ORBIT

Mini Review By Sarah Thompson

I gather this zine was the successor to =Liberator=, after the LPF reorganized. Of the ten issues, I only have #s 1-4 and 6.

Were the first editions all A5 digest size? I have #3 in that format, but for #s 1 and 2 I have versions on US letter-size paper; I suspect these may be North American reprints by Bill Hupe. For #s 4 and 6 I have photocopies only.

I'm especially fond of Judith Seaman's "Beast" in #3, a clever bit of Avon- torture.

ORBIT #1

Editors: Audrey Waller and Sue Walker
Publisher: Liberator Popular Front
Date: October 1982

Fiction:
Sue Walker, "The Search Is Ended" (S5; A)
Tim Pieraccini, "Prisons" (Blake's Seven: Fifth Series, Episode One; script; S5)
Sylvia White, "The Price of Freedom" (S4)
Judith M. Seaman, "Martyr" (S5; A)

Poetry:
Sue Walker, "The Magician (Tarot I)" (A)

Art:
Tim Pieraccini cover S4 crew, Se, GP B

ORBIT #2

Editors: Audrey Waller and Sue Walker
Publisher: Liberator Popular Front
Date: April 1983

Fiction:
Jane Ching, "Where Rumours End" (S5; ocf)
Tim Pieraccini, "Friends... Or Foes?" (Blake's Seven: Fifth Series, Episode Two; script; S5)
Sarah Wright, "Deadly Interception" (S4, post-Sand; Se/Ta, A-Ta)
Lee Steadman, "Escape" (S5)
Judith Seaman, "Never Recognized the Fool" (S3; Rumours; A)

Poetry:
Sue Walker, "The Hanged Man (Tarot XII)" (B)
Linda Short, "Wise Enough to Play the Fool"
Linda Short, "Of Even Death Bereaved"

Art:
Tim Pieraccini cover "Liso" (A-Anna and others, in silhouette of ocf; illo for "Where")
p. 72a Se, A, Se/Ta; illo for "Deadly Interception"
p. 80a "Klein and Soolin;" illo for "Escape"
p. 96 A; illo for "Never"

ORBIT #3

Editors: Audrey Waller and Sue Walker
Publisher: Liberator Popular Front
Date: September 1983

Fiction:
Judith M. Seaman, "Beast" (S3; A-hc)
Tim Pieraccini, "Seekers and Secrets" (Blake's Seven: Fifth Series, Episode Three; script; S5)
Sue Walker, "Nevermore" (S4, post-Orbit; A-V)
Sylvia White, "The Garden of Zeeden" (S4; A/ocf)
Tim Pieraccini, "The Visitor" (S4)

Poetry:
Sue Walker, "The Charioteer (Tarot VII)" (Ta)
Debbie Moon, "The Sands of Virn"
Susan J. King, "Sandscape"

Art: Tim Pieraccini front c. A; illo for "Beast"
p. 44a "Soolin and Indell;" illo for "Seekers"
p. 60a A-V; illo for "Nevermore"
p. 81a "Avon and Eve;" illo for "Garden"
back c. illo for "Visitor"

ORBIT #4

Editors: Audrey Waller and Sue Walker
Publisher: Liberator Popular Front
Date: March 1984

Fiction:
Pat Anderson, "Survival" (S5)
Judith M. Seaman, "Gift" (S2; A-B)
Tim Pieraccini, "Recall" (Blake's Seven: Fifth Series, Episode Four; script; S5)
Yvonne S. Hintz & Kathy L. Goodwin, "Detour to Delphos" (S2, post-Pressure Point)

Poetry:
Sue Walker, "The Moon" (Tarot XVII) (C)
Henry C. Eggleton, "Dark Warrior"
Sue Walker, "Strength" (Tarot XI) (Se and D)
Denise Sheets, "Kindred Spirits"

Art:
Tim Pieraccini front c. A, C, V; illo for "Survival"
p. 36a A-B; illo for "Gift"
p. 47a ocms; illo for "Recall"
p. 84a illo for "Detour"
back c. Se; illo for "Kindred"

ORBIT #6

Editors: Audrey Waller and Sue Walker
Publisher: Liberator Popular Front
Date: August 1985

Fiction:
Jane Ching, "The Bane of Rega" (S4)
Sue Little, "Antagonist" (S4; A-Ta)
Sylvie White, "Midnight Memories" (S4; A-V, past uc A/C)
Sue Walker, "What Does It Matter What You Say about People?" (S5; V)
Gillain Marsden, "Silent Rules to Silent Games" (S5; Se)
Samantha Lea, "A Dream of Freedom" (S4; V/ocf)
Tim Pieraccini, "Base and Deadly Passions" (Blake's Seven: Fifth Series, Episode Six; script; S5)
Virginia Turpin, "Period of Adjustment" (S0, V)

Art:
Tim Pieraccini front c. A-Se; illo for "The Bane"
p. 33 A-D-Ta; illo for "Antagonist"
p. 46 V, C, A; illo for "Midnight Memories"
p. 53 Se, A; illo for "Silent"
p. 63 V; illo for "A Dream"
p. 82 illo for "Base and Deadly"
back c. V; illo for "Period"


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