Apocryphal Albion

Apocryphal Albion is a gen what if Robin of Sherwood anthology.
It ran for seven issues.
The zine's premise: "The Mad Rabbits of Albion are ... investigating the paths of 'What If...?'"
Some related zines: Albion and Albion Special.
==Issue 1==
Apocryphal Albion 1 was published in 1989 and contains 197 pages. Artwork by Kathy Baka, Vicki Brinkmeier, David Chamberlain, Cindy Dreifort, Chris Haire, Paulie and Roseanne Rice.
* Immortal by L.A. Carr (...a young Robert of Huntingdon were instructed in swordplay by an immortal named Ramirez?) (crossover with Highlander)
* ??? by H.L. Avry ("Robin of Loxley had run away to sea?)
* Cul-de-Sac by Maddog ("Will's wife, Elena, had not died?)
* Rise Up My Love and The Shadows Flee by Lorraine A. Murnaw ("Sarah DeTalmont and Guy of Gisburne really loved each other?)
* Staying by Rache(" Marion had chosen a different path after Loxley's death?)
* The Lady of Clun by Laura Chevening ("Robert of Huntingdon had not rescued Marion from Own of Clun?)
* The Earl's Fool by Laura Chevening ("the King's Devil had died before reaching Nottingham?)
* Legend by Cindy Fairbanks and Jeanine Hennig ("Robert had returned to meet Marion at the Ring of Nine Maidens?)
* Reunion by Cindy Fairbanks ("A meeting in Sherwood altered the life of the Earl of Huntingdon and his sons?)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Apocryphal Albion 2 was published in 1990 and contains 213 pages.
It has stories by Maddog, Kaye Dunham, Mad Rabbit, Jenni, Lila Bless, Ruth Dempsey, Laura Chevening, Lorraine A. Mumaw, Cindy Fairbanks, H.L. Avry, Rache & D. Linn, Caitlin Sebastian & Julianne Toomey.
==Issue 3==
Apocryphal Albion 3 was published in 1991 and contains 257 pages.
Color Robert/Marion/Herne/Isadora/Agrivaine front cover by Christine Haire. b/w both Robins/Marion/merries with rabbit ears back cover by C. Motika-Dreifort.
 
* Alexander by Laura Chevening (alternate third season)
* Lady of Clun ("An alternate universe story in which a lost, schizophrenic Robert manifests a third childlike personality and is found by Little John, who is married to Meg in Hathersage.")
* Bitter Regrets by Nancy Hutchins ("Post-third season. Marion, a nun at Halsted for 25 years, makes a brief visit to Sherwood.
* Blood Curse by Nancy Hutchins ("Alternate "Greatest Enemy". Disaster ensues when Robert tries to save Loxley and prevent his acknowledged rother Guy from helping the Sheriff of Nottingham.")
* Broken Arrow by Joyce Strohm ("Long story, alternate "Greatest Enemy". Robert is given a vision of what would happen if he and not Loxley had died.")
* Child of Light and Darkness by Maddog ("Alternate "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer". Loxley fails to save Marion from Belleme; other tragedies follow and Robert of Huntingdon is left to pick up the pieces.")
* Dark Castle by Julianne Toomey ("Alternate "Robin Hood & the Sorcerer". Following Belleme's death, Robin exchanges a few words with Nasir.")
* Green Wood Burning by Linda Furey ("Alternate "Greatest Enemy". Loxley survives, with help from Robert and a healer who befriends Nasir.")
* The Invisible Enemy by Karen Campbell ("hird Season. The Sheriff bullies Guy out of a suicidal mood.")
* The Most Awful Post Awful by Rache ("Parody post-third season (Major Oak Award - Silver for RoS Long Story). Robin of Loxley surprises all his friends by turning up alive, retrieving Marion from the convent and helps Robert and the others rescue a post office full of waylaid zines, bickering every step of the way.")
* No Certain Answers by Laura Chevening ("Alternate "Herne's Son". Although Marion is not present at Huntingdon, Robert finds reason to quarrel with guest Lord Owen of Clun.")
* Once in Royal David's City by Alison Campbell ("Alternate third season. Guy of Huntingdom and his brother Robert prepare to welcome their uncle William, King of Scotland.")
* Peace and Life are Different Things by H. L. Avry ("Long story, alternate third season. Marion does not go to Huntingdon and meets an older man, a former crusader whose wife died under tragic circumstances.")
* Truth Be Told by Cindy Fairbanks ("Alternate third season. A wounded Robert tells Guy the truth of their parentage.")
