SYZYGY

Mini Review By Sarah Thompson

This is a nice multimedia zine produced by the San Diego science fiction society, S.T.A.R. There's a lot of original SF&F in addition to various media. Given the location, naturally there's a substantial overlap in writers with Jean Graham's =Gambit= stable. All of them are pretty good, and several (including Jean herself) are now professionally published.

There's not a lot of B7, and much of it is available elsewhere; but if you like the other fandoms and/or the authors, these are good zines. Some new copies (as well as used ones) are still available from Jim and Melody Rondeau, who were agents for Bill Hupe and so have some of his leftover stock.

Contents of SYZYGY #1

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: May 1987
Format: letter size, 158 pp., orange-yellow card covers, black comb binding

B7 fiction:
Jean Graham, "Shadow of the Trojan Horse" (S2, A-V);
later reprinted in HORIZON #15 (UK, 1991.8)

Other fandoms:
original, ST, UNCLE, DS, BG, Voyagers, Pros

Contents of SYZYGY #2

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: November 1987
Format: letter size, 162 pp., chartreuse card covers, black comb binding

B7 fiction:
Nancy Klauschie (with help from Craig Kozeluh, from an idea by Wolf Klauschie, dedicated to Carla Kozeluh), "Research" (S1; A-O; Max Headroom crossover)

April Giordano & Mary Gerstner, "Rest and Recreation" (S2; A)

Nancy Klauschie & Craig Kozeluh, "Development" (sequel to "Research;" S1; Max Headroom crossover)

J. S. Mulvey, "On Icarus' Wings" (S2)

B7 poetry:
Michael Williams, "A Whim of Avon"
Nancy Klauschie, "You and Me against the Feds" (filk, You and Me against the World; A-V)

Other fandoms:
Dragnet, original, ST, Hawaii 5-O, BG, Pri, Twilight Zone, SW, UNCLE

Contents of SYZYGY #3

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: April 1988
Format: letter size, 142 pp., blue card covers, black comb binding

B7 fiction:
Susan Murray Eoff, "S. S. C. (Silly Stupid Crossover)" (S4; STTNG crossover; humor)

Nancy Klauschie, Jean Graham, J. S. Mulvey, and Karyn O'Rear, "The Frustrations of Space" (S3; past D/Ta, D/V, and A/D)

Pearl Stickler, "The Haunting of Vila" (S2; O-Z)

Nancy Klauschie, "Some Dreams Are Worth Having" (S4, alt- Blake; V)

B7 art:
Michael Williams p. 9 A
p. 36 A
p. 98 A
Pearl Stickler p. 37 A
p. 57 A

Other fandoms:
DS, original, ST, UNCLE, KR, Dragnet

Contents of SYZYGY #4

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: January 1989
Format: letter size, 140 pp., hot pink card covers, black comb binding

B7 fiction:
Russell Hedges, "Spaceman Spiff and Blake" (graphic story; Calvin and Hobbs crossover; humor)
Sandy Lyons, "A Long Way Home" (S1 or S2)
Irene Stubbs, "The Sweets of Peace" (S5; humor)

B7 nonfiction:
Sandy Lyons, "Logic Problem: The Death of President Servalan"
Sandy Lyons, "Logic Problem: Roj's School for Rebellion"
Sandy Lyons, "'Blake's 7' Kriss Kross"

B7 art:
Michael Williams p. 29 A
p. 39 A
p. 130 A
Mary Gerstner p. 30 C
Susan Landerman p. 72 cartoon: A-V as cats

Other fandoms:
ST, original, STTNG, Dragnet, Tales of the Gold Monkey

Contents of SYZYGY #5

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: February 1991
Format: letter size, 254 text pp. + [4] pp. zine ads, red card covers, white comb binding

B7 fiction:
Steve Oualline, "Booting Orac" (real world crossover; A-O; humor)
Mary Gerstner, "One for the Mockingbird" (S5; A-B)
Sandy Van Densen, "The Vaelstrom" (KTD universe; AU A- V); also in CROSSROADS #1 (mm; US, 1990?)
Rosanna Filippello, "The Doctor and the Liberator" (S2; DW crossover)
Teri Sarick, "Standard by V" (S2; V crossover)

Other fandoms:
ST, QL, STTNG, original, SW, DW, Rambo, Conan the Barbarian, Dragnet, Wizard of Oz, etc.

Contents of SYZYGY #6

Editor: Pearl Stickler
Publisher: S.T.A.R. Press (San Diego, CA)
Date: July 1993
Format: letter size, 108 text pp. + [4] pp. ads, lavendar card covers, white comb binding

B7 fiction:
Jean Graham, "A Lamb to Guide the Lion" (S1; A-G; reprinted from MAGNIFICENT SEVEN #4)

Pearl Stickler, "Mary Sue" (early S2; real world crossover; A-ocf; reprinted from GAMBIT #9 and CROSSROADS #3)

B7-related poetry:
Melissa Mastoris, "The Proposition" (KTD universe; AU A-V)
Melissa Mastoris, "Threats" (KTD universe; AU A-V)
Melissa Mastoris, "Realization" (KTD universe; AU A-V)

Other fandoms:
original, Pri, IJ, ST, Batman, HHGG, The Phoenix, STTNG

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