Battle of Hope, slash anthology. Color cover by Cat's Meow. We've named the zine Battle of Hope because we believe there is hope in the battle against HIV/AIDs, and we wanted to show that people with HIV can still live rich lives full of dreams. There are no death stories, all stories have hopeful/happy endings.

This zine is 220 pages, full size, with 4 color and 8 b&w interior art pieces.

Art is by Cat's Meow Creative Arts, K9, Hindman and Shar. We thank them, and the authors, for sharing their talent. 

Short Excerpts from each story (fandom listed):

AIDS Walk Miami by Khylara
CSI: Miami - Horatio/Speed
Excerpt: They should be here, Speed thought as he continued to look around. Many of the walkers carried signs or pictures of their own lost loved ones. They should all be here. But they weren't, which was why he was.

Test of Love by Sekhmet
Company Business - Sam/Pyiotr
Excerpt: "I went. I am sick." Pyiotr turned on the stool and faced his friend, his lover. "I have the virus."

Whatever It Takes by Ashleigh Anpilova
MFU - Napoleon/Illya
Excerpt: Fourteen words. Sixty-seven characters. Nothing really. Just a potential death sentence for one man - or, God forbid - two. He made a decision and rose swiftly to his feet, left his office, and headed for the Infirmary.

All The Time In The World by LilyK
TS - Jim/Blair
Excerpt: "I'm afraid not until we talk about your situation. There are some complications that you need to be made aware of, and instructions that you must understand in order to maintain your health."

On The Other Foot by Maiden Wyoming
Pros - Bodie/Doyle
Excerpt: Once the plague had figured out its primary prey, other men died far more horribly and slowly.

World Enough, And Time by Shadow
Smallville - Clark/Lex
Excerpt: Clark felt his heart sink. This was it, then. He kissed the top of Lex's head. He would never forget the taste of Lex's skin.

Sleeping With The Enemy by K9
QL - Sam/Al
Excerpt: Sam couldn't remember when he'd leaped and felt so terrible on arrival. The cough seemed to tear at his body like fire, blazing through every muscle and sinew.

Always By My Side by Bast
Original - Ennil Chasere/Alexius Belec
Excerpt: I shrug and look down at the commpadd. "Alexius, there's something you should know."

On Hold by Grey
DS - RayK/Fraser
Excerpt: "A fucking year? You're saying I've got to deal with this for a whole year before I know for sure one way or the other?"

Bedroom Eyes. Slash. Color cover and b&w interior by Geli. 300 pages, digest. 12 interior photomanips by Shar and Deejay. All happy endings, a joyful celebration of love. Many humorous stories. 

Favorite couples in these Fandoms: Stargate, Sentinel, Highlander, Starsky & Hutch, UNCLE, Professionals, Hard Core Logo, Due South. Plus: Witchblade, Cast Away, and The 13^th Warrior with a Sentinel twist.

(Note: This book will be mailed by another publisher - Requiem is only the agent for this title.)  

Bedroom Eyes Second Night. Slash. 222 pages, digest. Cover and all art created by Angelise, including 14 interior color. Some mild kink, and violence (not between lovers) but all stories have happy endings, proving LOVE does conquer all. Poems by Albatross represent the two sides of UNCLE.  

Stories: Sex On The Beach (CSI: Miami : Horatio/Speed) by Khylara. Be Careful Of What You Wish For (Professionals : Bodie/Doyle) by Darby Brennan. Te Olvido (Forever Knight : Nick/Vachon) by Lasha. All I Have Is All I Need (Sentinel : Jim/Blair) by Bast. Actions Speak Louder Than Words (Due South : Fraser/RayV) by Donita Vonette. 98K514 (Oz : Beecher/Keller) by Garnet. Sun Ripe And Golden (Company Business : Sam/Pyiotr) by Sekhmet and Bast. An Eyewitness (CSI : Warrick/Greg (Gil/Nick)) by Angelise. Talk Is Cheap (Sentinel : Jim/Blair) by Patt. Long Hard Day (West Wing :  Josh/Sam) by J. M. Griffin. Everything In Time (AU PSI Factor : Connor/Peter) by Ravenschild. I Can See You (Sentinel : Jim/Blair) by Angelise. Roller Coaster (CSI :  Gil/Nick) by Khylara. Heat Of The Night (Professionals : Bodie/Doyle) by Shorts.  

