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Life's Dream

2010-03-15T06:56:06Z

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[[Image:Lifes_Dream-wraparound-cover.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|''Life's Dream'' cover art by Heather Bruton]]
'''''Life's Dream''''' is an [[Ursa Major Award|award-winning]] [[novel]] by [[Bernard Doove]]. It was published by [http://www.createspace.com CreateSpace] on December 18, 2007 with ISBN 978-1434822604. The book is 248 pages long, and contains two dozen interior illustrations by several different artists, with the majority by [[Kacey Miyagami]].

''Life's Dream'' won the [[Ursa Major Award]] for the Best Anthropomorphic Novel of 2007.

==Plot==
In ''Life's Dream'', Bernard Doove tells the story of a [[male]] [[human]] named Karl, and a [[female]] [[foxtaur]] named Pandora, who meet by accident at a time when their lives are at a turning point. Despite great physical and cultural differences, they find that they have enough in common to begin a romantic relationship that lasts for decades. During this time, living and working in the foxtaur village, Karl has to deal with travails both environmental and social. In doing so, he and Pandora touch the lives of the entire foxtaur clan and beyond.

==Related works==
Set in Bernard Doove's popular [[Chakona Space]] universe, the story in ''Life's Dream'' was originally written as part of the series ''Tales of the Foxtaur Clans'', which is a spin-off of the author's flagship series ''[[Forest Tales]]'', both of which are serialized online on the author's website. ''Life's Dream'' compiles chapters 6 – 14 of ''Tales of the Foxtaur Clans'' into a stand-alone story, a practice the author has used before with his other books ''[[Transformations:_A_Forest_Tales_Story|Transformations]]'' and ''[[More Terrible Than Chains]].'' The full text of ''Life's Dream'' complete with illustration remains available from the author's website, along with other related stories both published and yet to be published.

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Dream-Journal-Pandora-Karl/dp/1434822605 ''Life's Dream''] on amazon.com
* [http://www.furry.org.au/chakat/FT-index.html#novels ''Life's Dream''] on the author's website
* [http://www.furry.org.au/chakat/Stories/TOFC-06.html Read the first chapter] on the author's website (Adult Content)

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Life's Dream

2010-03-15T05:13:20Z

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[[Image:Lifes_Dream-wraparound-cover.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|''Life's Dream'' cover art by Heather Bruton]]
'''''Life's Dream''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Bernard Doove]]. It was published by [http://www.createspace.com CreateSpace] on December 18, 2007 with ISBN 978-1434822604. The book is 248 pages long, and contains two dozen interior illustrations by several different artists, with the majority by [[Kacey Miyagami]].

In ''Life's Dream'', Bernard Doove tells the story of a [[male]] [[human]] named Karl, and a [[female]] [[foxtaur]] named Pandora, who meet by accident at a time when their lives are at a turning point. Despite great physical and cultural differences, they find that they have enough in common to begin a relationship that lasts for decades. During this time, living and working in the foxtaur village, Karl has to deal with travails both natural and social. In doing so, he and Pandora touch the lives of the entire foxtaur clan, and several beyond it.

''Life's Dream'' won the [[Ursa Major Award]] for the Best Anthropomorphic Novel for 2007.

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Dream-Journal-Pandora-Karl/dp/1434822605 ''Life's Dream''] on amazon.com
* [http://www.furry.org.au/chakat/FT-index.html#novels ''Life's Dream''] on the author's website
* [http://www.furry.org.au/chakat/Stories/TOFC-06.html Read the first chapter] on the author's website (Mature Content) [[Image:Censor_MA_button.png|right]]

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It Came From Beneath the Bed!

2010-03-15T04:23:07Z

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'''''It Came From Beneath the Bed!''''' by [[James Howe]] is the first ''[[Tales from the House of Bunnicula]]'' book. It is illustrated by [[Brett Helquist]]. The narrator and main character is Howie, a wirehaired dachshund puppy.

''It Came From Beneath the Bed!'' was first published in 2002, by Simon & Schuster, as a hardcover with the ISBN 0689839472.

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Nscale7: Cover of the 2002 novel "It Came From Beneath the Bed" by James Howe

== Summary ==
Cover of the 2002 novel "It Came From Beneath the Bed" by James Howe
== Licensing: ==
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Jack: The Story of a Beaver

2010-03-15T04:08:49Z

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[[Image:BookCover-Jack-ByShirleyWoods.jpg|right|thumb|''Jack: The Story of a Beaver'' by Shirley Woods, art by Celia Godkin]]
'''''Jack: The Story of a Beaver''''' is a novel written by [[Shirley Woods]] and illustrated by Celia Godkin. It was published in 2002 with the ISBN 1550417339 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside.<ref>[http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol9/no12/jackstorybeaver.html Review of ''Jack: The Story of a Beaver''] from CM Magazine Volume XI, Number 12 (February 14, 2003). Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol9/no12/jackstorybeaver.html Review] from CM Magazine

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File:BookCover-Jack-ByShirleyWoods.jpg

2010-03-15T03:56:49Z

Nscale7: Cover of the 2002 novel Jack: The Story Of A Beaver by Shirley Woods

== Summary ==
Cover of the 2002 novel Jack: The Story Of A Beaver by Shirley Woods
== Licensing: ==
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Never Again a Man

2010-03-15T02:58:50Z

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'''Never Again a Man''' is a novel by [[Charles Matthias]]. It was awarded the [[Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Novel in 2004.

* [http://transform.to/~mattyrat/metamor/neverman/contents.html ''Never Again a Man''] at [[Metamor Keep]]

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Redeeming Factors

2010-03-15T02:36:22Z

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'''''Redeeming Factors''''' is a science fiction novel written by [[Jim Lane]]. Completed in 2000, it was published by [[The Raccoon's Bookshelf]] Press with ISBN 978-0-9771867-0-9 and featured a cover illustration by [[Eugene Arenhaus]].
[[Image:Redeeming-Factors-Book-Cover.jpg|right|thumb|''Redeeming Factors'' book cover illustrated by Eugene Arenhaus]]
== Synopsis ==

Jack Ross leads a relatively quiet life in post-millennium northeast Florida. A successful, divorced middle-age businessman with two grown children, Ross is also a man of many secrets; some bad, others worse. In a world finally settling down after a global upheaval brought about by the multiple discoveries of first, a cheap, universal star-ship engine, and second, sentient alien life, Ross becomes the first public customer of a very special multi-national, multi-species business venture. The company, known as Patrons, hopes to help condition various timid alien species to be able to coexist with the aggressive aliens in the universe. Mankind included.

Dozens of more-or-less anthropomorphic alien species had been discovered, and about half of the species were non-aggressive vegetarians. The remaining species, both carnivores and omnivores, were of mixed feelings about those who were, to them, looked up on as little more than prey. Most of the meat-eating species were willing to consider peaceful coexistence with the herbivores, but as in most loose-knit groups, there were always spoilsports. Therefore the Patrons concept, mankind’s contribution to interstellar peace and good will.
Ross signs a two-year contract with a human-like female H’kaah, named S’leen, a rabbit-based being who is to become his companion. Like all of her people, she is inexplicably attractive and a sheer delight to be around. The very concept of human-like rabbit creatures strikes a pleasurable chord in all of mankind; we’ve loved such creatures from the time we were infants, and once grown, we still love them.

With the H’kaah, however, there is one additional factor: They’re sexy. Ross knows this and desperately tries to keep things on a strictly friendly basis, but he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with the charming creature who has come to share his life while learning to survive in a universe seemingly determined to have her for dinner.
What follows is a roller coaster ride for both Ross and his alien companion, as he teaches her how to stand up against aggression from both her own kind as well as the universe’s most lethal killers. Ross, on the other hand, knows he must ultimately come to terms with his own nightmare past, a past that actively wants him dead.
Jack Ross, you see, is a genuine monster, and as leopards have a tough time changing their spots, monsters, too, find seeking redemption a daunting task.

Sometimes, though, redemption seeks them.

== External Links ==

[http://www.lane-books.com/books.html Redeeming Factors] on the author's website.

[http://www.raccoons-bookshelf.org/product.sc?productId=12&categoryId=2 Redeeming Factors] on the publisher's website and online store

[http://www.staugustine.com/stories/070601/com_0706010062.shtml Book Review] in the St. Augustine Record

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The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West

2010-03-15T01:30:23Z

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'''''The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West''''' is a novel by [[wikipedia:Mary Stanton|Mary Stanton]], and was first published in 1988. It is a fantasy novel primarily about [[horse]]s. A central concept is the Army of One Hundred and Five, each breed of horse represented by a male and female pair in the Courts of the Outermost West.

The main characters of ''The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West'' are Duchess, a greyed-out [[wikipedia:Appaloosa|Appaloosa]] mare, and the Dancer, first in the Army of One Hundred and Five.

Horses are represented as "by instinct and their own Laws, herd animals," with a stictly observed order of precedence: Lead Mare, Second-In-Command, Story-Teller, Caretaker, and unranked. Some herds ... have Dreamspeakers—mares blessed with dreams from the mouth of Equus, the horse god."<ref>Stanton, Mary. ''The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West''. New English Library:1988. p. 5.</ref>

A herd Dreamspeaker (or, at great need, some other creature) can walk the path to the moon to communicate with the gods and goddesses, who in turn observe mortal happenings through the Watching Pool. (There are similar concepts in the author's series ''[[Unicorns of Balinor]]''.)

