There's two stories by Natasha Solten. Sometimes this writer works for me, other times, like this...'The Conquering Touch' is not bad, it's well written (though I prefer Blake not as thick nor as platitudinous as this) and there's patches of good dialogue, but I found it unsatisfying. And both Blake and Avon seemed wrong in 'Reaching For Death' - even if you allow for Avon going bonkers. I also found the assumption that the Scorpio crew were so much more wonderful and close and supportive than Blake's people more than a little off-putting (but then I always do - I also disliked the portrayal of Deva).
'Lover's Quarrel' is again not bad, but nothing out of the ordinary. And 'Covenant' - A/V, something I can't properly judge - is post-Orbit, with Vila weeping all over the place, and it just doesn't work for me.
Fiction:
Sylvia Knight, "Descending Horizon" (A/B)
Quale and Scorpio, "Covenant" (A/V)
Natasha Solten, "The Conquering Touch" (A/B)
Kami Saiid, "Lover's Quarrel" (A/B)
Andrea Arat, "Tranquilized Dreams" (A/B)
Natasha Solten, "Reaching for Death" (A/B)
Poetry:
Lassie Faire, "Foolishness" (A/V)
Ellie Craven, "Color Schemes" (A/B)
Kathy Tipton, "Liberation" (A/B)
Natasha Solten, "For Blake... Some Unspoken Words" (A/B)
Art:
Lynne Alysse Witten cover, pp. 20, 149 4th series logo
pp. 30, 68, 108 B7 logo
pp. 36, 109, 110 decorative
borders
Anja Gruber p. 22 V
p. 112 A
Last updated on 26th of January 2000