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Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

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[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

== Story arcs and novellas ==
(Each set of stories is listed in order by when they occur on the timeline rather than by publication date.)

TAI-PAN

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #Bootleg 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a
checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of
trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"The Girl Next Door, by Kristin Fontaine, 40 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Time Well Spent" by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Less Than Words Can Say" by Kristin Fontaine, #45 

A Cat May Look at a King Jonesy is the Tai-Pan's mascot and might hunter of space weevels, but is there more to the little furball?

"Niches" by Edd Vick, #37
"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"Ghost Writer" by Mark Allen Davis, #5 
"Icarus" by Chuck Melville, #14 
"Fuzzy Ghost" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

IKTOME

The Dread ship Iktome The pirate ship Iktome's captain and crew live life on the edge of disaster with kidnappings, explosions, murder, killer cyborgs, revenge, and serious consequences to 30-minute pizza delivery.

"Qualifications" by Mark Allen Davis, #7 
"The Carcajou" by Chuck Melville, #35 
"So You Want to Be a Pirate" by Matt Parsons, #3 
"Go Boom" by Chuck Melville, #22 
"Cargo" by Gerald Perkins, #10 
"That Fallen am I in Dark" by Kathy Coleman, #18 
"First Course" by Chuck Melville, #5 
"Food for Thought" by Alex Shaikman, #15 
"Chain of Command" by Mark Allen Davis, #14 
"A Little Respect" by Mark Allen Davis, #41 
"First Taste" by Alex Shaikman, Bootleg 
"Money for Nothing" by Kathy Coleman, #40 
"Hachi does not Exist" by Chuck Melville, #43 
"Rock 'til You Drop" by Mark Allen Davis, #3 
"China Doll" by Jeffrey Young, #37 
Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"The Sun Comes Up" by Chuck Melville #36 
"The Needler" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"A Little One-on-One" by Josef Ricketts. #16 
"Not a Creature was Stirring" by Gene Breshears, #40 
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40 
"They Might Be Giants" group story, #26 
"30-Minute Guarantee" by Bill Koonts, #35 
"Species Diversity" by Josef Ricketts, #5 
"Firing Range" by Josef Ricketts. #6 

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #Eclipse 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31 

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13 

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and
manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her
abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #Skulduggery 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #Skulduggery 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26 

QUANTUM LADY

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from
tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #Eclipse 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42 

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

RAMANUJAN

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur
Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33 

OTHER

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

Elijah North, Fate's Plaything? This raccoon just can't seem to catch a break. Is it fate or is it
just him?

"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"The Safety Weasel Must Die!" by Chuck Melville, #46 

Fables and Stories, short folk tales and shaggy stories told to keep away the dark.

"An Old Joke" by Gerald Perkins, #11 
"A Bargin at Twice the Price" by Gene Breshears, #22 
"Whiskey Season" by Mark Allen Davis, #23 
"The Monsters" by Chuck Melville, #29 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31 
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40 
"Black Jack was his Name" by Mark Allen Davis, #43 
"Practice Phrases for the Traveler in Cobb Space" by Edd Vick, #43
"Psychic Chicken" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"The Grizzly is King" by Mark Allen Davis, #45 
"Väinämöinen and Luuranko’s Daughter: A Hautikivi Fable" by Mark Allen Davis, #47 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Alan Chapman]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Richard Messer]]
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy D. Pounds II]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
|}

== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
{{Tai-Pan}}
{{Fanzines and APAs}}
{{Ursa Major Awards winners}}
[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]

Kristin E.H. Fontaine

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'''Kristin Fontaine''' has been involved with [[Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]] as a writer and editor since 1989. She has primarily written about the ''[[Tai-Pan]]'' and her crew. She enjoys the give-and-take of writing in a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] as part of the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]].
{{Contributor|Kehf}}
Born in a small town in Wyoming (not that there is any other size town in that state) she escaped to the Pacific Northwest and found her home among the grey skies and evergreen trees. In her spare time she battles the black spot on her roses and mutters to herself in Norwegian.