Everybody Dies. Slash and GEN. Color cover by Shar. Interior art by Angelise, Shar, Panda, Lady J, Jenny Saypaw. Two columns format, 150 pages, full size.

Some funny, some not, stories about a character’s death. Fandoms and authors  include, (in roughly order of max page count): Sentinel (Bast, J M Griffin, Lisa Duncan’s Twin, Chrys, Nightowl) Avengers (Young Avenger) Tombstone & Wyatt Earp (Angelise) Knight Rider (knightshade) Buffy & Angel (Gillian Silverlight, GEN/HET story) Kung Fu (Legion) Due South (Eugenia Chua) Professionals (Darby Brennan) Star Trek Voyager and TNG (Zee, Lady J, Panda) Hard Core Logo (Bast) Lost in Space (Zee). Poems by Cassandra Alvarez.   

(Note: This book will be mailed by another publisher - Requiem is only the agent for this title.)  

It's Raining Men 1. 186 pages, full size. Colour cover by Geli. Slash anthology. 

Fandoms and Authors included: Stargate SG1 (K9)  Star Wars: TPM (Ki, Serious Moonlight, Shorts), Tombstone (Bast), Sentinel (Ophelia)  Highlander (Shar) Highlander/Sentinel (Roxanne). Plus Buffy, Babylon 5, ST: Voyager, Kung Fu: TLC.

It's Raining Men 2. 197 pages, full size. Colour cover by Geli. Slash anthology. 

This multi-fandom zine contains one fourth Professionals, and stories in: Stargate SG1, Trick, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Quantum Leap, Tombstone, X- Files/Millennium, Magnificent 7, Queer as Folk, West Wing, MASH, Gone with the Wind, KF: TLC.

It's Raining Men 3. 169 pages, full size. Colour cover. Slash anthology. 

(new cover)

Fandoms/Authors include: Sentinel by Lily K, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea by Heidi, Witchblade by Angelise, Law & Order by Liz the Lab Rat, Hard Core Logo by Sanguine (Bast), Stargate SG1 by Rimfire, Professionals by Tavaran, Due South by BJC and Sanguine, Starsky and Hutch by Shorts, seaQuest by JaimeBlue. Some AU, lots of love and romance.

It's Raining Men 4. 163 pages, full size. Colour cover. Slash anthology. 

Fandoms (may be multiple stories in each) include: CSI:Miami: 18 pages, Horation/Speed by Bast and Shadow. Stargate SG1: 45 pages, Jack/Daniel, Jack/Daniel/Teal’c by Rimfire. Due South: 3 pages, RayK/Fraser by Bast. Highlander/Beauty & the Beast: 17 pages, Vincent/Methos by Angelise. Tombstone: 7 pages, Doc/Wyatt by Angelise. Seaquest: 11 pages, Ben K./Tim O’N. By Jamie Blue. Smallville: 11 pages, Clark/Lex by Carmen. Babylon5: 33 pages, by Lily K. QAF UK: 9 pages, Vince/Alexander by Shorts. Forever Knight: 9 pages, LaCroix/Nick Knight by Shadow.

Love Bites. 264 pages, digest. Colour cover by Shar. A vampire story slash anthology. 

Pairings and page counts in your fandoms are: Buffy: Spike/Xander, 6 stories, 102 pages. Professionals: Bodie/Doyle, 2 stories, 72 pages. Due South: RayK/Ben, 1 story, 12 pages. Sentinel: Jim/Blair, 1 story, 22 pages. Sentinel/Forever Knight: Rafe/Lacroix/Vachon, 1 story, 23 pages. Law &Order: Lennie/Mike Logan, 31 pages. 

The Love of a Woman. Femmeslash. Colour cover by The Cat’s Meow Creative Arts. Multi-fandom and original lesbian fiction. Slash, 240 pages, digest. 

Fandoms represented: Mutant X, original f/f, SWAT Kats, Xena, original furry f/f, Stargate, Star Wars.

