A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun is a slash 96-page Starsky & Hutch novel by Lynna Bright that was originally printed in two parts in The Fix #11 (1992) and #12 (1993).
The zine includes the prequel story "A Place to Hide," originally published in Who You Know, What You Know and How You Know It (1983). 
While these three stories were combined in "A Place in the Sun," the story was ultimately never completed due to its connection to real life events and tragedy in the personal life of Paul Michael Glaser and his family. 
The cover is by Suzan Lovett.
==Summary==
From the publisher: 
==An Uncomfortable Reality: A Little Too Close to RPF==
Some fans, including the author, felt that this series touched on subjects, plots, and names that were too close to some of the tragic aspects of Paul Michael Glaser's (the actor who portrayed Starsky) life. The name of his wife in this story, Elizabeth, is one example, as is the actor and the character are both the fathers to a son and a daughter. The author started the series before it was discovered that Paul Michael Glaser's family (Elizabeth, Jake and Ariel Glaser) had contracted AIDS.The first story, "A Place to Hide", appeared in WHO YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU KNOW AND HOW YOU KNOW IT. and she had already written Starsky as having a wife, a son and a daughter named Lizabeth.
In the zine itself, the editor wrote: 
At the time the zine was published, there was mixed reaction. Many fans felt the story was wonderful and were sad that the story ended with a "To Be Continued."
Some worried that the story would never be finished, but most seemed to understand why the author, under the circumstances, would not feel comfortable continuing the series.
In 1995, the publisher wrote of a possible continuation: 
In 1995 there were murmurings on Starsky & Hutch mailing lists that several writers had taken the author up on her offer for others to write the story's conclusion and were working with April Valentine. However, it took almost a full decade before any of these stories saw the light of day.Morgan Dawn's personal recollections of mailing list discussions in the mid 1990s, accessed March 26, 2014.
A fan in 2001 wrote: 
Interestingly, in later years the potential RPF elements were not central to discussions around the story. Instead, some fan readers discussed how Starsky's decision to take Hutch as a lover while he was married and lie to his wife about the affair made them unhappy. They noted that Starsky was so wrapped up in not wanting to lose his 'family' that he was blind to the lack of respect he was showing toward his wife, let alone the pain he was causing her. This behavior went beyond the acceptable character flaws that heroic figures were allowed to have. Some readers complained that they lost respect for Starsky and felt that no sequel, no matter how well written and plotted, could redeem his character.Morgan Dawn's personal recollections of mailing list discussions in the mid-2000s, accessed March 26, 2014.
Others had completely different reactions. They could accept the story's main premise: namely, that Starsky & Hutch grew apart after Starsky's marriage and that they became lovers only after finding one another again many years later. They pointed out that in the story, both men agonize over the fact that Starsky is married and that the marriage was in trouble long before Hutch reappeared. Still, others countered that the Starsky agonized more over his girlfriend Rosie Malone's criminal connections and a woman he thought he blinded for life. In comparison, the agonizing in the story seemed brief and then both men continued to sleep with one another behind his wife's back. Finally, a few readers even went so far as to lay blame for the affair at the wife's feet arguing that if the two men had been able to remain close from the start of the marriage that this would have satisfied them emotionally and Starsky would not have strayed. Instead, Starsky was forced to cut ties with Hutch and the wife encouraged their separation making it clear that she felt Hutch was a rival and wanted him at a distance.
==Reactions and Reviews to the Story Itself ("A Place to Hide" and "A Place in the Sun"==
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==Continuations and Inspirations==
A fan in 2002 recounted Bright giving permission to other fans to continue this story. "Now I know Lynna Bright offered up A Place In The Sun/A Place To Hide for other writers to write sequels. Word on the street has it that some are in the works by various writers (hello various writers)." -- comment at ThePits (2002)
* A Place Together by Nikki Harrington (2004)
* Places in Time by JaneWayback Machine. (2014)
===Author's Comments Regarding "Places in Time"===
From the author of Places in Time, a 2014 authorized continuation by jane:
==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch Slash Zines
Category:1994 Zines