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Summerhill

2013-03-18T17:40:10Z

Rikoshi: Included publication timeline info.

[[File:Summerhill_Cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Summerhill]]
'''''Summerhill''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Rikoshi]] (Kevin Frane), published by [[FurPlanet]]. It was released at [[Further Confusion 2013]].

The novel follows the journeys of the titular character, Summerhill, an anthropomorphic [[canine]] with strange powers, who can travel between realities. He is accompanied by a human woman named Katherine, a cruise ship hostess whose own troubled past may hold the secrets to Summerhill's own amnesia.

The cover art is by [[Kamui]].

== External links ==
* ''[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=613 Summerhill]'' in the FurPlanet Catalog
* [http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=613 Hardcover version of ''Summerhill''] in the FurPlanet Catalog
* [http://furplanet.livejournal.com/22516.html Press release] by [[FuzzWolf]] from FurPlanet's [[LiveJournal]] community
* [http://www.weaselwordsmith.com/2012/12/28/get-excited-for-summerhill/ Preview of ''Summerhill''] on [[Weasel Wordsmith]]

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FurPlanet

2013-02-19T00:11:52Z

Rikoshi: /* Novels */

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'''FurPlanet''' is a furry owned and operated print-on-demand publishing company, offering publishing and distribution services to independent artists, writers and musicians. FurPlanet can produce a variety of products including comic books, magazines, novels, card decks, music and art CDs, and art prints.

The company is based in [[wikipedia:Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]].

== History ==

FurPlanet was founded by Nexxus and was previously the official online store for [[FurNation]] Multimedia, but was purchased by [[FuzzWolf]]<ref>April 4th, 2008 newsletter posted to [http://furplanet.com/shop/custom.asp?recid=7 FurPlanet's Newsletter webpage]. Retrieved May 30, 2008.</ref> and, as of March 1, 2008<ref>The scrolling Announcements section on the main webpage of FurPlanet website says: “.. As of March 1st, FurPlanet.com is under new management. ..” Retrieved May 30, 2008.</ref>, operates independently of FurNation.

In 2007, [[Bad Dog Books]] partnered with FurPlanet, which now provides the lion's share of BDB's printing needs, both for sale by FurPlanet itself and resale to third-party vendors. FurPlanet fully acquired Bad Dog Books as an imprint in 2011.<ref>December 14, 2011 entry on Khaki F. Dog's blog[http://www.khakidoggy.com/post/14231314902/bad-dog-books-is-joining-furplanet]</ref>

From issues 8 through 12 FurPlanet was the printer for [[Sabrina Online]], published by [[United Publications]].

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*[[The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle]]
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*[[Seeing Spots]]
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*[[A Single Quavering Note]]
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== Cupcakes ==

'''Cupcakes''' is a line of novellas - works of fiction that fall between short stories and novels - the result of authors [[Kyell Gold]], [[Rikoshi]] and [[foozzzball]] teaming up with publisher [[FurPlanet]] in 2009, with the first in the series being published in 2010.

The name came about because full length novels are, as Gold describes them, cakes, and so the stories produced by the Cupcakes brand are ''"the same flavor and quality, but in a smaller size"''.<ref name=WW>[http://www.weaselwordsmith.com/2009/12/11/furplanet-baked-you-some-cupcakes/ FurPlanet Baked you Some Cupcakes] on [[Weasel Wordsmith]], dated December 11, 2009. Retrieved June 18,2011</ref> Gold also explained that the emphasis in the writing would be on the characters - ''"One of the things that really ties our work together that we all really agree on and feel passionate about is that our stories are all, at the core, about the characters. And for all three of us, character comes first."''<ref name=WW/>

As of January 2013, the series comprises six works - ''[[Bridges]]'', ''[[Science Friction]]'' and ''[[Winter Games]]'' written by Kyell Gold, ''[[The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle]]'' written by [[Kevin Frane]], ''[[Dangerous Jade]]'' written by [[foozzzball]] and ''[[Indigo Rain]]'' written by [[Watts Martin]].

== Argyll Productions ==

'''Argyll Productions''' is an alternate imprint of FurPlanet. Where the FurPlanet name is used on works primarily targeted at the furry community, Argyll is used for works believed to have broader appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers.

== Conventions ==

FurPlanet sets up as a vendor at six to twelve furry conventions per year and previously offered [[conbook]] printing services. FurPlanet has printed conbooks for: [[Rocket City FurMeet 2006]], [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007]], [[Rainfurrest 2007]], [[Oklacon 2007]], [[Rocket City FurMeet 2007]], [[Rocket City FurMeet 2008]], [[Oklacon 2008]], [[Furry Fiesta 2009]], [[Oklacon 2009]] and [[Furry Fiesta 2010]].

== References ==
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2013-01-05T10:32:40Z

Rikoshi: added titles, recategorized novella

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Summerhill

2013-01-05T10:19:40Z

Rikoshi: Created page with novel and release information

[[File:Summerhill_Cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Summerhill]]
'''''Summerhill''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Rikoshi]] (Kevin Frane), published by [[FurPlanet]]. It is due to be released at [[Further Confusion 2013]].

The novel follows the journeys of the titular character, Summerhill, an anthropomorphic [[canine]] with strange powers, who can travel between realities. He is accompanied by a human woman named Katherine, a cruise ship hostess whose own troubled past may hold the secrets to Summerhill's own amnesia.

The cover art is by [[Kamui]].

== External links ==
* ''[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=613 Summerhill]'' in the FurPlanet Catalog
* [http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=613 Hardcover version of ''Summerhill''] in the FurPlanet Catalog
* [http://furplanet.livejournal.com/22516.html Press release] by [[FuzzWolf]] from FurPlanet's [[LiveJournal]] community
* [http://www.weaselwordsmith.com/2012/12/28/get-excited-for-summerhill/ Preview of ''Summerhill''] on [[Weasel Wordsmith]]

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File:Summerhill Cover.jpg

2013-01-05T10:09:23Z

Rikoshi: Cover to Rikoshi's ''Summerhill'', by Kamui.

== Summary ==
Cover to [[Rikoshi]]'s ''[[Summerhill]]'', by [[Kamui]].
== Licensing ==
{{cover}}

Eevachu

2013-01-05T10:06:50Z

Rikoshi: Added GOH info

'''Eevachu''' is an [[artist]] from [[Wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.

Her [[fursona]] is a [[shapeshifter]], but is most commonly represented as a [[Wikipedia:Golden lion tamarin|golden lion tamarin]]-[[polar bear]] [[hybrid]].

She is slated to be [[Guest of Honour]] at [[Condition: Wasteland]] alongside [[furry writer]] [[Rikoshi]] in August 2013<ref>[http://www.conditionfurry.ca/condition-wasteland/about/goh/ Condition: Wasteland] ''Guests of Honour''. Retrieved January 5, 2013</ref>.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Eevachu}}
* [http://www.eevachu.com/ Eevachu.com] - official website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/eevachu Eevachu] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://eevachu.deviantart.com Eevachu] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://ihazart.tumblr.com/ Eevachu] on [[Tumblr]]

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Condition: Wasteland

2013-01-05T10:04:07Z

Rikoshi: Added GOH info

[[File:ConditionWastelandLogo.jpg|right|350px|Condition: Wasteland]]
{{Condition}}
'''Condition: Wasteland''' will be the fourth instance of the [[Condition]] [[furry]] [[convention]] in [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]], Canada. It will held over August 2-4, 2013,<ref name="About">[http://www.conditionfurry.ca/condition-wasteland/about/ About page] on the Condition: Wasteland website. Retrieved November 30, 2012</ref> at the Four Points by Sheraton on Wellington Road in London, Ontario.<ref name="About"/>

The [[Guests of Honour]] will be [[furry artist]] [[Eevachu]] and [[furry writer]] [[Rikoshi]]<ref>[http://www.conditionfurry.ca/condition-wasteland/about/goh/ Condition: Wasteland] ''Guests of Honour''. Retrieved January 5, 2013</ref>.

==References==
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Rikoshi Kisaragi

2013-01-05T10:01:45Z

Rikoshi: Updated information on fursona, writing career, GOH status

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| image = [[File:Rikoshi-Antlers.jpg|300px|right]]
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| died =
| profession = Author
| species = [[Red Fox]]/[[Skunk]] (former)
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'''Rikoshi''' (born July 25, 1979)<ref>[http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/profile Rikoshi's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved July 18, 2008</ref> is a [[furry writer]] from [[Wikipedia:Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth, Massachusetts]] who currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara, California]].

Rikoshi entered the [[furry fandom]] in Summer 2001, just prior to moving to [[Wikipedia:Aomori, Japan|Aomori, Japan]], where he spent a year teaching English. Upon returning to the United States, he moved to Northern California, becoming ingrained in the furry social scene there.

An avid writer, Rikoshi has a small selection of stories on [[FurRag]], and has written several short stories that have been published in various [[furry fiction]] anthologies, including [[Bad Dog Books]]' ''[[ROAR]]'' and [[Sofawolf Press]]' ''[[New Fables]]''. He has written three novels. The first, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', also published by Sofawolf Press, debuted at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. His second novel, ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]'', was released at [[Further Confusion 2010]]. The third, ''[[Summerhill]]'', is slated to be released at [[Further Confusion 2013]] by [[FurPlanet]].

Along with [[Kyell Gold]] and [[foozzzball]], he is one three authors behind the [[Cupcakes]] brand of novellas published by [[FurPlanet]]. His first entry into the series, ''[[The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle]]'', was released at [[Anthrocon 2010]].

In addition to writing, Rikoshi has served as assistant editor to both ''New Fables'' and ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]''.

===Awards and Honors===

''Thousand Leaves'' was nominated for Best Anthropomorphic Novel in the 2008 [[Ursa Major Awards]], and ''The Seventh Chakra'' was nominated for Best Anthropomorphic Novel for 2010.

His short story "Trading Wishes" was nominated for an Ursa Major Award for Best Short Fiction in 2009. ''The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle'' was nominated in the same category for 2010.

Rikoshi appeared at [[Feral! 2011]] as Guest of Honour alongside [[furry artist]] [[Black Teagan]]<ref>[http://campferal.org Camp Feral website] Retrieved March 15, 2011.</ref>. He is slated to appear as Guest of Honour alongside furry artist [[Eevachu]] at [[Condition: Wasteland]] in August 2013<ref>[http://www.conditionfurry.ca/condition-wasteland/about/goh/ Condition: Wasteland] ''Guests of Honour''. Retrieved January 5, 2013</ref>.

==Fursona==

For the majority of his time in the fandom, Rikoshi's [[fursona]] has been a short-statured [[red fox]] who also served as a [[personal furry]]. In January 2011, after months of thought and consideration, he changed his species to a [[Skunk (species)|skunk]] for approvimately a year, before reverting to his previous fox fursona<ref>[http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/727274.html Rikoshi's LiveJournal] ''Identity Realignment''. January 26, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.</ref>. Since April 2012, his red fox fursona has typically been depicted with a pair of five-point antlers and the tail of a [[Siberian husky]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/ ''Rikoshi Kusakki, Writer-Skunk''] - Rikoshi on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://rikoshi.blogspot.com/ ''Rikoshi Writes''] - Rikoshi's writing blog
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rikoshi] - Rikoshi's [[FurAffinity]] gallery

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File:Rikoshi-Antlers.jpg

2013-01-05T09:50:44Z

Rikoshi: Updated fursona image for Rikoshi, drawn by oCe, late 2012.

== Summary ==
Updated fursona image for Rikoshi, drawn by oCe, late 2012.
== Licensing ==
{{fursona}}

Template:Bad Dog Books

2012-12-07T01:57:40Z

Rikoshi:

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Unsheathed

2012-09-18T20:10:27Z

Rikoshi: Update on show progress for the past year.

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| caption = Furry writers talk about writing and furry.
| host = [[Kyell Gold]], [[K.M. Hirosaki]]
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'''Unsheathed''' is a podcast about [[Furry fiction|furry writing]], hosted by [[K.M. Hirosaki]] and [[Kyell Gold]]. Engineering and technical support are provided by [[Kit Silver]]. Early on it was billed as a [[furry erotica]] podcast, though in practice, the majority of the material covered applies to writing in general. As of September 18th, 2012 there have been 92 regular episodes, and seven ''Unsheathed Presents'' episodes. Through May 2011, new episodes were being released at a rate of approximately once per week, but were sporadic for the latter part of 2011 and early 2012, with most of the released episodes being live convention recordings. As of September 2012, more regular updates have resumed.

Since Summer of 2012, the hosts have also been conducting live episodes on [[Wikipedia:Livestream|Livestream]] where viewers can ask questions and prompt discussion topics in live chat. The episodes are roughly a half hour in length, and are archived on the Livestream site for viewing after the fact. There is no set broadcast schedule for these episodes, but they are typically held on Mondays, and are announced ahead of time via the hosts' respective Twitter accounts.

