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Hoenix

2024-04-25T12:27:47Z

Dennier: Minor rewording.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)-Hoenix.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]]'s thirteen-year [[Blue Horizon]] series. A trade paperback is available through Lulu Press, and the story can also be read free online or downloaded in eBook format from the author's website.

''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.''

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''[[Claw & Quill|The Claw & Quill]]''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ FICTIONAL FICTION (Ted R. Blasingame's bookstore] on Lulu.com)

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

Blue Horizon

2024-04-25T12:20:45Z

Dennier: Minor corrections, rewording and additional text.

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''''Blue Horizon''''' is a series of [[stories]] created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolves around the adventures of the anthropomorphic crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by a grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series, which began in the spring of 1996, included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

At the end of the series, there were forty-two 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another story by the author, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe, but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on the author's website, which can be read free online or downloaded as eBooks.

== External links ==

* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]]
[[Category:1996 births]]

Ted Blasingame

2021-11-17T21:12:54Z

Dennier: Undo revision 545014 by Wyntherknight (talk)

Sunset of Furmankind

2019-11-22T18:55:48Z

Dennier: Updated primary wording, added an external link.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter. It is also available as an Kindle ebook through Amazon, in which all four books of the furmankind universe have been collected together in one volume.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

A follow-up novel called "'''''Second Chance'''''" was completed in the spring of 2014. Another story set in this universe called "'''''A Wilder West'''''" was written concurrently with "''Second Chance''" and completed in the summer of 2014.

The original novel was over 333,000 words in length, so in late 2015 it was split into two books with the three sequential novels now making up a ''"Furmankind"'' collection — '''''Book 1: Sunset of Furmankind''''', '''''Book 2: Lost in the Wilderness''''' and '''''Book 3: Second Chance'''''. Although ''A Wilder West'' is not a direct sequel to the original "Sunset" storyline, it has been included as part of the collected Kindle e-book release.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] (The author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] (The author's books on Lulu.com)
* [http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Furmankind-Ted-R-Blasingame-ebook/dp/B00QEC0I4Q Kindle ebook] on Amazon
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']

[[Category:Novels]]

Eileen Blasingame

2019-11-22T18:40:28Z

Dennier: Updated activity in fandom.

'''Eileen Blasingame''', also known as '''Eileen Fryer''' and '''Honeycrisp1012''', is an [[artist]] and [[writer]].

She is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series and is the wife of the author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She has spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' [[fandom]] (as Eileen Fryer). She is no longer involved in fandom.

== External links ==
{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Eileen Blasingame

2019-08-06T20:57:31Z

Dennier: /* External links */ Removed old link.

'''Eileen Blasingame''', also known as '''Eileen Fryer''' and '''Honeycrisp1012''', is an [[artist]] and [[writer]].

She is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series and is the wife of the author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She has spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' [[fandom]] (as Eileen Fryer). She is also a writer and she is involved in her own personal writing projects and artwork profiled on DeviantArt.

== External links ==
{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Eileen Blasingame

2019-08-06T20:56:22Z

Dennier: Removed old photo.

'''Eileen Blasingame''', also known as '''Eileen Fryer''' and '''Honeycrisp1012''', is an [[artist]] and [[writer]].

She is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series and is the wife of the author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She has spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' [[fandom]] (as Eileen Fryer). She is also a writer and she is involved in her own personal writing projects and artwork profiled on DeviantArt.

== External links ==

* [http://honeycrisp1012.deviantart.com/ Honeycrisp1012] on [[DeviantArt]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Eileen Blasingame

2018-07-27T15:12:29Z

Dennier: Information for Eileen Blasingame has been removed at her request.

Information for Eileen Blasingame has been removed at her request.

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Writers]]

Blue Horizon

2017-10-24T01:41:14Z

Dennier: corrected number of episodes

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

At the end of the series, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2016-03-14T15:55:33Z

Dennier: Additional information on the novels added.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The 727 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

A follow-up novel called "''Second Chance''" was completed in the spring of 2014. Another story set in this universe called "'''''A Wilder West'''''" was written concurrently with "''Second Chance''" and completed in the summer of 2014.

