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DreamKeepers, Volume 4, Descent to the Archives, by David & Liz Lille – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. DreamKeepers, volume 4, Descent to the Archives, by David & Liz Lille Monroe, MI, Vivid Independent Publishing, July 2015, trade paperback $24.99 (117 [+ 11] pages). “Dreamkeepers is a supernatural fantasy adventure series for teens and up.” (publishers’ advisory) After two years and an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, here is DreamKeepers, volume 4, Descent to the Archives, containing Chapters 10 through 12. B
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Children of Steel and Interregnum, by John Van Stry – Book Reviews by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Children of Steel, by John Van Stry. North Charleston, SC, CreateSpace, February 2012, trade paperback $12.99 (350 pages), Kindle $3.99. Interregnum, by John Van Stry. North Charleston, SC, CreateSpace, May 2015, trade paperback $9.99 (198 pages), Kindle $2.99. John Van Stry first came to the notice of furry fandom with the story “Changes” in Yarf! #51, December 1997. But he began writing before that under the pen name of Ba
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Learning to Go, by Friday Donnelly – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Learning to Go, by Friday Donnelly. Capalaba, Queensland, Australia, Jaffa Books, May 2015, trade paperback $15.00 ([2] + 191 pages), Kindle $5.00. Learning to Go was published by Jaffa Books in Australia for FurDU 2015 in Gold Coast, Queensland on May 1-3. It is also sold by AnthroAquatic in the U.S; hence the price in U.S. dollars and the Amazon Kindle edition. Readers had better consider Learning to Go to be R- or NC-17-ra
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The Forges of Dawn, by E. M. Kinsey – Book Review by Fred Patten.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Forges of Dawn, by E. M. Kinsey Seattle, WA, CreateSpace, September 2014, trade paperback $18.50 ([3] + 480 [+ 1] pages), Kindle $9.99. “In a world where lions evolved and man did not… An epic adventure begins” (blurb) “The stories are focused around the felines of our world, but mostly around Lyons of Afriik. It takes place on an alternate world where humans have been hunted to extinction, allowing other animals to thriv
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Anubis: Dark Desire – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Anubis: Dark Desire St. Paul, MN, Sofawolf Press, September 2015, hardcover $59.95, softcover $39.95 (189 pages). Anubis: Dark Desire is intended for an adult audience only and contains explicit sexual material. It will not be for sale to persons under the age of 18. (publisher’s advisory) Anubis: Dark Desire began as an adults-only comic book published by Radio Comix under its Sin Factory label in June 2002. It contained sto
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Krazy Kat: A Novel in Five Panels, by Jay Cantor – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Krazy Kat: A Novel in Five Panels, by Jay Cantor. Illustrated by George Herriman. NYC, A. A. Knopf, January 1988, hardcover $16.95 ([x] + 245 + [viii] pages). The reviews for this unauthorized (since it was written long after Herriman’s death) sequel to George Herriman’s classic Krazy Kat comic strip, all praise how imaginative it is. But they use terminology like “an elaborate intellectual game”, “post-narrative techniques”,
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Positive news for furries but they can’t be tamed – NEWSDUMP (4-21-16)

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Tips: patch.ofurr@gmail.com. Boston Globe: Furries are finally having their moment. It was originally titled “Revenge of the furries.” The revenge is on haters who should accept Furry as something that’s always been around, and not exotic weirdness. “Finally” is a good word to see about one of the most genuinely loveable subcultures of the internet age. At FWA- photo by Maura Friedman. Furry Weekend Atlanta: Journalist gets it. “
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Furry appreciation from film festivals to art galleries, guided by Warhol – NEWSDUMP (4-20-16)

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Tips: patch.ofurr@gmail.com. Fursonas Documentary gets great press. “Fursonas Takes On the Secretive World of Furries—and the Movement’s Furrious Fuhrer”. It’s sensational sounding, but some of the best furry news I’ve read!  The article’s thoroughly on point and the movie is the best kind of documentary. Don’t miss it on Video On Demand this summer. Dandy Warhols and a bunch of furries featured in film noir music video, with a count
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Take The Bunny And Run – “Furry heist” is a movie idea waiting to happen.

