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Thia week on KnotCast, Savrin Fuzz, and Istanbul go on about the joys of college. Well, what we remember. Or do we? We read several tales from our listeners, get a couple follow up emails, and hear back from our official purple fox. We also go off on a lot of silly tangents. :D All this and more on episode 64 of KnotCast! Episode 64 - Tales from College

Kyell talks about Camp Feral! K.M. talks about not writing! Then they cover art and music and how they relate to writing, and erotic writing, and wine drinking. Unsheathed: Episode 8 - Camp Feral recap! Art and music and writing, oh my!

Ok, Those of you who have seen my numerous posts across many different forums will know that Im a collector of furry related fiction, so I started a mild hobby of hunting down knowledge of different furry books and conveying them into a list. The list has grown and is now to date, the largest list in existence and the most well reviewed one too. All books on my list have been discussed or someone has at least pulled a review before I submitted them to the list. Ive been quite careful to try and ensure that all books on the list meet at least one of four guidelines to be considered "furry" or anthropomorphic in some form.

To see the list, you will have to browse the raccoon's bookshelf at the planetfurry bbs. 7-8th posts on the following page
http://www.planetfurry.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9427&start=30&sid=14a9dd2186f5bd0f582ef35bcb8b6f99

I encourage anyone to sign up and post knowledge of any books you are positive fit one of the 4 guidelines ive mentioned. The reason Im doing this is because I would like to encourage furries to show an interest in novels and graphic novels instead of an almost exclusive interest in general art. Stories can entertain for days, if not weeks while a comic will be read in a matter of a single hour and cost likely twice as much. Im not saying comics are any easier to make than novels. Im just saying there is a big underappreciation in the written word among furs. Yes, im probably preaching to the choir as im betting a few of you are writers yourselves, but neverless, this is my hobby, and my first act since creation of this list will be to start reviewing the books as I read them.

If by any chance you all would prefer to stick to books printed and published for and by furries, then thats alright, but for starters, ill list three independent books that ive come across that I have read so far.

Im going to do this in groups of three or a group with all the books in the series, the current books that ive read will be reviewed as a list in alphabetical order for the most part.

1. "The Guardsman" by PJ Beese and Todd Hamilton
The story is told from the point of view of one Ki Lawwnum, a Lionman warrior who happens to be the primary guard of the emperor. The Lionman are a race of warriors that lost a war to an emperor many years before and to allow them to save face, the leader proposed that in return for allowing them to save honor and face, he would allow them to become his personal guard. The lionmen in the book all seem to be bound by this odd need to serve the empire and the emperor with an absolute attitude showing no restraint for the enemy. On the down side, the emperor sadly seems to be slipping slowly further and further into madness. Ki is bound by his code to serve the empire, but the leader of this empire is clearly not in his right mind. The question that comes up is "is serving the emperor serving the empire, or should he find another way" and better yet, if he chooses that other way, would that still be standing true to his code? or would he be considered treasonous? Personally I rather liked the story, but I will admit things were a smidgen on the predictable lane. The emperor was way to easy to hate, and its pretty easy to see where most of the story will be going. Granted, it does have a final bit of surprise at the end. I can guarantee you wont see the ending coming either. It has one of those satisfying endings that I enjoy so much. Not exactly happy, but still fairly short and satisfying. Ill give it a 6/10

2. "the Ophidian Conspiracy" by John Carr
OK, this book.... I really dont know where to begin, so Ill just start with a summary. The story consists of a sortof universal investigator is sent to a planet of snake people called Ophidians who are generally about as technically advanced as the wheel itself, where he is supposed to determine why a planet of technically backwards beings suddenly acquired a small fleet of battlecruisers. Apparently there is a treaty that says no technology will be shared with planets of a certain level of technology. I dont do spoilers, but I can say the story was fairly predictable. I think my biggest issue with this was the lines. I mean seriously, the lines were horribly cheezy. There were moments when the writer showed potential by employing a unique level of viewpoint into the mind of an anthro snake, but he quickly throws it away in favor of more humanoid behavior. Also, the main character suddenly develops a passionate sense of love for the woman who he is traveling with despite arguing with her constantly throughout the story and never seems to get along with her, but yet suddenly he finds himself all oogly eyed. I have my hunches of where that was supposed to have come from, but ill leave it up to you to figure that out. it aint too hard and if I say anything, it will ruin what little surprises the story has for the reader in the first place. My second complaint was with the writer's habit of fast forwarding through all kinds of stuff, like he was rushing to get the book done. I dont know if I should be feeling sorry for him for having to rush through it like this, or if I should slap him for letting anyone rush him. I think the book would be a good read for teenagers who not only could find a copy, but could also resist the urge to mangle it like most kids do with books. I will say it had potential, just seemed to be badly presented and poorly written. For being so damn predictable with a rather good concept and for rushing the story so hard, I have to give this book a 3/10.