The Love of a Woman 2. Femmeslash. Colour cover by The Cat’s Meow Creative Arts, no interior artwork. Multi-fandom and original lesbian fiction. Slash, 204 pages, digest. 

Stories included in this volume:

A Fashionable Love Affair by Angelise
Highlander - Amanda/Rebecca
Summary: "I do not believe so, my dear. Cutting the tie that holds a chemise's neckline together is not a skill most immortals will need to perfect in order to survive the challenge of an opponent."

Allowance by Lady of Avalon Mists
Navy CIS - Caitlin Todd/Abby Sciuto
Summary: "Remember? You promised to show me your guns if I showed you my tattoos." With a wicked grin, she suggestively caressed the side of her neck where the image of a spider web was etched into her skin. "My weekend is entirely free, so here I am."

Matchmaking by Khylara
CSI Miami - Calleigh/Adele
Summary: "I think there's a good chance. I've seen her watching you, too." With that, Horatio headed back to his office, leaving Adele with a great deal to think about.

Hope In The Future by Kiva
SG1 - Sam/Janet
Summary: "To men," the doctor finally decided. "And the fact that no matter what they think, we don't need them."

A Test of Love's True Nature by Angelise
Original Fiction
Summary: It didn't take very long for their friendship to deepen into love, starting with the day Peryn had caught Grace washing dishes in the kitchen and had chased her around the butcher's block, waiting until she was breathless and could not protest the naughty kiss she pressed to her lips.

Adrift for a Moment by Lady of Avalon Mists
Law and Order Special Victims Unit - Olivia Benson/Alexandra Cabot
Summary: I heard the words, the ER physician's words as I stood there staring at the doors they would not let me pass through, listening to the death sentence he handed to my heart.

Ask a Question by CJ
Navy NCIS and CSI - Abby Sciuto/Catherine Willows, Abby Sciuto/Caitlin Todd
Summary: Kate swallowed the lump of lust that had risen in her throat and threatened to strangle her. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Cain To Her Abel by K9
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Faith/Buffy
Summary: Buffy would pay for the pain she had inside her; the pain she was denying, turning to hatred, searing her soul. The pain of rejection.

Odd Couplings. 205 pages, full size. Colour cover by Lilac, interior art by Borni. Slash anthology. 

Obscure fandoms, fun pairings. A screen cap and introduction to the fandom accompanies each story. No need to have any prior experience to enjoy these tales.

 Fandoms and stories include: Sam/Frodo: ‘Warm,’  ‘Hearth and Home,’ ‘Stranger Moon’ Shadow. Nightwatch, Martin/James: ‘Should I Fall Behind’ Rosalita. Company Business, Sam/Pyiotr: ‘Monsters,’ ‘Taking Care of Business’ Bast & Lady J, ‘Gift’ Lady J. The Mummy Returns, Nefertiri/Anck-Su-Naun (f/f): ‘Forever May Not Be Long Enough To Forgive’ Angelise. Brotherhood of the Wolf, Gregoire/Mani: ‘Call Me Brother’ listen-r. SWAT-kats/Tail Spin crossover, Ulysses Feral/Sheir Kahn: ‘Master Khan: Kneel Before Thy Master’ Rauhnee Ranshanka & Vorex. Art for this story by Borni. Men In Black 2/Law & Order crossover, J/K, Lennie Briscoe/Sam McCoy: ‘Strange Happenings’ Python. X-Files/Smallville crossover, Krychek/Lex: ‘Connection’ Sleeps With Coyotes. Tremors, Valentine McGee/Earl Bassett: ‘The Stars,’ ‘Perfection,’ ‘Committed’ Bast.

Tabula Rasa. Slash anthology. 244 pages, digest. Color cover, five b&w interiors by Cat’s Meow Creative Arts. All stories are amnesia stories, with happy endings. 2004 Fan Q for Best Multimedia slash zine.

Pairings and page counts in your fandoms are: CSI Miami, H/Speedle: 52 pages. Stargate SG1, Jack/Daniel: 24 pages. Sentinel, Jim/Blair: 73 total pages. Due South, Ray V/ Benny: 87 pages.