* You Can't Con a Con by Debra Batus & Leslie Goldberg ("Quantum Leap crossover, with Sam leaping into a RoS con guest.")
* Vignettes include "Dear Robert" by Mama, "Faerie Ring" by Debbie Linn, "The Greatest Enemy (No, Not That One)" by Beregara de Etranger, "Kobiyashi Marion" by Virginia L. Hefty, "Robert in the Hood" by Jennet Tucker-Robins, Marion O'Hearn & Robyn ibn Mahmud, and "Will the Real Robin Hood Please Stand Up" by Christine Haire (Major Oak Award - Silver for RoS Vignette).
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Apocryphal Albion 4 was published in 1992 and contains 357 pages.
==Issue 5==
Apocryphal Albion 5 was published in 1993 and contains 334 pages.
* The Price of Mercy: Homecoming by Lorraine Scherrer ("Robin of Loxley, soldier and boon companion to the Lionheart, returns to Sherwood and his old comrades.
* Brothers by L.C. Fenster ("Margaret of Gisburne tells David of Huntingdon the big secret, and history changes in interesting ways.
* Walk Through the Fire by Nancy Hutchins ("Scarlet travels to Thornton Abbey with Tuck while Marion accompanies Robert and the others to Cromm Cruac.
* The Grain of Truth by Kitty Gamarra ("Robert and Much escape de Rainault's trap—and so does Adam Bell.")
* Fire Answers Fire by H.L. Avry ("Sarak, Philip Mark, and a foreign soldier of fortune have a profound impact on Nasir's destiny.")
* Time of the Tomato by Cease Ann D'Sist ("Gulnar is bent on revenge and all of Sherwood is seeing red.")
* The Arrow Passes by Ruth Dempsey ("Lilith returns to wreak havoc on Herne's Son, but first has to deal with the Hooded Man's band and the White Witch of Sherwood.")
* Alternate History by Jenna Bruce ("Robert and Marion discuss decisions past.")
* Phantasm by Cindy Fairbanks ("Chaotic dreams and a matter of choice haunt Will Scarlet.")
* Journey's End by Laura Chevening ("Earl Robert of Huntingdon's quest takes him to Clun Castle and beyond.")
* Reindeer Games and Elven Labor Negotiations by Rache ("Herne sends his sons and their companions to the North Pole to right a great injustice.")
* poetry and filks by Hilda Marshall, Anna O'Brien, Rache, and Janet Reedman.
==Issue 6==
Apocryphal Albion 6 was published in 1994 and contains 254 pages.
Stories by Joanne Vitek, Lorraine A. Scherrer, Christine Haire, Joyce Strohm, CarolMel Ambassador, Rache, Ruth Dempsey, Gail Molnar, Cindy Fairbanks, Laura Chevening, Lisa Morissey, and H.L. Avry.
The zine's premise: "The Mad Rabbits of Albion are ... investigating the paths of 'What If...?'"
==Issue 7==
Apocryphal Albion 7 was published in 1995 and contains 221 pages.
* Sherwood Lore by Rache
* Tree of Living by Julianne Toomey
* A Hard Choice by Todd Parrish
* Living in Sherwood by Gail Molnar
* Scarlet's Song by Julianne Toomey
* The Fool by Linda A. Furey
* The Devil's Own by Kitty Gamarra
* Bright Forest by Laura Chevening
* Dreams by Julianne Toomey
* Ravens of Memory by Ruth Dempsey
* In Sherwood by Christine Haire
* Counterstrike by CarolMel Ambassador
* Blessed Be 7 by Rache
* Herne's Song I My Master, I Cannot Slay Him by Jenna Bruce
* Hello Mary Sue by Christine Haire
* Guide to Peace and Live; Ne'er Reflect on Sorrows Past by H.L. Avry
* Loyalty Binds Me by Laura Chevening
* Hero and Villain by Gail Molnar
* Fractured Rhymes by The Old Prisoner and Arthur
* Let Her Go by Christine Haire
* Leap Into Legend by Beth Hlabse
* Ode to Mary Sue by Linda A. Furey
* Horton Hears a Who, a Highlander and Two Hooded Men by Rache
* Art Credits: Kitty Gamarra, Christine Haire, Barb Johnson, Gail Molnar, Atsuko O'gawa, Todd Parrish, Rache (frontispiece), Rosanne Rice, Tammy, Sharon Wells.
==References==
Category:Gen Zines
Category:Robin of Sherwood Zines
Category:1989 Zines
Category:1990s Zines