The original novel was over 333,000 words in length, so in late 2015 it was split into two books with the three sequential novels now making up ''"The Chronicles of Furmankind"'' — '''''Book 1: Sunset of Furnankind''''', '''''Book 2: Lost in the Wilderness''''' and '''''Book 3: Second Chance'''''. Since ''A Wilder West'' is not a direct sequel to the original "Sunset" storyline, it was not included as part of the Chronicles.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] (The author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] (The author's books on Lulu.com)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']

[[Category:Novels]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2016-03-14T15:46:41Z

Dennier: Changed website URL.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The 727 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

A follow-up novel called "''Second Chance - Furmankind II''" was completed in the spring of 2014. Another story set in this universe called "''A Wilder West''" was written concurrently with "''Second Chance''" and completed in the summer of 2014.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] (The author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] (The author's books on Lulu.com)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']

[[Category:Novels]]

Hoenix

2016-03-14T15:45:56Z

Dennier: Changed website URL.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)-Hoenix.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen-year [[Blue Horizon]] series. The 303 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''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.''

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ FICTIONAL FICTION (Ted R. Blasingame's bookstore] on Lulu.com)

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

Blue Horizon

2016-03-14T15:45:18Z

Dennier: Changed website URL.

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

At the end of the series, there were forty-five 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Blue Horizon

2015-07-06T22:54:24Z

Dennier: Corrected the number of episodes mentioned.

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

At the end of the series, there were forty-five 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Eileen Blasingame

2015-03-05T01:27:29Z

Dennier: Replaced image and updated DeviantArt info.

[[File:EileenBlasingame.jpg|left|Eileen A. Blasingame]]'''Eileen Blasingame''' is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, and is the wife of author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She is an artist, having spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' fandom (as Eileen Fryer). She is also a writer and as of March 2015 is currently involved in her own personal writing projects and artwork profiled on DeviantArt (as "Honeycrisp1012").

== External links ==

* [http://honeycrisp1012.deviantart.com/ Honeycrisp1012] on [[DeviantArt]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Writers]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2014-08-12T21:53:08Z

Dennier: Addition of third book set in this universe.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The 727 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

A follow-up novel called "''Second Chance - Furmankind II''" was completed in the spring of 2014. Another story set in this universe called "''A Wilder West''" was written concurrently with "''Second Chance''" and completed in the summer of 2014.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (The author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] (The author's books on Lulu.com)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']

[[Category:Novels]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2014-06-24T22:27:01Z

Dennier: Added note on a sequel novel.

Blue Horizon

2014-04-06T01:53:52Z

Dennier: Minor update.

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

At the end of the series, there were forty-six 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2014-02-16T17:20:22Z

Dennier: Minor text edits

Blue Horizon

2014-02-16T17:17:28Z

Dennier: Added book cover art and edited some text.

[[File:(Elizabeth_Jackson)-Blue_Horizon-01-medium.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories created in 1996 by [[Ted R. Blasingame]] with the assistance of [[Eileen Blasingame]] and [[Steve Carter]]. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a follow-up prequel, ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] - Author's website
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ Fictional Fiction] - Lulu Press

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

File:(Elizabeth Jackson)-Blue Horizon-01-medium.jpg

2014-02-16T17:09:07Z

Dennier: The cover of the first volume of collected stories in the BLUE HORIZON - CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL series, commissioned by Ted R. Blasingame from Elizabeth Jackson.

== Summary ==
The cover of the first volume of collected stories in the BLUE HORIZON - CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL series, commissioned by Ted R. Blasingame from Elizabeth Jackson.
== Licensing ==
{{cover}}

Sunset of Furmankind

2013-11-04T01:50:03Z

Dennier: Minor formatting edits.

Sunset of Furmankind

2013-11-04T01:49:06Z

Dennier: Removed text concerning other books.

Hoenix

2013-11-04T01:47:37Z

Dennier: Added to book's description.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)-Hoenix.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen-year [[Blue Horizon]] series. The 303 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''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.''

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ FICTIONAL FICTION (Ted R. Blasingame's bookstore] on Lulu.com)

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

Hoenix

2013-11-04T01:45:33Z

Dennier: Added book cover and made miscellaneous formatting changes.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)-Hoenix.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen-year [[Blue Horizon]] series.

''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.''

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ FICTIONAL FICTION (Ted R. Blasingame's bookstore] on Lulu.com)

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)-Hoenix.jpg

2013-11-04T01:37:34Z

Dennier: Commissioned artwork by Elizabeth Jackson for the cover of Ted R. Blasingame's novel, Hoenix.

== Summary ==
Commissioned artwork by Elizabeth Jackson for the cover of Ted R. Blasingame's novel, Hoenix.
== Licensing ==
{{cover}}

Sunset of Furmankind

2013-04-23T23:45:52Z

Dennier: Cover replaced with new art, various edits to the text of this page.

