Uncharted Waters (multimedia zine)

Uncharted Waters is a slash multimedia fanzine. It was published from various addresses in the UK between 1988 and 1997 by Sue aka The Android under the imprint Crevichon Press.
==Issue 1==
Uncharted Waters was published in 1988 and contains 50 pages. 
It was later reprinted in the USA and again in the UK in 1996.
* Care and Maintenance by Katy (Ice Cold in Alex/The Guns of Navarone crossover)
* Happy Ending by Callie Lord Bordeaux (Simon and Simon)
* Nor Iron Bars A Cage by Fortune Teller ("Archangel engineers a confrontation with Stringfellow Hawke about the truth of his brother's death, thereby setting events in motion which result in violent emotional catharsis and a perilous new unity between them.") (Airwolf)
* Island in Time by Julia (Doctor Who)
* Vaster Than Empires by Augusta (Doctor Who)
* Most Precious Diamonds by Caiman (Sal) (V)
* Coign of Vantage by Felis Sylvestris (Morgan's Boy)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Uncharted Waters 2 was published in 1990 (reprinted in March 1992) and contains 100 pages.
It contains a single illo by Val. 
 
From the editorial: 
* Fortune's Arrow by Tanned Hauser ("After Sharron's wedding Richard Barrett starts behaving oddly. There's a mission waiting for him in London but he's in no fit state to undertake it. Craig Stirling determines to find out what's worrying his partner -- and tries to put it right.") (The Champions) (5)
* Storm Damage by Caroline and Kathleen ("Forced to shelter from severe weather at the almost-deserted Cliffside Inn, David Banner and Jack McGee have a chance to examine the deeper implications of their close relationship.") (The Incredible Hulk) (13)
*Holding On by cimorene ("After the encounter with Iblis, Starbuck has come to terms with his deepest feelings about Apollo relationship.") (Battlestar Galactica) (38)
* Tears in the Rain by MerLyn ("The death of Roy Batty hit Rick Deckard harder than he realized. A year later he drifts back to LA, only to learn that more replicants have been built -- and Roy has somehow been resuscitated.") (also in Twinflight) (Blade Runner) (43)
* Inside Information by Kathleen Jay ("An undercover assignment has meant a month in Wormwood Scrubs for Bodie. When he's released he doesn't seem to relish Doyle's company any more. Something that happened inside must have changed him... but what?") (The Professionals) (59)
* All The Reasons Why by MerLyn ("Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry became lovers almost by accident and without stopping to ask why. Now they have the time to ask that question and to find a few answers.") (Alias Smith and Jones) (65)
* Attractions and Desires by E.P.S. ("A plane crash leaves Ham Tyler with a sixteen year gap in his memory, taking back to a long-ago time when he and Mike Donovan were lovers. That couldn't happen again now, though --- or could it?") (V) (71)
Image:unchartedwaters2.jpg|cover of issue #2
File:Unchartedwaterstwo.jpg|another cover of issue #2
Image:unchartedwaters2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Val
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
 
Uncharted Waters 3 was published in 1990 and contains 100 pages.
* Wild Horses by Florence Sinclair ("Major Sinclair Yeates takes up the appointment of Resident Magistrate of Skebawn and soon falls under the spell of his landlord, Flurry Knox.") (The Irish R.M.)