== Published ''Tai-Pan'' stories ==
*no. 4: ''Probes and Cons'', with [[Mark Allen Davis]], illustrations by [[Gary Fletcher]]
*no. 8: ''Room for Improvement'', illustrations by [[Susan Woolard]]
*no. 14: ''Crossroads'', illustrations by [[Arion Morgan]]
*no. 17-30: ''Anniversary Bash'', with many other authors
*no. 21: ''Regrets'', illustrations by [[Kathy Coleman]]
*no. 28: ''Memos From the Front''
*no. 33: ''One Last Dance'', illustrations by [[Edd Vick]]
*no. 36: ''Complications'', illustrations by [[Bill Koonts]]
*no. 37: ''Secret Lives'', illustrations by [[Barb Cummings]]
*no. 39: ''In His Own Country'', illustrations by [[C.D. Woodbury]] (won the 2005 [[Ursa Major Awards]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction'')
*no. 40: ''The Girl Next Door'', illustrations by [[Annette Pschirrer]]
*no 45: ''Less Than Words Can Say'', illustrations by [[Gary Fletcher]]
*Rough Trade: ''A Pretty Good Year'', illustrations by [[Terrie Smith]]

[[Category:People]] [[Category:Writers]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]
[[Category:Wyoming]]

Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2011-04-02T22:03:01Z

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[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

== Story arcs and novellas ==
(Each set of stories is listed in order by when they occur on the timeline rather than by publication date.)

TAI-PAN

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #Bootleg 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a
checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of
trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"The Girl Next Door, by Kristin Fontaine, 40 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Time Well Spent" by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Less Than Words Can Say" by Kristin Fontaine, #45 

A Cat May Look at a King Jonesy is the Tai-Pan's mascot and might hunter of space weevels, but is there more to the little furball?

"Niches" by Edd Vick, #37
"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"Ghost Writer" by Mark Allen Davis, #5 
"Icarus" by Chuck Melville, #14 
"Fuzzy Ghost" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

IKTOME

The Dread ship Iktome The pirate ship Iktome's captain and crew live life on the edge of disaster with kidnappings, explosions, murder, killer cyborgs, revenge, and serious consequences to 30-minute pizza delivery.

"Qualifications" by Mark Allen Davis, #7 
"The Carcajou" by Chuck Melville, #35 
"So You Want to Be a Pirate" by Matt Parsons, #3 
"Go Boom" by Chuck Melville, #22 
"Cargo" by Gerald Perkins, #10 
"That Fallen am I in Dark" by Kathy Coleman, #18 
"First Course" by Chuck Melville, #5 
"Food for Thought" by Alex Shaikman, #15 
"Chain of Command" by Mark Allen Davis, #14 
"A Little Respect" by Mark Allen Davis, #41 
"First Taste" by Alex Shaikman, Bootleg 
"Money for Nothing" by Kathy Coleman, #40 
"Hachi does not Exist" by Chuck Melville, #43 
"Rock 'til You Drop" by Mark Allen Davis, #3 
"China Doll" by Jeffrey Young, #37 
Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"The Sun Comes Up" by Chuck Melville #36 
"The Needler" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"A Little One-on-One" by Josef Ricketts. #16 
"Not a Creature was Stirring" by Gene Breshears, #40 
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40 
"They Might Be Giants" group story, #26 
"30-Minute Guarantee" by Bill Koonts, #35 
"Species Diversity" by Josef Ricketts, #5 
"Firing Range" by Josef Ricketts. #6 

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #Eclipse 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31 

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13 

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and
manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her
abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #Skulduggery 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #Skulduggery 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26 

QUANTUM LADY

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from
tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #Eclipse 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42 

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

RAMANUJAN

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur
Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33 

OTHER

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

Elijah North, Fate's Plaything? This raccoon just can't seem to catch a break. Is it fate or is it
just him?

"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"The Safety Weasel Must Die!" by Chuck Melville, #46 

Fables and Stories, short folk tales and shaggy stories told to keep away the dark.