The ''Unsheathed Presents'' episodes feature a story reading. Thus far, all stories featured have been written by one of the hosts.

Guests who have made appearances on the show include [[Not Tube]], [[Flain Falcon]], [[Jeff Eddy]], [[Rikoshi]], [[Buck Hopper]], [[FuzzWolf]], [[foozzzball]], [[Savrin]], [[Lovejoy]], [[Donryu]], [[Colson Grainger|Colson]], [[Jakebe]], [[Zia McCorgi]], [[Cyanni]], [[Wikipedia:Catherynne Valente|Catherynne Valente]], and Dick Power.

Some episodes were recorded with a live audience, most of them at furry conventions. These are #10 at [[RainFurrest 2009]], #18 at [[Midwest Furfest 2009]], #25 at [[Further Confusion 2010]], #29 at [[Furry Fiesta 2010]], #35 at [[wikipedia:WonderCon|WonderCon 2010]], #50 at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2010]], #56 at [[RainFurrest 2010]], #59 in San Jose, CA (a non-convention live show), #62 at [[Midwest Furfest 2010]], #66 in Las Vegas, NV, #69 at [[Further Confusion 2011]], #75 at [[Furry Fiesta 2011]], #86 at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2011]], #87 at [[Camp Feral 2011]], #89 at [[RainFurrest 2011]], #90 at [[Further Confusion 2012]], and #92 at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2012]].

==External links==
*[http://www.kyellgold.com/kkcast/unsheathed.rss Unsheathed] download site and RSS feed
*[http://www.livestream.com/unsheathed Unsheathed] on Livestream
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/unsheathed/ Unsheathed] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Cyanni

2012-09-18T20:09:16Z

Rikoshi: Redirected page to Andres Cyanni Halden

#REDIRECT [[Andres Cyanni Halden]]

User:Rikoshi

2012-08-30T14:29:47Z

Rikoshi:

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Hey there! As you can probably guess from the title of my user page, my name is [[Rikoshi]]. Hello!

I am an [[anthropomorphic]] [[red fox]]. I tend to be pretty mellow and friendly, and people tell me that I [[Yiff|play well with others]].

I also happen to be a writer. I've got a [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?action=storiesby&uid=165 collection] of [[Furry fiction|short stories]] up on [[FurRag]], and an [http://www.furaffinity.net/use/rikoshi account] up on [[FurAffinity]]. I have two published novels, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'' and ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]'', both released by [[Sofawolf Press]]. I've also got a novella, ''The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle'', published by [[FurPlanet]] as part of the "Cupcakes" line by myself, [[Kyell Gold]] and [[foozzzball]].

Unsheathed

2010-10-05T21:04:21Z

Rikoshi: Fixed podcast name in infobox

Unsheathed

2010-10-05T21:03:23Z

Rikoshi: added infobox and logo

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| image = [[Image:Unsheathed.jpg|150px]]
| caption = Furry writers talk about writing and furry.
| host = [[Kyell Gold]], [[K.M. Hirosaki]]
| url = http://www.furaffinity.net/user/unsheathed/
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| began = July 22nd, 2009
| ended = Ongoing
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'''Unsheathed''' is a podcast about [[furry erotica]] writing, hosted by [[K.M. Hirosaki]] and [[Kyell Gold]]. As of October 5th, 2010 there have been 56 episodes produced (not including Unsheathed Presents episodes), with new episodes being produced approximately once per week.

==External links==
*[http://www.kyellgold.com/kkcast/unsheathed.rss Unsheathed] download site and RSS feed
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/unsheathed/ Unsheathed] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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File:Unsheathed.jpg

2010-10-05T20:59:28Z

Rikoshi: Unsheathed icon by Cirrus Kitfox.

== Summary ==
Unsheathed icon by Cirrus Kitfox.
== Licensing: ==
{{logo}}

Rikoshi Kisaragi

2010-10-05T19:26:43Z

Rikoshi: Publication summary update

'''Rikoshi''' (born July 25, 1979)<ref>[http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/profile Rikoshi's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved July 18, 2008</ref> is a [[furry writer]] from [[Wikipedia:Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth, Massachusetts]] who currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara, California]]. His [[fursona]] is a short-statured [[red fox]] who also serves as a [[personal furry]].

Rikoshi entered the [[furry fandom]] in Summer 2001, just prior to moving to [[Wikipedia:Aomori, Japan|Aomori, Japan]], where he spent a year teaching English. Upon returning to the United States, he moved to Northern California, becoming ingrained in the furry social scene there.

An avid writer, Rikoshi has a small selection of stories on [[FurRag]], and has written several short stories that have been published in various [[furry fiction]] anthologies, including [[Bad Dog Books]]' ''[[ROAR]]'' and [[Sofawolf Press]]' ''[[New Fables]]''. He has also written two novels. The first, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', also published by Sofawolf Press, debuted at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. His second novel, ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]'', was released at [[Further Confusion 2010]].

Along with [[Kyell Gold]] and [[foozzzball]], he is one three authors behind the [[Cupcakes]] brand of novellas published by [[FurPlanet]]. His first entry into the series, ''[[The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle]]'', was released at [[Anthrocon 2010]].

In addition to writing, Rikoshi has also served as assistant editor to both ''New Fables'' and ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/ ''Rikoshi Kisaragi, Writer-Fox in Training''] - Rikoshi on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://rikoshi.blogspot.com/ ''Rikoshi Writes''] - Rikoshi's writing blog
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rikoshi] - Rikoshi's [[FurAffinity]] gallery

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Kevin Frane

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Kyell Gold

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'''Kyell Gold''' is a prodigious furry author whose writing typically focuses on male/male [[erotica]]. His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]]. He has written several novels, all published by [[Sofawolf Press]]. Several of his shorter works have also appeared in Sofawolf Press's [[Heat (magazine) | Heat]], as well as [[Bad Dog Books]]' [[FANG (publication)|FANG]]. He and [[K.M. Hirosaki]] are co-hosts of the podcast [[Unsheathed]].

Gold's most well-known works include his [[Argaea]] series of novels and short stories. His other published works include the [[Wikipedia:Coming of age|coming of age]] novel ''[[Waterways]]'' and numerous short stories. He also posts his writing on [[Fur Affinity]], [[Yiffstar]] and [[FurRag]].

== Gold's Writing ==
===Argaea===

Gold is the author of a [[fantasy]] series, set in the fictional world of [[Argaea]], which includes the novels ''[[Volle (novel)|Volle]]'' and ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'', as well as ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]]'', an anthology of short stories that take place between the two novels.

In summer and fall of 2007, Kyell wrote [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.php?pid=28076 "Helfer's Busy Day"], a serialized work of short fiction where readers could vote for what would happen in the next installment (in a manner similar to ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'').

A third novel set in Argaea, ''[[Shadow of the Father]]'', was released in January 2010.

====Argaea chronology====

Although ''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories'' was released after ''Pendant of Fortune'', the stories in it are placed chronologically between the two novels.

Here is a tentative chronology of the stories in the Argaea universe:

{| class="wikitable"
!Story
!Published in
!Date
|-
|''Volle''
|''Volle''
|January 2005
|-
|Jherik's Tale
|Online
|July 2005
|-
|Inside the Cage
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|Helfer's Busy Day
|Online
|July–October 2007 
|-
|The Prisoner's Release  
|''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' #1 (part 1)<br>''Heat'' #2 (part 2)<br>''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|2002<br>2003<br>January 2007
|-
|Home Again
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|For Love or Family
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''   
|January 2007
|-
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|January 2006
|-
|Birthday Wishes
|Online
|May 2006
|-
|''Shadow of the Father''
|''Shadow of the Father''
|January 2010
|}

Published online 11 November 2008, the story "The Real World" contains few clues as to where in the chronology it goes.

===Forester Universe===

In addition to fantasy works, Gold also writes stories set in a world roughly analogous to modern-day North America, peopled by [[anthropomorphic]] animals. The unofficial name for the setting comes from [[Forester University]], a college that features in many of the stories.

Among the stories set in this world is Gold's novel ''[[Waterways]]''. The book is structured as a [[Wikipedia:Triptych|triptych]], comprising the stories "Aquifers," "Streams," and "Oceans" (the first two of which were originally posted on [[Yiffstar]]).

Another novel set in the setting, titled ''[[Out of Position]]'', was released in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/48827.html | title=Kyell Gold's LJ}}</ref>

===Themes===

The theme Gold most often returns to is "young gay furs looking for love." Typically, the fact that the characters are gay is not a problem for them. But with the novels ''Waterways'' and ''Out of Position'', the theme is instead young furs struggling to accept their gay side.

Other common themes are the church (portrayed as a positive influence) and prostitution (also often portrayed in a positive light).

===Awards===

Kyell's novel ''Volle'' was awarded "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" in the 2005 [[Ursa Major Awards]]. Its sequel, ''Pendant of Fortune'', was awarded the 2006 Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel", and in the same year his short story ''Jacks to Open'' won "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction". In 2007, his short story ''Don't Blink'' won the same award, while in 2008 he again won both "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" (for ''Waterways'') and "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction". In 2009, he won two more awards: "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" (for ''Out of Position'') and "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction" (for [[Drifting|"Drifting"]]). With eight awards, Gold has won more Ursa Major Awards than anyone else, eclipsing the record of six once held by ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' creator [[Stan Sakai]].<ref>[http://www.furteantimes.com/r/108_and_the_winners_of_the_2008_ursa_major_awards_are And the Winners of the 2008 Ursa Major Awards are...] by [[The Chained Wolf]] for [[FurteanTimes.com]] on 18 May, 2009. Accessed on 19 May, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flayrah.com/c/2009-ursa-major-award-winners|title=2009 Ursa Major Award Winners|author=[[GreenReaper]]|work=Flayrah|date=2010-05-31|accessdate=2010-06-01}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Kyell Gold|Kyell Gold]] on Wikipedia

== External links ==
* [http://www.kyellgold.com/ Kyell Gold's official website]
* [http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/ Fool's Gold] - Kyell Gold's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kyell/ Kyell] on Fur Affinity
* [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?uid=35 Kyell] on FurRag
* [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?action=authorsearch&authorsearch=Kyell Kyell on Yiffstar]

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Drifting

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'''"Drifting"''' is a [[furry fiction|short story]] by [[Kyell Gold]]. It is set the in "Forester Universe," a setting featured in many of Gold's other works, including his novels ''[[Waterways]]'' and ''[[Out of Position]]''.

The story won the 2009 [[Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2641892/ "Drifting"] on [[FurAffinity]]

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Drifting

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'''"Drifting"''' is a [[furry fiction|short story]] by [[Kyell Gold]]. It is set the in "Forester Universe," a setting featured in many of Gold's other works, including his novels ''[[Waterways]]'' and ''[[Out of Position]]''.

The story won the 2010 [[Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2641892/ "Drifting"] on [[FurAffinity]]

List of Ursa Major Awards winners

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The following is a '''list of all [[Ursa Major Awards]] winners''' since 2000.

=== 2000 ===

In this year [[ConFurence 12]] introduced the ''Special Awards (for the Best Anthropomorphics of the 20th Century)'', which were voted on by convention members and counted by [[Greg Bilan]], Rod O’Riley, and Fred Patten.<ref>[[InFurNation]], [http://www.confurence.com/infurnation/IFN0701.html#aftermath July 2001]</ref>

The winners were:

*Best Live Action TV Series: [[Wikipedia:The Muppet Show!|The Muppet Show!]]
*Best Animated TV Series: [[Wikipedia:Animaniacs|Animaniacs]]
*Best Live Action Feature Film: [[Wikipedia:Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]
*Best Animated Feature Film: [[Wikipedia:Fantasia|Fantasia]]

After the convention, a permanent award committee was set up to extend the concept.

=== 2001 ===

Voted on by members of [[ConFurence 2002]] and awarded at the convention, the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Shrek|Shrek]], [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks]] SKG
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Wikipedia:Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat|Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]], [[Wikipedia:CinéGroupe|CinéGroupe]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Anonymous Rex (novel)#Casual_Rex|Casual Rex]], by [[Wikipedia:Eric Garcia|Eric Garcia]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Beneath the Crystal Sea]], by [[Brock Hoagland]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[The Sound & the Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories]], by [[Wikipedia:Poul Anderson|Poul Anderson]] & [[Wikipedia:Gordon R. Dickson|Gordon R. Dickson]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip: [[Usagi Yojimbo]], by [[Stan Sakai]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[Yarf!]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Front cover of [[Fur Visions]] #20, by [[XianJaguar]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]], developed & published by [[Wikipedia:Rareware|Rareware]]

=== 2002 ===

Awarded at [[ConFurence 2003]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Lilo & Stitch|Lilo & Stitch]], [[Disney]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Greg the Bunny]], [[Steven Levitan Productions]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Rescue Ferrets at Sea]] (The Ferret Chronicles #1), by [[Wikipedia:Richard Bach|Richard Bach]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Familiars]], by [[Michael H. Payne]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Ozy and Millie|Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye]], by [[David Simpson]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: Yarf!
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: [http://www.darknatasha.com/gallery/anthro/vulture.jpg Cover] of [[Furrlough]] #109, January 2002, by [[Dark Natasha|Natasha "Dark Natasha" Mleynek]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Star Fox|Star Fox Adventures]], Designer: [[Wikipedia:Rare (video game company)|Rare, Ltd.]]

