:Sehlat2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Theresa Holmes
File:Sehlat2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Phil Foglio
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Sehlat's Roar 3 was published in January 1977 and contains 116 pages. Cover: Theresa Holmes; back cover: Elizabeth Marshall. Art & illustrations: Randy Ash, John Broadbent, Mary Ann Emerson, Amy Falkowitz, Theresa Holmes, Elizabeth Marshall, Signe Landon.
From the editorial: 
The editor thanks his parents for purchasing him a typewriter, "without which SR would not be coming to you." He also wants to know if anyone knows of a used Gestetner electronic mimeograph for sale, cheap.
* The Grand Kraith, poem by Amy Hartman (1)
* The Roar (letters) (4)
* Some Thoughts on the Tellarites, article by Theresa Holmes (8)
* A Visit to the Federation Zoo, article by Randy Ash (23)
* For Sale article by John Broadbent (24) (futuristic advertising and some sample real estate ads, including an ad for the White House, now a private residence)
* The Everlasting Ordeal, poem by Susan Hasa (31)
* The Same Wilderness, fiction by Beverly Clark (Joanna McCoy is one of those rescued from a damaged ship. Relations between McCoy and his daughter are strained until McCoy is injured and Joanna's true feelings for her father become apparent.) (32)
* Puzzle by Randy Ash (39)
* Sehlats, art portfolio by Mary Ann Emerson (78)
* The "Les Mesdamoiselles Federation" Affair, fiction by Theresa Holmes & Randy Ash (84)
* Book Reviews, "Andorians in my Dreams" (focusing on the portrayal of Andorians in Star Trek: The New Voyages and Spock Messiah!, also reviews of four mainstream science fiction books, by Theresa Holmes (106)
* a review of Contact #2, see that page
* a review of Ambrov Zeor #1 and #2, see that page
* a review of Fanzine Review 'Zine, see that page
* a review of Pegasus #1, see that page
* a review of Menagerie #9, see that page
* a review of Interphase #3, see that page
* Federation News Notes, a review of Oakland Con (Oakland, CA, August 7–8, 1976) (115)
File:Sehlat3-1.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Mary Ann Emerson, from the sehlat art portfolio
File:Sehlat3-2.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Mary Ann Emerson, from the sehlat art portfolio
File:Sehlat3-3.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Mary Ann Emerson, from the sehlat art portfolio
File:Sehlat3-4.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Mary Ann Emerson, from the sehlat art portfolio
File:Sehlat3-9.jpg|inside page from issue #3, sample text
File:Sehlat3-5.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Signe Landon for The Same Wilderness
File:Sehlat3-6.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Signe Landon for The Same Wilderness
File:Sehlat3-12.jpg|inside page from issue #3, John Broadbent
File:Sehlat3-7.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Theresa Holmes for "Some Thoughts on the Tellarites"
File:Sehlat3-11.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Theresa Holmes for "Some Thoughts on the Tellarites"
File:Sehlat3-10.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Randy Ash for "The 'Les Mesdamoiselles Federation' Affair"
File:Sehlat3-8.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Randy Ash for "The 'Les Mesdamoiselles Federation' Affair"
==Issue 4==
Sehlat's Roar 4 was published in May 1977 and contains 98 pages. It has art by Randy Ash, Mary Ann Emerson, Connie Faddis, Amy Falkowitz, Leslie Fish, Theresa Holmes, Signe Landon, Elizabeth Marshall, Monica Miller, Gee Moaven, and Melinda Shreve.
From the editorial: 
* A Day in the Life of a Trek-Fan, article by Jeanne Powers (6)
* The Federation Zoo, article by Randy Ash (8)
* An Analysis of Three Fragments from Romulan History, fictional article by Leslie Fish (9) (also in The Universe Beyond #2 and Southern Star #3)
* To Entertain a Stranger, fiction by Ellen Blair (A party of scientists is brought aboard the Enterprise for transport and in their group is one young woman called Elizabeth. Elizabeth, however, is not what she seems to be and before she leaves the Enterprise she has a profound effect on McCoy, Kirk and Spock.) (24)
* Feuerstack's Odyssey, fiction by Theresa Holmes (62)
* Pt. 1 “The ‘Les Mesdamoiselles Federation’ Affair,” fiction by Theresa Holmes/artist Theresa Holmes)	 (74)
* Sehlats and the Enterprise Crew, art portfolio by Signe Landon (56)
* Sing Waily, Waily, I'm a Leslie Fish Fan, filk by Dixie Owen (1) (see Leslie Fish's page)
* The Price to Command, poem by Ingrid Cross (72)
* Ode to the Restless, poem by Ingrid Cross (73)
* book reviews by Theresa Holmes (92)
* zine reviews by Randy Ash (95)
** The Castaways, see that page
** The Other Side of Paradise #2, see that page
** Galactic Discourse #11, see that page
** Menagerie #1, see that page
* Acknowledgments and Nextish (98)
File:Sehlatsroar4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Melinda Shreve
File:Sehlatsroar4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Leslie Fish
File:Sehlatsroar4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Ann Emerson
File:Sehlatsroar4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Amy Falkowitz
File:Sehlatsroar4-5.jpg|from issue #4, by Signe Landon, from her portfolio which portrays crewmembers with a sehlat, "He's My Friend Too!"