"An Old Joke" by Gerald Perkins, #11 
"A Bargin at Twice the Price" by Gene Breshears, #22 
"Whiskey Season" by Mark Allen Davis, #23 
"The Monsters" by Chuck Melville, #29 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31 
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40 
"Black Jack was his Name" by Mark Allen Davis, #43 
"Practice Phrases for the Traveler in Cobb Space" by Edd Vick, #43
"Psychic Chicken" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"The Grizzly is King" by Mark Allen Davis, #45 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Alan Chapman]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Richard Messer]]
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy D. Pounds II]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
|}

== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
{{Tai-Pan}}
{{Fanzines and APAs}}
{{Ursa Major Awards winners}}
[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]

Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2011-03-30T04:39:29Z

24.18.252.229: /* Story arcs and novellas */

[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

TAI-PAN

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #B 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a
checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of
trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Time Well Spent" written by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 
"Less Than Words Can Say" by Kristin Fontaine, #45 

A Cat May Look at a King Jonesy is the Tai-Pan's mascot and might hunter of space weevels, but is there more to the little furball?

"Niches" by Edd Vick, #37
"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"Ghost Writer" by Mark Allen Davis, #5 
"Icarus" by Chuck Melville, #14 
"Fuzzy Ghost" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

IKTOME

The Dread ship Iktome The pirate ship Iktome's captain and crew live life on the edge of disaster with kidnappings, explosions, murder, killer cyborgs, revenge, and serious consequences to 30-minute pizza delivery.

"Qualifications" by Mark Allen Davis, #7br>
"The Carcajou" by Chuck Melville, #35 
"So You Want to Be a Pirate" by Matt Parsons, #3 
"Go Boom" by Chuck Melville, #22 
"Cargo" by Gerald Perkins, #10br>
"That Fallen am I in Dark" by Kathy Coleman, #18 
"First Course" by Chuck Melville, #5 
"Food for Thought" by Alex Shaikman, #15 
"Chain of Command" by Mark Allen Davis, #14 
"A Little Respect" by Mark Allen Davis, #41 
"First Taste" by Alex Shaikman, Bootleg 
"Money for Nothing" by Kathy Coleman, #40 
"Hachi does not Exist" by Chuck Melville, #43 
"Rock 'til You Drop" by Mark Allen Davis, #3 
"China Doll" by Jeffrey Young, #37 
Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"The Sun Comes Up" by Chuck Melville #36 
"The Needler" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"A Little One-on-One" by Josef Ricketts. #16
"Not a Creature was Stirring" by Gene Breshears, #40
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40
"They Might Be Giants" group story, #26
"30-Minute Guarantee" by Bill Koonts, #35
"Species Diversity" by Josef Ricketts, #5 
"Firing Range" by Josef Ricketts. #6 

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #E 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and
manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her
abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #SK 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #SK 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26

QUANTUM LADY

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from
tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #E 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

RAMANUJAN

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur
Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33 

OTHER

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

Elijah North, Fate's Plaything? This raccoon just can't seem to catch a break. Is it fate or is it
just him?

"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"The Safety Weasel Must Die!" by Chuck Melville, #46 

Fables and Stories, short folk tales and shaggy stories told to keep away the dark.
"An Old Joke" by Gerald Perkins, #11 
"A Bargin at Twice the Price" by Gene Breshears, #22 
"Whiskey Season" by Mark Allen Davis, #23 
"The Monsters" by Chuck Melville, #29 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31 
"One to Remember" by Mark Allen Davis, #40 
"Black Jack was his Name" by Mark Allen Davis, #43 
"Practice Phrases for the Traveler in Cobb Space" by Edd Vick, #43
"Psychic Chicken" by Mark Allen Davis, #44 
"The Grizzly is King" by Mark Allen Davis, #45 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Alan Chapman]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Richard Messer]]
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy D. Pounds II]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
|}

== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
{{Tai-Pan}}
{{Fanzines and APAs}}
{{Ursa Major Awards winners}}
[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]

Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2011-03-29T23:30:53Z

24.18.252.229: /* Story arcs and novellas */

[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

== Story arcs and novellas ==

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #B 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #E 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #E 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #SK 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #SK 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Time Well Spent" written by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 
"Less Than Words Can Say" by Kristin Fontaine, #45 

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

Elijah North, Fate's Plaything? This raccoon just can't seem to catch a break. Is it fate or is it just him?