=== 2003 ===

Awarded at [[C-ACE|C-ACE 2004]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Finding Nemo|Finding Nemo]], Disney/[[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Wikipedia:Gary the Rat|Gary the Rat]], [[Wikipedia:Grammnet Productions|Grammnet Productions]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Between Darkness and Light]], by [[Lisanne Norman]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[In the Line of Duty]], by [[M. C. A. Hogarth]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Best in Show|Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction]], edited by [[Fred Patten]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: [[Kevin and Kell]], by [[Bill Holbrook]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Ursula Vernon]] of [[Best in Show|Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit#Video Game|Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]], developed by [[Wikipedia:Frontier Developments|Frontier Developments]], Ltd.

=== 2004 ===

Awarded at [[Anthrocon 2005]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture:[[Wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]], [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: [[Father Of The Pride]], DreamWorks SKG & Imagi International Holdings for NBC
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Never Again a Man]], by [[Charles Matthias]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Felicia and the Tailcutter's Curse]], by [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[The Art of Usagi Yojimbo]], by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: [[Faux Pas]], by [[Robert Carspecken|Robert]] and [[Margaret Carspecken]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Kacey Maltzman]] ([[Kacey Miyagami]]) for [[Fur Plus]] #22
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Sly 2: Band of Thieves|Sly 2: Band of Thieves]], developed by [[Wikipedia:Sucker Punch Productions|Sucker Punch Productions]]

=== 2005 ===

Awarded at [[Rocket City Fur Meet 2006]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]], Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media (December)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: Cake Dance ''aka'' "[[There she is!!|There She Is!! Step 2]]" [Music video of the song "Happy Birthday to Me" by Bulldog Mansion], by [[SamBakZa]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Volle]], by [[Kyell Gold]] (published January by [[Sofawolf Press]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[In His Own Country]], by [[Kristin Fontaine]], in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe #39, July
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Tales of the Questor|Tales of the Questor, Volume 1]] [color edition] (April), by [[Ralph E. Hayes, Jr.]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (published by [[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: Faux Pas #535-672, by Robert and Margaret Carspecken
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[South Fur Lands]] #36-39
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Stephanie Stone]] ([[Cybercat]]) for [[Transformations: A Forest Tales Story]], by [[Bernard Doove]], published by [[WikiFur:Fauxpaw Publications|Fauxpaw Publications]] in June
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves|Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves]], Developer: Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony in September

177 ballots were received, all posted online. While the majority of voters (over 100) came from the USA, a significant proportion were from overseas, including Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, West Indies, Trinidad, and the U.K.

=== 2006 ===
Awarded at [[CaliFur]] 3 in 2007, the winners were:
{{2006 Ursa Major Awards infobox}}[[Image:Califur3UrsaMajorAwards.JPG|right|thumb|The 2006 [[Ursa Major Awards]]]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Over the Hedge]] (Dreamworks Animation, May, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[Hammy's Boomerang Adventure]] (Dreamworks Animation, October, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Pendant of Fortune]], by [[Kyell Gold]] ([[Sofawolf Press]], January, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - "[[Jacks to Open]]" by Kyell Gold (Fur Rag, June, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[A Doemain of Our Own]], Vol. 1, by [[Susan Rankin]] (Collection published by Plan Nine Publishing, March, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book - [[i.s.o.]] by [[Vince Suzukawa]] (#1, January 2006 and #2, July 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Ozy and Millie]] by [[D.C. Simpson]] (January through December, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine - [[Anthrolations]] #8, November, 2006
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - Cover painting by [[Sara Palmer]] for [[Pendant of Fortune]] (Sofawolf Press, January, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Ōkami]] (Clover Studios/Capcom, September, 2006)

=== 2007 ===
Awarded at [[Morphicon]] 2008, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Ratatouille]] ([[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]] and [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney]], June 29)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[Wikipedia:Gridlock (Doctor Who)|Gridlock - Doctor Who episode]] ([[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]; series 3, episode 3, April 14)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Life's Dream]] [http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Dream-Journal-Pandora-Karl/dp/1434822605/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1], by [[Bernard Doove]] ([[Wikipedia:CreateSpace|CreateSpace]], December 18)
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[Don't Blink]] [http://www.furrag.com/viewstory.php?sid=399], by [[Kyell Gold]] (in ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' #4)
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[All the Newshounds Fit to Print]], by [[Thomas K. Dye]] ([[Wikipedia:Lulu (publisher)|Lulu]], March)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book - [[Wikipedia:Gargoyles (SLG comic)|Gargoyles]], by [[Wikipedia:Greg Weisman|Greg Weisman]], [[Wikipedia:Gordon Purcell|Gordon Purcell]], [[Wikipedia:Dustin Evans|Dustin Evans]], and [[Wikipedia:Greg Guler|Greg Guler]] (#4 to #6)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Ozy and Millie]] by [[D.C. Simpson]] (January through December)
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat (magazine)|Heat]] (#4, July, [[Sofawolf Press]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - [[Blotch]]: [http://www.ursamajorawards.org/images/Blotch_FAunited.jpg Cover of Fur Affinity United souvenir book]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Ice Station Santa|Sam & Max: Season Two, Episode 1: Ice Station Santa]]

{{2007 Ursa Major Awards infobox}}
In total, 201 ballots from 15 countries were counted: 145 from the U.S.; a dozen or more from Australia and the U.K.; a half dozen or more from Canada and Germany; and one or two each from Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. All ballots were cast online.<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/FredPatten/Apa-L/Apa-L%202242.html Contribution for Apa L, 2242nd Distribution] - [[Fred Patten]] (1 May 2008)</ref>

=== 2008 ===
Awarded at [[All Fur Fun]] 2009 on May 16, 2009, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Bolt]] ([[Disney|Walt Disney Animated Studios]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[There She Is!!]] ([[SamBakZa]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Waterways]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[In Between]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[Dog's Days of Summer]], by [[Blotch]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story (formerly Comic Book) - [[Heathen City]], by [[Bad Dog Books]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Fur-Piled]], by [[Leo Magna]] (aka. A. Husky)
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat]] ([http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=83 #5, June])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - [http://www.eurofurence.org/EF14/contest/Blotch_small.jpg Suhl]: cover of [[Eurofurence 14]] program book, by [[Blotch]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Spore (2008 video game)|Spore]] ([[Wikipedia:Maxis|Maxis]])

The voting for the awards was open to all furry fandom via the Internet; and took place between March 14th and April 19th; and received over 270 votes from countries as diverse as Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.<ref>[http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2008.htm Official 2008 Ursa Major Award winners list]</ref>

=== 2009 ===
Awarded at [[Fur Affinity: United]] 2010 on May 30, 2010, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Wikipedia:Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]] (20th Century Fox)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[The Penguins of Madagascar]] (Dreamworks)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Out of Position]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[Drifting]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals]], by [[Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - [[Concession]], by [[Immelmann]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Housepets!]], by [[Rick Griffin]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat]] ([http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=96 #6, July])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - cover of ''[[Out of Position]]'' ([[Blotch]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time|Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time]] ([[Wikipedia:Insomniac Games|Insomniac Games]])

==References==
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List of Ursa Major Awards winners

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The following is a '''list of all [[Ursa Major Awards]] winners''' since 2000.

=== 2000 ===

In this year [[ConFurence 12]] introduced the ''Special Awards (for the Best Anthropomorphics of the 20th Century)'', which were voted on by convention members and counted by [[Greg Bilan]], Rod O’Riley, and Fred Patten.<ref>[[InFurNation]], [http://www.confurence.com/infurnation/IFN0701.html#aftermath July 2001]</ref>

The winners were:

*Best Live Action TV Series: [[Wikipedia:The Muppet Show!|The Muppet Show!]]
*Best Animated TV Series: [[Wikipedia:Animaniacs|Animaniacs]]
*Best Live Action Feature Film: [[Wikipedia:Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]
*Best Animated Feature Film: [[Wikipedia:Fantasia|Fantasia]]

After the convention, a permanent award committee was set up to extend the concept.

=== 2001 ===

Voted on by members of [[ConFurence 2002]] and awarded at the convention, the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Shrek|Shrek]], [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks]] SKG
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Wikipedia:Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat|Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]], [[Wikipedia:CinéGroupe|CinéGroupe]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Anonymous Rex (novel)#Casual_Rex|Casual Rex]], by [[Wikipedia:Eric Garcia|Eric Garcia]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Beneath the Crystal Sea]], by [[Brock Hoagland]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[The Sound & the Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories]], by [[Wikipedia:Poul Anderson|Poul Anderson]] & [[Wikipedia:Gordon R. Dickson|Gordon R. Dickson]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip: [[Usagi Yojimbo]], by [[Stan Sakai]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[Yarf!]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Front cover of [[Fur Visions]] #20, by [[XianJaguar]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]], developed & published by [[Wikipedia:Rareware|Rareware]]

=== 2002 ===

Awarded at [[ConFurence 2003]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Lilo & Stitch|Lilo & Stitch]], [[Disney]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Greg the Bunny]], [[Steven Levitan Productions]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Rescue Ferrets at Sea]] (The Ferret Chronicles #1), by [[Wikipedia:Richard Bach|Richard Bach]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Familiars]], by [[Michael H. Payne]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Ozy and Millie|Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye]], by [[David Simpson]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: Yarf!
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: [http://www.darknatasha.com/gallery/anthro/vulture.jpg Cover] of [[Furrlough]] #109, January 2002, by [[Dark Natasha|Natasha "Dark Natasha" Mleynek]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Star Fox|Star Fox Adventures]], Designer: [[Wikipedia:Rare (video game company)|Rare, Ltd.]]

=== 2003 ===

Awarded at [[C-ACE|C-ACE 2004]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[Wikipedia:Finding Nemo|Finding Nemo]], Disney/[[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series: [[Wikipedia:Gary the Rat|Gary the Rat]], [[Wikipedia:Grammnet Productions|Grammnet Productions]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Between Darkness and Light]], by [[Lisanne Norman]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[In the Line of Duty]], by [[M. C. A. Hogarth]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Best in Show|Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction]], edited by [[Fred Patten]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: [[Kevin and Kell]], by [[Bill Holbrook]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Ursula Vernon]] of [[Best in Show|Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit#Video Game|Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]], developed by [[Wikipedia:Frontier Developments|Frontier Developments]], Ltd.

=== 2004 ===

Awarded at [[Anthrocon 2005]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture:[[Wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]], [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks|DreamWorks]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: [[Father Of The Pride]], DreamWorks SKG & Imagi International Holdings for NBC
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Never Again a Man]], by [[Charles Matthias]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[Felicia and the Tailcutter's Curse]], by [[Charles P. A. Melville]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[The Art of Usagi Yojimbo]], by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: [[Faux Pas]], by [[Robert Carspecken|Robert]] and [[Margaret Carspecken]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Kacey Maltzman]] ([[Kacey Miyagami]]) for [[Fur Plus]] #22
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Sly 2: Band of Thieves|Sly 2: Band of Thieves]], developed by [[Wikipedia:Sucker Punch Productions|Sucker Punch Productions]]

=== 2005 ===

Awarded at [[Rocket City Fur Meet 2006]], the winners were:

* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: [[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]], Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media (December)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: Cake Dance ''aka'' "[[There she is!!|There She Is!! Step 2]]" [Music video of the song "Happy Birthday to Me" by Bulldog Mansion], by [[SamBakZa]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel: [[Volle]], by [[Kyell Gold]] (published January by [[Sofawolf Press]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: [[In His Own Country]], by [[Kristin Fontaine]], in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe #39, July
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: [[Tales of the Questor|Tales of the Questor, Volume 1]] [color edition] (April), by [[Ralph E. Hayes, Jr.]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (published by [[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: Faux Pas #535-672, by Robert and Margaret Carspecken
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: [[South Fur Lands]] #36-39
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by [[Stephanie Stone]] ([[Cybercat]]) for [[Transformations: A Forest Tales Story]], by [[Bernard Doove]], published by [[WikiFur:Fauxpaw Publications|Fauxpaw Publications]] in June
* Best Anthropomorphic Game: [[Wikipedia:Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves|Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves]], Developer: Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony in September

177 ballots were received, all posted online. While the majority of voters (over 100) came from the USA, a significant proportion were from overseas, including Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, West Indies, Trinidad, and the U.K.

