Gambit (US Blake's 7 anthology)/Issue 007
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Issue 7
Gambit 7 was published in June 1991 and contains 288 pages.
The art is by Lucia C. Moore (front and cover), Denise Loague, T.L. Condon, Michael Williams, Katherine Cremona, Sophia R. Mulvey, Suzie Molnar, Leah Rosenthal, Mary Gerstner, Fliss Davies, Leigh Moto'oka, Teresa Ward, and Jacqui Topp.
From the editorial:
Welcome to GAMBIT 7, We’ve come such a long way since our first issue! GAMBIT has always been a ‘megazine’ in terms of size (300+ pages is more than twice the size of most fanzines), and we’re happy to say that our submissions have remained constant enough to keep us this size. But what progressive leaps we’ve made in the last few years in terms of graphics: from typewritten as-ls text and cut-and->paste layouts to laser printing and color cover art. It’s been along but educational process ~and we’ve enjoyed every minute of it.
Not only are there still many extremely talented B7 writers and artists out there, there are also many neo-fans just now discovering what a great show this is. Others who had dropped out of B7 fandom are coming back to rediscover it all over again, thankfully minus the fan-war rancor that had earlier spoiled it for so many. And that’s a spirit we salute: fandom for fun and nothing else but fun. Why lose sleep, after all, over anything even marginally less significant than the real- life horrors all around us? Wars, drug smuggling, child abuse, world hunger, the homeless: these things warrant our concern and involvement to combat. Petty squabbles over fanzines/conventions etc. pale in significance, and that’s as it should be. In the greater scheme of things, we need to learn the art of stepping back and looking at such problems in perspective. Then we should ask ourselves the telling questions, "Where are our priorities?" and "Is this worth the effort?" When it comes to fannish infighting, the only rational solution is to drop your sword and walk off the battlefield. There are far too many genuinely important things in life to waste time with such nonsense. If, however, you should later return to the former battlefield to smell the flowers, congratulations: you’ve set the priorities straight. If only solving wars in the ‘real’ world were as easy. Still and all, we have to start somewhere.
GAMBIT 7 is dedicated to both our new readers and to those who’ve come back to the fandom: our thanks for your support and your enthusiasm, and for keeping the fun in all that we do.
- From the Editor by Jean Graham (4)
- Computer Stuff and Such by Sandy Van Densen (5)
- Blue Skin, Tough Skin, fiction by C.K. Smith (Pre-Series A) (6)
- Losing Hand, poem by Jacqui Topp (10)
- One Day in the Life of Anna Grant, fiction by Aya Katz (Pre-Series A) (11)
- Sentenced to Life, poem by Melissa Mastoris (15)
- By Grief Consumed, fiction by T.L. Condon (Series A) (16)
- The Paths to Death, poem by Jacqui Topp (17)
- Aftermath, poem by Michael Williams (17)
- By Honour Bound, fiction by Margaret Walsh (Series A) (18)
- Breaking Point, poem by Jacqui Topp (19)
- A Fool's Trust, fiction by Sophia R. Mulvey (Series A) (20)
- Puppeteer, poem by Jacqui Topp (26)
- Battle Hymn of the Seven by Jacqui Topp (filk, "Battle Hymn of the Republic") (26)
- A Walk in the Shadows, fiction by Sandy Van Densen (Series A) (27)
- Care, Avon, poem by Teri Sarick (corrected version is in Gambit #8) (34)
- Wordsearch Puzzle, puzzle by Jacquie Topp (35)
- Kindred, fiction by CarolMel Ambassador (Series B) (36)
- Max, fiction by Paulie Kay (Series B)(42)
- Kemp Avon and the Queen of Death by Patricia Blasi (filk, Thomas Rymer) (48)
- A Box Made of Glass, fiction by Linda Knights (Series B) (49)
- Blood Money by Jacqui Topp (filk, Blood Money by Bon Jovi) (71)
- Interlude in a Bar, fiction by Jean Stroud (Series B) (72)
- Keezarn: Vila, poem by Melissa Mastoris (74)
- Like a Corpse in a Tomb, fiction by Mary Gerstner (Series B) (76)
- Duel, poem by Teresa Ward (103)