* Helping the Gods by MerLyn ("Comforting a gay friend gives Martin Castillo a chance to examine his own feelings - with particular reference to Sonny Crockett.") (Miami Vice)
* Thumbnail Sketch by Lindar ("When everyday is a battle of survival, how do you find time for love? That's the question Steve Burton and Dan Erickson have to answer.") (Land of the Giants)
* The Great Malibu Bike Race by Robbie ("Mark McCormick needs to spend a little time with friends his own age. Judge Hardcastle can't possibly be jealous -- or can he?") (Hardcastle and McCormick)
* House of the Red Poppy by cimorene ("Rescuing Apollo from service in a house of ill repute is the easy part. Less easy for Starbuck is dealing with his own feelings about it.") (Battlestar Galactica (1978))
* Easy Money by Robbie ("It started out as a straight-forward assignment for Rick and A.J. Simon -- but then things are seldom exactly what they seem.") (Simon and Simon)
* Planet of No Return by Lindar ("In the apes' world, Alan Virdon and Pete Burke have only one another to turn to. It should be as simple as that -- but it isn't.") (Planet of the Apes)
* Snowbound Paradise by T. Roubles ("A cabin in a winter resort is the ideal spot for a "honeymoon" and Hannibal and Face are determined to make good use of it!") (reprinted in Slash Collection) (The A-Team)
* Fools Like You And Me by Henry (The High Chaparral) ("Rescuing two little girls from the Apache starts off a bewildering sequence of events for Buck Cannon and Manolito Montoya.")
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Uncharted Waters 4 was published in 1991 and contains 100 pages.
* Primary Colours by Lindar ("On a Spectrum training course, Captain Blue and Scarlet meet for the first time -- and a lasting friendship is born.") (Captain Scarlet)
* Two Times Table by Daisy Wheel ("Everybody's favorite antiques dealer harbours a dark secret; a passion for blond, blue-eyed aristocratic types -- just like Alexander Felsham, in fact!") (Lovejoy)
* Fifty Fifty by Katy Katana ("A malfunction in Stave Austin's bionic implants leads to a crisis which forces Oscar Goldman to consider exactly how much his friend means to him.") (The Six Million Dollar Man)
* Moments by Sitzi Michael (Knight Rider) 
* Your Money Or Your Life by Henrietta (Sal) ("After a successful con Guy Buchanan questions his decision to retire -- and the nature of his hitherto easy-going relationship with Harry Cassidy.") (Perfect Scoundrels)
* The Colour of Love by Lindar ("The closeness between Blue and Scarlet deepens when Scarlet must confront the effects of the Mysterons' retrometabolism on his sexuality.") (Captain Scarlet) 
* Small Prey by Lindar ("Life in the Giant's world has more than its fair share of hazards, this one threatens Steve and Dan's relationship -- and their lives.") (Land of the Giants) 
* My Man Jeeves by Bertie Wooster ("The bunglings of an agency valet drive Bertie to fly to Jeeves' side -- to continue a love affair that began over a typical domestic disaster.") (Jeeves and Wooster)
* A New Day by Ophelia (After the events of 'The Empty House,' Holmes and Watson are at last able to examine the nature of their feelings for one another.") (Sherlock Holmes)
* Colours of Blood and Twilight by Lindar ("Scarlet and Blue's relationship is threatened by the unexpected reappearance of a figure from Scarlet's past -- Conrad Turner.") (Captain Scarlet)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Uncharted Waters 5 was published in March 1992 and contains 100 pages. It is subtitled "Boys in Blue" cop show special edition".
There is no interior art due to a breakdown in communication with the artist. The editor wrote about this both in this zine's editorial, as well as in the apa Late for Breakfast.
* Miami Ice by MerLyn Miller ("In an alternate universe setting Vice detective Sonny Crockett and Homicide cop Martin Castillo meet over the body of a murder victim -- Ricardo Tubbs.") (Miami Vice)
* Oak and Mistletoe by Sue J. ("A hostage situation and the murder of a gay bookseller bring revelations which cause Morse and Lewis to examine their working relationship -- and their personal one.") (Inspector Morse) 
* Melting Ice by MerLyn Miller ("When David Barber and Tom Duffy first got together, they were both drunk. Now they've sobered up, and there are important questions to be answered.") (Saracen) 
* Perfect Match by Tara ("Recovering from an attempt on his life Agent Dale Cooper returns to the Great Northern Hotel and the loving care of his self-appointed guardian angel, Sheriff Harry S. Truman.") (Twin Peaks) 
* April Showers by MerLyn Miller ("Jersey in April, daffodils and rain; for Jim Bergerac and Alan Hallowes it's an idyllic time after a great deal of pain -- until the unexpected arrival of Susan Young spoils everything.") (Bergerac)
* Cause For Concern by Kathleen Jay ("Doyle and Bodie are sharing everything, even their women; they're too close. Cowley decides to intervene -- and his plan involves the return of Ann Holly, Doyle's former fiancee.") (reprinted in Dyad #20) (The Professionals)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Uncharted Waters 6 was published in Fall 1992 and contains 100 pages.