=== 2006 ===
Awarded at [[CaliFur]] 3 in 2007, the winners were:
{{2006 Ursa Major Awards infobox}}[[Image:Califur3UrsaMajorAwards.JPG|right|thumb|The 2006 [[Ursa Major Awards]]]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Over the Hedge]] (Dreamworks Animation, May, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[Hammy's Boomerang Adventure]] (Dreamworks Animation, October, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Pendant of Fortune]], by [[Kyell Gold]] ([[Sofawolf Press]], January, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - "[[Jacks to Open]]" by Kyell Gold (Fur Rag, June, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[A Doemain of Our Own]], Vol. 1, by [[Susan Rankin]] (Collection published by Plan Nine Publishing, March, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book - [[i.s.o.]] by [[Vince Suzukawa]] (#1, January 2006 and #2, July 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Ozy and Millie]] by [[D.C. Simpson]] (January through December, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine - [[Anthrolations]] #8, November, 2006
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - Cover painting by [[Sara Palmer]] for [[Pendant of Fortune]] (Sofawolf Press, January, 2006)
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Ōkami]] (Clover Studios/Capcom, September, 2006)

=== 2007 ===
Awarded at [[Morphicon]] 2008, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Ratatouille]] ([[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]] and [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney]], June 29)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[Wikipedia:Gridlock (Doctor Who)|Gridlock - Doctor Who episode]] ([[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]; series 3, episode 3, April 14)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Life's Dream]] [http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Dream-Journal-Pandora-Karl/dp/1434822605/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1], by [[Bernard Doove]] ([[Wikipedia:CreateSpace|CreateSpace]], December 18)
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[Don't Blink]] [http://www.furrag.com/viewstory.php?sid=399], by [[Kyell Gold]] (in ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' #4)
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[All the Newshounds Fit to Print]], by [[Thomas K. Dye]] ([[Wikipedia:Lulu (publisher)|Lulu]], March)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book - [[Wikipedia:Gargoyles (SLG comic)|Gargoyles]], by [[Wikipedia:Greg Weisman|Greg Weisman]], [[Wikipedia:Gordon Purcell|Gordon Purcell]], [[Wikipedia:Dustin Evans|Dustin Evans]], and [[Wikipedia:Greg Guler|Greg Guler]] (#4 to #6)
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Ozy and Millie]] by [[D.C. Simpson]] (January through December)
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat (magazine)|Heat]] (#4, July, [[Sofawolf Press]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - [[Blotch]]: [http://www.ursamajorawards.org/images/Blotch_FAunited.jpg Cover of Fur Affinity United souvenir book]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Ice Station Santa|Sam & Max: Season Two, Episode 1: Ice Station Santa]]

{{2007 Ursa Major Awards infobox}}
In total, 201 ballots from 15 countries were counted: 145 from the U.S.; a dozen or more from Australia and the U.K.; a half dozen or more from Canada and Germany; and one or two each from Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. All ballots were cast online.<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/FredPatten/Apa-L/Apa-L%202242.html Contribution for Apa L, 2242nd Distribution] - [[Fred Patten]] (1 May 2008)</ref>

=== 2008 ===
Awarded at [[All Fur Fun]] 2009 on May 16, 2009, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Bolt]] ([[Disney|Walt Disney Animated Studios]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[There She Is!!]] ([[SamBakZa]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Waterways]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[In Between]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[Dog's Days of Summer]], by [[Blotch]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story (formerly Comic Book) - [[Heathen City]], by [[Bad Dog Books]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Fur-Piled]], by [[Leo Magna]] (aka. A. Husky)
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat]] ([http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=83 #5, June])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - [http://www.eurofurence.org/EF14/contest/Blotch_small.jpg Suhl]: cover of [[Eurofurence 14]] program book, by [[Blotch]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Spore (2008 video game)|Spore]] ([[Wikipedia:Maxis|Maxis]])

The voting for the awards was open to all furry fandom via the Internet; and took place between March 14th and April 19th; and received over 270 votes from countries as diverse as Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.<ref>[http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2008.htm Official 2008 Ursa Major Award winners list]</ref>

=== 2009 ===
Awarded at [[Fur Affinity: United]] 2010 on May 30, 2010, the winners were:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - [[Avatar|Avatar (film)]] (20th Century Fox)
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - [[The Penguins of Madagascar]] (Dreamworks)
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel - [[Out of Position]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - [[Drifting]], by [[Kyell Gold]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - [[Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals]], by [[Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - [[Concession]], by [[Immelmann]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - [[Housepets!]], by [[Rick Griffin]]
* Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - [[Heat]] ([http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=96 #6, July])
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - cover of ''[[Out of Position]]'' ([[Blotch]])
* Best Anthropomorphic Game - [[Wikipedia:Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time|Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time]] ([[Wikipedia:Insomniac Games|Insomniac Games]])

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Lists]]
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K.M. Hirosaki

2010-05-26T03:10:01Z

Rikoshi:

'''K.M. Hirosaki''' is a furry author whose work tends to focus on contemporary drama and male/male [[erotica]]. He and [[Kyell Gold]] are also co-hosts of the podcast [[Unsheathed]]. His [[fursona]] is a [[river otter]].

Several of Hirosaki's works have been published. "My Place in Your Life" and "[[Maerchentic]] Innocence" feature in [[FANG Volume 1]]. [[FANG Volume 2]] includes his story "The Fox and the Unspeakable Horror," and his story "Sanguine and Clockwork" appears in [[FANG Volume 3]].

In 2005, Hirosaki collaborated with furry artist [[Fel]] to produce an illustrated version of his short story "[[Sake of Argument]]"; this publication has since gone out of print.

His story "Candy and Music" is included in the fifth issue of [[Heat (magazine) | Heat]], released at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. It is illustrated by [[oCeLoT]] and [[BlackTeagan]]. He also has a story in the anthology [[X|"X"]], also illustrated by oCeLoT.

In May 2010, Hirosaki announced that he is officially working on his first novel, tentatively titled ''Summerhill''.

==External links==
* [http://kmhirosaki.livejournal.com/ ''K.M. Hirosaki''] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://wwww.furaffinty.net/user/kmhirosaki ''K.M. Hirosaki''] on [[FurAffinity]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/KMHirosaki ''@KMHirosaki''] on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]
* [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.php?uid=320&tabselected=stories ''K.M. Hirosaki's stories''] on [[Yiffstar]]

{{Contributor|K.M. Hirosaki}}
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Kyell Gold

2010-05-26T03:08:50Z

Rikoshi: /* Argaea */

'''Kyell Gold''' is a prodigious furry author whose writing typically focuses on male/male [[erotica]]. His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]]. He has written several novels, all published by [[Sofawolf Press]]. Several of his shorter works have also appeared in Sofawolf Press's [[Heat (magazine) | Heat]], as well as [[Bad Dog Books]]' [[FANG (publication)|FANG]]. He and [[K.M. Hirosaki]] are co-hosts of the podcast [[Unsheathed]].

Gold's most well-known works include his [[Argaea]] series of novels and short stories. His other published works include the [[Wikipedia:Coming of age|coming of age]] novel ''[[Waterways]]'' and numerous short stories. He also posts his writing on [[Fur Affinity]], [[Yiffstar]] and [[FurRag]].

== Gold's Writing ==
===Argaea===

Gold is the author of a [[fantasy]] series, set in the fictional world of [[Argaea]], which includes the novels ''[[Volle (novel)|Volle]]'' and ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'', as well as ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]]'', an anthology of short stories that take place between the two novels.

In summer and fall of 2007, Kyell wrote [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.php?pid=28076 "Helfer's Busy Day"], a serialized work of short fiction where readers could vote for what would happen in the next installment (in a manner similar to ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'').

A third novel set in Argaea, ''[[Shadow of the Father]]'', was released in January 2010.

====Argaea chronology====

Although ''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories'' was released after ''Pendant of Fortune'', the stories in it are placed chronologically between the two novels.

Here is a tentative chronology of the stories in the Argaea universe:

{| class="wikitable"
!Story
!Published in
!Date
|-
|''Volle''
|''Volle''
|January 2005
|-
|Jherik's Tale
|Online
|July 2005
|-
|Inside the Cage
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|Helfer's Busy Day
|Online
|July–October 2007 
|-
|The Prisoner's Release  
|''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' #1 (part 1)<br>''Heat'' #2 (part 2)<br>''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|2002<br>2003<br>January 2007
|-
|Home Again
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|For Love or Family
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''   
|January 2007
|-
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|January 2006
|-
|Birthday Wishes
|Online
|May 2006
|-
|''Shadow of the Father''
|''Shadow of the Father''
|January 2010
|}

Published online 11 November 2008, the story "The Real World" contains few clues as to where in the chronology it goes.

===Forester Universe===

In addition to fantasy works, Gold also writes stories set in a world roughly analogous to modern-day North America, peopled by [[anthropomorphic]] animals. The unofficial name for the setting comes from [[Forester University]], a college that features in many of the stories.

Among the stories set in this world is Gold's novel ''[[Waterways]]''. The book is structured as a [[Wikipedia:Triptych|triptych]], comprising the stories "Aquifers," "Streams," and "Oceans" (the first two of which were originally posted on [[Yiffstar]]).

Another novel set in the setting, titled ''[[Out of Position]]'', was released in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/48827.html | title=Kyell Gold's LJ}}</ref>

===Themes===

The theme Gold most often returns to is "young gay furs looking for love." Typically, the fact that the characters are gay is not a problem for them. But with the novels ''Waterways'' and ''Out of Position'', the theme is instead young furs struggling to accept their gay side.

Other common themes are the church (portrayed as a positive influence) and prostitution (also often portrayed in a positive light).

===Awards===

Kyell's novel ''Volle'' was awarded "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" in the 2005 [[Ursa Major Awards]]. Its sequel, ''Pendant of Fortune'', was awarded the 2006 Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel", and in the same year his short story ''Jacks to Open'' won "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction". In 2007, his short story ''Don't Blink'' won the same award, while in 2008 he again won both "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" (for ''Waterways'') and "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction". With six awards, Gold has won as many Ursa Major Awards as ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' creator [[Stan Sakai]].<ref>[http://www.furteantimes.com/r/108_and_the_winners_of_the_2008_ursa_major_awards_are And the Winners of the 2008 Ursa Major Awards are...] by [[The Chained Wolf]] for [[FurteanTimes.com]] on 18 May, 2009. Accessed on 19 May, 2009.</ref>

== References ==
<references/>
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Kyell Gold|Kyell Gold]] on Wikipedia

== External links ==
* [http://www.kyellgold.com/ Kyell Gold's official website]
* [http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/ Fool's Gold] - Kyell Gold's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kyell/ Kyell] on Fur Affinity
* [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?uid=35 Kyell] on FurRag
* [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?action=authorsearch&authorsearch=Kyell Kyell on Yiffstar]

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Rikoshi Kisaragi

2010-04-09T18:51:26Z

Rikoshi: I moved; just trying to keep things current!

'''Rikoshi''' (born July 25, 1979)<ref>[http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/profile Rikoshi's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved July 18, 2008</ref> is a [[furry writer]] from [[Wikipedia:Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth, Massachusetts]] who currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara, California]]. His [[fursona]] is a short-statured [[red fox]] who also serves as a [[personal furry]].

Rikoshi entered the [[furry fandom]] in Summer 2001, just prior to moving to [[Wikipedia:Aomori, Japan|Aomori, Japan]], where he spent a year teaching English. Upon returning to the United States, he moved to Northern California, becoming ingrained in the furry social scene there.

An avid writer, Rikoshi has a small selection of stories on [[FurRag]], and has written several short stories that have been published in various [[furry fiction]] anthologies, including [[Bad Dog Books]]' ''[[ROAR]]'' and [[Sofawolf Press]]' ''[[New Fables]]''. He has also written two novels. The first, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', also published by Sofawolf Press, debuted at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. His second novel, ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]'', was released at [[Further Confusion 2010]].

In addition to writing, Rikoshi has also served as assistant editor to both ''New Fables'' and ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]''.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/ ''Rikoshi Kisaragi, Writer-Fox in Training''] - Rikoshi on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://rikoshi.blogspot.com/ ''Rikoshi Writes''] - Rikoshi's writing blog
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rikoshi] - Rikoshi's [[FurAffinity]] gallery

{{person-stub}}

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Common and Precious

2010-04-09T18:46:37Z

Rikoshi: added Sofawolf template

[[Image:C&p_cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Common and Precious]]
'''''Common and Precious''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Tim Susman]], set in the [[New Tibet]] universe in January 2007. The cover art was done by [[Heather Bruton]], and the interior illustrations were done by [[Sara Palmer]].

