Characters Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place

How goes the new issue, Tahi?

Did you get any help, G_Anakin? I haven't read Fury yet, so I couldn't help.

 

I'd be happy to help review. I couldn't work on any really long stories because of time contraints, but I'd be happy to review a one-poster, or a short story, like Tahi's "The Talk".

 

Okay - sorry about the long absence. First Christmas and New Year and then the horrors of the start of the work year, and back to having no boss - so having to do 1.5 jobs again. It's like Groundhog Day!

Anyway - enough grizzling.

So far we have:
The interview
The New Fics Section - Big thanks to star_writer24
The "Writers' Chit-Chat Interview - Big thanks to Pied_Piper
A short RPG update - Big thanks to JediAlly

What we need:
Reviews
Artwork
Someone to do their "Favourite Canon Passage"


brodiew
Thanks for the query. We're getting there. LOL Albeit slowly.

G_Anakin
I really like your idea - and I've been wondering if a number of us could contribute to an article on the way Tahiri has been portrayed since the end of the NJO. I've been researching the Force Heretic books, The Final Prophecy and TJK, and have some useful passages to work from. Would you be able to PM me the ideas you mentioned about what Jacen says about A and T?

What I think would work well would be combining my introductory piece on how Tahiri was portrayed in the NJO with your ideas - and then I'd like to have some other opinions in as well. Of course I would make sure everyone's ideas were credited to them, and cite them properly.

So everyone - could you PM me any thoughts you have on this topic:
What is your opinion of the way Tahiri has been written in the Dark Nest and the Legacy of the Force series?

Don't feel you need to write some kind of essay - an' no need to write propah or anyfing Just bang your ideas down and send them to me. The more material we have, the more interesting it will be.

The challenge
Pied_Piper has gallantly agreed to take this over as Whitey is unable to do it any more. Whitey - thanks so much for doing such a fantastic job for Anahiri You are da bomb.

Kick - let us know if you need help at all with the challenge and feel free to ask for volunteers.

Yoda - are you still able to judge? Or is RL holding you captive. No problem if you're too busy.

Lonewolf - I'd be honoured if you wanted to review The Talk. But just do any of the new stories that you want to - and yes a short story or songfic review would be wonderful.



Anyone else want to do a review of one of the new stories? There are lots of new ones, so just choose one and go for it. And then either PM it to me or email it to me at candi.young@stonebow.otago.ac.nz



In the last issue we featured cover art. So if you have new covers for stories posted since then could you send me the links?

Has anyone seen any artwork at all that has either A or T in it?

I think that's all for the time being.

 

Good news! I have found two lovely new artists who have very kindly allowed us to post their work. The extra good thing is that they have quite diverse styles - so you are all in for a treat.

Remember to read the post above and send me any thoughts on the article topic. Also - remember: reviews, reviews, reviews.

And did I mention reviews?

 

Quote Tahi

Good news! I have found two lovely new artists who have very kindly allowed us to post their work. The extra good thing is that they have quite diverse styles - so you are all in for a treat.

This is why your one Baaaadddd Mamma! I wish I could have helped with the fanart Master, but I can't draw squat...I mean I can't draw stick people..

Remember to read the post above and send me any thoughts on the article topic. Also - remember: reviews, reviews, reviews.

And did I mention reviews?

I spoke to Wes, and he and I will judge the Challenge. I'm looking forward to it.

~Piper

 

I decided that this needed an up since everyone needs to see it!

*Blames Tahi for directing him here*

So...exactly what do I do now?

Morgoth

 

Hello Morgoth, and welcome!

I'm Tahi's apprentice and am on staff here at Anahiri If you want to get involved or have any question please feel free to PM me. And, please, call me Kick.

 

Okay troops - the magazine is looking good. All we need are reviews, chit-chat and somebody to write about their favourite canon passage. Any takers?

I need more chit-chat from writers - so please send me a blurb about your current stories that feature either A/T or A and T by themselves. This is your chance to advertise your A/T stuff - remember you can include links to your stories/songfics etc and also a short excerpt if you like. The more the merrier. As it's been a year since we last posted, you can include anything written in that time frame.

If you new cover art - send me that, too.

