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<p>137.240.136.82: /* External links */</p> <hr /> <div>'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from [[Ted Blasingame]]'s [[Blue Horizon]] series. <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;Aramis Thorne was a wolf with no memories of a possible past life of piracy. When he is approached with an old starship of questionable reliability, his life takes a turn for discovery and tragedy with the legend of an ancient city's treasure snapping at his heels.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ES_Hoenix_Crew-sm.jpg|right|Crew of the HOENIX, illustrated by Emmett Smith Jr.]]<br /> ''Hoenix'' was originally presented on the ''Blue Horizon'' website in individual chapters as they were written. After completion, the story was released as a self-published trade paperback novel through Lulu Press, and was later in the final nomination for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel'' in the 2004 [[Ursa Major Awards]]. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw &amp; Quill''.<br /> <br /> <br /> The story was removed from the website in December 2004 when the manuscript was formally submitted to a commercial book publisher. In early April 2006, the manuscript made it up through the second-level editor with a good review, but was returned with a few recommended changes to the story for reader clarification. Changes were made and the rest of the manuscript was given a full polish before being resubmitted directly back to the second-level editor. Once the changes were accepted, it was to go up to the senior editor, [[Wikipedia:Jim Baen|Jim Baen]]. Unfortunately, Baen (founder of [[Wikipedia:Baen Books|Baen Books]]) suffered a stroke and passed away in the summer of 2006. [[Wikipedia:Toni Weisskopf|Toni Weisskopf]], a 19-year veteran of Baen Books, was appointed Publisher and Senior Editor of Baen Publishing Enterprises. <br /> <br /> On May 31, 2007, after 2 years, 5 months, Ted received a message from Pam Uphoff explaining that Baen's rate of production had slowed considerably under Ms. Weisskopf, so they are pruning some books waiting in the wings. &quot;Hoenix&quot; was pruned with them. Plans are underway to prepare the manuscript for another publisher.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://horizon.dennier.com/ Blue Horizon]<br /> * [http://www.lulu.com/dennier/ Lulu Press bookstore for Ted R. Blasingame]<br /> * [http://www.clawandquill.net/columns/11/october-reviews The Claw &amp; Quill - Fred Patten's Review of Hoenix]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Novels]]</div>

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