Beware of costumed bandits. I’d like to see a lurid midnight movie that crosses a criminal heist plot with a furry convention.  The bandits use fursuits to go under cover.  But their plans get messed up when they become accidental popufurs. There would be unexpected coming-outs, geek tests and rave drugs, awkward costume switches, and a gauntlet of hugs and dance comps. Is that an SPH, or is that how you keep a gun in a fursuit?  Who switched the bulletproof vest with the EZ-cooldown? Is that
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Furry symbolism – money, flags and coats of arms.

Anthropomorphism is loaded with symbolism.  Foxes and lions from Aesop’s fables, and fauns and centaurs from old myths represent personalities, emotions and urges.  This influenced modern concepts of the subconscious by Freud and Jung.  In dream symbols, animals are very prevalent, appearing in as much as 50% of dreams of children.  It relates to the way they spread throughout prehistoric cave art, until today when media is full of animal cartoons.  Anthropomorphism has deep roots in the way peo
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Forest Gods, by Ryan Campbell – book review by Fred Patten.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Forest Gods, by Ryan Campbell. Illustrated by Zhivago. St. Paul, MN, Sofawolf Press, September 2015, trade paperback $19.95 (343 [+ 2] pages), Kindle $7.99. This is the direct sequel to Campbell’s September 2013 God of Clay, and the middle novel in his The Fire Bearers trilogy.   As with all too many trilogies of this sort, The Fire Bearers is a single novel in three volumes more than a series of three novels.   If you have no
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Over Time, by Kyell Gold – book review by Fred Patten.

http://dogpatch.press/2015/01/26/uncovered-by-kyell-goldSubmitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Over Time, by Kyell Gold. Illustrated by Rukis and Kenket. St. Paul, MN, Sofawolf Press, January 2016, hardcover $39.95 (432 pages), trade paperback $19.95 ([5] + 376 [+ 2] pages), Kindle $9.99. Over Time is a romance novel intended for an adult audience only and contains some explicit sexual scenes of a primarily Male/Male nature. It is not for sale to persons under the
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Fred Patten Presents: What the Well-Read Furry Should Read – early 2016 Update

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Back in September 2015, Fred Patten gave us his list of anthropomorphic books Furries should read, all of which he has reviewed. But even that list only scratches the surface. So after many months, Fred gives us an update featuring over 100 new entries, listed by author and title, plus over 20 special articles he has written during that time. Enjoy sinking your teeth and claws into some new reading obsessions. For those who miss
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“Furry Film Festival” idea expands with the [adjective][species] team.

Last year, I shared the fantasy concept of a “Furry Film Festival“.  It was inspired by many potential reasons for why it could happen for real.  Fred Patten recently shared a response article – and that brought even more response.  It’s very encouraging to see the idea catch on for discussion with other super dedicated fan publishers.  In time, hopefully it could lead to a festival for real. Thanks to JM, editor of [adjective][species]: “The [adjective][species] team think that the furry film
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Your art wanted for furry art gallery show in Santa Ana, California.

We got a note from Scale, the Italian furry artist.  His lush paintings and gallery shows have been featured here: “Scale’s paintings push the limits of furry art, with surprising mainstream crossover.” Rod O’Riley runs InFurNation and can be contacted at rodso64@hotmail.com. His partner Mark Merlino runs the Prancing Skiltaire furry house.  Both organized ConFurence, the first furry con, and are founders of furry fandom. A third art show makes promising establishment of a new outlet for furr
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Cat Crimebusters and Other P.I.’s on Paws, Part 5 – Book Reviews by Fred Patten.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Cat Crimebusters, Part 1 Cat Crimebusters, Part 2 Cat Crimebusters, Part 3 Cat Crimebusters, Part 4 As far as I am concerned, all of the other “cat cozy” series with cat detectives are phonies. The only two that “sort of” qualify are (1) the Magical Cats Mysteries by Sofie Kelly. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat. February 2011. Sleight of Paw. September 2011. Copycat Killing. May 2012. Cat Trick. February 2013. Final Catcall
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2015 Ursa Major Awards voting is open until April 30 – here’s the final ballot.