Also you still have time to send me your thoughts on the DN and LotF portrayal of Tahiri. So far I have some material from Thrawn, Kidan, JediAlly, TahiriSoloFan and Morgoth. If you've sent me opinions and your name is not there - can you PM me as I may have put your piece in the wrong folder. I'm running off three computers at present so things sometimes get lost! (Especially when you're ditzy like me!)

That's about it. So just in summary, we need:
Reviews
Chit-Chat
Opinions
Favourite passage

 

Reviews - check - 2 done and more intending to
Chit-Chat - nothing written in the past year
Opinions - I might think of something - maybe
Favourite passage - check - done

- Troop Mags

 

You're a wee cracker, Mags. And you're going to fill the favourite passage slot? Cool. Thanks.

In that case - all we need now is chit-chat and any cover art done in the last year. And if anyone wants to do reviews - please go ahead. Any A and/or T fic written in the last year will qualify.

Kidan - do you have cover art?

 

These favorite canon passages you're talking about - are they to come from the movies, or can they be from a comic or a novel.

 

you are too kind
well, I mailed you all but found out that I missed out some stuff
you will get a revisited version soon!

since the passage should be with Anakin or Tahiri or both of them it is a novel ... not sure if there is a comic with them

 

check yer pm box

 

Oh. I thought it was a passage in general, not specifically associated with Anakin and/or Tahiri. And only Anakin appeared in the comics.

 

Got them thanks, Kidan. Replied to you with a draft of the article to check over.

JA
Yes - it has to be a passage from one of the profic books that is either about Anakin or Tahiri or both. So it would be your favourite A or T focused passage.

Hey there Mags - thanks. I appreciate all the work you're doing.

 

JediAlly:
well, I have not read any comics


Tahi:
you are doing far more work thank you

 

I wish there were some A/T comics. That would be very cool.

Mags - thanks. It's fun though seeing it all come together.


Everyone:
If you're writing an A and/or T story at present - remember to PM me just a wee blurb about it for the Chit-Chat section. Just a link and a sentence or two will do - and an excerpt if you like.

 

Hi everyone - we have all we need now for the next issue. Look for it to be posted either tomorrow or the next day.

As an extra this time, we have - thanks to Maggy - an Index to the first 5 issues of Anahiri. If you're looking for a piece of artwork for your desktop or maybe your wall, or if you're looking for an A/T story to read - here's the very thing for you.

Thanks, Mags - you're a wee gem.

 

Index to Anahiri: Issues 1-5
~compiled by Maggy~

Reviewed so far

First issue: ? page 10 (set 25ppp)

Imperial-Hippy's Promise To Live. I love you by Maggy
Jaya Solo?s I Hove You by Tahi
SkalenFehl?s Life Debt by Wild_Phoenix
YodaKenobi's Revolution by Maggy


Second issue ? page 13 (set 25ppp)

EH_Pilot?s A Boy No Longer: The Path of the Chosen by Imperial-Hippy
JDH3's The Sith Insurrection by YodaKenobi
Thrawn McEwok's Dark Paths by Tahi


Third issue ? page 17 (set 25ppp)

Courtney_Solo?s Left Behind by Tahi
Imperial_Hippy?s Bikini by Courtney_Solo
Tahi's Many Happy Returns by YodaKenobi
YodaKenobi's The Eighth Cortex by Maggy


Fourth issue ? page 23 (set 25ppp)

J_K_Dart?s The Darkness Shaped by G_Anakin
Jedi_Knight_Satine?s The Chosen One by G_Anakin
LosDosMos?s Echoes by Tahi
Marsa?s No-one Is Alone: The Gift by G_Anakin


Fifth issue ? page 27 (set 25ppp)

Jedi-Ant?s Sacrifice by G_Anakin
Qui_Xux?s One Thousand Tears by Tahi
Rebel_Radio?s Reverse Situation by Courtney_Solo
Thrawn McEwok?s Black Leather Blonde by Jedi-Ant
YodaKenobi?s The Living Force by Maggy



Challenge Overview

?an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-polka-dot-bikini? challenge:

Winner entry:
Bikini Detective by Tahi

Participated:
Attention by Kidan
Bikini by Imperial-Hippy
Death by Bikini by JDH3
Do you seriously want me to wear that? by Jaya Solo
Tango by Thrawn McEwok
The Latest Craze by Maggy
There is no Death; there is the Force by Kissa


?a japor snippet? challenge

Winner entry:
Echoes by LosDosMos

Participated:
A Piece of Japor by Kidan
My Treasure by Courtney_Solo
Symbiosis by Artanis
The Lovers by Thrawn McEwok
The Meaning of Friendship by Tahi


?dinner and a show? challenge

Winner entry:
Dinner and a Show by Kidan

Participated:
The Kiss by Courtney_Solo


?a great moment in Anakin?s life ? without Tahiri? challenge

No entries yet ? at least I did not find any


?not for the eyes of younglings? challenge ? no winner chosen yet

Kin by Thrawn McEwok
My Immortal by Courtney_Solo
Not for the eyes of younglings by Tahi
Practice Makes Perfect by Jedi-Ant


?A need for discretion? chal

 

Image Index:

AcademyGrad88

Myrkr


angel_gidget

Amphistaff or Achilles Heel?
Anakin & Tahiri - a world of their own
Anakin & Tahiri - rainbow duo
Miss me, Mother?
Solo Brats
Tahiri - Jedi in the making
The Solo Gods


Courtney_Solo

Anakin and Tahiri Collage
Anakin and Tahiri Icon
Anakin and Tahiri ? Kids
Anakin and Tahiri
Anakin and Tahiri Metallic
Anakin and Tahiri Wallpaper
Golden Globe
I?m a Solo with one weakness
Over the Course of Time
Rebirth Cover adaption
Rebirth Cover adaption s/w version
Tahiri Collage 01
Tahiri Collage 02
Tahiri Wallpaper


Diana

Bikini Detective


FalconFan

Fierce beauty
Loyalties Lost
Twogether


Jaya Solo

Fourth Cover


Kidan

Jedi Adept: Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
Jedi Adept: A Father?s Blade
Jedi Adept: Family Found


Maggy

Anahiri First Cover
Anahiri Second Cover
Anahiri Third Cover
Anahiri Fifth Cover
Anahiri Index Cover
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Hey there, troops. The magazine is almost ready to post - thanks to all of you who helped for a magnificent effort.

I just want to run my eye over it again so will be posting it later this evening - after my daughter's school interview. (!!!!) LOL

I'm going to post the cover and the index now - and then post some place markers and add in the rest of the mag later on.

 

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In This Issue

Editorial by Tahi

Interview . . . THE_PIED_PIPER by Tahi

Fanfic Reviews:
imperial77's The Lovers by Maggy
Jedi-Ant's Holocaust by YodaKenobi
Kidan?s Jedi Adept Series 1-3 by Tahi
Lonewolf89?s Red Sky by Tahi
Maggy?s Dear Qahsa by YodaKenobi
Morgoth_The_Enemy?s Homecoming by YodaKenobi
star_writer24's Reconciled: The End and Reconciled: Dark Revelations by Tahi
Tahi's The Talk by YodaKenobi
Thrawn McEwok's It is by YodaKenobi
YodaKenobi's Age of Heroes by Maggy

Inspired by the Mus(e)ic: Tahiri-Riina artwork ? by kecen

Feature Article
Desperately Seeking Tahiri by Tahi

And this month's challenge is . . .
Here?s a clue: THE_PIED_PIPER has gone Bantam. Find out what this means and you will be ready to face the challenge.

Thanks for the memory
Maggy shares her favourite Anakin and Tahiri moment.

We heard it on the grapevine
More updates from the RPG Forum by JediAlly

Reconciled: Dark Revelations ? cover art by star_writer24

And they keep on coming
star_writer24 offers a tempting menu of recent additions to the Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila corpus

Spirit and Sprite ? artwork by Glitbiter

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away . . .
More chit-chat from some of the writers, and THE_PIED_PIPER puts Qwi Xux in the interview seat.

Path in the Dark ? cover art by Kidan

The usual suspects
Who does what in Anahiri: Sound and Silence

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[hl=purple][b]Editorial[/b][/hl]
[color=purple]Two makes great company![/color]

[i]Happy birthday to you,
You were one now you're two,
Happy birthday [color=blue]Anahiri[/color],
Happy birthday to you.