== External links ==

* [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=67 Common and Precious] in the [[Sofawolf Press]] catalog

{{Sofawolf Press}}
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2010-04-09T18:45:04Z

Rikoshi: More thorough reorganization

{{Navbox
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|title = [[Sofawolf Press]]

|group1 = People
|list1 = [[Jeff Eddy]] {{·}} [[Tim Susman]]
|group2 = Titles
|list2 = [[Anthrolations]] {{·}} [[Best in Show]] {{·}} [[Digger]] {{·}} [[Dog's Days of Summer]] {{·}} [[Game of Kings]] {{·}} [[Heat]] {{·}} [[Historimorphs]] {{·}} [[New Fables]] {{·}} [[Why Coyotes Howl]]
{{Navbox subgroup |group1 = Comic Collections |list1 = [[Buffalo Wings]] {{·}} [[Fur-Piled]] {{·}} [[i.s.o.]]
|group2 = [[New Tibet]] |list2 = [[Breaking The Ice]] {{·}} [[Shadows in Snow]] {{·}} ''[[Common and Precious]]''
|group3 = [[Rikoshi|Kevin Frane]] |list3 = ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'' {{·}} ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]''
|group4 = [[Kyell Gold]] |list4 = ''[[Shadow of the Father]]'' {{·}} ''[[Out of Position]]'' {{·}} [["X"]] {{·}} ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]]'' {{·}} ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'' {{·}} ''[[Volle]]'' {{·}} ''[[Waterways]]'' }}
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2010-04-09T18:37:14Z

Rikoshi: Title adjustment

{{Navbox
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|title = [[Sofawolf Press]]

|group1 = People
|list1 = [[Jeff Eddy]] {{·}} [[Tim Susman]]
|group2 = Titles
|list2 = [[Anthrolations]] {{·}} [[Best in Show]]{{·}} [[Digger]]{{·}} [[Dog's Days of Summer]]{{·}} [[Game of Kings]]{{·}} [[Heat]] {{·}} [[Historimorphs]] {{·}} [[Why Coyotes Howl]] {{·}} [[New Fables]] {{·}} [[Breaking The Ice]] {{·}} [[Shadows in Snow]]
{{Navbox subgroup |group1 = Comic Collections |list1 = [[Buffalo Wings]] {{·}} [[Fur-Piled]] {{·}} [[I.s.o.]]
|group2 = [[Rikoshi|Kevin Frane]] |list2 = [[Thousand Leaves]]{{·}} [[The Seventh Chakra]]
|group3 = [[Kyell Gold]] |list3 = [[Shadow of the Father]] {{·}} [[Out of Position]] {{·}} [["X"]] {{·}} [[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]] {{·}} [[Pendant of Fortune]] {{·}} [[Volle]] {{·}} [[Waterways]] }}
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The Seventh Chakra

2010-01-26T04:46:48Z

Rikoshi: Added cover image and links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seventh Chakra, The}}
[[Image:7c_cover_front_lg.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Seventh Chakra]]
'''''The Seventh Chakra''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Rikoshi]] (Kevin Frane) by [[Sofawolf Press]]. It was first released at [[Further Confusion 2010]].

It is set in the same world as Rikoshi's previous novel, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', though the story itself is not a direct sequel.

== External links ==
* ''[http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=113 The Seventh Chakra]'' in the Sofawolf Press Catalog
* [http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/tag/seventh+chakra Entries on ''The Seventh Chakra'' development] from Rikoshi's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.weaselwordsmith.com/2010/01/12/gunfights-god-and-genetic-modification/ Review of ''The Seventh Chakra''] on [[Weasel Wordsmith]]

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File:7c cover front lg.jpg

2010-01-26T04:42:54Z

Rikoshi: Cover to ''The Seventh Chakra'' from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=113 Sofawolf].

== Summary ==
Cover to ''[[The Seventh Chakra]]'' from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=113 Sofawolf].
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

Kyell

2009-12-21T07:45:28Z

Rikoshi: Redirected page to Kyell Gold

#REDIRECT [[Kyell Gold]]

User:Rikoshi

2009-12-21T02:05:25Z

Rikoshi:

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Hey there! As you can probably guess from the title of my user page, my name is [[Rikoshi]]. Hello!

I am an [[anthropomorphic]] [[red fox]]. I tend to be pretty mellow and friendly, and people tell me that I [[Yiff|play well with others]].

I also happen to be a writer. I've got a [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?action=storiesby&uid=165 collection] of [[Furry fiction|short stories]] up on [[FurRag]], and my first published novel, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', was recently released by [[Sofawolf Press]] in [[Anthrocon 2008|June, 2008]].

K.M. Hirosaki

2009-04-25T00:24:30Z

Rikoshi: Past events updated.

'''K.M. Hirosaki''' is a furry author of male/male [[erotica]] with a high degree of psychological insight. His works are characterized by intense dramatic arcs. His [[fursona]] is a [[river otter]].

{{Contributor|K.M. Hirosaki}}
Hirosaki's works "My Place in Your Life" and "[[Maerchentic]] Innocence" feature in [[FANG Volume 1]]. [[FANG Volume 2]] includes his story "The Fox and the Unspeakable Horror," and his story "Sanguine and Clockwork" appears in [[FANG Volume 3]].

His story "Candy and Music" is included in the fifth issue of [[Heat (magazine) | Heat]], released at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. It is illustrated by [[oCeLoT]] and [[BlackTeagan]].

Hirosaki has collaborated with furry artist [[Fel]] on a portfolio of pictures based on his short story "[[Sake of Argument]]".

==External links==
* [http://kmhirosaki.livejournal.com/ ''K.M. Hirosaki''] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.php?uid=320&tabselected=stories ''K.M. Hirosaki's stories''] on [[Yiffstar]]

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Kyell Gold

2009-01-29T00:56:28Z

Rikoshi:

'''Kyell Gold''' is a prodigious furry author whose writing typically focuses on male/male [[erotica]]. His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]]. He has written several novels, all published by [[Sofawolf Press]]. Several of his shorter works have also appeared in Sofawolf Press's [[Heat (magazine) | Heat]], as well as [[Bad Dog Books]]' [[FANG (publication)|FANG]].

Gold's most well-known works include his [[Argaea]] series of novels and short stories. His other published works include the [[Wikipedia:Coming of age|coming of age]] novel ''[[Waterways]]'' and numerous short stories. He also posts his writing on [[Fur Affinity]], [[Yiffstar]] and [[FurRag]].

== Gold's Writing ==
===Argaea===

Gold is the author of a [[fantasy]] series, set in the fictional world of [[Argaea]], which includes the novels ''[[Volle (novel)|Volle]]'' and ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'', as well as ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]]'', an anthology of short stories that take place between the two novels.

In summer and fall of 2007, Kyell wrote [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.php?pid=28076 "Helfer's Busy Day"], a serialized work of short fiction where readers could vote for what would happen in the next installment (in a manner similar to ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'').

A third novel set in Argaea is set to be released in 2010.

====Argaea chronology====

Although ''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories'' was released after ''Pendant of Fortune'', the stories in it are placed chronologically between the two novels.

Here is a tentative chronology of the stories in the Argaea universe:

{| class="wikitable"
!Story
!Published in
!Date
|-
|''Volle''
|''Volle''
|January 2005
|-
|Jherik's Tale
|Online
|July 2005
|-
|Inside the Cage
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|Helfer's Busy Day
|Online
|July–October 2007 
|-
|The Prisoner's Release  
|''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' #1 (part 1)<br>''Heat'' #2 (part 2)<br>''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|2002<br>2003<br>January 2007
|-
|Home Again
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''
|January 2007
|-
|For Love or Family
|''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''   
|January 2007
|-
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|''Pendant of Fortune''
|January 2006
|-
|Birthday Wishes
|Online
|May 2006
|-
|}

Published online 11 November 2008, the story "The Real World" contains few clues as to where in the chronology it goes.

===Forester Universe===

In addition to fantasy works, Gold also writes stories set in a world roughly analogous to modern-day North America, peopled by [[anthropomorphic]] animals. The unofficial name for the setting comes from [[Forester University]], a college that features in many of the stories.

Among the stories set in this world is Gold's novel ''[[Waterways]]''. The book is structured as a [[Wikipedia:Triptych|triptych]], comprising the stories "Aquifers," "Streams," and "Oceans" (the first two of which were originally posted on [[Yiffstar]]).

Another novel set in the setting, titled ''[[Out of Position]]'', was released in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/48827.html | title=Kyell Gold's LJ}}</ref>

===Themes===

The theme Gold most often returns to is "young gay furs looking for love." Typically, the fact that the characters are gay is not a problem for them. But with the novels ''Waterways'' and ''Out of Position'', the theme is instead young furs struggling to accept their gay side.

Other common themes are the church (portrayed as a positive influence) and prostitution (also often portrayed in a positive light).

===Awards===

Kyell's novel ''Volle'' was awarded "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" in the 2005 [[Ursa Major Awards]]. Its sequel, ''Pendant of Fortune'', was awarded the 2006 Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel", and in the same year his short story ''Jacks to Open'' won "Best Anthropomorphic Short Story". In 2007, his short story ''Don't Blink'' won the same award.

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://kyellgold.livejournal.com/ Fool's Gold] - Kyell Gold's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kyell/ Kyell] on Fur Affinity
* [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?uid=35 Kyell] on FurRag
* [http://www.yiffstar.com/index.yiff?action=authorsearch&authorsearch=Kyell Kyell on Yiffstar]

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Out of Position

2009-01-29T00:53:46Z

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[[Image:Oop_cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Out of Position]]
'''''Out of Position''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Kyell Gold]], published by [[Sofawolf Press]] and first released at [[Further Confusion 2009]]. The cover and interior illustrations are by [[Blotch]].

The novel focuses on a romance between Wiley "Lee" Farrel, a [[red fox]] and gay rights activist, and Devlin Miski, a [[tiger]] who plays football.

== External links ==

* ''[http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=95 Out of Position]'' in the Sofawolf Press Catalog

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File:Oop cover.jpg

2009-01-29T00:44:47Z

Rikoshi: Cover to ''Out of Position'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=95 Sofawolf Press].

== Summary ==
Cover to ''Out of Position'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=95 Sofawolf Press].
== Licensing: ==
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Pendant of Fortune

2008-11-10T08:47:32Z

Rikoshi: added cover image

[[Image:Pof_cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Pendant of Fortune]]
'''''Pendant of Fortune''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] fantasy novel by [[Kyell Gold]], published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in January 2006, with illustrations by [[Sara Palmer]]. It is set in the same world as Kyell Gold's previous novel ''[[Volle]]'', and is a direct continuation of the events that occur there as well as in the short novella ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories|The Prisoner's Release]].

Following in its predecessor's footsteps, ''Pendant of Fortune'' won the [[Ursa_Major_Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. Its cover also won ''Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration''.

== External links ==

* [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56 Pendant of Fortune] in the [[Sofawolf Press]] Catalog

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File:Pof cover.jpg

2008-11-10T08:46:41Z

Rikoshi: Cover to ''Pendant of Fortune'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56 Sofawolf].

== Summary ==
Cover to ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56 Sofawolf].
== Licensing: ==
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Thousand Leaves

2008-11-10T08:40:28Z

Rikoshi: added cover image

[[Image:Tl_cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Thousand Leaves]]
'''''Thousand Leaves''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] novel by [[Rikoshi]] (Kevin Frane), published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in June 2008. The cover art and interior illustrations were done by [[Kamui]].

Set in the titular city of Thousand Leaves—the capital of [[Ridgecrescent]], a technologically-advanced but xenophobic nation—the story follows the lives of a small group of the city's inhabitants as a strange, unidentifiable syndrome begins to affect the populace. The central character, Reeve Wintrell, is a [[coyote]] who is among the first to suspect that something might be wrong; however, as his symptoms begin to exhibit themselves as paranoia, it rapidly becomes more difficult for him to find any help—especially since he's been cut off from his old social circle after a bad breakup with his ex-boyfriend, David.

== External links ==

* [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=85 Thousand Leaves] in the [[Sofawolf Press]] catalog

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Pendant of Fortune

2008-11-10T08:39:23Z

Rikoshi:

'''''Pendant of Fortune''''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] fantasy novel by [[Kyell Gold]], published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in January 2006, with illustrations by [[Sara Palmer]]. It is set in the same world as Kyell Gold's previous novel ''[[Volle]]'', and is a direct continuation of the events that occur there as well as in the short novella ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories|The Prisoner's Release]].

Following in its predecessor's footsteps, ''Pendant of Fortune'' won the [[Ursa_Major_Awards#2006|2006 Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Novel''. Its cover also won ''Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration''.

== External links ==

* [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56 Pendant of Fortune] in the [[Sofawolf Press]] Catalog

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File:Tl cover.jpg

2008-11-10T08:36:24Z

Rikoshi: Cover to ''Thousand Leaves'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=85 Sofawolf].

== Summary ==
Cover to ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', from [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=85 Sofawolf].

== Licensing: ==
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Rikoshi Kisaragi

2008-09-02T18:02:06Z

Rikoshi: Editing my own info to reflect recent move.

'''Rikoshi''' (born July 25, 1979)<ref>[http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/profile Rikoshi's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved July 18, 2008</ref> is a [[furry writer]] from [[Wikipedia:Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth, Massachusetts]] who currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Mountain View, California|Mountain View, California]]. His [[fursona]] is a short-statured [[red fox]] who also serves as a [[personal furry]].

