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Basecraft Cirrostratus

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| author = [[Justin Lamar]]
| cover_artist = [[Myenia]]
| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Action-Adventure Novel
| publisher = [[FurPlanet]]
| release_date = 2010
| media_type = Print (Softcover)
| pages = 170
| isbn = 978-1-935599-56-2
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}}'''Basecraft Cirrostratus''' is a book by Justin Lamar (also known as [[Rose Threetail-LaCroix]]), first published in June 2010 by [[FurPlanet]].

== Synopsis ==
The story begins with Professor Elor Kaya (a [[cougar]], though referred to as a panther in much of the book) of the University of Highridge fleeing from the Nightwatch, a secret police organization under the despotic Emperor Salaar.

He barely manages to board a plane and avoid arrest. He is meant to be traveling to Archers Cove, a popular resort city, but when the plane arrives at the Basecraft Cirrostratus (a sort of cross between a rigid airship and an aircraft carrier used as an airport), he deplanes and heads for the cargo hold.

Here, he joins a parallel society of revelers, thugs, gangsters, and refugees- including his former lover, Vinz (a [[wolf]]) who left the surface for the holds nine years earlier. Tensions between them are understandably high.

While in the holds, Elor meets Alrie, a young female [[ferret]] who proves to be too smart for her own good; Kerro (a [[stoat]], the smooth-talking night club owner who pulls Elor quite unwillingly into a life of crime; Bram (an [[otter]]), a defector from the Imperial Air Force; and Laz (a [[red fox]]), Vinz's current love interest.

When it is discovered that Alrie knows a secret that could bring the Great Wolven Imperium to its knees, Emperor Salaar plots to bring the situation to an end once and for all, forcing Elor and the rest of the denizens of the cargo holds to fight for their lives.

== Inspirations ==
Author Justin Lamar cites a wide variety of stylistic inspirations for the work, including "The Rocketeer," "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," and "[[TaleSpin]]" as well as numerous period illustrations from 1930s adventure magazines.

The story falls squarely into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselpunk#Dieselpunk Dieselpunk] genre because of its 1930s-inspired setting, emphasis on aviation, and the central role of a cheap, kerosene-derived fuel called K-39.

The political landscape is inspired not only by Fascist Italy and Hitler's Germany, but by Franco's Spain and to a lesser extent by the military-industrial complex of the present-day United States.

The Great Wolven Imperium, as run by Emperor Salaar, is extremely hostile toward drug and alcohol use, small businesses, sexual freedom, and weapon ownership, while at the same time extremely friendly to a small cadre of industrialists. The holds of the basecraft represent a last refuge for those who wish to be free, but also a cautionary tale about the rise of a criminal underworld in the face of a prohibitionist culture.

== The Technology of Basecraft Cirrostratus ==
Most or all of the technology described in the book was available in some form by around 1937; however, the prevalence of such technology in the world of the story suggests a level of technical development more similar to the 1950s.

Television has largely eclipsed radio in popularity, and the Great Wolven Imperium has regular television broadcasts.

Magnetic recordings in the story are distributed on a broad acetate belt known as a sonigram (superficially similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictabelt Dictabelt] machines of the mid-20th century), and have completely eclipsed vinyl recordings in popularity.

The Basecraft itself even features a primitive form of cable television, which although technically possible with 1930s technology was unheard of before the 1970s.

== Additional Links ==
*[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=470 Basecraft Cirrostratus at Furplanet]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/threetails Threetails on FurAffinity]

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The Architect of Sleep

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[[File:Arch1.jpg|right|200px]]'''''The Architect of Sleep''''' is a novel by [[W:Steve Boyett|Steven R. Boyett]]. Published by Ace Books in 1986 with the ISBN 0441029051, it is listed on the author's website as an "Alternate-evolution" story where it is assumed that [[primate]]s didn't make it, but [[raccoon]]s did.