The sequel to ''The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West'' is ''[[Piper at the Gate]]''.

== References ==
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==External Links==

''The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West'' on the [http://marystanton.com/books?c=heavenly| Author's website]

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Book cover to Mary Stanton's 1988 novel "The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West"

Odin Sphere

2010-02-26T06:36:35Z

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'''Odin Sphere''' is a fantasy action RPG video game developed by [[wikipedia:Vanillaware|Vanillaware]] and localized and published by Atlus for the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] in 2007.

Odin Sphere is divided into several chapters, during which the story of one of the five playable characters progressively unfolds. This is framed as a series of books being read by a little girl named Alice. Each book is the story of one of the five protagonists.

Ragnanival, the realm of the Demon Lord Odin, has invaded the forested realm of Ringford, home of Elfaria and her fairy subjects. Odin seeks the Crystallization Cauldron, which can create powerful Psypher crystals.

The battleground for this war is a blasted wasteland between the two countries. This wasteland was once the prosperous nation of Valentine. All that remains of the devastated land of Valentine now are the [[wikia:c:odinsphere:pooka|Pookas]], cursed humans in the shape of [[anthropomorphic]] [[rabbit]]s, their currency, and the magically-endowed grandchildren of the late King Valentine.
[[Image:PookaRaceCitizensMIOS3.jpg|right|thumb|The Pooka Race in Odin Sphere]]

== Furry characters ==

* Cornelius: The Prince of Titania. In one of the chapters Cornelius awakens and discovered he has been tranformed into a rabbit-shaped ''[[wikia:c:odinsphere:pooka|pooka]]'' with bodyfur that is mostly purple in colour.
* Myris: a rabbit-shaped pooka with bodyfur that is mostly red in colour.

== See also ==
*[[Wikipedia:Odin Sphere|Odin Sphere]] on Wikipedia

==External links==
*[http://www.atlus.com/odinsphere/ Official North American website]
*[[wikia:c:odinsphere|Odin Sphere Wiki]]

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Project Nomad

2010-02-26T06:26:50Z

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'''Project Nomad''' is a 1993 computer game developed by Intense! Interactive and [[wikipedia:Papyrus Design Group|Papyrus Design Group, Inc.]] and published by [[wikipedia:GameTek|GameTek]]. It is a cross between a simple space simulator, a trading game and an adventure. It has only been released for PC DOS operating systems. It works properly both under Windows XP and [[wikipedia:DosBox|DosBox]].
[[Image:Project_Nomad_Screenshot_8.png|right]]

==Overview==

The player animates a [[human]] astronaut, who was sent on a single-man space exploration mission. The craft he receives is a rebuilt spaceship, which crashed on Earth due to unknown reasons, and had all navigational data erased. After the ship's launch, it is stranded in-orbit, due to damage the engine suffered. However, the player is rescued by Granger Tinker Brin O'Keef, a representative of the Alliance, which fights a highly advanced "race" of robots, the Korok, who are bent on destroying all life within the galaxy in order to secure their survival. One of the gamer's first assignments is destroying a rogue WR-4000 Korok spacecraft threatening Earth. Afterwards, he is relegated to Maka Bola, the Alliance's main world, where the real game begins.

The game features nine completely different races, ranging from the robotic Korok to arrogant, beautiful [[Phelonese]], who are, as their designation suggests, [[anthropomorphic]] [[feline]]s. Additionally, a dazzling array of trading goods, including exotic goods such as the alien Grun cattle and it's derivatives (fur, milk, cheese, meat) or Wanatu fur. The spaceship is also customizable, with different missiles (the most powerful being Phelonese Quietus missiles), loaders (Seeker Missile Loader for example), shield generators (may be an Ursor Mighty Fence booster), engines (an ancient Warp Drive for instance) and scanners (Argus Crystal Scanner of the [[Chanticleer]]) and jamming devices (Tangler jammer). To give the player a chance to employ this equipment, the developers provided an entire galaxy with several hundred planets to explore.

The gameplay itself is primarily centered around exploration and information gathering. This is mainly done through character interaction, and asking questions. The amount of text written for this game is simply astonishing, as every trade good and race is fitted with a description, which varies depending on the race, whose member is asked about the item. However, the cumbersome talking interface makes it difficult to ask many questions in a short time. Combat, while an essential part of the game, is simple and relies heavily on reflexes, which may discourage less experienced gamers. The economic element is stressed heavily, but requires experience to understand and operate, especially because the trade system is based on barter, not any currency system.

==Plot==

The game's plot is centered around finding a way to defeat the Korok and save the universe. The game can be roughly divided into acts, basing off the player's rank in the Alliance, which in turn is affected by the result of missions the player undertakes.

Apart from the main plot, there are also many sub-plots, such as finding and reactivating EX Korok robots, piecing together the origin of the [[species]] or each specie's history.

==Races==

The eight races featured in Project Nomad each possess an intricate story, different set of trading goods, ship classes and vocabulary:

* Altec Hocker
:These energy beings are members of a race that has passed the stage of mortal existence, and have moved to a higher plane of existence, assimilating and storing knowledge. Their numbers are limited, but they are essentially a limitless source of information.
* [[Arden]]
:A race of anthropomorphic [[llama]]s, the Arden are the founders of the Alliance and masters of trade. Their homeworld is Ardania, and they worship the Less Ten. The Arden are ruled by a council.
* [[Bellicosians]]
:These nomadic space raiders appear as anthropomorphic [[shark]]s. they are a violent and aggresive race, living off raids and piracy. Their homeworld was destroyed and converted into a mining planet by the Korok.
* [[Chanticleer]]
:A race of humanoid beings, looking similar to angels. They are inherently peaceful and calm, always behaving with good manners. The Chanticleer specialize in crystal technology, which make up their ships, systems, medicine, weapons and even electronics. They operate from Second Harmony, a crystal-based space station orbiting a black hole.
* [[Musin]]
:The Musin look similar to [[chipmunk]]s and are masters of subterfuge and infiltration, operating deep within enemy territory, which includes also maintaining a colony on one of the planets. Their homeworld is Newhome 3.
* [[Pahrump]]
:These beings, with large noses, are known collectors of junk and hoarders of technology. They are of extremely ill-health and very hypochondric. Most races consider them a nuisance rather than an asset, however, they do play an important role in one of the subplots.
* [[Phelonese]]
:A proud, beautiful and extremely arrogant race of felines. They are a matriarchal species, in which [[female]]s play the dominant role, running the empire, staffing it's navy, fighting etc., while males are reduced to sexual toys and procreation tools. Their empress is the Grand Phelan M'Nefer. Phelonese Navy fields the most powerful ships in the entire game, apart from Korok battleships and possesses the mightiest weapon - Quietus missiles, which take down almost every ship down in one hit, a true "Fire-And-Forget" weapon.
* [[Shaasa]]
:An enigmatic race of [[snake]]s. Their language is incomprehensible to outsiders, and they trade mostly in minerals, such as gold, silver or platinum.

==Links==

* [http://www.abandonia.com/games/383/5 Project Nomad's entry at Abandonia]
* [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=774 Project Nomad's entry at the Home of the Underdogs]

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File:Project Nomad Screenshot 8.png

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Nscale7: Screenshot from the videogame Project Nomad

== Summary ==
Screenshot from the videogame Project Nomad
== Licensing: ==
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Odin Sphere

2010-02-26T06:10:43Z

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File:PookaRaceCitizensMIOS3.jpg

2010-02-26T05:48:28Z

Nscale7: Official artwork of the Pooka race from the "Odin Sphere" (video game) illustrated artwork gallery book.

== Summary ==
Official artwork of the Pooka race from the "Odin Sphere" (video game) illustrated artwork gallery book.
== Licensing: ==
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Fox Fights Back

2010-02-26T05:11:25Z

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'''Fox Fights Back''' is a 1988 Commodore 64 video game by Image Works. The player plays the antagonist, a non-morphic fox who 'fights back' by shooting hunting dogs.

==External Links==
[http://www.c64gg.com/F11.html C64gg site]

[[Image:Fox_Fights_Back_Screenshot_2.gif‎|left|frame]]

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File:Fox Fights Back Screenshot 2.gif

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Nscale7: Screenshot from the 1988 video game "Fox Fights Back"

== Summary ==
Screenshot from the 1988 video game "Fox Fights Back"
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

File:Fox Fights Back Screenshot 1.gif

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Nscale7: Screenshot from the 1988 video game "Fox Fights Back"

== Summary ==
Screenshot from the 1988 video game "Fox Fights Back"
== Licensing: ==
{{screenshot}}

Decision at Doona

2010-01-11T00:47:23Z

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'''''Decision at Doona''''' is a [[science-fiction]] novel by Anne McCaffrey. It was first published in April 1969. It is about the first contact between [[Human]]s and a [[cat]]-like alien species, the [[Hrruban]]s.
[[Image:Decision-At-Doona-book-cover.jpg|right|thumb|Decision At Doona by Anne McCaffrey. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet]]
==Plot==

With Terra critically overpopulated, humanity is searching the stars for new planets to colonize. After the first human contact with the alien Siwannese went badly (that entire race committed mass suicide), the Terran government made a law – no further contact would be allowed with sentient creatures anywhere in the galaxy. Therefore, the newly discovered planet Doona could only be colonized if an official Space Department survey established that the planet was both habitable and uninhabited.