Rikoshi entered the [[furry fandom]] in Summer 2001, just prior to moving to [[Wikipedia:Aomori, Japan|Aomori, Japan]], where he spent a year teaching English. Upon returning to the United States, he moved to Northern California, becoming ingrained in the furry social scene there.

An avid writer, Rikoshi has a small selection of stories on [[FurRag]], and has written several short stories that have been published in various [[furry fiction]] anthologies, including [[Bad Dog Books]]' ''[[ROAR]]'' and [[Sofawolf Press]]' ''[[New Fables]]''. He has also written a novel, ''[[Thousand Leaves]]'', also published by Sofawolf Press, which debuted at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. As of July, 2008, Rikoshi has several other short stories and a new novel in the works.

In addition to writing, Rikoshi has also served as assistant editor to both ''New Fables'' and ''[[Heat]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://rikoshi.livejournal.com/ ''Rikoshi Kisaragi, Writer-Fox in Training''] - Rikoshi on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://rikoshi.blogspot.com/ ''Rikoshi Writes''] - Rikoshi's writing blog

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Folf

2008-08-20T22:39:15Z

Rikoshi: Slight rewrite for grammar and flow.

A '''folf''', also known as a '''pholph'''<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.dragons/msg/3cc1d34e272fa165?dmode=source A alt.fan.dragons reference] to the use of the term ''Pholph''</ref>, is a fictional [[anthropomorphic]] [[hybrid]] species, made up of a cross between a [[fox]] and a [[wolf]]. In real life, this type of crossbreeding is biologically impossible.

A folf can show physical characteristics of both a fox and a wolf, depending on which side is more dominant.

== Alternate terms ==

Less-frequently used names for this type of hybrid are '''wox''' and '''wolfox'''. Both are contractions of the words "wolf" and "fox", but are not as commonly used as the term "folf".

Although used by other "folf" furs in the past, "Pholph" is now adknowledged to commonly refer to [[Ryan Dewalt]]'s pholph [[fursona]], [[Tet Solfire]].

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[:Category:Folf characters|Folf characters]]

'''[[Template:Did you know|Did you know]]?''' [[Jack]]'s official [[webcomic]] site (maintained by Ryan Dewalt) is located at www.pholph.com.
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Brute gryphon

2008-08-20T22:18:13Z

Rikoshi: This article clearly refers to a specific species of some preexisting in-world setting.

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Brute gryphons are a strong, durable breed of [[gryphon]] created by [[Gryph]], and thought to be originated from the very first breed of gryphon forged by the gods. It is for this reason that the brute gryphon bloodline cannot die from natural causes, although they still age but do so in a slow manner. In their prime, a brute gryphon can go thousands of years at a time without showing signs of significant aging.

[[Image:MalSkye.jpg|right|thumb|Brute Gryphon]]

=== Height and mass ===

Brute gryphons are uniquely identified from normal gryphons because of their size difference, which allows them to tower over normal gryphons.

*''This size difference is clearly seen in the image file on the right.''

=== Teeth? ===

Unlike normal gryphons, a brute gryphon is equipped with several razor sharp teeth that serve the purpose of infecting other species with a potent pheramone that over a period of time can brainwash the victim into obedience based on sheer lust for the way the brute gryphon's pheramone makes the victim feel.

A brute gryphon's teeth resemble snake fangs but, unlike snake fangs, there are more than sixty teeth in an adult brute's mouth. Like fangs, they can be hidden inside the recesses of the maw, but they are pushed in/out through the use of a complex hydraulic system inside the beak.

A brute gryphon's pheramones are highly toxic but not lethal in normal amounts. Under the effects of a brute gryphon bite, a victim intended to become a meal will be hesitant to deny its fate and cooperate with the brute.

Out of desperation or simple annoyance, a brute gryphon intending to mate with its victim - regardless of its species - will sometimes bite the intended mate simply to permit cooperation without the use of excess force.

=== Afrodesiacs ===

The pheramones found in brute gryphon teeth are sought after for use in afrodesiacs and have been called Cupid's Arrow due to the potency of its effect.

If intended for use in its raw form, the extract is classified as a date-rape drug. If prepared properly, the dibilitating effect of the drug can be used in simple afrodesiacs and is typically purchased at a premium price by romantics wishing to experiment.

=== Diet ===
A brute gryphon has an eerie diet which includes both large and small prey, including other gryphons. Any animal that cannot be swallowed hole will be eaten piece by piece until the meal is complete. Unlike normal gryphons, a brute gryphon enjoys the taste of bone, and will snap clean through it in order to taste the warm marrow within. ''Crunch'' is a sound that makes the majority of these creatures very happy with their meal.

=== Live or dead? ===

A brute gryphon will consume both live prey and carrion. Understanding the use of fire and heated meat has made brute gryphons expert scavengers of otherwise inconsumable meat after poor hunting periods. As big as they are, even large meals are difficult to satisfy these beasts and are typically shared throughout the clan in smaller portions - which is kept relatively small for this exact reason.

It is an unwritten law that feeding their young is placed before feeding themselves, but depending on the personality of the brute gryphon, it may eat its young to lessen the numbers in which it has to share its food. This is typical of a younger male brute, who may have been a bit too active with his mates.

=== Mating ===

Brute gryphons are perhaps one of the less picky species of [[gryphon]] when choosing a mate. On occasion, males and females can mate for life - commonly seen with the Alpha male and female; however, it is not frowned upon if either side chooses another temporary mate in their spouse's absence. Mating can occur year-round, but a female brute can only bear offspring during their heat, which happens once annually.

In a clan of brutes, a male may set the rest of his females in heat by releasing an oily, musky scent in his plumage to show his hens that he is prepared to bear offspring. Regardless of their differences in heat cycles, the majority of the hens in the clan may start their estrus in sync with the male. If a male finds himself outnumbered by female mates, he must follow a pecking order set in place by the females, usually from strongest to weakest or most patient. While a male is normally allowed to choose which female he wishes to mate - even the Alpha female - his freedom of choice is revoked during a clan's estrus. A stronger, more equipped female will overpower even her Alpha female to place herself at the top of the pecking order and receive her mate's best rut.

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Miles "Tails" Prower

2008-08-08T00:00:03Z

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'''Miles Prower''', better known by his nickname '''Tails''', is a character in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]] of video games, [[comics]], and animated cartoons released by [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]].

The name "Miles Prower" is a pun on "miles per hour", a reference to the famed speed of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, as well as his incredible skills as a mechanic. He is a young [[fox]] with two tails (similar to the mythological [[kitsune]]), which enable him to fly by spinning them in a helicopter-like motion. According to Sega Japan's Web site [http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/chara_tails.html], he is  8 years old, stands at 80 centimeters (approx. 2 ft 7.5 in), and weighs 20 kilograms (44 lbs). His birthday is most likely October 16, the release date of his 1992 debut to the Master System and Game Gear version of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', although most players' introduction to the character was in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''.

During his first appearance his fur was an orange color, but changed to yellow-orange for ''Sonic Adventure'', and light-yellow for ''Sonic Heroes''. In 1995 he starred in his own games, ''Tails Adventure'' and ''Tails' Skypatrol'' for the Game Gear.

== Character design ==
Yasushi Yamaguchi, originally the main artist and zone designer for [[Sega]]'s Sonic Team, designed Tails for an internal competition for the sidekick. His entry won, but Sonic Team decided to change his character's name from "Miles" to "Tails". Yamaguchi ended up with a compromise. He snuck the name "Miles" in as his legal name; "Tails" would be his nickname, ending up with the full name of Miles "Tails" Prower.

Tails was redesigned (along with all of the other [[Wikipedia:List of characters from Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic characters]]) by Yuji Uekawa for ''Sonic Adventure''. His fur changed color to a slightly orange shade of yellow, and he gained visible blue irises.

In the American and UK comics, he was once a brownish color. After the redesign by Sega, Archie decided to make him look more like the game image.

== Personality ==
Tails was very shy when he first met [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], but gradually opened up and became Sonic's best friend. In ''Sonic Adventure'', Tails proved his independence by saving Station Square from [[Dr. Eggman]] without Sonic's help. He now has many different creations and his intelligence matches Eggman's. He does have a few weaknesses though; he is very afraid of lightning and has a tendency to talk too much, stating the obvious most of the time. In the Archie Comics, the other [[Freedom Fighters]] take care of the fox, him being too young to do much. However, over time, he grows up to become a valuable team member.

==Relationships==
===As a sidekick===
The Japanese and Western manuals differ somewhat in the story of how the two first met.

In the Japanese manual, Tails lived on Westside Island, which Sonic arrived at shortly after the first game in his biplane, the Tornado. Sonic instantly became Tails' idol when the young fox first witnessed the blue hedgehog's incredible speed. After Sonic saw that Tails was actually able to catch up with him, he decided to let him tag along (this scene can be witnessed in ''Sonic Adventure'' in a flashback during Tails' story). Being a mechanics buff, Tails took the time to look over Sonic's plane when he had gone away. However, around the same time, [[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik)]] began demonstrating the power of his spacestation, the Death Egg. Tails was more than willing to help stop Eggman, effectively teaming up with Sonic. The added details about his mechanical abilities explain why Tails was so quick with repairs during Wing Fortress Zone, and have since been referenced in later titles such as ''Sonic Adventure'' where he made a much faster, more well equipped plane, the Tornado II, to replace the old one.

According to the Western manual, Sonic had been Tails' hero ever since he was a baby fox. After following his hero relentlessly for a long time, Tails became fast enough to keep up with Sonic by spinning his twin tails in a propeller-like style, which gave the fox the ability of flight. Eventually, Sonic and Tails became best friends.

===With other ''Sonic'' characters===
Tails has many friends besides Sonic, and his skills are respected by everyone who knows him. In ''Sonic Heroes'' he is part of Team Sonic, along with Sonic and [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]. Tails mostly treats and respects all his friends the same with a humble and somewhat passive attitude.

For the most part, he has a friendly relationship with [[Amy Rose]]. Amy can be quite rude and outspoken to Tails, like she is to everyone else, but they can work together productively and sometimes Amy is defensive of him; for example, by getting mad at Wave for laughing at him. Tails is also friendly with Knuckles. They converse more than Knuckles does with Sonic, although they do tend to irritate each other occasionally - Knuckles scares Tails in ''Sonic Heroes'' during the ghost levels, while Knuckles gets confused when Tails talks about technicalities in ''Sonic Riders''. Tails is also on friendly terms with Cream and Cheese, but doesn't seem to know them very well.

Tails doesn't know [[Rouge the Bat]] very well either. However, he is intelligent enough to see past her charm - in ''Sonic Battle''; for example, he treats her motives with suspicion and doesn't trust her. However, it is interesting to note that Tails has been kissed by Rouge on two different occasions, once in ''Sonic Battle'' (this can be viewed by losing in the fight where Rouge challenges the player for her Entry pass) and once in the ''Sonic X'' cartoon (during the Chaos Tournament, she kissed him to distract him while she tossed the love struck Tails out of the ring). Tails works with [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' and seems to trust him more than anyone but Rouge and Omega. Though, unfortunately, Sonic sees Shadow as a rival, so Tails is usually dragged into their fight whether he likes it or not.

Tails probably sees the Chaotix Crew (Vecter, Charmy and Espio) as friends, although throughout the game series he has never had any dialogue with them. In ''Sonic X'' however, the crew decides to help him get involved with Cosmo, a girl that Tails likes. They try everything from knocking Knuckles out and trying to pass him off as a Metarex for Tails to defend the girl from, to just running up and placing them together, but nothing seems to work. Vector finally succeeds in making them closer by kicking a ball which bounces towards Cosmo, causing Tails to jump onto Cosmo to get her out of the way.

In ''Sonic Adventure 2'', he had a short rivalry with Eggman, fighting him directly in the Cyclone twice - once on Prison Island, the second time when Eggman blasted Sonic into space. After this however, the rivalry seems to have ceased. Tails also found a rival in [[Babylon Rogues|Wave the Swallow]] in ''Sonic Riders''. In the game, she insulted his extreme gear skills to lower his morale, but her action caused a determined Tails to beat her in a race.

As for love life, Tails is generally considered too young for crushes, although in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog comics'' by Archie Comics and the TV series ''Sonic X'' by TMS Entertainment/Sonic Project, Tails has a few love interests. In ''Sonic X'', Tails falls in love with [[Wikipedia:Cosmo (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Cosmo]] – a talking plant-alien-girl (a Seedrian, specifically) although the love doesn't seem to be love in a traditional sense – the two act as if in a very close friendship, though it's obvious they harbour feelings for each other. Tails is forced to kill her in the end because of the Metarex.

In the comics, Tails develops affections for [[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Fiona Fox|Fiona Fox]], a dashing red one-tailed female fox with mechanical skills similar to Tails'. In Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog issue #28 Robotnik uses a robotic version of Fiona Fox in an attempt to capture Tails (this occurs when he is much younger) - Sonic later remarks in the 'Home' series of the comic during a 'welcome back' party that Tails should be careful not to get his heart broken again. Ironically, when the biological Fiona shows up, it's Sonic who breaks Tails heart when Tails catches Sonic embracing and kissing her. During the early Tails/Downunda miniseries, Tails also has a very big crush on Barby Koala. She also likes him, although the two are forced to depart when Tails has to go back to Knothole.