"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"The Safety Weasel Must Die!" by Chuck Melville, #46 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Alan Chapman]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Richard Messer]]
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy D. Pounds II]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
|}

== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
{{Tai-Pan}}
{{Fanzines and APAs}}
{{Ursa Major Awards winners}}
[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]

Anthony Scott Waters

2009-05-31T09:52:39Z

24.18.252.229:

'''Anthony Scott Waters''' is a concept artist and illustrator from Washington State. His career has taken him from the early days of interactive software all the way to Hollywood, with many stops in-between. He’s known as a [[monster]] maker and environment designer for Magic, as well as companies like [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]] and [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]].

His work has also been featured in ''"Spectrum: the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"'', and toured the country with the MacExpo Digital Art Show.

Anthony currently lives in California with his two [[dog]]s, Barnum and Ellie Mae.

==External links==

* [http://www.thinktankstudios.com Anthony Scott Waters' website]

{{Person-stub}}

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:California]]

Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2009-05-31T08:41:24Z

24.18.252.229: /* Writers */

[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

== Story arcs and novellas ==

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #B 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #E 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #E 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #SK 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #SK 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Time Well Spent" written by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Alan Chapman]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Richard Messer]]
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy Pounds III]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

|valign="top"|

* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
|}

== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
{{Tai-Pan}}
{{Ursa Major Awards winners}}
[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Ursa Major Award winners]]

Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2009-05-31T08:36:48Z

24.18.252.229: /* Artists */

[[Image:tai-pan.jpg|right|120px|Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
'''Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe''' is a [[wikipedia:shared universe|shared universe]] [[fanzine]] published twice a year by the [[Tai-Pan Literary & Arts Project]]. [[Writer]]s and [[artist]]s who meet the contribution requirements create the characters who inhabit, and the planets visited by, the ships of the universe: 

* the pirate ship, ''Iktome''
* the luxury cruise liner, ''Quantum Lady''
* the university/science vessel, ''Ramanujan''
* and the merchant ship, ''Tai-Pan''
 
Originally published under the title ''Tai-Pan'', it was recognized as ''Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine'' at the [[Ursa Major Awards]] for two years running, in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the story "In His Own Country" won the award for ''Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction''.

Conceived at Norwescon in 1988, the Tai-Pan Project has benefited from the talents of many contributors over the years. In addition to over 50 writers and artists, the project has depended on the volunteer time of story editors, copy editors, and administrative helpers. The first issue was published in 1991 and laid much of the groundwork for concepts and characters that are still being written about today.

Since its inception the project has published a wide range of stories from space opera to hard [[science fiction]] and from mystery to romance. While all of the stories stand on their own, authors have taken advantage of the shared nature of the universe to write stories that build on a theme or character arc started by another writer.

== Story arcs and novellas ==

 Sins of the Brother Chance and Satin, sibling snow-leopards, escaped their war-torn city and joined the crew of the Tai-Pan. Chance disappears, leaving his sister to discover the deadly legacy he has left her.

"What Tales He'd Tell" by Whitney Ware, #1 
"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Between a Laugh and a Tear" by Whitney Ware, #2 
"Sins of the Brother" by Gene Breshears, #15 
"Sea of Troubles" by Keith Alan Johnson, #16 
"When the Music’s Over" by Chuck Melville, #17 
"The Art of Being Special" by Chuck Melville, #B 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"One Last Dance" by Kristin Fontaine, #33 
"Night of Destiny" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45 

 Faustian Bargains Is Faust the tool or the workman? Find out how one of the Tai-Pan’s most dangerous characters came into being.

"Changing Professions" by Anthony Waters, #4 
"The Subtlest Beast" by Gene Breshears, #18 
"The Holly King" by Gene Breshears, #19 
"The Flesh is Weak" by Chuck Melville, #20 
"Speak of the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #26 
"...And the Devil Appears” by Gene Breshears, #28 
"The Throne of Osiris" by Gene Breshears, #34 
"The Devil's Workshop" by Gene Breshears, #35 
"Dance with the Devil" by Gene Breshears, #41

Out of Place by Gene Breshears. The Ramanujan is a research ship sponsored by the Jodhpur Academy of Science. When the planet Zaphyra is destroyed by a fast-moving back hole there is no argument that the phenomenon needs to be studied. But only Doctor Emmet Barker sees the deeper mystery that must be solved before war again engulfs Known Space.