However, the newly arrived colonists discover Spacedep had made a mistake- Doona was inhabited. The native cat-like Hrrubans present the human colonists with a difficult choice: obey the law by leaving Doona and returning to the teeming hell of an overpopulated Terra, or kill the cat-like Hrrubans and hide the fact they ever existed from the Terran government.

What the humans don't know is that the people they've misidentified as nomadic natives are actually more technically advanced than themselves, and the Hrrubans have their own colonization plans for Doona. Yet their planetary colonization laws leave the Hrrubans facing the same choice as the humans: return to an overpopulated homeworld, or kill the aliens.

Or, for the first time in both of their histories, they could learn how to co-exist with an alien race.

==Related Works==

''Decision at Doona'' was followed by two other books, ''[[Crisis on Doona]]'' (1992) and ''[[Treaty at Doona]]'' (1994); together these form a trilogy.

''Decision at Doona'' has been published in 12 editions, including German, French, Italian, and Spanish translation. The most recent (English) printing was by DelRay, October 1987 - ISBN: 978-0345353771

== External links ==
* [http://www.annemccaffrey.net/books/series/doona/decision-at-doona.html ''Decision at Doona''] at The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey, the author's official website

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File:Decision-At-Doona-book-cover.jpg

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Nscale7: Book cover for the novel "Decision At Doona" written by Anne McCaffrey, published 1969. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.

== Summary ==
Book cover for the novel "Decision At Doona" written by Anne McCaffrey, published 1969. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

Fruits Basket

2010-01-10T23:02:40Z

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[[Fruits Basket]] is a [[manga]] and [[anime]] series of [[furry]] interest. The 23-volume manga was authored by [[Wikipedia:Natsuki Takaya|Natsuki Takaya]], and has sold over 20 million copies in the U.S. and Japan. The 26-episode anime follows the events of the first 8 volumes of the manga, and was directed by [[Wikipedia:Akitaro Daichi|Akitaro Daichi]].

[[Image:Fruits_Basket_manga_vol1.jpg|right|frame|Volume 1 of the ''Fruits Basket'' manga]]

== Plot ==

''Fruits Basket'' follows the life of high-school student Tohru Honda. Following the death of her mother, Tohru lives in a tent in a nearby forest that is actually property of the Sohma family. When her tent and possessions are destroyed by a landslide, Tohru is taken in by the Sohma family, becoming their housekeeper in exchange for room and board. Tohru soon discovers the Sohma family's secret: the thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the [[wikipedia:Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], plus the spirit of the cat who was, according to legend, left out of the Zodiac. They are cursed to transform into animals when embraced by members of the opposite sex, or when under stress.

Part comedy-part drama, as the series progresses, Tohru learns of the hardships and hurts faced by the inflicted Sohmas, and through her own generous and loving nature, helps heal their emotional wounds. After living with the Sohma family she begins to like, then love, all of the Sohmas, and sets out to break the zodiac curse.

==Characters==

Tohru Honda, an orphan girl, is taken in by the Sohma family. Each member of the Sohma family [[Transformation|transforms]] into a different Zodiac animal when they are hugged by someone of the opposite sex or when they are under extreme stress. While they are transformed, they can still talk like humans.
*Yuki Sohma = [[rat (species)|rat]]
*Kyo Sohma = [[cat]]
*Shigure Sohma = [[dog]]
*Kagura Sohma = [[boar]]
*Hatori Sohma = [[dragon]]
*Momiji Sohma = [[rabbit]]
*Hatsuharu Sohma = [[cattle|ox]]
*Ayame Sohma = [[snake]]
*Hiro Sohma = [[sheep]]
*Ritsu Sohma = [[monkey]]
*Isuzu Sohma = [[horse]]
*Kureno Sohma = [[rooster]]

== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruits_Basket Fruits Basket on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.funimation.com/fruitsbasket/ Official Site (English)]
*[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=31 Watch Episodes] of the ''Fruits Basket'' anime free on the publisher's website

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Fruits Basket

2010-01-10T23:00:08Z

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[[Fruits Basket]] is a [[manga]] and [[anime]] series of [[furry]] interest. The 23-volume manga was authored by [[Wikipedia:Natsuki Takaya|Natsuki Takaya]], and has sold over 20 million copies in the U.S. and Japan. The 26-episode anime follows the events of the first 8 volumes of the manga, and was directed by [[Wikipedia:Akitaro Daichi|Akitaro Daichi]].

[[Image:Fruits_Basket_manga_vol1.jpg|right|frame|Volume 1 of the ''Fruits Basket'' manga]]

== Plot ==

''Fruits Basket'' follows the life of high-school student Tohru Honda. Following the death of her mother, Tohru lives in a tent in a nearby forest that is actually property of the Sohma family. When her tent and possessions are destroyed by a landslide, Tohru is taken in by the Sohma family, becoming their housekeeper in exchange for room and board. Tohru soon discovers the Sohma family's secret: the thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the [[wikipedia:Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], plus the spirit of the cat who was, according to legend, left out of the Zodiac. They are cursed to transform into animals when embraced by members of the opposite sex, or when under stress.

Part comedy-part drama, as the series progresses, Tohru learns of the hardships and hurts faced by the inflicted Sohmas, and through her own generous and loving nature, helps heal their emotional wounds. After living with the Sohma family she begins to like, then love, all of the Sohmas, and sets out to break the zodiac curse.

==Characters==

Tohru Honda, an orphan girl, is taken in by the Sohma family. Each member of the Sohma family [[Transformation|transforms]] into a different Zodiac animal when they are hugged by someone of the opposite sex or when they are under extreme stress. While they are transformed, they can still talk like humans.
*Yuki Sohma = [[rat (species)|rat]]
*Kyo Sohma = [[cat]]
*Shigure Sohma = [[dog]]
*Kagura Sohma = [[boar]]
*Hatori Sohma = [[dragon]]
*Momiji Sohma = [[rabbit]]
*Hatsuharu Sohma = [[cattle|ox]]
*Ayame Sohma = [[snake]]
*Hiro Sohma = [[sheep]]
*Ritsu Sohma = [[monkey]]
*Isuzu Sohma = [[horse]]
*Kureno Sohma = [[rooster]]

== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruits_Basket Fruits Basket on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.funimation.com/fruitsbasket/ Official Site (English)]
*[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=3935 Watch Episodes] of the ''Fruits Basket'' anime free on the publisher's website

[[Category:Anime]]
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File:Fruits Basket manga vol1.jpg

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Nscale7: Cover of the English volume 1 of the manga series 'Fruits Basket' by Natsuki Takaya, published by Tokyopop on February 10, 2004 in North America. Cover by Natsuki Takaya

== Summary ==
Cover of the English volume 1 of the manga series 'Fruits Basket' by Natsuki Takaya, published by Tokyopop on February 10, 2004 in North America. Cover by Natsuki Takaya
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

El Burrito de los Muertos

2010-01-09T22:32:48Z

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'''''El Burrito de los Muertos''''' is a novel written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]] in November 2007, under the [[FANG Presents]] imprint. The cover art is drawn by [[Grimal]].

[[Image:El-Burrito-de-los-muertos-book-cover.jpg|right|thumb|''El Burrito de los Muertos'' written by André Blaireau. Cover art by Grimal.]]

==Plot Summary==
Jesse Krolik, the frisky “licensed sex-maniac” from ''[[Everybody Loves Luther]],'' has grown up. Now known as Dr Krolik, he has a degree in social work and his first job is with the Department of Social Services in the southwestern town of Purgatory.

The local police force, Jesse’s department, and the Purgatory Watch and Ward are in a tizzy over a recent scandal that started out as a case of pedophilia and turned into a kind of home-grown prostitution ring of youngsters who had learned how to combine business and pleasure–the latter including drugs as well as sex.

He is unexpectedly drawn more deeply into the life of one of Jesse’s clients, the coyote pup Hector Perrito. Mayhem, murder, an unhinged public official, and a thrilling rescue from the Puente de los Muertos, a cave outside of town, provide a stage for the appearance of a new side of young Perrito.

==Related Works==

''[[Everybody Loves Luther]]'' precedes ''El Burrito de los Muertos,'' both written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]].

==External Links==

[http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/El_Burrito_de_los_Muertos.html ''El Burrito de los Muertos''] for sale on publisher [[Bad Dog Books]] website

[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=309 ''El Burrito de los Muertos'''] for sale on [[Furplanet]]

[[Category:Novels]]

El Burrito de los Muertos

2010-01-09T22:29:57Z

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'''''El Burrito de los Muertos''''' is a novel written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]] in November 2007, under the [[FANG Presents]] imprint. The cover art is drawn by [[Grimal]].

[[Image:El-Burrito-de-los-muertos-book-cover.jpg|right|thumb|''El Burrito de los Muertos'' written by André Blaireau. Cover art by Grimal.]]

==Plot Summary==
Jesse Krolik, the frisky “licensed sex-maniac” from ''[[Everybody Loves Luther]],'' has grown up. Now known as Dr Krolik, he has a degree in social work and his first job is with the Department of Social Services in the southwestern town of Purgatory.

The local police force, Jesse’s department, and the Purgatory Watch and Ward are in a tizzy over a recent scandal that started out as a case of pedophilia and turned into a kind of home-grown prostitution ring of youngsters who had learned how to combine business and pleasure–the latter including drugs as well as sex.