* A Time To Every Purpose by Lindar ("He hadn't realised until that moment how deeply he had cared for Doug, relying on his strength and humour to carry him through each day. They had been close for along time.") (Time Tunnel)
* It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) by Daisy Wheel ("T he whole thing had an air of unreality about it; I climbed the stairs behind Lord Felsham in atotal daze, an inane grin plastered across my face, his hand in mine.") (Lovejoy)
* Samurai Fire by MerLyn Miller ("Jack Gretsky." Castillo almost purred the name, his gaze still on the sword, one hand stroking the length of it. Crockett felt a chill of foreboding. "And?" he prompted. "It's a message. He needs my help.") (Miami Vice)
* Holiday in Cornwall by Jane M. ("Sherlock Holmes had no case -yet there he was, an arm’s length away from me sipping tea, humming a ditty and as blithe as a young man in love. Indeed, if it were any other man, I would instantly have deduced an affair of the heart.") (Sherlock Holmes)
* The Secrets That We Keep by Artemis Pumpkin ("He had thought of homosexuality, when he thought of it at all, as being sinful or sickening, So why did his own easy acceptance of Oscar’s sexuality bother him? ... He wasn't willing to face the answer to that question just yet ") (The Six Million Dollar Man)
* Portraits From the Past by cimorene ("He no longer tried to pretend to himself; all he did now was hide the truth from Trevor. He valued too much the hours they spent together discussing music, football or any subject that surfaced to risk letting the Englishman see that what he felt for him was more than friendship.") (Moon and Son)
==Issue 7==
Uncharted Waters 7 was published in March 1993 and contains 100 pages.
* Fair Wind and a Fast Passage by Spyder (also in Second Time Around) (Treasure Island)
* A Matter of Trust by Dovya Blacque (reprinted from Resistance #1) (Blake's 7)
* Some Body To Love by Rigor Mortis (Randall and Hopkirk Deceased parody)
* A Change in Reality by Tarlan (V)
* One Of Those Days by Daisy Wheel (Lovejoy)
* Head and Heart by MerLyn (The Professionals)
* Black Velvet by MerLyn (Miami Vice)
* Chinese Puzzle by Morgan (Capital City)
* Scuttlebutt by Artemis Pumpkin (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
* Hands on the Wheel by Katy Katana (The Six Million Dollar Man)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8==
 
 
 
Uncharted Waters 8 was published in September 1993 and contains 100 pages.
* A Shock to the System by Spyder (also in Second Time Around) (The Bill)
* The Experiment by Caiman (V)
* Joint Venture by Mirna C. (Inspector Morse) 
* Only One by Tarlan (Highlander) 
* Absolution by Dovya Blacque (Blake's 7) (reprinted from Resistance #1)
* Working It Out by MerLyn (incorrectly rendered as 'Merlin') (Miami Vice) 
* Night Watch by Calliope (The Professionals) 
* This Stealthy Serpent by Lindar (reprinted in Lindar's Voyages) (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
==Issue 9==
Uncharted Waters 9 was published in 1993 and contains 100 pages.
* Only A Matter Of Time by Spyder (also in Second Time Around) (The Bill)
* The Gingerbread Trail by Tarlan (V)
* The Dream Seller by R. Olivia Brown (Blake's 7)
* A Break in the Line by Sandi Chapman (21 Jump Street)
* Above the Wind by v (Inspector Morse)
==Issue 10==
Uncharted Waters 10 was published in 1994 and contains 100 pages. The story summaries for this issue are from On the Double.