Apologies for the somewhat tasteless verse, but hey, a little celebration never harmed anyone; for here we are with another year under our belts and more A&T goodness to share with you all. And believe me, there is a generous serving of their special goodness in this issue with plenty of reviews, some magical artwork and a few interviews and articles to provoke discussion and hopefully more stories ? about Anakin and Tahiri, of course.

The two interviewees in this issue are THE_PIED_PIPER and Qwi Xux, who have kindly agreed to being interr-, er I mean encouraged to share their thoughts about both Star Wars and our favourite couple. We're also excited to be able to present two new artists to you along with their amazing A/T pieces, and we hope that maybe you'll pop over to the Fan Art Forum and take a look at some of their other works. You'll be in for a treat if you do.

JediAlly has some more news from the world of RPG, and, Tahi grabs her macrobinoculars and goes exploring in an effort to find Tahiri amongst the mangled portrayals in both the Dark Nest and Legacy of the Force series. You have a bad feeling about this? Discover the prognosis in the feature article, and feel free to post your own thoughts in the thread.

On a more positive note ? in fact, a very happy note - we can offer you a massive helping of reviews this time. Ten, in fact. The review team of Maggy, Tahi and YodaKenobi got a bit carried away ? but they had a lot of fun; and we fully expect you will, too, when you follow the links and sample the works yourselves. One thing Star Wars never lacks is variety, a fact that star_writer24 endorses with her list of new additions to the A/T corpus. Star_writer24 ha

 

Interview with . . . THE_PIED_PIPER
~by Tahi~

The interviewee this time is an avid Star Wars reader and recently turned writer, who also happens to be, among many interesting things, an advocate for animals in need of rescue. A native of Tennessee who moved to Texas when she was nine, and recently returned to her home ground, she is a dyed-in-the-wool Anakin fan and an enthusiastic member of the Anahiri team. I?m lucky enough, and very proud, to have her as my padawan ? and I?m looking forward to this opportunity to let her tell you a little bit about herself and her thoughts about Anakin and Star Wars in general. I?m sure you?ve guessed by now that I?m talking about THE_PIED_PIPER; so pull up a chair and join us as we explore the subjects we all hold dear.


So, Kick, what got you into Star Wars at the start - and then how did you find your way to TFN?

Well, I was born in 1976, the year before the original release. As a one year old, my parents took my sister and me to the drive-through to see A New Hope, which was just Star Wars then. Of course I was too young to remember that, but my sister who was 9, was hooked. So there were a lot of Star Wars items in our home. Three years later when I was four, we went to see The Empire Strikes Back. And that I remember vividly; I sat on my father's lap. I particularly remember Vader and Luke fighting on the ledge at Bespin, with all of that wind. So I guess Star Wars has always been there, I was just lucky enough to be born in that time span when it was absolutely everywhere.

I can remember going to the roller rink when I was, like, 5 and they would play the disco version of the main Star Wars theme; it was great!

For my 10th birthday in 1986, I was given a copy of Splinter of the Mind?s Eye, and I instantly loved the EU, even though I'm not sure if it was called that then. I continued with Zahn's awesome work, and most of the other New Republic era books, and then one day I picked up The Crystal Star, and that's when my love for Star Wars went up several notches, because of a certain blue-eyed youngster. That affection was cemented when I read The Golden Globe.

After Star by Star I stopped reading canon for a long time. Finally, I missed the characters too much, and couldn't take it anymore. I did a google search for Anakin Solo fan fiction. I found the literature forums at TFN, and a lot of other great sites, but didn't join right away. But now to be "sitting" here with one of the greatest Anakin fans is truly great, Tahi, thank you.

Believe me, the pleasure is all mine, and I think I?m just one of many Anakin fans, all of whom are great by sheer stint of being Anakin fans. And gosh, you know, I remember reading Splinter of the Mind?s Eye, too. It?s quite funny now to think about the way they changed the direction of the profic storyline after RotJ. Other than Zahn's books - which books of that Bantam Books era stood out for you?

Wow. Tough one. I really enjoyed almost all of them. But I would have to say the Corellian and Black Fleet trilogies. I love those books, I still read through them whenever possible.