He is unexpectedly drawn more deeply into the life of one of Jesse’s clients, the coyote pup Hector Perrito. Mayhem, murder, an unhinged public official, and a thrilling rescue from the Puente de los Muertos, a cave outside of town, provide a stage for the appearance of a new side of young Perrito.

==Related Works==

''[[Everybody Loves Luther]]'' preceeds ''El Burrito de los Muertos,'' both written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]].

==External Links==

[http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/El_Burrito_de_los_Muertos.html ''El Burrito de los Muertos''] for sale on publisher [[Bad Dog Books]] website

[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=309 ''El Burrito de los Muertos'''] for sale on [[Furplanet]]

[[Category:Novels]]

El Burrito de los Muertos

2010-01-09T22:28:44Z

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'''''El Burrito de los Muertos''''' is a novel written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]] in November 2007, under the [[FANG Presents]] imprint. The cover art is drawn by [[Grimal]].

[[Image:El-Burrito-de-los-muertos-book-cover.jpg|right|thumb|''El Burrito de los Muertos'' written by André Blaireau. Cover art by Grimal.]]

==Plot Summary==
Jesse Krolik, the frisky “licensed sex-maniac” from ''[[Everybody Loves Luther]],'' has grown up. Now known as Dr Krolik, he has a degree in social work and his first job is with the Department of Social Services in the southwestern town of Purgatory.

The local police force, Jesse’s department, and the Purgatory Watch and Ward are in a tizzy over a recent scandal that started out as a case of pedophilia and turned into a kind of home-grown prostitution ring of youngsters who had learned how to combine business and pleasure–the latter including drugs as well as sex.

He is unexpectedly drawn more deeply into the life of one of Jesse’s clients, the coyote pup Hector Perrito. Mayhem, murder, an unhinged public official, and a thrilling rescue from the Puente de los Muertos, a cave outside of town, provide a stage for the appearance of a new side of young Perrito.

==Related Works==

''[[Everybody Loves Luther]]'' preceeds ''El Burrito de los Muertos,'' both written by [[André Blaireau]] and published by [[Bad Dog Books]].

==External Links==

[http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/El_Burrito_de_los_Muertos.html ''El Burrito de los Muertos''] for sale on publisher [[Bad Dog Books]] website

[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=309 ''El Burrito de los Muertos'''] for sale on [[Furplanet]]

File:El-Burrito-de-los-muertos-book-cover.jpg

2010-01-09T22:15:36Z

Nscale7: Book cover to 'El Burrito de los Muertos' written by André Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books. Cover Art is drawn by Grimal.

== Summary ==
Book cover to 'El Burrito de los Muertos' written by André Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books. Cover Art is drawn by Grimal.
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

Everybody Loves Luther

2010-01-09T22:00:44Z

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'''''Everybody Loves Luther''''' is a novel by [[André Blaireau]], published by [[Bad Dog Books]] in 2007 under the [[FANG Presents]] imprint. [[Image:Everybody-Loves-Luther-Book-Cover.jpg|right|thumb|''Everybody Loves Luther'' written by André Blaireau. Cover art by Grimal]] The cover art is by [[Grimal]].

==Plot Summary==
Luther Coachman, a gay Dalmatian with all the sweet charm of his tribe and an undergraduate at Whiskey University, is kicked out by his jock roommates when he's outed by a bitchy queen. He turns for help to an acquaintance, Adrian Drew, a math professor at WU, who agrees to take in the Dalmatian for the semester. To the middle-aged badger's consternation, the young man's friendship turns into something else.

Their lives are turned upside down when Hayward Dench, an old friend and former lover of Prof. Drew's, is murdered. Prof. Drew finds himself the guardian of Hayward's teen-aged son Alexis, at least for the ten days or so until the boy's mother returns. For Prof. Drew, the murder of his old friend not long after the death of his lover is serious blow, but there is more to come--now that there are two young men living in Casa de Drew.

==Related Works==

''Everybody Loves Luther'' is followed by ''[[El Burrito de los Muertos]]'', also by André Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books in November 2007.

==External Links==

*[http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/Everybody_Loves_Luther.html ''Everybody Loves Luther''] for sale on publisher [[Bad Dog Books]] website
*[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=190 ''Everybody Loves Luther''] for sale on [[Furplanet]]

[[Category:Novels]]

Everybody Loves Luther

2010-01-09T21:51:20Z

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'''''Everybody Loves Luther''''' is a novel by [[Andre Blaireau]], published by [[Bad Dog Books]] in 2007. [[Image:Everybody-Loves-Luther-Book-Cover.jpg|right|thumb|]]

==Plot Summary==
Luther Coachman, a gay Dalmatian with all the sweet charm of his tribe and an undergraduate at Whiskey University, is kicked out by his jock roommates when he's outed by a bitchy queen. He turns for help to an acquaintance, Adrian Drew, a math professor at WU, who agrees to take in the Dalmatian for the semester. To the middle-aged badger's consternation, the young man's friendship turns into something else.

Their lives are turned upside down when Hayward Dench, an old friend and former lover of Prof. Drew's, is murdered. Prof. Drew finds himself the guardian of Hayward's teen-aged son Alexis, at least for the ten days or so until the boy's mother returns. For Prof. Drew, the murder of his old friend not long after the death of his lover is serious blow, but there is more to come--now that there are two young men living in Casa de Drew.

==Related Works==

''Everybody Loves Luther'' is followed by ''[[El Burrito de los Muertos]]'', also by Andre Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books in November 2007.

==External Links==

*[http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/Everybody_Loves_Luther.html ''Everybody Loves Luther''] for sale on publisher [[Bad Dog Books]] website
*[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=190 ''Everybody Loves Luther''] for sale on [[Furplanet]]

[[Category:Novels]]

File:Everybody-Loves-Luther-Book-Cover.jpg

2010-01-09T21:24:02Z

Nscale7: Book cover for the novel 'Everybody Loves Luther' written by Andre Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books in 2007.

== Summary ==
Book cover for the novel 'Everybody Loves Luther' written by Andre Blaireau and published by Bad Dog Books in 2007.
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

Bad Dog Books

2010-01-09T21:14:40Z

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[[Image:Bd-logo-180.png|right|Logo designed by [[Kamui]]]]
'''Bad Dog Books''' is a publishing house founded by [[Alex Vance]] which employs modern print-on-demand technology to publish [[anthropomorphic]] fiction.

Originally named [[Osfer's Joint Publications]], its flagship product was [[FANG (publication)|FANG]], a serial anthology of [[furry fiction]] intended to reinvigorate widespread interest in printed anthropomorphic fiction. To emphasize its focus on imagination over imagery, FANG featured no artwork whatsoever, with the exception of the iconic BDB logo by [[Kamui]].

[[Ben Goodridge]] joined in spring of 2006, as Alex's health did not allow him to continue serving as FANG's editor and when the anthology was restarted in July 2006, Bad Dog Books was created to continue and expand OJP's original vision.

[[Image:BDB.jpg|left|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, November 2006]]
Beside FANG, BDB produces a line of novels by authors hand-picked by the staff. As of January 2010, five novels are available, including [[White Crusade]] by Ben Goodridge.

Bad Dog Books produces its books in trade paperback, black and white with a full-color cover, typically for a list price of $19.99. As of 2007, BDB's books are available directly through the Bad Dog Bookstore as well as through [[FurPlanet]].

Bad Dog Books are more expensive than most paperbacks due to the [[wikipedia:print_on_demand|print-on-demand]] method of publication. Print-on-demand has a very high unit price, but does not require the bulk printing and significant initial investment of traditional offset printing, resulting in lower average cost for small print runs. This lower initial investment minimizes the risk involved with the production of any particular title, freeing Bad Dog Books from large financial concerns and conferring a substantial measure of freedom and flexibility in the projects it selects and products it publishes.

Print-on-demand allows the manufacture of books with a very fast turnaround. FANG was first conceived in June 2005 and was released to the public three months later -- in those three months, a website was created, authors were attracted, submissions were reviewed and edited, and the book was proofed for printing. Considering the speed and efficiency of print-on-demand publication and the absence of up-front investments, the actual conversion of a print-ready text into a publishable document is a comparatively swift process, owing primarily to BDB's experience in publishing. [[Image:Baddogbooks.com feb 2007.png |right|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, February 2007]]

==Free Press Program==

Leveraging their experience in publishing and the time and cost efficiencies of print-on-demand technology, Bad Dog Books has created the Free Press Program, which offers assisted self-publishing to any interested author. The author is expected to supply all the necessary materials (a print-ready version of the text itself, copyright information, cover art, interior and cover copy) and BDB prepares the book and makes it available for sale. Because royalties are paid out per-sale, the author can elect to grant BDB a portion the royalties of each copy sold in place of a fixed upfront fee, thus making the entire publication process completely free to the author.

==Logo==
In early 2006, Kamui was contracted to design a logo for Bad Dog Books. The logo was to bring to mind the sleek black premium style of the FANG books that were BDB's flagship product, as well as the gritty, mature energy of BDB's other books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 1.gif|thumb|left|Preliminary Logo 1]]

Working from keywords such as '[[dog]]', 'smoke', 'cool' and 'danger' Kamui came up with several design concepts, finally pitching the two prelimenary logos shown here. The first was deemed too geometric and static, the second too heavily stylized, resembling the visual style of [[White Wolf]], publishers of, among others, the [[Werewolf]] line of RPG books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 2.jpg|thumb|right|Preliminary Logo 2]]

By fusing the stark geometry of the first with the rough-edged energy of the second,, the final design was achieved. This logo graces all BDB products.