In the ''25 years later'' Archie storyline, which the Archie editors have stated is not the definite canon future, Tails is married to Mina the Mongoose. (Note that this clearly is not canon to the master plot, as ''[[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Ash Mongoose|Ash]]'' is supposed to be Mina's boyfriend.)

===Family===
Like most of the characters, Tails is often depicted without any known family. However, in the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic)|Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics]], he does have a few relatives:

*[[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Amadeus Prower|Amadeus Prower]] (father)
*[[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Rosemary Prower|Rosemary Prower]] (mother)
*[[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Merlin Prower|Merlin Prower]] (uncle)

There are rumors that he was orphaned at birth for unknown reasons. He has been living on the streets every day of his life, barely able to survive. The other kids picked on him because of his two tails and pushed him around because of his shyness.

===Alternate selves===
In the Archie Comics, Tails has a variety of other-dimensional counterparts. Among these are a superhero Tails, teamed up with a group of Freedom Fighters descended from the originals who are styled after the Justice League. There is also [[Wikipedia:Anti-Freedom Fighters|Anti-Tails]], an evil version from the same dimension as [[Wikipedia:Anti-Freedom Fighters|Evil Sonic]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna#Alternate Versions|Anti-Knuckles]]. There are also many other forms of Tails who appear at one point to aid the fox in his battle with Mammoth Mogul. [[Tails Doll]] could also be seen as an alternative Tails, from the game Sonic R.

== Tails' mechanical creations ==

Although Tails can fly by twirling his two tails like the blades of a helicopter, he also enjoys flying Sonic's red biplane, the Tornado. As the TV series progressed, it was obvious his interest in the old biplane went further than just piloting it - Tails is a prodigy with mechanics, and he has a mechanical ability equal to that of [[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Eggman's (Robotnik)]]. As a result, many modifications were made to the Tornado, as well as new biplanes and a small, blue submarine called the "Sea Fox", a space ship called the "Lunar Fox", and a race car called the "Whirlwind S7." The "Whirlwind S7" is a vehicle clearly based upon the Lotus/Catherham Super Seven (hence the name).

In the ''Sonic the Hedgehog Movie'' (also known as [[Wikipedia:Sonic Anime|Sonic Anime]] or Sonic Look-a-Like) Tails tampers with a tracking device given to him by Eggman to find the location of Robotropolis and the whereabouts of 'Black-Eggman'. After the escapade turns out to be a trick, Tails uses his quick thinking to modify the device back at his home (an island similar to Cocoa-Island) and uses the chipset to make an interference device which somehow causes Metal Sonic to malfunction. The device is later shot off of Tails' arm by Eggman, narrowly missing his arm.

In ''Sonic Adventure'', Tails was experimenting with a Chaos Emerald-powered prototype plane based on Sonic's Tornado, the Tornado II. The Tornado II has two modes. One is quite similar to the old Tornado, but with a button press, Tails could make it transform into a rather futuristic-looking little plane which outperformed the Tornado in all but one important function -- landing gear. [[Big the Cat]] ended up flying the wrecked Tornado II to his home after Sonic and Tails crash-landed on Eggman's flying fortress, the Egg Carrier.

In ''Sonic Adventure 2'', Tails had a new plane similar to the Tornado II called the P-3a Cyclone (or the Tornado III in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]''). The Cyclone has three modes: a plane mode, a car mode, and a mech mode. The airplane is only seen in cutscenes; the car is used on only one level (In the Kart minigame, Tails uses a go-kart); the mech mode is used most during the game. Tails drives the mech during all other gameplay, except when visiting the [[Wikipedia:Chao (video game)|Chao Garden]]. For some reason, in ''[[]]Sonic Heroes'', the Tornado III/Cyclone appears in a cutscene. It has the same body as the Tornado III, but with a cross-wing design and leaves smoke trails. In ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', the Tornado III reappeared as its ''Sonic Adventure 2'' version. Tails also built two other walkers in Sonic Adventure 2. One was the Tornado in walker mode (Apparently a recent upgrade of some sort), and the other was the Chao Walker, which was designed by Tails to give Chao the ability to fight back when hurt. Eggman created the Dark Chao Walker as its parallel. Both mechs are only playable in vs. mode.

Sonic X features a much improved model of the Tornado, and it is more high tech than the one in the games. Known as the X Tornado, two of these models exist, one yellow, and one silver. These machines are equipped with weaponry, and can transform into robots known as the X Cyclones : one a ground-based plane with legs (inspired by the Gerwalk Mode of the Valkyries rom ''Macross''), the other a flying torso. Sonic X also features the Hyper Tornado, a superior version of Tails' biplane. Finally, Tails' greatest achievement is the Blue Typhoon warship. This vessel is equipped for deep space travel, and is equipped with a wide arsenal, the most powerful weapon in which is the Sonic Driver. This giant cannon uses Sonic as a living cannonball, creating a much-improved version of his super spin. The Blue Typhoon is powered by the Master Emerald. Despite the fact that Tails reconstructed the X Tornado from Tornado II, the Tornado II made a reappearance in episode 52 of Sonic X. It isn't explained how but this cannot be possible. Also, Sonic Project perhaps had made a mistake and did not think before doing this. Also, it is unexplained how Tails built the huge Blue Typhoon - in the games, it is important to note that Tails doesn't seem to be able to construct designs like this.

The original Tornado that appears in the Sonic series resembles the Polikarpov I-153 Chaika, a Soviet biplane from World War II; the I-153's engine is a Wright "Cyclone".

== Moves and abilities ==
Like many of the other characters in the Sonic universe, Tails has super speed (but not as fast as Sonic) can do the Sonic Spin, the Spin Dash, the homing attack, as well as doing his own attacks, such as attacking with his tails by twirling around. In ''Sonic Adventure'', he obtained the Rhythm Badge, which enabled him to do a continuous tail attack. In Sonic Adventure 2, he gained the ability to use the mystic melody, which caused something to happen when played in front of a certain kind of strange object. In ''Sonic Heroes'', he is the Flight member of Team Sonic, which means that he can also use the Thunder Shoot attack, whereby he electrically charges Sonic and [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] and kicks them at his enemies. When alone, Tails can also throw fake rings, which electrocute enemies who blunder into them. He can also swim quite well, which is an ability Sonic never had. This, when combined with his flying ability, actually makes him quite an unfairly skilled character in some games.

Tails plays major roles in almost all Sonic games released since his debut in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. However, it's likely that in the unreleased ''Sonic X-treme'', which was in development for the Sega Saturn platform, Tails would not have appeared. In similar fashion, ''Sonic CD'' only contains Tails in the form of a piece of artwork that features him standing next to a racecar with the caption "SEE YOU NEXT GAME" - a reference to ''Sonic Drift'' for the Game Gear.

Aside from his excellent mechanics and driving/piloting, Tails is great at sports, like grinding and boarding, which he learned (possibly) from Sonic.

===Alternate Forms===
See also: [[Super Sonic]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog#Super Shadow|Super Shadow]], [[Knuckles the Echidna#Transformations|Super Knuckles]]

Like Sonic, Tails can transform into a super form, called "Super Tails", but so far this has only been seen in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. He is bright gold, with four gold [[Wikipedia:Flicky (bird)|Flickies]] around him which can attack enemies. He needs the 7 Super Emeralds to transform.

The Archie Comics feature a wider range of transformations. In the continuity, Tails can still become the traditional Super Tails, but his coloring does not change and he achieved this through absorbing an unknown multitude of Power Rings. However, Tails' main transformation is into Turbo Tails. In this version, his fur changes from orange to brown (or brown to orange depending on the colorists of the comic issue), and he wears a cape and gloves reminiscent of a super hero. Finally, Tails' ultimate transformation, the strongest and least likely to appear again, is Titan Tails. In this incarnation, Tails merged with countless versions of himself from alternate dimensions to battle Mammoth Mogul. The result was a giant, muscular Tails with cosmic abilities.

He also was part of "Team Super Sonic" in the climactic fight against [[Metal Sonic]] in Sonic Heroes, however many fans are disheartened by the lack of any appearance of "Super Tails". The only form of transformation which Tails undergoes it to be encircled by a shield (which looks much like the fire shields found in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Tails has not been shown to transform in any of the cartoons. Sonic Project, the team behind ''Sonic X'', apparently wanted the power of Chaos Control to stay limited to those of "greater" importance (a.k.a., Sonic and Shadow).

== Video game appearances ==
Tails was first seen on ''Sonic 2'' for the Master System, where he was kidnapped by Robotnik for ransom. He was first made playable in ''Sonic 2'' for the Megadrive (Genesis), where he played the part of Sonic's sidekick and also as a playable character from the second controller. ''Sonic Chaos'' (1993), on the Game Gear/Master System was the first game where you could control Tails' flight abilities.

Then, in ''Sonic 3'' (1994) Tails made his second major appearance (also able to fly, which made him pick up Sonic when possible). This was a big step forward for Tails; he became much better known and respected at this point.

In Sonic Adventure and its remake, Sonic Adventure DX, Tails is 1 of the 6 playable characters in those games. To unlock him, rescue him as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] at the beach. His gameplay is to destroy the capsule or get to the Chaos Emerald before Sonic or [[Dr. Eggman]].

However, in the sequel, Sonic Adventure 2 and it's remake, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, his gameplay changed. Instead of the one in Sonic Adventure, he got a gameplay similar to [[E-102 Gamma]]'s in Sonic Adventure, in fact, Dr. Eggman got the gameplay too.

In ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', he helps out in the Circus Park and Air Fleet levels.

In ''Sonic Riders'', Tails is a playable character, and one of the main characters of the game. He modified Sonic's Extreme Gear "Blue Star" to become "Blue Star II". [[Babylon Rogues|Wave the Swallow]] makes fun of his board design, sparking a rivalry between them throughout the game. When racing, he has the best cornering of all characters.

===Gameplay quirks===
In ''Sonic 2'', ''Sonic 3'' and ''Sonic Adventure'', when the player has opted to play in 'Sonic and Tails' mode (controlling Sonic while the AI makes Tails follow him), it's not readily stated in the manual, but a second player can use the 2P controller to use Tails. The action will continue to follow Sonic on the screen, making him the focal point, but Tails is fully controllable in every way that he is when playing as Tails alone. This can potentially be exploited by players who are having trouble with some problem areas or bosses, as Tails has the benefit of being completely invulnerable, with any "death" he suffers being quickly resolved as the character flies harmlessly back onto the screen after a few seconds. Moreover, in ''Sonic 3'', Tails is granted the ability to fly as he pleases, which can allow the Tails-using player to airlift Sonic wherever he might need to go, though Tails does have an endurance limit to his flight. Sonic Advance allowed this mode as well (via a code entered at character select), however, Tails couldn't be controlled by a second player this time.

There is also a glitch in ''Sonic 2'' which arguably gives him a 'Super Tails' form before its official appearance in ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles''. Again, playing in Sonic & Tails mode is a prerequisite. After becoming Super Sonic through whatever means necessary (code or legitimately), the player can use the in-game debug mode to place a normal item monitor on the ground, giving himself a monitor with the teleport item normally only available in 2-player split screen. After jumping on this, the characters will stay in their location, but while Super Sonic's abilities will be apparently gone, Tails will now have an invincibility ring surrounding him. Sonic must collect another 50 rings and jump to return to Super status. Super Tails will remain in his state for as long as he doesn't "die" through drowning, crushing or falling, and he actually runs as fast as Super Sonic, though he lacks the height of his jumps.

== Comics and TV shows ==
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[[Image:TailsScreenshot.jpg|right|thumb|Miles "Tails" Prower piloting the X-Tornado in Sonic X]]
Tails has appeared in several cartoon shows, such as [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)|SatAM]], ''[[Wikipedia:Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic X|Sonic X]]''. However, he is absent from ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Underground|Sonic Underground]]''.

In '''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''', he is a lot younger than his game self (this is one reason he became often seen as Sonic's little "groupie"). He is often, in Sonic's opinion, a slight annoyance due to his irritating tendency of being captured easily, often by one of Robotnik's creations or Robotnik himself. But still, Sonic sees him as like a surrogate brother and best friend, and is usually overprotective of him (this often leads to his or Sonic's capture). Even though, Tails seems to have a vast intelligence in mechanics and can operate independently in drastic situations, such as in one instance lacing an entire building with booby-traps (in a manner similar to those seen in ''Home Alone'') in order to revive Sonic from a nasty ailment. He is also evidenced to have a large appetite, and like Sonic, his favorite food is chili dogs. He has a rather sharp tongue towards Scratch and Grounder (losers, morons, dumbclucks, etc) especially when cornered.

