Harlequin Airs by Ellis Ward

Publisher: Uzi Press

Pros, slash. Art by Suzan Lovett. From 1993.

Review: Okay - this is a bit unfair, I know. Harlequin Airs is out of print. A friend of the original publisher is reprinting the spiral bound zine and offering it and "Zax's theatre of Glamour and Magic" at some Cons. I found my copies at Media West and - once again - bought them because of the most beautiful fold-out artwork. But: The story, set in "the only gay circus ever known" unfolds quickly and makes for a really fascinating read. The hesitancy between Bodie and Doyle - who hadn't known each other before, but are partnered on the trapeze - and their attraction for each other - that is both forced upon each other and yet grabbing a hold of them almost against their own will - have the reader mesmerized. Will they be able to have a future after the case is closed? Will love really conquer all or will the differences of their goals tear them apart?

Reviewer: Serena serena_ieg@yahoo.com