- Woman to Woman, fiction by C.K. Smith (Series C) (104)
- Smuggler's Blues, fiction by Jean Stroud (Series C) (107)
- Control, poem by Teri Sarick (108)
- Catalyst, fiction by Virginia Turpin (Series C) (109)
- I Don't Know Where I'm a Gonna Go When the Scorpio Blow by Roxie Ray (filk, Volcano, by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey) (119)
- Poetry: Avon, Vila, Blake, Cally, Dayna, Gan, Jenna, Soolin, Tarrant, Travis, Servalan by Nancy Dziergowski (120)
- The Queen's Fool, fiction by Margaret Walsh (Series C) (127)
- The Treasure, fiction by Teresa Ward (Series C) (129)
- Go Fish, puzzle by Katherine S. Cremona (130)
- The Bewitching Hour, fiction by Lorna B. (Series C) (131)
- Chance, poem by Teri Sarick (136)
- Moments, fiction by Leigh Moto'oka (Series C) (137)
- Mutoid, poem by Melissa Mastoris (140)
- One Final Wish, poem by Melissa Mastoris (140)
- The Lost Episode, fiction by Cyndi Hubb and Jean B. Hubb (Series C) (141)
- Double Blind, fiction by Irene Stubbs (Series C) (150)
- Avenger, poem by Jacqui Topp (158)
- Garden Comfort, fiction by Ruth Berman (Series D) (159)
- Something Happened on the Way to Star One by Roxie Ray (filk, Something Happened on the Way to Heaven, by Phil Collins and Daryl Stuermer) (161)
- Avon and the Oracle, fiction by Ruth Berman (Series D) (162)
- I'm Going Back for Cally Teri Sarick (filk, Cally's, by LL Cool J) (163)
- If There Is But One Man Left, fiction by Michelle Christian (Series D) (164)
- Mixed-up Quotation, puzzle by Katherine S. Cremona (169)
- Misquotes, puzzle by Katherine S. Cremona (169)
- His Brother's Keeper, fiction by Leigh Moto'oka (Series D) (170)
- Little Brother, poem by Teri Sarick (176)
- Improbable Orbit, fiction by Roxie Ray (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe crossover; reprinted from The Laughing Mutoid #4) (Series D) (177)
- The Lords of Order, fiction by Maureen Torrens (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (178)
- Prone to Disaster, fiction by Leah Rosenthal and Ann Wortham (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (186)
- Avon Sings: Blake Needs Me by Teri Sarick (filk, As Long As He Needs Me) (186)
- Overload, fiction by Sheila Paulson (Jabberwocky universe; reprinted in Jabberwocky Collected and Jabberwocky #3) (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (187)
- Meegat's Deliverance, poem by Melissa Mastoris (211)
- Liberation, fiction by Roxanne Longstreet (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (212)
- Gimme Avon After Midnight by Teri Sarick (filk, Gimme A Man After Midnight, by Erasure) (219)
- Winds of Avon by Teri Sarick (filk, Windy, by Ruthann Friedman/Association) (219)
- The Sea Refuses No River, fiction by Catherine Kendall (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (220)
- The Unknown Filk by Teri Sarick (239)
- Fugitive, fiction by Jean Graham (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (240)
- Hold Back the Rain, fiction by Rebecca Ann Brothers, Pat Dunn, and Diana Smith (Series E, Post Gauda Prime) (242)
- Waiting for Blake [with apologies to Samuel Beckett...], fiction in script form by Brendan O'Cullane (reprinted in Double Vision) (277)
- Mistress of Darkness, poem by Melissa Mastoris (283)
- Puzzle Answers (284)
- Letters of Comment (285)
- Zine Ads (289)
from issue #7, T.L. Condon
from issue #7, Sophia R. Mulvey
from issue #7, Suzie Molnar
from issue #7, Leah Rosenthal
from issue #7, Mary Gerstner
from issue #7, Mary Gerstner
from issue #7, Mary Gerstner
from issue #7, Leigh Moto'oka
from issue #7, Fliss Davies
from issue #7, Denise Loague
from issue #7, Leigh Moto'oka
from issue #7, Fliss Davies
from issue #7, Lucia C. Moore
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7
I feel special credit should go to Sheila Paulson for Overload, (I've enjoyed all the Jabberwocky stories that I've managed to get hold of.
I just love the ship itself and the glorious 'coming together' of all the characters. [1]
References
- ^ from a letter of comment in "Gambit" #10