* No Strings by Anon ("Following on from the aired episode, 'Involvement,' Bodie & Doyle are forced to redefine their relationship in the light of Doyle's disastrous affair with Ann Holly.") (sequel is "Anticlimax," both stories are in HG Collected #2 and online) (The Professionals)
* The Investment by Tara ("Recruitment and training of Paul Foster as a SHADO operative has involved a considerable investment of time and money - but Ed Straker can have no idea of the dividends it will pay.") (UFO)
* The Call of Duty by Gloria Lancaster (Jeeves and Wooster)
* Older Than the Rocks by Morgan (North and South)
* Ring of Truth by Katy Katana (Doctor Who) (also in Dyad #13)
* Something Hidden by 'cimorene' (Moon and Son)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Uncharted Waters 11 was published in 1994 and contains 100 pages.
* Out of the Nightmare by Sal (Secret Army)
* Ticket to the Moon by (Sharon Mills) (Top Gun)
* Moment of Truth by Katy Katana (Doctor Who)
* Painting The Clouds by Calliope (The Professionals) ("Painting the Clouds" by Calliope' is part of the Masquerade series. It is, in fact an alternate ending to Masquerade by Tarot. The other stories, in order are: The Decision by an unknown author This story is attributed to Fanny Adams but she says she did not write it: "Two of the stories attributed to me at the Circuit Archive - "The Decision" and "Emotionally Involved" are not my work. I don't know how my name got on them, but I didn't write them, and I don't want to take credit (or blame) for either." -- from Dargelos' site: The FanFic Outpost via Wayback. ; Who Will Buy? by Pegasus in the circuit library; The Ghost of a Shadow by Anne Carr; The Shadow of a Ghost by Anne Carr; and Ghostly Shadowy Ghost Shadow by O. Yardley - in the circuit library.)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11==
==Issue 12==
Uncharted Waters 12 was published in March 1995 and contains 100 pages.
* The Best of Reasons by MerLyn ("Eighteen years after his death in a car crash, ex-racing driver Alex Furlong is running the McCandless Corporation with the help of girlfriend Julie Redland and mercenary Viktor Vacendak. Amidst the catastrophic destruction of Earth's major cities and a too-close encounter with a sinister creature of the night, Alexis forced to reconsider his feelings towards both of them...") (also in Dyad: The Vampire Stories) (Freejack)
* Substitute by Tara ("A petty criminal on the run from federation "justice", Tan has been recruited by the opportunistic Rani to serve in his pleasure-house. The client, it seems, has very specific instruction as to the clothing and hairstyle he must wear. Tan is understandably nervous until he meets the client; then, with dawning horror, he begins to understand the man's motives.") (Blake's 7)
* Fences by Mirna C. ("Why does an attractive and successful woman apparently leap to her death from the third floor? Investigating, Morse and Lewis not only discover the secret grief behind the victim's actions, but learn something about themselves in the process - and something, still more important, about each other.") (Inspector Morse)
* True Colours by Tarlan ("In revenge for an injury that scars her and shatters her human disguise, Diana vows to seek out whatever is most precious in Mike Donovan's life and destroy it. Kidnapping Tyler in order to interrogate him, she is hardly able to believe the answers he gives... or her own good fortune in discovering the very weapon she is seeking against Donovan.") (V)
* A Long Way From Home by MerLyn ("A series of mysterious deaths among construction workers on a city building site brings FBI agent Ray Levoi in tocontact with elemental forces he can only just begin to understand. When he also becomes aware of the prompting of his Native American heritage he turns for help to tribal cop Walter Crow Horse, and is launched on a bewildering journey which takes him through boundaries of space, time... and species...") (reprinted in Cross-Currents) (Thunderheart/Wolfen/Dances With Wolves)
* Brass Tacks by Gloria Lancaster ("Keep it cynical and keep it simple, that's the way Bodie's been playing his life up to now. The fact that he has developed a bad case of lust for his partner doesn't worry either of them too much -- except that Doyle's unwilling to fulfill Bodie's fantasies, so Bodie's turned to casual pick-ups for sex. It takes a close brush with death to make Bodie less cynical, and Doyle less disinterested.") (The Professionals)
* Ere The Ruin Fall by E.P.S. ("A threat from within SHADO puts Ed Strakcr's life, career and reputation on the line. Surviving an assassination attempt, he must go on the run to buy time for his allies to stave off a far greater threat. He had expected to have to fight this battle alone, but as so often in the past Paul roster is by his side; stealing moments for themselves in the midst of chaos, they are able to rediscover one another on a very intense and personal level...") (UFO)
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 13==
Uncharted Waters 13 was published in 1995 and contains 100 pages.