The canine character depicted (also informally known as [[Jules Reve]] or, more commonly, as the [[Bad Dog]]) is not an existing character or representation thereof.

[[Image:Year of the bad dog.jpg|thumb|left|Year of the Bad Dog.jpg]] [[Graywolf]] produced a variation on the BDB Logo for the "Year of the Bad Dog" promotional campaign in 2007.

== External links ==
* [http://www.baddogbooks.com/ Bad Dog Books Website]
* [http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/Free_Press.html Free Press Program] on Bad Dog Books website
* [http://baddogbooks.blogspot.com/ Bad Dog Books Blog]
* [http://baddogbooks2.livejournal.com/ Bad Dog Books LiveJournal]
* [http://furplanet.com/shop/category.asp?page=1&catid=118&sortby=name Bad Dog Books] for sale on [[Furplanet]]
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Bad Dog Books

2010-01-09T21:11:29Z

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[[Image:Bd-logo-180.png|right|Logo designed by [[Kamui]]]]
'''Bad Dog Books''' is a publishing house founded by [[Alex Vance]] which employs modern print-on-demand technology to publish [[anthropomorphic]] fiction.

Originally named [[Osfer's Joint Publications]], its flagship product was [[FANG (publication)|FANG]], a serial anthology of [[furry fiction]] intended to reinvigorate widespread interest in printed anthropomorphic fiction. To emphasize its focus on imagination over imagery, FANG featured no artwork whatsoever, with the exception of the iconic BDB logo by [[Kamui]].

[[Ben Goodridge]] joined in spring of 2006, as Alex's health did not allow him to continue serving as FANG's editor and when the anthology was restarted in July 2006, Bad Dog Books was created to continue and expand OJP's original vision.

[[Image:BDB.jpg|left|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, November 2006]]
Beside FANG, BDB produces a line of novels by authors hand-picked by the staff. As of January 2010, five novels are available, including [[White Crusade]] by Ben Goodridge.

Bad Dog Books produces its books in trade paperback, black and white with a full-color cover, typically for a list price of $19.99. As of 2007, BDB's books are available directly through the Bad Dog Bookstore as well as through [[FurPlanet]].

Bad Dog Books are more expensive than most paperbacks due to the [[wikipedia:print_on_demand|print-on-demand]] method of publication. Print-on-demand has a very high unit price, but does not require the bulk printing and significant initial investment of traditional offset printing, resulting in lower average cost for small print runs. This lower initial investment minimizes the risk involved with the production of any particular title, freeing Bad Dog Books from large financial concerns and confurring a substantial measure of freedom and flexibility in the projects it selects and products it publishes.

Print-on-demand allows the manufacture of books with a very fast turnaround. FANG was first conceived in June 2005 and was released to the public three months later -- in those three months, a website was created, authors were attracted, submissions were reviewed and edited, and the book was proofed for printing. Considering the speed and efficiency of print-on-demand publication and the absence of up-front investments, the actual conversion of a print-ready text into a publishable document is a comparatively swift process, owing primarily to BDB's experience in publishing. [[Image:Baddogbooks.com feb 2007.png |right|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, February 2007]]

==Free Press Program==

Leveraging their experience in publishing and the time and cost efficencies of print-on-demand technology, Bad Dog Books has created the Free Press Program, which offers assisted self-publishing to any interested author. The author is expected to supply all the necessary materials (a print-ready version of the text itself, copyright information, cover art, interior and cover copy) and BDB prepares the book and makes it available for sale. Because royalties are paid out per-sale, the author can elect to grant BDB a portion the roylties of each copy sold in place of a fixed upfront fee, thus making the entire publication process completely free to the author.

==Logo==
In early 2006, Kamui was contracted to design a logo for Bad Dog Books. The logo was to bring to mind the sleek black premium style of the FANG books that were BDB's flagship product, as well as the gritty, mature energy of BDB's other books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 1.gif|thumb|left|Preliminary Logo 1]]

Working from keywords such as '[[dog]]', 'smoke', 'cool' and 'danger' Kamui came up with several design concepts, finally pitching the two prelimenary logos shown here. The first was deemed too geometric and static, the second too heavily stylized, resembling the visual style of [[White Wolf]], publishers of, among others, the [[Werewolf]] line of RPG books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 2.jpg|thumb|right|Preliminary Logo 2]]

By fusing the stark geometry of the first with the rough-edged energy of the second,, the final design was achieved. This logo graces all BDB products.

The canine character depicted (also informally known as [[Jules Reve]] or, more commonly, as the [[Bad Dog]]) is not an existing character or representation thereof.

[[Image:Year of the bad dog.jpg|thumb|left|Year of the Bad Dog.jpg]] [[Graywolf]] produced a variation on the BDB Logo for the "Year of the Bad Dog" promotional campaign in 2007.

== External links ==
* [http://www.baddogbooks.com/ Bad Dog Books Website]
* [http://www.baddogbooks.com/BDB/Free_Press.html Free Press Program] on Bad Dog Books website
* [http://baddogbooks.blogspot.com/ Bad Dog Books Blog]
* [http://baddogbooks2.livejournal.com/ Bad Dog Books LiveJournal]
* [http://furplanet.com/shop/category.asp?page=1&catid=118&sortby=name Bad Dog Books] for sale on [[Furplanet]]
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Bad Dog Books

2010-01-09T20:27:33Z

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[[Image:Bd-logo-180.png|right|Logo designed by [[Kamui]]]]
'''Bad Dog Books''' is a publishing house founded by [[Alex Vance]] which employs modern print-on-demand technology to publish [[anthropomorphic]] fiction.

Originally named [[Osfer's Joint Publications]], its flagship product was [[FANG (publication)|FANG]], a serial anthology of [[furry fiction]] intended to reinvigorate widespread interest in printed anthropomorphic fiction. To emphasize its focus on imagination over imagery, FANG featured no artwork whatsoever, with the exception of the iconic BDB logo by [[Kamui]].

[[Ben Goodridge]] joined in spring of 2006, as Alex's health did not allow him to continue serving as FANG's editor and when the anthology was restarted in July 2006, Bad Dog Books was created to continue and expand OJP's original vision.

[[Image:BDB.jpg|left|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, November 2006]]
Beside FANG, BDB produces a line of novels by authors hand-picked by the staff. Currently, four novels are available, including [[White Crusade]] by Ben Goodridge.

Bad Dog Books produces its books in trade paperback, black and white with a full-color cover, typically for a list price of $19.99. As of 2007, BDB's books are available directly through the Bad Dog Bookstore as well as through [[FurPlanet]].

Bad Dog Books are more expensive than most paperbacks due to the [[wikipedia:print_on_demand|print-on-demand]] method of publication. Print-on-demand has a very high unit price, but does not require the bulk printing and significant initial investment of traditional offset printing, resulting in lower average cost for small print runs. This lower initial investment for the production of any particular title allows Bad Dog Books a substantial measure of freedom and flexibility in the products it publishes.

Print-on-demand allows the manufacture of books with a very fast turnaround. FANG was first conceived in June 2005 and was released to the public three months later -- in those three months, a website was created, authors were attracted, submissions were reviewed and edited, and the book was proofed for printing.

[[Image:Baddogbooks.com feb 2007.png |right|thumb|140px|www.baddogbooks.com, February 2007]]
Considering the speed and efficiency of print-on-demand publication and the absence of up-front investments, the actual conversion of a print-ready text into a publishable document is a comparatively swift process, owing primarily to BDB's experience in publishing.

For this reason, BDB offers assisted self-publishing to any interested author. The author is expected to supply all the necessary materials (the text itself, copyright information, cover art, interior and cover copy) and BDB prepares the book and makes it available for sale. Because royalties are paid out per-sale, the author can elect to grant BDB a portion of each sold copy's royalties in place of a fixed fee, thus making the entire publication process completely free to the author.

Bad Dog Books is characterized by this freedom from large financial concerns; the risks involved with any particular project are minimal, allowing unusual degrees of freedom and flexibility in the selection of projects.

==Logo==
In early 2006, Kamui was contracted to design a logo for Bad Dog Books. The logo was to bring to mind the sleek black premium style of the FANG books that were BDB's flagship product, as well as the gritty, mature energy of BDB's other books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 1.gif|thumb|left|Preliminary Logo 1]]

Working from keywords such as '[[dog]]', 'smoke', 'cool' and 'danger' Kamui came up with several design concepts, finally pitching the two prelimenary logos shown here. The first was deemed too geometric and static, the second too heavily stylized, resembling the visual style of [[White Wolf]], publishers of, among others, the [[Werewolf]] line of RPG books. [[Image:BDB Prelimenary logo 2.jpg|thumb|right|Preliminary Logo 2]]

By fusing the stark geometry of the first with the rough-edged energy of the second,, the final design was achieved. This logo graces all BDB products.

The canine character depicted (also informally known as [[Jules Reve]] or, more commonly, as the [[Bad Dog]]) is not an existing character or representation thereof.

[[Image:Year of the bad dog.jpg|thumb|left|Year of the Bad Dog.jpg]] [[Graywolf]] produced a variation on the BDB Logo for the "Year of the Bad Dog" promotional campaign in 2007.