He also appears in the British ''Sonic the Comic'', published by Fleetway, where he hails from the Nameless Zone, a region which can apparently only be accessed by a space warp. A misunderstanding led Tails to the Emerald Hill Zone, where the streets of which he believed were paved with real emeralds, but once there, Tails immediately became fascinated with Sonic, and eventually became his sidekick and eventually best friend. Unfortunately for him, though, he exaggerated the relationship in letters home, professing that HE was the great hero of [[Mobius]] and that Sonic was HIS sidekick, which resulted in the elders of the Nameless Zone often calling him back, and gifting him with a suit of enchanted armor to defend their Zone from assorted evil - and poor old Tails never did quite manage to explain the truth. One time, Knuckles accidentally joined Tails and was mistaken for Sonic by everyone in the Nameless Zone. Knuckles played along and kept it all secret from Sonic. Tails also accidentally found himself seen as an valiant and unstoppable Zonerunner (a Freedom Fighter who travels between Zones) by the Chemical Plant Zone rebels known as the Flock.

While the Zonerunner & Nameless Zone adventures were 'secret' adventures where Tails was accidentally seen as a major hero, later stories would have him actively doing heroic deeds, though these were mainly short arcs or more comedic stories. On occasions, he would save someone and they would grumble he wasn't a more famous hero! Despite this, Tails gained his own rogue's gallery including the brutal goblin lord Trogg, the psychotic robot Nutzan Bolt, Fleabyte the bounty hunter and the gangster Max Gamble, as well as allies such as Errol & Blackthorn (brother and sister warriors of the Nameless Zone). He also fought many criminals after the defeat of Robotnik, defended the Casino Night Zone & its people from Brutus' Badniks, and was chosen by Sonic to protect the planet while he went after Robotnik during the ''Planet In Peril/Game Over'' story. While he is self-conscious, Tails has proven time & again (and openly stated) that he is much tougher than some people may think.

Tails also appears in the American Archie Sonic Comics, where he is developed upon as the chosen one and the son of Rosemary and Amadeus Prower, also having an uncle named Merlin. In the Archie Sonic comic, he seemed to have lost his parents at an early age, and admired the [[Wikipedia:Freedom Fighters (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Freedom Fighters]], particularly Sonic. He has grown pretty close with the [[Wikipedia:Princess Sally|Princess Sally]], as he calls her Aunt Sally. He is also Sonic's surrogate little brother. Jules and Bernie Hedgehog (Sonic's parents in the comic version) also view Tails as a son to them. During his journey through space, Sonic met Tails' parents on Argentium, home planet of the Bem aliens.

When he absorbs fifty rings and seven Chaos Emeralds, he becomes Turbo Tails. His fur color changes from orange to dark orange, all natural abilities are upgraded and he is, like Super Sonic, immune to all attacks that come his way. He has only once made an appearance as Super Tails after he had absorbed the power of a thousand power rings in a battle along side Ultra Sonic against the evil wizard Ixis Naugus. He was aided by four flickies that have chaos energy and that will attack whatever he wishes them to. Tails, like Sonic, has multiple other-dimensional counterparts, whom he teamed up with to fight his nemesis, Mammoth Mogul. When this proved ineffective, Tails merged with his alternate selves to become a massive cosmic being known as Titan Tails.

Archie Comics produced a supplementary 3-issue mini-series in the mid-nineties, in which Tails embarked on a solo adventure to the land of Downunda, a supposed parallel of Australia, where several marsupials befriended him including one Barby Koala. Leading into the story arc featured in the mini-series was a two-part mini-adventure in which Tails encountered a disguised robot named [[Wikipedia:Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)#Fiona Fox|Fiona Fox]], a robotic duplicate of a young vixen. He fell in love with her before discovering her robotic nature. The organic counterpart of Fiona is now featured in the Archie comic and Tails seems to have a crush on her, although she is less than interested in him as she is several years older. (Fiona Fox herself has recently been seen dating, of all people, Sonic; Tails ended up screaming "I HATE YOU!" at Sonic when he found out.)

In Sonic X, Tails develops a love interest in [[Wikipedia:List of minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog#Cosmo|Cosmo]], the plant-like alien girl introduced in Season 3. The strength of Tails' love is shown in Episode 73, where [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], in an attempt to kill Cosmo, clobbers Sonic, Chris, and Knuckles, but, despite his best efforts, could not manage to get past Tails. Unfortunately, Cosmo sacrifices herself in Episode 77, fusing herself with the Metarex planet so that Tails could destroy it with the Sonic Driver; Tails was extremely hesitant to fire, and only did so at the urging of Cosmo herself and Dr. Eggman. In Episode 78, Super Sonic and Super Shadow use Chaos Regeneration to try to bring Cosmo back to life, but only manage to produce a small seed. When Sonic shows the seed to Tails, the fox collapses on the floor and starts crying. However, it is possible that Sonic and Shadow succeeded; at the end of the episode, the seed began to sprout.

===How Sonic and Tails met===
In every version of the Sonic series, there is a different version of how Sonic and Tails met (excluding ''Sonic Underground'', since Tails was absent from it). As stated earlier, in the video game version (as taken from the official ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' manual) Sonic instantly became Tails' idol when Tails first witnessed Sonic's incredible speed. After Sonic sees that the young fox is actually able to catch up with him he recruits him as his sidekick. This scene can be witnessed in ''Sonic Adventure'' in a flashback during Tails' story.

In ''Sonic X'', Tails and Sonic became friends after Tails rebuilt and repainted Sonic's antique airplane. Before he met Sonic, Tails was bullied by other animals where he lived because of his skills.

In a flashback shown in the ''Adventures Of Sonic the Hedgehog'' episode "Tails' New Home", Tails literally landed on top of Sonic. The baby fox cub explains to Sonic he had just been kicked out the nest of some birds, young Tails had decided he was a bird due to his ability to fly. Sonic tells him he is in fact a fox and is shocked to see that he can actually fly. Baby Tails follows Sonic and after getting him into some mishaps, Sonic agrees that Tails can stay with him.

In ''Sonic The Comic'', Sonic saved Tails from drowning in a swamp when they first met when he saw two tails peering from the swamp, the rest of Tails' body completely submerged. Mistakenly believing there were two foxes in the swamp, Sonic only had time to grab one tail and believed one fox had drowned; he soon realized that both tails belonged to the same fox.

The [[Saturday morning cartoon]] did not give an explanation as to how they met, but the comics based off of it did. In the flashback story "Eve of Destruction", the five-year-old Sonic witnesses Tails' birth and immediately befriends the newborn fox a few minutes (or two pages) later.

==Rumors==
It is rumored by fans that Cream is Tails' love interest. This is mainly because they are counterparts of each other in many ways. They talk very little in the series, but they seem to get along.

It is also rumored by some fans that Tails was the original guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, and that when Hidden Palace Zone was scrapped from Sonic 2, the role was given to a new character, [[Knuckles the Echidna]]. But recent interviews with Sonic Team Lead Designer Yuji Naka yielded that the Hidden Palace Zone was originally designed as a place for Sonic to be granted the power to become Super Sonic, as well as the place of origin of the Chaos Emeralds. Though, the zone artist for ''Sonic 2'', Craig Stitt, said that the emerald was merely an object for the player's character to break through. [http://www.sws2b.com/zones/hidden_palace.2]

Thanks to his IQ 400 attack in ''Sonic Battle'', it is rumoured that Tails is in fact considerably more intelligent than Eggman, (Eggman is stated to have an IQ of 300) and ''Sonic Adventure 2'' showed that Tails can build a mech just as good as the Doctor - their mechs have only cosmetic differences. Even though Tails can build mechs and vehicles similar to Eggman's, he does not build robots, Badniks, or the vast weapon designs, such as the Death Egg, that Dr. Eggman engineers. Whether Tails is smarter than Eggman or not, it's obvious that he's considerably more mature than the prospective world ruler.

Also, some people claim that Tails could be [[female]], even though Yasushi Yamaguchi, Yuji Naka, and/or the rest of Sonic Team have always designed him as a [[male]] character. In the Spanish dub of some of the TV shows (including Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog), ''Colitas'' (lit.: Small tails) was referred to as ''ella'' (she), and she called herself ''zorra'' (vixen). This comes from many things, such as that the Spanish language has masculine and feminine words, and ''cola'', the word for ''tail'', is feminine, the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 pre-development, and the fact that Tails seems to have a big attraction to Sonic. However, his real name, Miles, is not a female name, and in the original Japanese, he uses a male mode of speech, so the theory only evolves in fan fiction.

==Related facts==
* In April 2002, EGM created a hoax that Tails, along with Sonic, were unlockable characters in ''Super Smash Brothers: Melee''. This was entirely false, created for April Fools, though recently, Nintendo has expressed interest in including them to the series (possibly brought on by their inclusion of Konami character Solid Snake to "Super Smash Bros. Brawl"), citing them as "perfect" characters for the game.

==Voice Actors==
*In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails is voiced by Christopher Welch.
*In the series Sonic the Hedgehog (nicknamed SatAM by fans), he is voiced by Bradley Pierce.
*In the English adaptation of the Sonic the Hedgehog anime, Tails was played by Lainie Fraiser.
*In the Japanese version of the Sonic the Hedgehog anime, Tails was played by Hekiru Shiina.
*In ''Sonic X'' and all future games beginning with ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', Tails is voiced by Amy Palant.
*In the ''Sonic Adventure'' games, Tails was voiced by Corey Bringas.
*In Japan, Tails was played by Atsuki Murata in the games until Sonic X came out. Since then he has been voiced by Ryo Hirohashi.
*In Sonic Heroes, Sonic Battle, and Sonic Advance 3, William Corkery provides the voice for Tails.

== Theme songs ==
*In ''Sonic Adventure'' and ''Sonic Adventure DX'', Tails's theme song is "Believe in Myself", a [[rock]] song sung by Karen Brake.
*In ''Sonic Adventure 2'' and ''Sonic Adventure 2: Battle'', Tails's theme song is also "Believe in Myself", featuring many of the same lyrics, but set to a different tune and sung by Kaz Silver.
*In ''Sonic Heroes'' Team Sonic's theme is called "We Can", and mentions him in the line, "Tails keeps us flying high to stay above trouble".
*In Sonic Riders, Tails' theme song, shared with Sonic and Knuckles, is an instrumental called "High Flying Groove".

==External links==
===Fan sites===
* [http://tails.kicks-ass.net Tails.Kicks-Ass.Net] Tails/Sonic/Etc site with plenty of media downloads, a simple Forum.
* [http://www.tailmanteam.net Tailman Team] A general Tails information website, media, pictures, and info on Tails. (Currently Closed)
* [http://www.prower.org Tails Domain] Tails site with plenty of media downloads.

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'''Argaea''' is the name of the world in which [[Kyell Gold]]'s novels ''[[Volle (novel)|Volle]]'', ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]'' and the anthology ''[[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]]''. The name doesn't appear in the original novels, but the author had been asked by [[Alex Vance]] to invent a name for the world, since he was interested in writing a story set there ([[A Constellation of Black on Black]]).
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The world is in a state of development similar to the Renaissance era, featuring no magic.

The main focus in the books is on a pair of nations, [[Tephos]] and [[Ferrenis]], which were originally modeled on Renaissance-era Germany and France, with the [[Reysfields]], a region on the border of Tephos and Ferrenis, representing the [[Elzas]] region between Germany and France. As the stories progressed, however, Gold's adherence to the francogermanic metaphor gave way to a more original definition of the nations.

Both Tephos and Ferrenis are nations which adhere to a Gaian religion, each with their own variation. Both emphasize equality among species, which has led to both nations having a very diverse population.

To the south of these two nations, jungle kingdoms inhabited primarily of feline races are mentioned, with arctic kingdoms of foxes and wolves to the north. Neither feature very greatly in Gold's work, which focuses on the more complex societies of Tephos and Ferrenis.

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The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories

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'''''The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories''''' is an anthology of [[erotic]] stories by [[Kyell Gold]], published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in January 2007. It is set in the [[fantasy]] world of [[Argaea]], the setting of Gold's novels ''[[Volle]]'' and ''[[Pendant of Fortune]]''.

The book comprises four separate stories: the novel-length ''Inside the Cage'', the titular ''The Prisoner's Release'' (originally published in two parts in the first two volumes of [[Heat]]), ''Home Again'', and ''For Love or Family''. All of the stories involve characters from ''[[Volle]]'', and all feature some degree of homoerotic context.

The book's cover was done by [[Sara Palmer]]. Interior illustrations were done by [[Vince Suzukawa]], [[Taurin Fox]], [[Adam Wan]], and [[Arthur Husky]].

''Inside the Cage'' was nominated for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" for the 2007 [[Ursa Major Awards]], and the anthology itself was also nominated for the "Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work" category.

== External links ==

* ''[http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=68 The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]'' in the Sofawolf Press catalog

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Cover of [[The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories]] from [[Sofawolf Press]]
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