Klysadel Universe

Klysadel is a furry original science fiction universe which got its start with a leg up from Star Trek: TOS zines.
==Description==
From a 1987 ad for Snow on the Moon: 
==The Furry Connection==
It was originally published in various zines, and was put online at klysadel.net WBM link to klysadel.net (accessed 30 Jan 2010) for some years, until the author dropped the website.Fara Shimbo. , posted 25 Jan 2008 (accessed 30 Jan 2010) Until around 2019, items were available though through a CafePress store. 
==Valenza's Comments About Her Fannish Journey==
From the editorial of Snow on the Moon (1978):
==Star Trek Was Simply a Hook ==
In the 1978 zine, Snow on the Moon, the author explains her connection to Star Trek fandom and how it was a planned hook to get readers:
==Other Comments by Valenza== 
In 1975, Valenza was unhappy about feedback: 
 
In 1978, Valenza commented on the story Tei Daminen: 
==2008 and The Future==
In 2008, Valenza/Shimbo wrote: 
A fan, Kay Shapero, responded: 
Another fan, Amy Harlib, said: 
==Some Klysadel Works==
This list is incomplete.
* Universes in Science Fiction (1976)
* The Asymmetrical Star (the first novel, 1982)
* The Klysadel Calendar (1978) 
* Snow on the Moon (1978)
* It Takes All Kinds (newsletter) (1980?)
* The Sum of the Parts (Tetrumbriant #1, 1974)
* Tei Damien (Tetrumbriant #1/2, #4, 1974)
* And May the Best Man Win (Tetrumbriant #3, 1974) 
* And the Planet is Still There (Tetrumbriant #3, listed on some sources as being in this zine, but does not seem to appear there)
* The Great Ixtenchin Telifoan Syborg Device (Tetrumbriant #4, 1974) 
* Time to Bring in Reinforcements (The Other Side of Paradise #5, 1981)
* Gohirsid Jon 
* Not Supposed to Know (The Other Side of Paradise #5, 1981)
* Science Is On Our Side (a Thobo Telecom/Asymetrical Star story in Warped Space #42) (1979)
* Teach Your Children Well (Mindsifter #3)
* A Cursory History of the Klysadel (Mindsifter #3)
* Whose Godchild, Space? (Probe #8, 1976)
* The Days Surrounding Meldnight (Probe #10)
*The Legend of Raugk (Probe #6)
* Iristhan (Tetrumbriant #8)
* And the Planet is There Still (Tetrumbirant #9)
* The Good Samaritans (Obsc'zine #4, 1980)
* Child of the Violent Spring (proposed but never published, 1979, "a biography of Shauneh Daer Fara Ma'Ki, from spawning to retirement. Illustrated, limited edition of 100 pp. $5 each.")
==Fan Comments==
Fans praised her skill but often felt the Klysadel universe to be too complicated and hard to understand. 
This was due to Shimbo's intricate world building, as well as due to the fact that the stories were spread around in many fanworks, making continuity difficult. At least one fan compared this intense complexity and scattered publication to Diamonds and Rust.
It may also have to do with her audience, one generally primed to enjoy Star Trek characters and settings, a fandom that she purposely utilized in the beginning to get readers, and then dropped, something that likely was not popular. 
Winston Howlett wrote an essay called I've Got Friends that took on some of these criticisms. It was printed in Tetrumbriant #12 in October 1976.
While the topic of this meta essay was feedback and criticism in fandom in general, it specifically addressed the then-recent criticism and fan comments regarding the Klysadel universe, as well as some fans who over-stepped boundaries and criticized Valenza's personality.
In early 1977, the editor of Tetrumbriant v.4 n.1 spoke of fan feedback and Valenza's hurt feelings: 
 
===1976===
 
===1977===
===1978===
===1979===
===1981===
==References==
Category:Furry Fandom Glossary‎
Category:1970s Fanworks
Category:1980s Fanworks
Category:1971 Fanworks