== Premise ==
The first part of a projected trilogy; incomplete as published."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070711212250/http://www.steveboy.com/bio.html The Steven R. Boyett Website - Bibliography], as archived July 5, 2007 by the [[Internet Archive Wayback Machine]]. Retrieved October 6, 2007.</ref> It details the travels of a man lost in a land of [[anthropomorphic]] [[animal]]s, guided by a [[female]] raccoon with whom he learns to communicate.

The story abruptly ends, and no sequel exists in public print. The next volume, ''[[The Geography of Dreams]]'', was bought back from the publisher by Boyett after an editorial dispute. According to the author, it is unlikely the continuation will be published.{{cn}}

''The Architect of Sleep'' was republished in July 2021 by [[Centipede Press]], in a [http://www.centipedepress.com/fantasy/architectofsleep.html signed edition of 400]. It includes the contents of the paperback novel and adds an afterword, new cover art, and some full-page black-and-white illustrations.

== ''The Architect of Sleep'' and furry ==
Many [[furries]] consider this novel to be one of the staple original [[furry novel]]s,{{cn}} but Boyett has put himself at some pain to distance himself from any such assertation.{{cn}}

== Controversy ==
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) that formerly appeared on Steven R. Boyett's website<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071028165533/http://www.steveboy.com/faqs.html The Steven R. Boyett Website - Frequently Asked Questions], as archived October 20, 2007, by the [[Internet Archive Wayback Machine]]. Retrieved March 26, 2012.</ref> included :
{{q|Where's the rest of THE ARCHITECT OF SLEEP?

In a box in my closet. For the longest time I've had every intention of finishing it, but thanks to the existence of (and the kind of mail I get from) [[furries]], I've changed my mind.}}

Prior to this (as of July 2007), his website indicated he might someday complete and publish the story.<ref>''The Architect of Sleep'' — Update, [http://web.archive.org/web/20070707220741/www.steveboy.com/archetyp.html Part 1] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070711212224/www.steveboy.com/archetyp2.html Part 2], as archived July 5, 2007 by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.</ref> More recently he made even stronger negative comments about furries<ref>[http://groups.google.co.uk/group/podcasters-list/browse_thread/thread/d0c059bdbc5cb6cd/3562c8a5d805184f Discussion thread] from Podcasters List beginning Jan. 12 2008 on Google Groups</ref> in response to queries about the novel.

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[W:Steve Boyett|Steve Boyett]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.centipedepress.com/fantasy/architectofsleep.html ''The Architect of Sleep''] on the [[Centipede Press]] website

=== Media ===
* [http://www.sfreviews.net/boyett_architect_of_sleep.html Review of ''The Architect of Sleep''] by [[Thomas M. Wagner]]

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Albert of Adelaide

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[[File:AlbertOfAdelaideCover.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cover of ''Albert of Adelaide'']]
'''''Albert of Adelaide''''' is a novel by [[Howard L. Anderson]], featuring a cast of [[anthropomorphic]] animals. It was first published on July 10, 2012, by [[Wikipedia:Hachette_Book_Group_USA#Current_imprints|Twelve]].

==Plot==
The titular Albert is a [[platypus]] who has escaped from [[Wikipedia:Adelaide Zoo|Adelaide Zoo]]. The animals there remember that Australia once belonged to them, and Albert heads north into the central Australian desert in search of a semi-mythological "Old Australia" where things have remained unchanged.

Albert instead finds a harsh environment filled with largely unfriendly inhabitants, but he is helped to survive by Jack (an itinerant pyromaniac [[Wikipedia:Wombat|wombat]]) and TJ (Terrance James Walcott, an ex-pet [[Raccoon (species)|raccoon]] highwayman from San Francisco).

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Albert-Adelaide-Novel-Howard-Anderson/dp/1455509620 ''Albert of Adelaide''] on amazon.com
* [https://twitter.com/platypusalbert ''Albert of Adelaide''] on [[Twitter]]

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