"Chapter 1: Out of Place" #9; 
"Chapter 2: Margin of Error" #17; 
"Chapter 3: Partial Observer" #21; 
"Chapter 4: Variant Analysis" #25; 
"Chapter 5: Empirical Evidence" #30d 
"Chapter 6: Dark Matter" #33

Adventures of Vashti Ahandra, the Butcher of Bedlam Circuit Vashti, a wolverine rock singer, was on her way out when her manager dumped her on a planet where reputation is everything and where only one person on the entire planet knew her. Forced to make her way alone-- what will become of her?

"Reputation" by Mark Allen Davis, #8 
"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"Gold Dust Woman" by Mark Allen Davis, #E 
"Why Do the Heathens Rage?" by Mark Allen Davis, #20 
"The Snow Wives" by Gene Breshears, #31

Sasha: Mom Marine A house-mouse makes a new start when the ship she is traveling on is ambushed by the infamous pirate ship Iktome.

"In the Country of the Blind" by Mark Allen Davis, #12 
"A Dish Served Cold" by Chuck Melville, #13 
"God is a Bullet" by Mark Allen Davis, #13

Anniversary Bash A group serial story that was plotted out in the early days of the project. This story involves crew of both the Iktome and Tai-Pan in a massive moonquake that destroys a salvaged vessel the Iktome crew had just sold and takes out most of the spaceport in the process. The prologue was printed in issue 16, chapters 1-12 in issues 17-29 and the epilogue in issue 30.

The Good Ship Tai-Pan by Chuck Melville. Before becoming a respected merchanter, the ship had a checkered history. From medical transport to smuggler, the Tai-Pan, in all her incarnations, has seen difficult days.

"Mercy" #25 
"Rift" #25 
"Daedalus" #31 
"The Flechette" #34 
"Chester was a Pirate" #11 
"The Carcajou" #35

The Velvet Kageri Mysteries by Gene Breshears. The Quantum Lady attracts all sorts-- from tourists to permanent guests. It is lioness Velvet Kageri’s job to hunt down the criminals that prey on unwary visitors.

"A Shadow’s Kiss" #E 
"Kiss and Tell" #32 
"Wassailing the Lady" #42

A Hare to Guide Them Karaya del Tanzikt was bred and trained to use her abilities to read and manipulate people to serve the political agenda of her masters in whatever way they require. Chaos follows in her wake, but is it of her own making?

"Haresay" by Edd Vick, #29 and #30 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Dance Into the Fire" by Gene Breshears, #45

Solome, a Pirate Born? Solome is good at two things-- getting computers to do what she wants and manipulating people. That is, until her path crosses that of pirate captain, Bendigo Roberts. Will her abilities save her or give her a longer rope to hang herself with?

"Twice a Fool" by Sky Oxford #SK 
"How to Tell a Lie" by Sky Oxford #40 
"Cheat" by Sky Oxford, #SK 
"They Might be Giants" group story, #26

F.J. MacQuarrie Francis James MacQuarrie (Mac to his friends) is that rarity, a terran-born spacer. Fifteen years' travel lie between him and his birth family but life as as a ship-board engineer suits him.

"New Queensland Station" by Gene Breshears, Keith Alan Johnson, and Whitney Ware, #2 
"Phantom Pain" by Gene Breshears, #20 
"Such Revenge on You Both" by Gene Breshears, #11 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 & #26 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"The Water of Life" by Gene Breshears, #25

Engineering Difficulties the engineers aboard the Tai-Pan get into more than their share of trouble. From toothaches to pirate attacks, they've seen it all.

