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The Ursa Major Awards Anthology
A Tenth Anniversary Celebration Since 2001, The Ursa Major Awards have been awarded every year to the best writers, artists, and creators of anthropomorphic media. Voted on by the community at large, they honor the best in every field of artistic endeavor. This anthology is a celebration of the first ten years of anthropomorphic short fiction, collecting both winners and nominees from across the years to provide readers with a sample of the best authors the furry community has to offer. So read, enjoy, and then help decide the next winners of this fine award by voting for the next ten years of Ursa Major Awards.
352 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2012
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Fred Patten
34 books11 followersFred Patten was an American writer and historian known for his work in the science fiction, fantasy, anime, manga, and furry fandoms through both print and online books, magazines, and other media.
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May 5, 2015
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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I was almost in this book. My name, in fact, is on one of the last few pages as I was one of the 2001 nominees. Sadly. the only email address they had was a defunct address because of a Comcast merger. Sucks, but it happens.
I will end up in another collection from the same peeps now that they've caught up to me. A Century of Anthropology
I thought I should check out my competition. :-)
I'd read Beneath the Crystal Sea somewhere before. I liked the world, but it really could have been humans running around, but then there was a mermaid, and that might have seemed very unlikely otherwise.
Familiars was hands over fists a superior story. I do prefer stories where there's a reason for talking animals (story needs rather than a backstory, if you know what I mean).
I didn't think I'd like In The Line of Duty on the first page. But it was hard science and there was humanity, and it won me over in the end.
Felicia and the Tail-Cutter's Curse... I'm still a bit sore that the dramatic first few pages did not give us a dramatic story. Still, nothing wrong with humor and for days afterwards the last bits of the story made me smile.
Who doesn't like a little horny sorcerer every now and then?
In His Own Country seems to suffer a bit from too many characters, but was a fine work in the end and made me jealous for not being a part of the writers' collective that worked in that universe.
Jacks to Open was my first read of Kyell Gold. He shares many of my sensibilities and tastes, I think. I would be a very lucky pony if my writings were half as clean. Don't Blink was the second Gold story I ever read. I enjoyed it and would love to see a more erotic take. Afterall, I want to know what the Opossum had in his pants and how he used it.
There was a 3rd Gold story here and it was the most human of them all. Drifting had the earmarks of a Furry story and scent played a huge part in things, but it was deep and emotional an could have been about any human. Which is, of course, not a bad thing by any measure.
SIX is the first Roach written story I came across since poor Archy was lost to us so many years ago. I enjoyed the surprise ending and I kinda was hoping for a little sex... of well, if wishes were horses... ummmm, hmmmm... anyway, I enjoyed the petting story.
The Puss In Boots story, Ailoura was a fable retold and well played. I liked it a lot although some of the dialogue had too much construction... I liked the twist at the end.
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13253629
I was almost in this book. My name, in fact, is on one of the last few pages as I was one of the 2001 nominees. Sadly. the only email address they had was a defunct address because of a Comcast merger. Sucks, but it happens.
I will end up in another collection from the same peeps now that they've caught up to me. A Century of Anthropology
I thought I should check out my competition. :-)
I'd read Beneath the Crystal Sea somewhere before. I liked the world, but it really could have been humans running around, but then there was a mermaid, and that might have seemed very unlikely otherwise.
Familiars was hands over fists a superior story. I do prefer stories where there's a reason for talking animals (story needs rather than a backstory, if you know what I mean).
I didn't think I'd like In The Line of Duty on the first page. But it was hard science and there was humanity, and it won me over in the end.
Felicia and the Tail-Cutter's Curse... I'm still a bit sore that the dramatic first few pages did not give us a dramatic story. Still, nothing wrong with humor and for days afterwards the last bits of the story made me smile.
Who doesn't like a little horny sorcerer every now and then?
In His Own Country seems to suffer a bit from too many characters, but was a fine work in the end and made me jealous for not being a part of the writers' collective that worked in that universe.
Jacks to Open was my first read of Kyell Gold. He shares many of my sensibilities and tastes, I think. I would be a very lucky pony if my writings were half as clean. Don't Blink was the second Gold story I ever read. I enjoyed it and would love to see a more erotic take. Afterall, I want to know what the Opossum had in his pants and how he used it.
There was a 3rd Gold story here and it was the most human of them all. Drifting had the earmarks of a Furry story and scent played a huge part in things, but it was deep and emotional an could have been about any human. Which is, of course, not a bad thing by any measure.
SIX is the first Roach written story I came across since poor Archy was lost to us so many years ago. I enjoyed the surprise ending and I kinda was hoping for a little sex... of well, if wishes were horses... ummmm, hmmmm... anyway, I enjoyed the petting story.
The Puss In Boots story, Ailoura was a fable retold and well played. I liked it a lot although some of the dialogue had too much construction... I liked the twist at the end.
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