[[File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Elizabeth Jackson]]

'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The 727 page trade paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, as well as online to read chapter by chapter.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

As of spring 2013, Ted is working on two other stories taking place within the Furmankind universe: ''Second Chance'', a direct sequel to ''Sunset of Furmankind'', and ''A Wilder West''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com

[[Category:Novels]]

File:(Elizabeth.Jackson)SunsetOfFurmankindCover.jpg

2013-04-23T23:41:32Z

Dennier: SUNSET OF FURMANKIND commissioned book cover by Elizabeth Jackson

== Summary ==
SUNSET OF FURMANKIND commissioned book cover by Elizabeth Jackson
== Licensing ==
{{cover}}

Hoenix

2013-02-07T00:05:02Z

Dennier: Removed Kindle ebook reference. (they are no longer available)

'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen year [[Blue Horizon]] series.

{{q|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.<ref>http://trblasingame.weebly.com/hoenix.html Retrieved July 2, 2012.</ref>}}

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* ''[http://trblasingame.weebly.com/hoenix.html Hoenix]''
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] at Lulu.com

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

Blue Horizon

2013-02-07T00:02:00Z

Dennier: Removed ebook references (they are no longer available).

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories written by [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]], [[Eileen Blasingame]], and [[Steve Carter]], begun in 1996. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a new related project recently completed called ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press. The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* ''[http://trblasingame.weebly.com/blue-horizon.html Blue Horizon]''
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2013-02-06T22:35:59Z

Dennier: Removed ebook references

[[File:(Ashley Leuthardt)-Sunset of Furmankind-(cover).jpg|right|Commissioned cover art by Ashley Leuthardt]]

'''Sunset of Furmankind''' is a novel by [[Ted R. Blasingame]], the creator and primary writer of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, the result of a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman [[transformation]] tale that was completed in September 2011. The 510 page paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, and is also available for ebook purchase from Lulu Press, Barnes & Noble, iTunes Books and Amazon.com in ePub and Kindle formats, with cover art commissioned from Ashley Leuthardt.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

As of late 2012, Ted has begun two other stories taking place within the Furmankind universe: ''Second Chance'', a direct sequel to ''Sunset of Furmankind'', and ''A Wilder West''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com

[[Category:Novels]]

Sunset of Furmankind

2012-12-14T22:30:47Z

Dennier: Uploaded book cover.

Sunset of Furmankind

2012-10-26T00:42:16Z

Dennier: minor correction

'''Sunset of Furmankind'''

[[Ted R. Blasingame]], the author of ''[[Hoenix]]'' and the creator and primary writer of the long-running ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series has finished a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman transformation tale called ''Sunset of Furmankind'' that was completed in September 2011. The 510 page paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, and is also available for ebook purchase from Lulu Press, Barnes & Noble, iTunes Books and Amazon.com in ePub and Kindle formats.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

As of late 2012, Ted has begun two other stories taking place within the Furmankind universe: ''Second Chance'', a direct sequel to ''Sunset of Furmankind'', and ''A Wilder West''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle format ebooks]
* [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunset-of-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame/1108149410?ean=9781105341212 Barnes & Noble ePub Nook format ebook]

Sunset of Furmankind

2012-10-25T22:23:00Z

Dennier: New Page

'''Sunset of Furmankind'''

[[Ted R. Blasingame]], the author of ''[[Hoenix]]'' and the creator and primary writer of the long-running ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series has finished a three-year endeavor to write a new human/furman transformation tale called ''Sunset of Furmankind'' that was completed in September 2011. The 510 page paperback is available through the author's Lulu Press bookstore, and is also available for ebook purchase from Lulu Press, Barnes & Noble, iTunes Books and Amazon.com in ePub and Kindle formats.

''"Follow one man's journey through psychological demons, pain and revelation through an unwanted transformation into the life of a beast destined to explore other worlds."''

Convicted on the murder of a furman in a crime of passion, Brian Barrett is given an alternative sentencing to a violent capital punishment by volunteering for the Anthro-Human Colonization Program, where people are genetically altered to give them an edge in survival on new worlds opened for settlement to ease the crowding of Earth. Surrounded by furmankind and harboring a deep prejudice against the abominations, he is forced into a new identity and reeducated with extrasolar colonization skills. He must then live with the knowledge that he will become one of them in an irreversible process that will end in a journey to another world where they will be his only companions. The long and painful transformation takes a physical and psychological toll that he must endure in order to survive.

As of late 2012, Ted has begun two other stories taking place within the Furmankind universe: ''Second Chance'', a direct sequel to ''Sunset of Furmankind'', and A ''Wilder West''.

== External links ==
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/ Fictional Life] (Author's website)
* [http://www.flayrah.com/3944/review-sunset-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame Fred Patten/Flayrah Review of ''Sunset of Furmankind'']
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle format ebooks]
* [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunset-of-furmankind-ted-r-blasingame/1108149410?ean=9781105341212 Barnes & Noble ePub Nook format ebook]

Eileen Blasingame

2012-03-26T20:35:08Z

Dennier: Updated current as-of date.