The annual awards of furry fandom are open. Getting an award is only a pat on the back… the real reason is to gather things that furries love, and promote them as a creative community. Don’t be sad if something you love isn’t on the list or doesn’t win an award, because it’s not so much a contest as a celebration for everyone. Or maybe I’m not revealing the Ultimate Power of the award before I ask this… Please vote for Dogpatch Press for Best Anthropomorphic Magazine. The precious award will
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Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Soldiers of Ice, by David Cook. Map. (Forgotten Realms – The Harpers, Nº 7) Lake Geneva, WI, TSR, Inc., December 1993, paperback $4.95 ([2 +] 312 pages), Kindle $7.99. There are anthropomorphic novels hidden among the authorized books of popular fantasy-role-playing games. Case in point: TSR’s 1987 Forgotten Realms spinoff of Dungeons & Dragons. According to Wikipedia: “Forgotten Realms is the name of an imaginary fantas
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La Saga d’Atlas & Axis, T. 3, by Pau – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. La Saga d’Atlas & Axis, t.3, by Pau. Roubaix, France, Ankama Éditions, November 2015, hardcover €12.90 (60 + [3] pages). Once again, Lex Nakashima & I present our conspiracy to get you to read French animalière bandes dessinées that aren’t likely to be published in English. Has it really been 2 ½ years since I reviewed tomes 1 & 2 for Flayrah? Well, Jean-Marc Pau has been busy. Not only has he written & drawn
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“Furry Film Festival:” thoughts from Fred Patten and Califur’s video programmer.

Gideon & BuckHopper “The San Francisco Furry Film Festival” was a fantasy article inspired by many potential reasons for why it could happen for real.  A movie journalist even told me it was an idea “way past due!” Once put together, it could have built-in audience at any con.  However, the practical work of organizing a festival wouldn’t be too different from making a small con.  With such a special niche, that puts it out of reach unless a team of dedicated movie lovers gather around the
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WiLD party in Mission Viejo, CA – organizer DJ Ear gives a Q&A for the Furclub Survey.

Furclubbing: “A repeat/regular nightclub event by furries for furries.”  It’s a New Thing that’s been spreading since the late 2000’s.  This kind of dance party is independent from cons.  This builds on the growth of cons, and takes things farther.  It’s more ambitious than events that happen once, house parties, or informal meets.  Those can stay inner-focused for friends who already know each other.   This brings partnership with venues that aren’t hotels, and new supportive interest in the ki
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Claw the Way to Victory, Edited by AnthroAquatic – Book Review by Fred Patten.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Cover by Jenn ‘Pac’ Rodriguez Claw the Way to Victory, edited by AnthroAquatic Capalaba, Queensland, Australia, Jaffa Books, January 2016, trade paperback $17.50 (285 pages), Kindle $5.00. Claw the Way to Victory is an original-fiction anthology of eleven short stories by nine authors, “each showcasing a different sport and [showing] just how the instincts of an animal matched with the intelligence of a human can help or hurt
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The Shadows That Linger, by M. Andrew Rudder – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Cover by Randy Thompson The Shadows That Linger, by M. Andrew Rudder. Dallas, TX, Argyll Productions, July 2015, trade paperback $17.95 (314 pages), Kindle $7.99. The Shadows That Linger is a superhero comic book in text form, in a funny-animal world. “Superpowers had begun to appear five years ago, and with those powers came superheroes. With superheroes simultaneously came supervillains, government agencies to try and spon
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Dudley & Gilderoy: A Nonsense, by Algernon Blackwood – Book Review by Fred Patten.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Dudley & Gilderoy: A Nonsense, by Algernon Blackwood. London, Ernest Benn Ltd, December 1929, hardcover 8/6 (281 pages). Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was a prominent British author who wrote many literary fantasies and ghost stories during the early 20th century. His John Silence was one of the most popular psychic detectives during the heyday of that literary genre just before World War I. H. P. Lovecraft named him as a
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Victernus, by Baumarius – Book Review by Fred Patten

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Victernus, by Baumarius. Seattle, WA, CreateSpace, November 2015, hardcover $25.00, trade paperback $14.99 (301 pages), Kindle $1.00. Here is another grabber beginning. “Namara drew the hot cell phone away from his face slowly. Shifting his attention to the television across his bright, clean living room, he watched as a fresh feed streamed in on a live news channel. Soldiers under the new administration broke down the doors
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