"Wolf Moon" by Charles DeLint
OK, now heres one to talk about. The story was about a young traveler, haggard with sweat, running from some kind of monster, which is clearly trying to kill him. The book cover clearly shows a werewolf howling at the moon and we all know stories these days portray werewolves as horrific monsters, but suddenly you discover the monster is not the werewolf in this book, but instead, turns out to be whats trying to kill the werewolf(yes, for those of you who havent caught that, the man is the werewolf, running from some kind of monster). Through some odd turns of events(yes, this part happens pretty soon in the book, so im not really revealing anything by telling you), the man escapes and eventually finds himself in a town, where he is forced to stand up to an intruder and show what he really is. The only problem is, will the townsfolk see him as the monster instead of the monster that is actually killing them. I will say that this was a fantastic story, never mind the short mentioning of werewolf boners, which seemed like an odd addition to a teenage level of read, but hey, who am I to complain. The author does an exceptional job of visualizing every detail of the story, the characters, and the environment they are in. The concept behind the story was unique for once, and instead of a monster werewolf ravaging the countryside, it turns out to be the complete and utter opposite situation. Ive already given away too much because I want every surprise to leap out at you if you choose to pick this one up. I give this one a 9/10

My final act in this post will be to shamelessly plug a site that has helped me greatly in getting ahold of books that I want. The site works by mailing books you have and want to get rid of in trade for books you want to read. You mail your books to other members, those members notify the website of the book's arrival, and then you request books from other members. Its a cycle that works quite well despite some of the obvious concerns. I hear a lot of people wondering how everyone stays honest on the site. Well, for one thing, if you fail to notify the site after a month that your book has arrived so that the sender can be credited, the website seeks legal charges from the person. Ive never had a single book go unaccounted for and ive been a member for almost a year so far. Ive hunted down comment after comment on this site and I havent heard a single negative one, so I gotta say.... TRY IT!!!! Also, if you post 10 books, they give you a couple freeby points to request random books and get you started.
http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=2&r_by=cjkrythos

and now, my shameless plug is done, I return you all to your regularly scheduled.... whatever it is thats going on around here :P

thanks for reading.

Ok, Those of you who have seen my numerous posts across many different forums will know that Im a collector of furry related fiction, so I started a mild hobby of hunting down knowledge of different furry books and conveying them into a list. The list has grown and is now to date, the largest list in existence and the most well reviewed one too. All books on my list have been discussed or someone has at least pulled a review before I submitted them to the list. Ive been quite careful to try and ensure that all books on the list meet at least one of four guidelines to be considered "furry" or anthropomorphic in some form.

To see the list, you will have to browse the raccoon's bookshelf at the planetfurry bbs. 7-8th posts on the following page
http://www.planetfurry.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9427&start=30&sid=14a9dd2186f5bd0f582ef35bcb8b6f99

I encourage anyone to sign up and post knowledge of any books you are positive fit one of the 4 guidelines ive mentioned. The reason Im doing this is because I would like to encourage furries to show an interest in novels and graphic novels instead of an almost exclusive interest in general art. Stories can entertain for days, if not weeks while a comic will be read in a matter of a single hour and cost likely twice as much. Im not saying comics are any easier to make than novels. Im just saying there is a big underappreciation in the written word among furs. Yes, im probably preaching to the choir as im betting a few of you are writers yourselves, but neverless, this is my hobby, and my first act since creation of this list will be to start reviewing the books as I read them.

If by any chance you all would prefer to stick to books printed and published for and by furries, then thats alright, but for starters, ill list three independent books that ive come across that I have read so far.

Im going to do this in groups of three or a group with all the books in the series, the current books that ive read will be reviewed as a list in alphabetical order for the most part.