[[Image:(2009)EileenBlasingame.jpg|left|Eileen A. Blasingame]]'''Eileen Blasingame''' is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, and is the wife of author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She is an artist, having spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' fandom (as Eileen Fryer). She is also a writer and as of March 2012 is currently involved in her own personal writing projects and artwork profiled on DeviantArt (as "Littlebittysami").

== External links ==

* [http://littlebittysami.deviantart.com/ Littlebittisami] on [[DeviantArt]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Writers]]

Hoenix

2012-03-22T19:58:39Z

Dennier: Clarified statement on story availability on website. Also removed dead link to Fred Patten's former website for book review.

'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen year [[Blue Horizon]] series.

{{q|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.}}

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later a nominee for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

The book can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press, and in downloadable ebook formats from Lulu Press (epub), Barnes & Noble (Nook) and Amazon.Com (Kindle). This story is also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* ''[http://trblasingame.weebly.com/hoenix.html Hoenix]''
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] at Lulu.com
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle Edition ebooks]

[[Category:Novels]][[Category:2004 births]]

Blue Horizon

2012-03-22T19:56:43Z

Dennier: Clarified statement on story availability on website.

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories written by [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]], [[Eileen Blasingame]], and [[Steve Carter]], begun in 1996. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

{{q|Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon.}}

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a new related project recently completed called ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press, and in downloadable ebook formats from Lulu Press (epub), Barnes & Noble (Nook) and Amazon.Com (Kindle). The stories are also still available in the Library on Ted's website.

== External links ==
* ''[http://trblasingame.weebly.com/blue-horizon.html Blue Horizon]''
* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame] on Lulu.com
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle format ebooks]

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Eileen Blasingame

2012-02-22T15:44:18Z

Dennier: Update to current information and status.

[[Image:(2009)EileenBlasingame.jpg|left|Eileen A. Blasingame]]'''Eileen Blasingame''' is a co-creator of the ''[[Blue Horizon]]'' series, and is the wife of author [[Ted Blasingame]]. She is an artist, having spent many years sketching in ''[[Elfquest]]'' fandom (as Eileen Fryer). She is also a writer and is currently involved in her own personal writing projects and artwork profiled on DeviantArt (as "Littlebittysami").

== External links ==

* [http://littlebittysami.deviantart.com/ Littlebittisami's DevianArt]
* [http://trblasingame.weebly.com/blue-horizon.html Blue Horizon Story Archive]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Writers]]

Hoenix

2012-02-16T20:15:51Z

Dennier: Up[dated by the Author.

'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from Ted R. Blasingame's thirteen year [[Blue Horizon]] series.

''"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."''

''Hoenix'' appeared on the [[Ursa Major Awards]] 2004 Recommended Reading List and was later one of the final nominees for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. The book was reviewed by [[Fred Patten]] in the October 2004 edition of ''The Claw & Quill''.

The book can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press, and in downloadable ebook formats from Lulu Press (epub), Barnes & Noble (Nook) and Amazon.Com (Kindle).

== External links ==

* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame]
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle Edition ebooks]
* [http://www.clawandquill.net/columns/11/october-reviews The Claw & Quill - Fred Patten's Review of Hoenix]

[[Category:Novels]]

Blue Horizon

2012-02-16T20:15:08Z

Dennier: Updated by the Author.

'''''Blue Horizon''''' was a series of stories written by [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]], [[Eileen Blasingame]], and [[Steve Carter]], begun in 1996. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

''"Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon."''

The storyline revolved around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by Merlin Sinclair, an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems). The series which began in the spring of 1996 included many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encountered problems that arose with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a new related project recently completed called ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

Books containing the collected season episodes can be purchased in softcover trade paperback from Lulu Press, and in downloadable ebook formats from Lulu Press (epub), Barnes & Noble (Nook) and Amazon.Com (Kindle).

== External links ==

* [http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dennier/ The Literary Works of Ted R. Blasingame]
* [http://www.tedblasingame.com/kindle.html Amazon Kindle Edition ebooks]

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Blue Horizon

2012-02-16T19:12:03Z

Dennier: Edits by the author.

{{LinkingSupporter}}
'''''Blue Horizon''''' is a series of stories written by [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]], [[Eileen Blasingame]], and [[Steve Carter]], begun in 1996. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 after thirteen years and is no longer under production.

''"Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon."''

The storyline revolves around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by '''Merlin Sinclair''', an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems).