"Jumping Planet" by David Dailey, #2 
"Probes and Cons" by Mark Allen Davis and Kristin E. H. Fontaine, #4 
"Ghost in the Machine" by Scott Hungerford, #4 
"Good Morning Dr. Bot" by Keith Alan Johnson, #6 
"Buried Treasure" by Josef Meils, #6 
"A Proper Cup Of Coffee" by David Dailey, #8 
"Communications" by Edd Vick, #9 
"Regrets" by Kristin Fontaine, #21 
"Dancing on My Grave" by Gene Breshears, #24 and #26 
"Complications" by Kristin Fontaine, #36 
"Time Well Spent" written by Keith Alan Johnson, #42 

"The name's Willamina Ramani, by the way. I fly transport for the Quantum Lady."
This no-nonsense shuttle pilot sees her share of trouble, from fares that won't tip to nomad chieftains seeking new careers. Even off-duty, trouble and mis-adventure find her (with a little help from <del>drama queens</del> friends Ursa Baby and Sahvet).

"Tipping the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #17 
"Chasing the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #38 
"Restoring the Lady" by Mark Allen Davis, #46 

== Partial list of contributors ==
[[Image:GR MFF2006 Tai-Pan table.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Mark Allen Davis|Mark]] and [[Gene Breshears|Gene]] at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]]]
In alphabetical order:
=== Writers ===
{|
|
* [[Gene Breshears]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Ray Cornett]]
* [[Jeff Cornish]]
* [[David E.H. Dailey]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis]]
* [[Rachel Ehrlich]]
* [[Kristin E.H. Fontaine]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[William Koontz]]
* [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
* [[Richard Messer]]
|valign="top"|
* [[Bob Mitchell]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Matt Parsons]]
* [[Gerald Perkins]]
* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Alex Shaikman]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Whitney Ware]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]

|}
<div style="clear:both"></div>

=== Artists ===
{|
|
* [[Jennifer Anderson]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Daren Bost]]
* [[Dan Canaan]]
* [[Brian Carpenter]]
* [[Ruth Clark]]
* [[Stephan Clark]]
* [[Kathy Coleman]]
* [[Steve Corbett]]
* [[Barb Cummings]]
* [[Mark Davis]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[S.C. Emmons]]
* [[Gary Fletcher]]
* [[Chris Geary-Durrill]]
* [[Jordan Greywolf]]

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* [[Dina Grozev]]
* [[Keith Alan Johnson]]
* [[Troy Johnson]]
* [[William Koonts]]
* [[Andrew Laverdiere]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Tia McPherson]]
* [[Tom Milliorn]]
* [[Arion Morgan]]
* [[Amy Norman]]
* [[Joyce Norton]]
* [[Jackie Duram-Nilsson]]
* [[Sky Oxford]]
* [[Roy Pounds III]]
* [[Vanessa Pridgen]]
* [[Annette Pschirrer]]

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* [[Julie Rampke]]
* [[Josef Ricketts]]
* [[Nancy Robak]]
* [[Tom Reuter]]
* [[Paula Schrieker]]
* [[Sheryl Schopfer]]
* [[Phillip Shrock]]
* [[Viki Sinex]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Michael Van Wie]]
* [[Edd Vick]]
* [[Anthony Waters]]
* [[Conrad Wong]]
* [[C.D. Woodbury]]
* [[Susan Woolard]]
* [[Jeffery Young]]
* [[David Zawitaj]]
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== Inspirations ==
(what members were reading when the project started) 
Barnes, Steve (w), Lela Dowing (a), Steve Gallachi (a), and Lex Nakashima (ed) et al. Fusion. Eclipse Comics, 1987. 
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Spectra, 1984. 
Brin, David. Sundiver. Spectra, 1985. 
Brin, David. The Uplift War. Spectra, 1987. 
Clavell, James. Tai Pan. New York: Dell, 1986. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Pride of Chanur. DAW Books, 1982. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Venture. DAW Books, 1985. 
Cherryh, C.J. The Kif Strike Back. DAW 1991. 
Cherryh, C.J. Chanur's Homecoming. DAW Books, 1986. 
Gallacci, Steve. Albedo Athropomorphics. Thoughts & Images, 1983

== See also ==

* [[Charles P. A. Melville#Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe|List of Chas P.A. Melville's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Mark Allen Davis#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Mark Davis's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Kristin E. H. Fontaine#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Kristin Fontaine's Tai-Pan works, including many titles]]
* [[Gene Breshears#Published Tai-Pan Stories|List of Gene Breshears's Tai-Pan stories, including many titles]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.taipanproject.org/ Tales of the Tai-Pan] - official homepage
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