1. "The Guardsman" by PJ Beese and Todd Hamilton
The story is told from the point of view of one Ki Lawwnum, a Lionman warrior who happens to be the primary guard of the emperor. The Lionman are a race of warriors that lost a war to an emperor many years before and to allow them to save face, the leader proposed that in return for allowing them to save honor and face, he would allow them to become his personal guard. The lionmen in the book all seem to be bound by this odd need to serve the empire and the emperor with an absolute attitude showing no restraint for the enemy. On the down side, the emperor sadly seems to be slipping slowly further and further into madness. Ki is bound by his code to serve the empire, but the leader of this empire is clearly not in his right mind. The question that comes up is "is serving the emperor serving the empire, or should he find another way" and better yet, if he chooses that other way, would that still be standing true to his code? or would he be considered treasonous? Personally I rather liked the story, but I will admit things were a smidgen on the predictable lane. The emperor was way to easy to hate, and its pretty easy to see where most of the story will be going. Granted, it does have a final bit of surprise at the end. I can guarantee you wont see the ending coming either. It has one of those satisfying endings that I enjoy so much. Not exactly happy, but still fairly short and satisfying. Ill give it a 6/10

2. "the Ophidian Conspiracy" by John Carr
OK, this book.... I really dont know where to begin, so Ill just start with a summary. The story consists of a sortof universal investigator is sent to a planet of snake people called Ophidians who are generally about as technically advanced as the wheel itself, where he is supposed to determine why a planet of technically backwards beings suddenly acquired a small fleet of battlecruisers. Apparently there is a treaty that says no technology will be shared with planets of a certain level of technology. I dont do spoilers, but I can say the story was fairly predictable. I think my biggest issue with this was the lines. I mean seriously, the lines were horribly cheezy. There were moments when the writer showed potential by employing a unique level of viewpoint into the mind of an anthro snake, but he quickly throws it away in favor of more humanoid behavior. Also, the main character suddenly develops a passionate sense of love for the woman who he is traveling with despite arguing with her constantly throughout the story and never seems to get along with her, but yet suddenly he finds himself all oogly eyed. I have my hunches of where that was supposed to have come from, but ill leave it up to you to figure that out. it aint too hard and if I say anything, it will ruin what little surprises the story has for the reader in the first place. My second complaint was with the writer's habit of fast forwarding through all kinds of stuff, like he was rushing to get the book done. I dont know if I should be feeling sorry for him for having to rush through it like this, or if I should slap him for letting anyone rush him. I think the book would be a good read for teenagers who not only could find a copy, but could also resist the urge to mangle it like most kids do with books. I will say it had potential, just seemed to be badly presented and poorly written. For being so damn predictable with a rather good concept and for rushing the story so hard, I have to give this book a 3/10.

"Wolf Moon" by Charles DeLint
OK, now heres one to talk about. The story was about a young traveler, haggard with sweat, running from some kind of monster, which is clearly trying to kill him. The book cover clearly shows a werewolf howling at the moon and we all know stories these days portray werewolves as horrific monsters, but suddenly you discover the monster is not the werewolf in this book, but instead, turns out to be whats trying to kill the werewolf(yes, for those of you who havent caught that, the man is the werewolf, running from some kind of monster). Through some odd turns of events(yes, this part happens pretty soon in the book, so im not really revealing anything by telling you), the man escapes and eventually finds himself in a town, where he is forced to stand up to an intruder and show what he really is. The only problem is, will the townsfolk see him as the monster instead of the monster that is actually killing them. I will say that this was a fantastic story, never mind the short mentioning of werewolf boners, which seemed like an odd addition to a teenage level of read, but hey, who am I to complain. The author does an exceptional job of visualizing every detail of the story, the characters, and the environment they are in. The concept behind the story was unique for once, and instead of a monster werewolf ravaging the countryside, it turns out to be the complete and utter opposite situation. Ive already given away too much because I want every surprise to leap out at you if you choose to pick this one up. I give this one a 9/10

My final act in this post will be to shamelessly plug a site that has helped me greatly in getting ahold of books that I want. The site works by mailing books you have and want to get rid of in trade for books you want to read. You mail your books to other members, those members notify the website of the book's arrival, and then you request books from other members. Its a cycle that works quite well despite some of the obvious concerns. I hear a lot of people wondering how everyone stays honest on the site. Well, for one thing, if you fail to notify the site after a month that your book has arrived so that the sender can be credited, the website seeks legal charges from the person. Ive never had a single book go unaccounted for and ive been a member for almost a year so far. Ive hunted down comment after comment on this site and I havent heard a single negative one, so I gotta say.... TRY IT!!!! Also, if you post 10 books, they give you a couple freeby points to request random books and get you started.
http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=2&r_by=cjkrythos

and now, my shameless plug is done, I return you all to your regularly scheduled.... whatever it is thats going on around here :P

thanks for reading.