== External links ==
* [http://www.baddogbooks.com/ Bad Dog Books Website]
* [http://baddogbooks.blogspot.com/ Bad Dog Books Blog]
* [http://baddogbooks2.livejournal.com/ Bad Dog Books LiveJournal]
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Found: One Apocalypse

2010-01-09T19:21:24Z

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''Found: One Apocalypse'' is a 2009 comedy science-fiction novel by [[Ben Goodridge.]] The novel is slated for publication by [[Bad Dog Books]]. Reader feedback has encouraged Bad Dog Books to push publication of the novel, originally set for January, back a few months.

Found: One Apocalypse was originally conceived as a one-man radio serial called "Apocalyse Then", slated for release as a podcast.

== Plot ==

Iorgi Murrett, a Polar Bear Anthro, is a junk collector who discovers a battleship on a routine recycling run. The ship is a derelict, but carries a fully-functioning, devastating experimental weapon. Rather than sell the ship or melt it down for scrap, Murrett decides to keep it and goes on the run from everyone who wants a piece of it.

Joining him is his business partner Jaz, a Raccoon Anthro, a whiz with numbers and a crack computer programmer; and Rollo Darrin, a Fox Anthro, a small-time con man whose underworld connections will help the crew sell parts of the ship to raise money for its repairs.

In pursuit are the Velincian Irregulars, a down-at-heels human pirate crew desperate for a strike; Emperor Kellin of the Eliak Empire, a despotic and selfish human dictator out to conquer the Galaxy; and Princess Jaelis, Kellin's little sister, who wants to depose her brother in the name of freedom and justice and puppies and all that kind of stuff.

== The "Anthros" ==

The Anthros in the novel are descended from humans voluntarily genetically modified with animal traits for employment in difficult environments. Centuries later, Humans and Anthros consider themselves equals with all other intelligent life in the Galaxy. They've built a vast political union known as the "Charter," a prosperous organization of advanced, peaceful worlds, but more and more Anthros are traveling beyond the Frontier into the region of space known as the "Periphery," in search of high adventure.

== Series ==

''Found: One Apocalypse'' is written as the first volume of a series of several books. The second, "A Pocketful of Planets," is slated for a December 2009 release.

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Redeeming Factors

2010-01-09T18:26:17Z

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'''''Redeeming Factors''''' is a science fiction novel written by [[Jim Lane]], completed in 2000. It was published by [[The Raccoon's Bookshelf]] Press and featured a cover illustration by [[Eugene Arenhaus]].
[[Image:Redeeming-Factors-Book-Cover.jpg|right|thumb|''Redeeming Factors'' book cover illustrated by Eugene Arenhaus]]
== Synopsis ==

Jack Ross leads a relatively quiet life in post-millennium northeast Florida. A successful, divorced middle-age businessman with two grown children, Ross is also a man of many secrets; some bad, others worse. In a world finally settling down after a global upheaval brought about by the multiple discoveries of first, a cheap, universal star-ship engine, and second, sentient alien life, Ross becomes the first public customer of a very special multi-national, multi-species business venture. The company, known as Patrons, hopes to help condition various timid alien species to be able to coexist with the aggressive aliens in the universe. Mankind included.

Dozens of more-or-less anthropomorphic alien species had been discovered, and about half of the species were non-aggressive vegetarians. The remaining species, both carnivores and omnivores, were of mixed feelings about those who were, to them, looked up on as little more than prey. Most of the meat-eating species were willing to consider peaceful coexistence with the herbivores, but as in most loose-knit groups, there were always spoilsports. Therefore the Patrons concept, mankind’s contribution to interstellar peace and good will.
Ross signs a two-year contract with a human-like female H’kaah, named S’leen, a rabbit-based being who is to become his companion. Like all of her people, she is inexplicably attractive and a sheer delight to be around. The very concept of human-like rabbit creatures strikes a pleasurable chord in all of mankind; we’ve loved such creatures from the time we were infants, and once grown, we still love them.

With the H’kaah, however, there is one additional factor: They’re sexy. Ross knows this and desperately tries to keep things on a strictly friendly basis, but he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with the charming creature who has come to share his life while learning to survive in a universe seemingly determined to have her for dinner.
What follows is a roller coaster ride for both Ross and his alien companion, as he teaches her how to stand up against aggression from both her own kind as well as the universe’s most lethal killers. Ross, on the other hand, knows he must ultimately come to terms with his own nightmare past, a past that actively wants him dead.
Jack Ross, you see, is a genuine monster, and as leopards have a tough time changing their spots, monsters, too, find seeking redemption a daunting task.

Sometimes, though, redemption seeks them.

== External Links ==

[http://www.lane-books.com/books.html Redeeming Factors] on the author's website.

[http://www.raccoons-bookshelf.org/product.sc?productId=12&categoryId=2 Redeeming Factors] on the publisher's website and online store

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Corpus Lupus

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[[Image:Corpus-Lupus-book-cover.jpg|thumb|''Corpus Lupus'' by Phil Geusz]] '''''Corpus Lupus''''' is a novel by [[Phil Geusz]], written in 1999 and 2000, published by [[Raccoon's Bookshelf]]. Most readers consider it Geusz's darkest and most disturbing work to date.

== Plot Synopsis ==

Corpus Lupus is poor [[Wikipedia:Latin|Latin]] for "the body of a wolf", and is the story of Detective Larry Highridge. Highridge is a [[werewolf]] and a homicide detective living in a high-tech world where magic is a fact of life.

Unfortunately the only controllable form of magic in this universe is [[Wikipedia:necromancy|necromancy]]. More specifically, the only way to get a spell to work is to torture and mutilate someone to death. Since the fact that necromancy works is widely understood and acknowledged, there has to be government involvement in the field. In turn, this requires the licensing of individuals to practice the dark art. These individuals, who make up the ''Guild of Necromancers'', thus spend their entire working lives legally torturing human beings to death.

As a homicide detective, Highridge must work closely with the Guild and over time his life becomes as stained and twisted as those of the necromancers themselves.

== Origin ==

''Corpus Lupus'' began as a novella about Detective Highridge's introduction to the Guild via a particularly nasty multiple child-murder. More ideas soon followed, however, and Geusz added two more novellas to the plot arc: ''Pit Wolf'' and ''Loop Garou'', making the novel more like a collection of three connected short stories.

''Pit'' is about an incompetent amateur sorcerer who killed himself and his family, causing a major upset in the Planes of Reality. ''Loop Garou'' is about a series of murders in Chicago.

Each of these tales is about much more than solving the murder cases they are built around. Far more important are Highridge's personal experiences and the awful, terrible things he must go through in order to perform his job.

Geusz also once wrote a fourth tale in this series, ''Liecanthrope'', but decided that it did not fit in with the plot-arc defined by the other three.

== Extrenal Links ==

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977186717 Corpus Lupus at Amazon.com]

* [http://www.raccoons-bookshelf.com The Raccoon's Bookshelf homepage]

* [http://tsat.transform.to/i.38/rvw.38.corpus.lupus.html review of ''Corpus Lupus''] at [[TSAT]]

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Chronic Thought Suppression: An Idiodicy

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[[Image:Chronic-Thought-Suppression-book-cover.jpg|thumb]] '''Chronic Thought Suppression: An Idiodicy''' (ISBN 0738832243), by Andre Perkowski, is a fiction book published in 2000 by Xlibris Corporation. It contains numerous references to [[fursuit]]s.

{{cquote|February First 1997. 1.53AM

Pope John Paul paused from his fursuit-assisted mastubatory frenzy to listen to the whining report of a junior assistant bishop with a collapsed colon.}}

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Black Iron

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[[Image:Black-Iron-book-cover.jpg|thumb|Cover art by Christopher Goodwin]] '''''Black Iron''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[fantasy]] [[novel]] written by [[Ted MacKinnon]] that is based in the universe of the ''[[Ironclaw]]'' [[roleplaying game]]. It was published in 2005 by [[Sofawolf Press]] with the ISBN 0976921219.

This is MacKinnon's second novel to be set on the fictional continent of [[Calabria]], following ''[[Scars]]'' which was published in 2002.

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Ironclaw#Novels|Ironclaw Novels]] at [[Wikipedia]]

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== Summary ==
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Blood and Chocolate (novel)

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'''''Blood and Chocolate''''' is a [[romance novel|romantic]] [[supernatural]] [[werewolf]] [[novel]] for [[young adult literature|young adult readers]] by [[Annette Curtis Klause]]. It is set in an [[parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]] where loup-garoux secretly live among humans in contemporary [[United States|America]]. [[Image:Blood-and-Chocolate-Book-Cover.jpg|thumb|Hardback Cover]]

==The Loup-garoux==
The loup-garoux (pronounced loo garoo) are a separate [[Race (fantasy)|species]] from humans, calling themselves ''Homo lupus''. They were humans who were blessed with the power to [[shapeshift]] by [[Selene]], the goddess of the moon. This species gains the power to transform into a [[wolf]]-like creature at will. (The animal transformation is described to be wolf-like but with longer legs and larger ears, "wolf" was described as simply a convenient term they'd adopted.) The nearer to the day of the full moon, the harder it is to resist transforming, though it can be done at will. On the night of the full moon, however, the loup-garoux must transform. Loup-garoux do not reveal their identity for fear of extinction. [[Silver]] usually is fatal to them if it touches an open wound, as it forms a chemical reaction with loup-garoux blood. However, it is mentioned that "anything that will sever the spine will do" in killing a loup-garoux; they are not invincible.