* The Colour of Freedom by Sandi Chapman (seaQuest DSV) ("No matter how I fought to keep my mind on other things by day, I couldn't control my dreams and, if I'm honest, I welcomed the fantasies that softened the edges of my loneliness for a few hours. I even managed to convince myself that my dreams were harmless, that I wasn't hurting anyone. Anyone except myself.")
* Reunion by Kitty Fisher ("There might be a world of difference in their ranks but here that difference was dissolved and they were just two men, two friends. Two friends who had found that there was something beyond friendship in the way they fell for each other.") (Sharpe)
* Four Days and Five Nights by Gloria Lancaster ("' ... Honestly, the moment I come in, it's not 'hello lover' or 'fancy a cup of lea or a barrel of beer lover?' but'get your bloody knickers off'! You know something, Bodie? You're a yob.'") (The Professionals)
* Blood Price by MerLyn (Thunderheart)
* Destination ("Stay with him, Vila, be there for him. He'll need you,'Blake had insisted in the old, masterful way. And so Vila had stayed, much as he had wanted to leave, because Avon frightened him.") (Blake's 7)
* Hurt Together, Hurt Alone by Sandi Chapman ("A Chief Inspector for less than a year, it had been made very clear that further progress up the promotions ladder depended upon him working hard and keeping his nose clean, and suddenly his nineteen year old male lover could be looked upon as a liability.") (Inspector Morse)
* Blue Movie] by Daisy Wheel ("Taking a hell of a risk, Meadows dropped one hand onto Monroe's wrist and stroked gently. "Get used to me touching you," he said, breathlessly. "I'm going to be doing a lot of that over the next few days.") (The Bill) 
==Issue 14==
Uncharted Waters 14 was published in November 1995 and contains 100 pages.
* Dreams of a Crystal Cave by Cimorene (Moon and Son)
* Wheels are Turning by Tarlan (V)
* Unlike The Sun by Tara (War and Peace)
* Badlands by MerLyn (Thunderheart/The Professionals)
* Liar's Dance by Sandi Chapman (Starsky and Hutch)
* Piece of a Puzzle by Tarlan (Murder By Night)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 14==
==Issue 15==
Uncharted Waters 15 was published in 1996 and contains 100 pages.
It is subtitled Best of British. 
* Dark Blue Reflections by Tarlan (The Bill) 
* Balancing Act by The Romantic Celt (Perfect Scoundrels) 
* A Fistful of Tartan by Spyder (also in Second Time Around) (Hamish MacBeth)
* Out of the Blue by Daisy Wheel (Warship) 
==Issue 16==
Uncharted Waters 16 was published in 1997 and contains 100 pages.
* Everything I Own by Tarlan (Murder By Night)
* Out of Control by Jan (The Bill)
* Incident at the Wedding by Mirna C. (Rawhide)
* Islands by Julia (Jaws)
* Interlude by Mashuma (The Seagull)
* One Step Ahead by E.P.S. (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
* Anticlimax by H.G. (The Professionals)
* DMZ by A Myrmidon (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
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Category:1980s Zines
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