File:Sehlatsroar4-6.jpg|from issue #4, by Signe Landon, from her portfolio which portrays crewmembers with a sehlat, "The One That Got Away"
File:Sehlatsroar4-7.jpg|from issue #4, by Signe Landon, from her portfolio which portrays crewmembers with a sehlat, "The Healer"
File:Sehlatsroar4-8.jpg|from issue #4, by Signe Landon, from her portfolio which portrays crewmembers with a sehlat, "Drinking Buddies (Oh my aching head)"
File:Sehlatsroar4-9.jpg|from issue #4, by Signe Landon, from her portfolio which portrays crewmembers with a sehlat, "When a Sehlat Wants You to Play -- You Play!"
File:Sehlatsroar4-10.jpg|from issue #4, Randy Ash
File:Sehlatsroar4-11.jpg|from issue #4, Monica Miller
File:Sehlatsroar4-12.jpg|from issue #4, Theresa Holmes
==Issue 5 ==
Sehlat's Roar 5: Special Issue was published in December 1977 and contains 114 pages.
Cover: Mary Ann Emerson; back cover: V.M. Wyman. Art & illustrations: Randy Ash, Clare Bell, Gordon Carleton, Mary Ann Emerson, Connie Faddis, Amy Falkowitz, Leslie Fish, Theresa Holmes, Signe Landon, Martynn, Catalina Mellon, Monica Miller, Elizabeth Marshall, Marty Siegrist, and V.M. Wyman.
Along with thish came a 17 1/2" x 22 1/2" original Connie Faddis black and white poster, and the Vulcan Wildlife Calendar by Randy Ash.
From the editorial: 
* Editor's Note (1)
* Sehlat's Song, poem by Richard Novotney (1)
* A Sociopolitical Survey of the Rim Worlds, article by Leslie Fish (6)
* The Federation Zoo: Singjoy, article by Theresa Holmes (37)
* Vigil, fiction by Theresa Holmes, illustrated by Leslie Fish (40)
* Of the Essence, fiction by Amy Falkowitz (46)
* Home is the Sailor, fiction by Ingrid Cross (52)
* Scott's Passion, fiction by Leslie Fish (57)
* Sehlat Portfolio by Clare Bell (61)
* Rom Trade, poem by Yetfa (67)
* Marooned, fiction by Randy Ash (68)
* Rota, fiction by Jane Aumerle (80)
* The Great Invention: a Fable, fiction by Beverly Clark (87)
* Daughter of the Sun, poem by Sarah Leibold (94)
* The First Step, fiction by Jeanne Powers (95)
* Flights of Fancy, poem by Sarah Leibold (98)
* The Jacobean Chronicles, poem by Adrina Lewis (99)
* Brandy Snifter, poem by Dayle Palko (102)
* McCoy Paen to Saurian Brandy, poem (102)
* Another Flask, poem by Sarah Leibold (102)
* Contest Winner, fiction by Mary Schmidt (103)
* Lira, poem by Dayle Palko (105)
* Two Explanations, poem by Dayle Palko (106)
* Reviews (108)
** review of Interphase #4, see that page
** review of Time Warp, see that page
** review of The Forging, see that page
** review of Tetrumbriant #12 and #13, see that page
** review of Mahko Root #1, see that page
 
File:Sehlat5art1.jpg|from issue #5, Theresa Holmes
File:Sehlat5art2.jpg|from issue #5, Gordon Carleton
File:Sehlat5art3.jpg|from issue #5, Leslie Fish
File:Sehlat5art4.jpg|from issue #5, Monica Miller
File:Sehlat5art5.jpg|from issue #5, Marty Siegrist
File:Sehlat5art6.jpg|from issue #5, Martynn
File:Sehlat5art7.jpg|from issue #5, Randy Ash
File:Sehlat5art8.jpg|from issue #5, V.M. Wyman
File:Sehlat5art9.jpg|from issue #5, V.M. Wyman
File:Sehlat5art10.jpg|from issue #5, Clare Bell
File:Sehlat5art11.jpg|from issue #5, Signe Landon
File:Sehlat5art12.jpg|from issue #5, Leslie Fish
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1976 Zines
Category:1970s Zines