==Plot summary==
The book starts out with a description from the main character Vivian, a sixteen year old loup-garoux. She explains about her father, the old leader of the pack, and her group of best friends, the Five. The Five consist of Rafe, Finn, Willem, Ulf, and Gregory. They are the only pack members of Vivian's age and their group used to include another boy called Axel. In their old town, the Five started to become more feral, using their wolf forms to scare humans. Vivian was afraid they might betray the pack's secret, but in the end it was Axel who lost control. Axel killed a human girl and someone saw him change back from his wolf form to human after he did it. When Axel was in prison, the Five killed another human to make it look like the "real" killer was still loose, and he was released. Vivian's father killed Axel for endangering the pack, but she pleaded with him to let the Five live. Not long after, a group of suspicious neighbors set fire to the pack's house. Vivian's father, Rafe's mother, and a few others were killed and the pack quickly had to relocate.

A year later, Vivian starts high school in the new town, where she has no friends because of her reserved and secretive nature. Many girls she attends school with find her intimidating and are jealous of her beauty. Yearning for acceptance, she goes after a boy named Aiden who wrote a poem about werewolves that was surprisingly accurate with regard to their transformation. She soon figures out Aiden is fully human, but she is still attracted to him and pursues a relationship in spite of her mother Esmé's disapproval.

It becomes clear that the pack is restless in their new location. Rafe's father Lucien goes around getting drunk and the Five are growing out of control. To Vivian's embarrassment, Esmé and another woman named Astrid, who is also Ulf's mother, are continuously fighting over a man named Gabriel, despite his being twenty-four while they're both in their forties with children. Vivian hates Gabriel because he seems the most likely candidate to take over her father's position as alpha male of the pack. In addition to that, Gabriel is attracted to her and doesn't bother to hide it or listen to her rejections.

When Astrid, Lucien, and a few other pack members run around near the suburbs in their wolf skins, it becomes evident the pack badly needs a leader. Since there is no agreement over who it should be, it is decided to elect the leader in the Old Way. This involved a ceremony called the Ordeal, a free-for-all brawl where any male who is of age can participate. Anyone who has blood drawn is disqualified, the last two left standing can fight to the death if they wish. The winner automatically becomes leader. After he is declared, the pack females can start the Bitch's Dance, a fight to determine who will be the new leader's mate.

Gabriel wins the Ordeal, and Astrid instantly starts the Bitch's Dance by attacking Esmé. While Vivian is watching, it becomes clear that Astrid is out to kill. Without realizing what she's doing, Vivian leaps in to save her mother's life, she seriously wounds Astrid and takes out one of her eyes. However, in doing this Vivian has declared herself Queen Bitch and Gabriel's mate. Once she realizes this she runs away to her home, terrified of Gabriel. The next day Gabriel makes it clear that he'll wait as long as he has to, but eventually Vivian will belong to him and he won't give up on courting her.

The pack thinks Vivian will eventually come around, but she keeps rejecting Gabriel and pursues Aiden with even more effort. When she and Aiden start to get to the point where they might have sex, she decides she wants him to know the truth before they get intimate. When she reveals her beast form to Aiden, he crouches into a corner in fear and starts to throw things at her to chase her away. Hurt and afraid of losing her self-control, she jumps out of his window.

She wakes up in her own bed the next morning, with human blood on her nails and no memory of what happened after revealing herself to Aiden. Later on, watching the news, police describe the death of a man. It seems as though he was killed by a "wild animal." Another murder occurs and again Vivian wakes up with no memory of the incident but finds a human hand on the floor of her bedroom. Sure that she is the murderer, Vivian decides to commit [[suicide]] for the sake of the pack. She manages to douse herself in kerosene but before she can light the match she is apprehended by Gabriel, Willem, and Ulf. Willem makes Ulf tell her that his mother, Astrid, and her new lover Rafe were setting her up for the murders. Astrid still carried a grudge against Vivian for winning Gabriel and ripping out her eye in the process, and Rafe was mad at her for acting like a human. They'd committed the murders and put blood on Vivian to make it look like she was the killer.

Earlier, Aiden had sent Vivian a note asking Vivian to meet him "for the sake of what we used to have." Remembering this, Vivian realizes that Astrid and Rafe must have found the note, which was carried by Aiden's friend and the two killers' latest victim. Vivian goes to meet Aiden and try to get him out of danger while Gabriel, Willem, and Ulf go to gather the pack so they can be there when Judgment is passed on Astrid. When Vivian gets to the meeting place, Aiden points a gun at her, explaining he has a silver bullet made from the pentagram that he had once given her. Vivian tries to explain she wasn't the killer, but since Aiden doesn't know there are other werewolves he refuses to believe her. Just as he's about to shoot her, Astrid and Rafe show up in their half forms. Astrid says that they're going to kill both Aiden and Vivian and pretend they "did what they had to do." She also explains that it's mainly because of her grudge over Gabriel that she wanted to do this to Vivian. Rafe didn't realize she meant to kill Vivian and he's hurt when she mentions she wanted Gabriel, and the two of them start arguing. In the middle of it Vivian tells Aiden to shoot Rafe while she leaps for Astrid.

Aiden's shot works and Rafe falls dead. Just as Vivian and Astrid's fight start to get serious, Gabriel steps in and two other pack members apprehend Astrid. Gabriel explains that they have no prisons and no jailers, there is only one sentence for endangering the pack. He then steps forward and snaps Astrid's neck, killing her. Aiden is terrified from seeing so many werewolves and shoots at Gabriel but Vivian leaps in front to take the bullet. After a furious threat from Gabriel, Aiden runs away in terror. The pack's healer manages to get the bullet out but Vivian ends up stuck in her half-form, neither human nor wolf and unable to fully change into either one.

Two weeks later, Gabriel enters Vivian's bedroom, where she is mourning about being trapped between forms. The pack leader explains his past, telling Vivian that he once loved a human whom he ended up killing by accident before he realized they couldn't truly be together. Vivian and Gabriel share a kiss, and Vivian is finally able to transform again. The books ends with Vivian accepting Gabriel as her mate and therefore her position as [[alpha female]] of the pack.

The novel was loosely adapted into a [[Blood and Chocolate (film)|film]] in [[2007 in film|2007]].

==Awards and Nominations==
''Blood and Chocolate'' won the 1998 YALSA Award for Best Books for Young Adults.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Best Books for Young Adults
| publisher = American Library Association
| url = http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/1998bestbooks.htm
| accessdate = 2006-12-28}}</ref>

==Film Adaptation==
*[[Blood and Chocolate (film)]]

==References==
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Hunted (N. M. Browne)

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[[image:hunted-bookcover.jpg|right|260px|Hunted cover art (hardback edition)]]
'''''Hunted''''' by [[wikipedia:Browne%2C_N._M.|N. M. Browne]] (June 2002, Bloomsbury, New York and London) is a novel about a young woman in a coma who becomes a magical red [[fox]] in another space and time, where she plays a vital role in a rebellion against the king.

*Hardcover June 2002 (ISBN 158234759X)
*Paperback April 2004 (ISBN 1582349037)

==Plot summary==

Karen, a high school student living with her grandparents in our world, is chased down by her classmates, beaten unconscious and left for dead, all because she had a conversation with another girl’s boyfriend. While her body lies comatose in a hospital room, her soul travels to another world, into the body of a [[fox|red fox]]. The fox is also being chased… by hounds. She seeks shelter in a shepherd’s hut, with the knowledge of the shepherd, Mowl. Why does he help her? Because he recognizes Karen-Fox is an Arl, an unborn soul in animal form.

Mowl wants to help Karen, but suddenly discovers he has problems of his own: an orphan, he learns he’s the only son of the traitor who killed the former king. Since the father is dead, it’s the son who’s to be hung for the crime, and the army has arrived to arrest him. Suddenly on the run from the king’s men, Mowl and Karen-Fox travel cross country to a neighboring town, where Mowl seeks out the local [[wikipedia:shaman|shaman]] to help Karen. Arl’s have a lifespan of 21 days, after which they must transform, or parish. The shaman gives them a potion that allows them to communicate telepathically, but when they return the next day, the shaman is dead and they must resume their flight from the king’s men. When they seek another shaman, they learn that the king is having all the shamans murdered, along with anything else related to the spiritual world. The king's new religion says that there is nothing else beyond this world, which means that an Arl can’t exist; and those that do are to be eliminated, quickly and quietly.

Across this world new temples are being built at taxpayer expense; huge new taxes that the common folk can’t afford without starving. A rebellion is afoot, and Mowl, since he is to be hung for treason anyway, decides to join in. After a run in with the king’s men, Karen-Fox is captured and taken to the king as proof that the beast believed to be an Arl is nothing more than a common fox, proving the new religion is right. The king orders Karen-Fox destroyed, but the queen takes her in as a pet. The queen is no fool, and recognizes an Arl when she sees one. She enlists Karen to help her; the queen is being kept prisoner, but must somehow let the rebels know that they have her support. Only with the queen’s backing can they gain followers. Using a secret passage, Karen-Fox escapes the castle with a new bodyguard, the same solider that captured her, now working for the queen.

