Arabian Nights by Pamela Rose

Slash, Pros, from 1992. illustrated by KOZ

Publisher: The Presses

Review: This zine (and yes, it is slash, I can't seem to bring myself to read something else) is already on the net - and even though its brilliant cover art is up the net too, you'll sure miss out on some extremely lovely art done by Koz if you just copy it off the net...

The story is set in the 1890's in London, where Raymond, youngest son of the Doyle family and the too gentle black sheep, too, is sent to Arabia in order to no longer bother his father - wanting to draw for a living certainly isn't something a Doyle should do. When he gets captured by sheik Bodie it soon turns out that the Arab, while well educated and suave, is still a wild son of the desert at heart who takes what he wants ... even if it is Doyle. In order to save a friend young Raymond accepts a cruel deal, not knowing that he is accepting his own future, also. A year later Raymond, freed of his obligations, is able to leave, to pick up the shards of his life - but does he even want to live?

A gorgeous story, fantastic artwork and blistering sex. sigh...

Reviewer: Serena serena_ieg@yahoo.com