Episode 6 of Analogues, the TF Chat Podcast"I Should Really Be a Bird" ©Kurrel the RavenAll other content ©2009 Tanuke Media Analogues - 006 - Sept 3, 2009

Kyell and K.M. tackle thorny topics this time, about embarrassing writing they produced a long time ago, and their least favorite things in furry fiction. It's sure to create controversy! Unless it doesn't. Unsheathed: Episode 7 - This episode: Pet peeves in furry fiction

Rikoshi, or his slave name Kevin Frane, is not only a gay fox, he's a gay, writer fox. Fuzz and Rikoshi discuss the fox's first book, Thousand Leaves, as well as his short stories which have appeared in various anthologies and his upcoming plans. This episode starts out as an interview and ends up being a friendly discussion between two writers. We had fun recording this interview and we hope you find it interesting to listen to. Rikky's writing blog: http://Rikoshi.blogspot.com Buy Rikoshi's books and stories here: http://Rikoshi.FurPlanet.com http://www.Sofawolf.com http://www.anthrodreams.com http://www.BadDogBooks.com KnotCast Presents - Rikoshi the Writer Fox

stuff about me at work (the post office), a furry story on Rachel Maddow, Twitter and Ustream at the conventions and "Gamer Funk" by musician Rob Balder! Episode 95---Off to Mephit Furmeet - stuff about me at work (the post office), a furry story on Rachel Maddow, Twitter and Ustream at the conventions and "Gamer Funk" by…

In a very special "Unsheathed," Not Tube joins the show to lecture the K's on the difference between John Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway, with the help of some sangria. Two otters, one fox! How will it end?! Unsheathed: Episode 6 - Special guest Not Tube talks about writing styles with us!

It's Chark Week! It's all about the charks. Who ate my seester. Also this week, we read follow up emails from 61, give answers regarding junkie mates, and cleave a wall of text in two! All this and more on the 'holy crap things blew up' week of KnotCast! Episode 63 - Chark Week

The time of the full moon is tougher on some more than others."Hiding From the Moonlight" by Will A. SanbornRead by Kemmy Sirrah AD Flash 007 - Hiding From the Moonlight - The time of the full moon is tougher on some more than others."Hiding From the Moonlight" by Read by

This week on KnotCast, it's all about the podcasts. Also, new equipment! We hear back from readers on what they watch and listen to, and discuss what we listen to ourselves. This is a shorter show due to starting late, once again due to omg new equipment. We'll get it working right soon.. we hope! Episode 62 - Pod Castin' Across the Universe

in this extended edition i chat with furry video maker Wild Bill TX while at megaplex. beers were consumed. Episode 94--Talking with Wild Bill TX - in this extended edition i chat with furry video maker Wild Bill TX while at megaplex. beers were consumed.

This week on KnotCast, it's EL DEE ARR week. Savrin, Fuzz, Isty, and Zap discuss and read emails all about long distance relationships. We hear good ideas, some horror stories, and give advice on em. With bonus debate at the end! This weeks song is Storybook Elegy, by Colson. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2613094 http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colson/ Episode 61 - El Dee Are

This week on episode 60 of KnotCast, it's all about the feedback! We've been doing this for a long time now, so we asked you, our listeners, for your opinions. So Savrin, Zap, Kyo, Isty, and That Slut Wolf read feedback and have silly tangents. It's a lighthearted and shorter episode this week on KnotCast. This weeks song is Autumnal Equinox by Arkloud. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/arkloud/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2551666 Episode 60 - Talking Back

Pull up a log and grab a marshmallow as we bring you two stories perfect for telling around a campfire on a summer night. "A Campfire Tale" by Allen Kitchen Inspired by and a retelling of "The Highwayman" poem by Alfred NoyesRead by Peter Katt"The One with the Spooky House" by Tim SusmanRead by Chris Hvidsten from the Outcast podcast novel.Sound effects from the FreeSound ProjectMusic by Infinity Squared Both stories appeared in Alone in the Dark, the dramatic horror anthology. AD 007 - Campfire Tales - Pull up a log and grab a marshmallow as we bring you two stories perfect for telling around a campfire on a summer night. "A Campfire Tale" by Inspired by and a retelling of poem by Alfred NoyesRead by "The One with the Spooky...