Karen and Mowl reunite, and with the queen’s endorsement, gather forces to lay siege to the royal castle, and discover that the king Mowl’s father killed may not actually be dead. Things are going well...

Except Karen’s body lies in a hospital bed... Karen-Fox’s twenty-one days are nearly up…

And none of it may be real…

==External links==
*[http://nmbrowne.com Author] N. M. Browne's website.
*[http://nmbrowne.com/HuntedNotes.html ''Hunted'']] on author's website.

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The Sight

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[[image:TheSight.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''The Sight'' cover art]]
'''''The Sight''''' is a novel written by [[David Clement-Davies]].
It was first published in 2002 by Dutton. A hardcover edition was published in 2002 by Macmillan (ISBN 0333766415.<ref>Clement-Davies, David. ''The Sight''. London: Pan Macmillan Limited, 2002.</ref>) Later editions were published by Firebird (ISBN 014250047X).

The story follows a pack of Vargs ([[wolf|wolves]]) trying to survive in Transylvania and raise a litter of pups. The pack, and specifically the pups Larka and Fell, become entangled in the plans of Morgra, a power-mad she-wolf bitter over a past betrayal. Morgra possesses the Sight, an unusual ability that allows her to see glimpses of the future, and to see through the eyes and minds of birds. She intends to use her power to fulfill the prophecy of the coming of the Man-Varg, which she believes will give her the power over all the Lera ([[animal|animals]]). The only threat to her plans is a newly born she-wolf pup that also possesses the Sight: Larka.

Morgra curses the pack, and sends the Night Hunters, packs comprised entirely of warrior alphas, to destroy them. They are also hunted by a rebel pack lead by Slavka, who is forming a greater pack to fight against Morgra, and plans to destroy anything and anyone related to the Sight. And when a human ‘cub’ is stolen to further the prophecy, Man joins the hunt as well.

One by one, Larka’s family meets with tragedy as they are tested by the Makers of Life (the four elements: water, air, earth, and fire; as well as ice) until finally Larka is alone in her quest. On her own, she finds Tsarr, who along with the [[eagle]] Skart teaches her to use the Sight. It was Tsarr that stole the human cub, in order to keep it from Morgra; the child is marked, and only this child will enable Morgra to become the Man-Varg.

But simply hiding the child won’t stop Morgra's ambitions, because Morgra has summoned Wolfbane, and she has called the searchers from the dead. To stop her, Larka must travel to the land of the dead and back again, face down Wolfbane, and confront Morgra in the hidden citadel. Death will surround her as prophecy is fulfilled when “''The blood of the Varg blends with Man’s in the dew'',” yet she must press on with courage “''as deep as despair'',” for if she fails, “''In the mind of the Man-Varg, then none shall be free''.”

==Related works==

A sequel, entitled [[Fell]], was released in September 2007, which focuses on Larka's brother Fell. ''The Sight'' includes one brief reference to Clement-Davies' earlier novel, ''[[Fire Bringer]]'', but otherwise the two books are unrelated.

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Novels|Sight, The]]
[[Category:2002 births|Sight, The]]

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'''Novels''' of relevance to [[furry fandom]]. These can center around aliens, [[anthropomorphic]] animals, wild animals, ''etc.''

One resource is [http://www.furries.info/novel-list.html The Furry Novel List] by [[Dave Farrance]]. Another extensive list can be found at [http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/furrydex/a.html The Anthropomorphic Index] by Alyssa, who posts under the alias Pink Parka Girl.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Single-author anthologies|Single-author anthologies]]

'''Scroll down for the list of existing novel articles.'''
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== Novels to add ==
If you can think of a novel that deserves writing about, add it in here, and feel free to write and add to articles yourself. Novels may be either commercially published or online (or both). Stories that are less than approximately 40,000 words should be placed in the [[:Category:Short stories|short stories]] category. Individual books of multi-part series are welcome here, but articles describing the series as a whole belong in the [[:Category:Story series|story series]] category.

The article title is the novel's title, sometimes with subtitle. Don't include the series name.


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===# & A-C===
* [[The Adventures of Happy Jack]]
* [[The Alien Dark]]
* [[The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents]]
* [[The Bear Went Over The Mountain]]
* [[Beasts]]
* [[The Beginning of Dreams]]
* [[Black Beauty's Family]]
* [[Black on Black]]
* [[Breaking into the Light]]
* [[Cat House]]
* [[Catamount]] by Michael Peak
* [[The Chosen Few]]
* [[Companions (novel)|Companions]]
* [[Cuckoo's Egg]]
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===D-G===
* [[The Darkness Beneath]]
* [[Demon of Undoing]]
* [[Dragon Winter]]
* [[The Family nas Kan]]
* [[Felicia And The Dreaded Book Of Un]]
* [[Felicia And The Tailcutter's Curse]]
* [[Fell]]
* [[Firestaff]]
* [[Flipside (novel)|Flipside]]
* [[The Fox and the Hound]] by Daniel Pratt Mannix
* [[From the Depths to the Heights]]
* [[A Gift of Fire, A Gift of Blood]]
* [[Godsend]]
* [[Godsfire]]
* [[Gun, With Occasional Music]]
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===H-R===
* [[Hestia]]
* [[IDIC]]
* [[The Journey]]
* [[The Katurran Odyssey]] by David Michael Wieger and Teryl Whitlatch
* [[Khiray of the River]]
* [[The Mark of the Cat]]
* [[Migratory Birds]]
* [[Mus of Kerbridge]]
* [[Norstrilia]]
* [[One for Sorrow, Two for Joy]]
* [[Otherworlds]]
* [[Raven's End]] by Ben Gadd
* [[The Raven's Shadow]]
* [[The Right to Arm Bears]]
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===S-Z===
* [[Shades of Gray]]
* [[The Silent Miaow]]
* [[Spacepaw]]
* [[The Sparrow]]
* [[Spatial Delivery]]
* [[Stars over Stars]]
* [[Stuart Little (novel)|Stuart Little]]
* [[The Taj Saga]]
* [[The Tale of Despereaux]]
* [[Tarka the Otter]]
* [[Thorhammer]]
* [[Time Cat]] by Lloyd Alexander
* [[The Tragedy Experiment]]
* [[Vulpes the Red Fox]] by Jean Craighead George
* [[Weekend at Kellys]]
* [[The Weigher]]
* [[When We Were Real]]
* [[The White Bone]] by Barbara Gowdy
* [[Wild Rose Country]]
* [[Wulf (novel)|Wulf]]
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=== Novels in series ===

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* Bambi
** [[Bambi (novel)|Bambi]]
** [[Bambi's Children]]

* [[Catwings]] by Ursula K. Le Guin

* [[The Chanur series]]
** [[Chanur's Homecoming]]
** [[Chanur's Legacy]]
** [[Chanur's Venture]]
** [[The Pride of Chanur]]
** [[The Kif Strike Back]]

* [[Dinotopia series]]

* DragonCharm series - Graham Edwards
** [[Dragoncharm]]
** [[Dragonstorm]]
** [[Dragonflame]]

* Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West
** [[Piper at the Gate]]

* Hoka series
** [[Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!]]
** [[Hokas Pokas]]
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=== J-S ===
* Moreau series
** [[Forests of the Night]]
** [[Emperors of the Twilight]]
** [[Spectres of the Dawn]]
** [[Fearful Symmetries: The Return of Nohar Rajasthan]]

* Ratha series
** [[Ratha's Creature]]
** [[Clan Ground]]
** [[Ratha and Thistle-Chaser]]
** [[Ratha's Challenge]]

* [[Sholan Alliance]]
# [[Turning Point]]
# [[Fortune's Wheel]]
# [[Fire Margins]]
# [[Razor's Edge]]
# [[Dark Nadir]]
# [[Stronghold Rising]]
# [[Between Darkness and Light]]

* Silverwing series
** [[Silverwing (novel)|Silverwing]]
** [[Sunwing]]
** [[Firewing]]
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=== T-Z ===
* Tag, the Cat
# [[The Wild Road]]
# [[The Golden Cat]]

* [[Tales from Dimwood Forest]] by Avi
** [[Poppy]]

* Young Wizards
** [[The Book of Night With Moon]]
** [[To Visit the Queen]]

* [[The Wolves of Time]]
# [[Journeys To the Heartland]]
# [[Seekers at the Wulfrock]]

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Yellow Eyes

2007-09-26T08:19:25Z

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[[Image:yellow-eyes-bookcover.jpg|right|240px|Yellow Eyes cover art (2001 edition)]]
'''''Yellow Eyes''''' by Rutherford Montgomery tells the story of a young cougar cub orphaned in the mountains. His siblings are killed by the hunter Cougar George and his pack of dogs. Yellow Eyes grows to adulthood and learns to avoid the hunters, escape traps, fight off hunter's dogs, and eventually takes a mate, the Golden One.

==About the Author==

Rutherford Montgomery wrote more than 50 books about the animals, culture, and landscape of the American West. Some of his other books include Gray Wolf, Broken Fang, Carcajou, Husky, and Wapiti.

== Publication History ==

*Originally published in 1937 by Caxton Printers.
* 1957 paperback edition by Tab
* Assorted Scholastic editions in the 1960s and 1970s in paperback and book club edition. Scholastic edition illustrated by Farrell Collett.
*Most recent printing is with Caxton Classics March 2001. Illustrated by L.D. Cram. ISBN 0870044176

[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:1937 births]]