The series which began in the spring of 1996 includes many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encounter problems that arise with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship crewed by jaguars intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a sequel story called ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

== External links ==

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Hoenix

2012-02-16T19:05:43Z

Dennier: Author removed dead external link.

{{cleanup}}
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from [[Ted Blasingame]]'s [[Blue Horizon]] series. The series was was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009.

''"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."''

''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 & Quill''.

The story was removed from the website in December 2004 when the manuscript was formally submitted to commercial book publisher, [[Wikipedia:Baen Books|Baen Books]]. 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 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 later that year.

The manuscript for ''Hoenix'' was originally submitted to Baen Books in 2004, and although it passed through two editorial tiers with positive remarks, it was culled out on May 31, 2007 (after 2 years, 5 months) with many others due to a backload build-up of manuscripts following Mr. Baen's passing and Ms. Weisskopf's appointment as Publisher.

In a second attempt at commercial publication, the manuscript was then submitted to Daw Books, but after 11 months, the author received a standard rejection form letter on May 10, 2008.

As of September 4, 2008, a revised manuscript was resubmitted to Baen Books. However, on February 15, 2009, it was discovered through the Baen message board that the slush pile process is still backlogged and that very few manuscripts are being read. The manuscript was formally withdrawn from Baen consideration due to this. Subsequent attempts for commercial publication were unfruitful.

== External links ==

* [http://www.lulu.com/dennier/ Lulu Press bookstore for Ted R. Blasingame]
* [http://www.clawandquill.net/columns/11/october-reviews The Claw & Quill - Fred Patten's Review of Hoenix]

[[Category:Novels]]

Hoenix

2012-02-16T18:47:39Z

Dennier: Updates by the author.

{{cleanup}}
'''''Hoenix''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] spin-off novel from [[Ted Blasingame]]'s [[Blue Horizon]] series. The series was was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009.

''"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."''

''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 & Quill''.

The story was removed from the website in December 2004 when the manuscript was formally submitted to commercial book publisher, [[Wikipedia:Baen Books|Baen Books]]. 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 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 later that year.

The manuscript for ''Hoenix'' was originally submitted to Baen Books in 2004, and although it passed through two editorial tiers with positive remarks, it was culled out on May 31, 2007 (after 2 years, 5 months) with many others due to a backload build-up of manuscripts following Mr. Baen's passing and Ms. Weisskopf's appointment as Publisher.

In a second attempt at commercial publication, the manuscript was then submitted to Daw Books, but after 11 months, the author received a standard rejection form letter on May 10, 2008.

As of September 4, 2008, a revised manuscript was resubmitted to Baen Books. However, on February 15, 2009, it was discovered through the Baen message board that the slush pile process is still backlogged and that very few manuscripts are being read. The manuscript was formally withdrawn from Baen consideration due to this. Subsequent attempts for commercial publication were unfruitful.

== External links ==

* [http://horizon.dennier.com/ Blue Horizon]
* [http://www.lulu.com/dennier/ Lulu Press bookstore for Ted R. Blasingame]
* [http://www.clawandquill.net/columns/11/october-reviews The Claw & Quill - Fred Patten's Review of Hoenix]

[[Category:Novels]]

Blue Horizon

2012-02-16T18:44:08Z

Dennier: Updates by the author.

{{LinkingSupporter}}
'''''Blue Horizon''''' is a series of stories written by [[Ted Blasingame|Ted R. Blasingame]], [[Eileen Blasingame]], and [[Steve Carter]], begun in 1996. Due to personal and work-related issues, the series was placed on permanent hiatus in 2009 and is no longer under production.

''"Life should be mundane shipping freight across the galaxy, but that doesn't always seem to be the case for the anthropomorphic captain and crew of the Blue Horizon."''

The storyline revolves around the adventures of the crew of the ''Blue Horizon'', a space freighter captained by '''Merlin Sinclair''', an anthropomorphic grey wolf making deliveries across the Planetary Alignment (a trade alliance between sixteen worlds in nine star systems).

The series which began in the spring of 1996 includes many interpersonal tales between a close-knit crew as they encounter problems that arise with the company, relationships with the families and friends of the crew, brushes with the effects of war and other catastrophes, business rivalries, and repeat encounters with a stalking pirate ship crewed by jaguars intent on crushing the crew and taking their cargo.

As of 2009, there were forty-three 'episodes' divided into four 'seasons' with a new related project recently completed called ''Blue Horizon 1261''. Another of Ted's major stories, ''[[Hoenix]]'', takes place in the same universe but showcases a different cast of characters.

== External links ==

[[Category:Story series]][[Category:1996 births]]

Blue Horizon

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