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Furry!: The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever!
Furry The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever Author:Fred Patten (Editor) In Furry!, "furry fiction expert" and editor Fred Patten takes readers through some of the best-loved and most memorable furry stories ever written. Furry fiction revolves around sentient animals or characters who have animal aspects, ranging from genetically engineered creatures to aliens to werewolves. Usually taking the form of huma... more »n characteristics given to animals, anthropomorphics have been with humanity from the earliest cave painting to our modern marketing icons and sports mascots. From Watership Down to Redwall, fantasy fans have flocked to heroic tales of furry heroes. Although related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror, this branch of speculative fiction has a style all its own. Winner of Furry Fandoms' Ursus Award, this anthology features twenty-six of the best furry fiction stories of the past 15 years from long-running literary magazines such as Anthrolations, PawPrints Fanzine, The Ever-Changing Palace, Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe, and Yarf! Included are stories by Lawrence Watt-Evans, Watts Martin, Michael H. Payne, Gene Breshears, Brock Hoagland, Mel. White, Phil Geusz, and many others. The collection also features informative introductions and bibliographies detailing the origins and history of the sub-genre.
Contents: Foreword (Furry! The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction!) (2006) • essay by Fred Patten
SECTION ONE: Furries and Humans, foreword / Tim Susman. - To the Magic Born (1950 / shortstory by Brian W. Antoine; Foxy Lady (1992) / shortstory by Lawrence Watt-Evans; The Color of Rain (2000) / shortstory by Gene Breshears; Crucible (2000) / shortstory by Kim Liu; How George Miloes Almost Saved the World (1991) / shortstory by Watts Martin; Canis Major (2001) / shortstory by Michael H. Payne; A Snapshot from Fayetteville (1993) / shortstory by Mick Collins; Wings (1997) / shortstory by Todd G. Sutherland; Respect the Sea (2001) / shortstory by Jeff Eddy; The Boar goes North (1990) / shortstory by Matt Posner
SECTION TWO: Furry Alternate Worlds, foreword / Gene Breshears. - Port in a Storm (1989) / shortstory by Robert K. Carspecken; Rosettes and Ribbons (2000) / novelette by M. C. A. Hogarth and Dave Bryant; Painted Memories (1994) / shortstory by Conrad Wong; Recruiting (2001) / shortstory by Elizabeth McCoy; Rat's Reputation (1989) / shortstory by Michael H. Payne; Whimper's Law (1991) / shortstory by Craig Hilton; Beneath the Crystal Sea (2001) / novelette by Brock Hoagland; Secret Weapon (2000) / shortstory by Allen Kitchen; Mercy to the Cubs: a Tale of the Furkindred (1995) / novelette by Chas. P. A. Melville; Messenger (1998) / shortstory by Mel White; Castlefail (1996) / shortstory by Jefferson P. Swycaffer; Repas du Vivant (1993) / shortstory by Axel Shaikman
SECTION THREE: Transformation, foreword / Phil Geusz. - Graduation Day (1999) / novelette by Phil Geusz; Top of the Mountain (1999) / novelette by Ben Goodridge; Find the Beautiful (1997) / shortstory by Tim Susman; Little Monster (1999) / shortstory by Tom Turrittin.