[Tahi smiles lovingly as she thinks about the Corellian trilogy.] I have to admit to not really liking The Crystal Star, but I agree it had some good stuff about Anakin in it. What was it specifically about Anakin's portrayal in that book that you liked?

I think a lot of it is his age, and the cookie crumbs around his mouth. And of course the "No Krakana, Jaya".

I think Hethrir summed it up with the one of the most enduring statements about Anakin Solo: "As I hoped, as I expected from the Skywalker line".

Golly, you?re making a good argument for that book. I might have to revise my opinion. I guess no book is altogether bad really. But anyway, picking up on your earlier reply to what

 

A note from the editor:

Recently I was browsing in the Art Forum and I discovered two artists ? kecen and Glitbiter - whose work really impressed me. They have quite different styles, which is what makes them so interesting in my book, as diversity is something that I truly believe we should celebrate and encourage. What is more, both have produced some art pieces that involve Anakin and Tahiri, and, it gets better, they have both agreed to let Anahiri post these works.

So may I first of all introduce kecen?s wonderful, quirky and highly original images of Tahiri/Riina.

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[hl=purple][b] Inspired by the Mus(e)ic: Tahiri-Riina artwork[/b][/hl]
[color=purple]~by kecen~[/color]

[b]kecen[/b] says:
[i]"There was an absence of Riina art, so I made a picture of "Hungry Riina" to a song called "Her Song" by Hungry Lucy, with Riina in green armor (it was very peaceful music). The band also did another fitting song called "Bed of Flames". Riina is holding a notebook, a reference to a line in "Short Stories With Tragic Endings", also by From Autumn to Ashes."[/i]

[image=http://www.omgimages.net/img/3101/27712.jpg]



Personally I love the semi-mermaid-like quality in this ?Hungry Riina? sketch, and the wistful expression in Riina?s face. And I was especially interested to hear that [b]kecen[/b] finds ideas and inspiration through music. I think that quite a few of us would agree that music is a very good ?muse? and a great mood-setter.

About the second picture, [b]kecen[/b] says:
[i]"I was idly doodling Tahiri. Well actually, this is a far more refined sketch than I would usually do. I was doodling her and started drawing patterns on her clothing, and soon her hands turned into claws. There's a song called "Autumn's Monologue" by From Autumn to Ashes that reminded me of a Riina/Anakin fic Vongchild wrote."[/i]

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Boy, I wish my doodles could turn out like this! [b]kecen[/b] ? thank you so much for letting us borrow your work. And I have to say that I love your comment about hands turning into claws as you doodled. I know a lot of us who write experience exactly the same process with characters suddenly developing in ways we hadn?t planned or predicted. It?s part of the fun ? and it suggests that the process of creating, whether it be with images or words, tends to develop a life and a dynamic of its own.


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[hl=purple][b]Feature Article[/b][/hl]
[color=purple]~Desperately Seeking Tahiri~[/color]

[blockquote]The girl?s hands moved weakly, made a strange gesture in front of her face. Then she reached out to take Jaina?s hand.

"That?s known as [i]us-hrok[/i]," she said. "It indicates my indebtedness and loyalty to you for your help. I offer it to you not as a Yuuzhan Vong, nor as a human who knows a few foreign traditions. This is from [i]me[/i]." The girl?s certainty seemed to falter for a second, then her determination firmed. "I will be grateful to you forever, Jaina Solo, sister of the one I loved. I will always consider you family, and will protect you with my life. I vow this on my honor, with all my strength."

Jaina glanced briefly at Jag, flustered. "Thank you."

Jag, too, was thrown by the girl?s newfound confidence. Where before there had been uncertainty and doubt, now he saw strength and surety.
[i]Reunion[/i], p228[/blockquote]

Those of you who managed to recover sufficiently from [i]Star by Star[/i] to actually pick up another NJO book may remember that passage from the third book in Sean Williams?s and Shane Dix?s Force Heretic series. It described Tahiri as she emerged from her "melding" with her Riina aspect to become not just whole again, but a confident and capable young woman with a major part to play in the ensuing battle against the Yuuzhan Vong. We see her fooling the Yuuzhan Vong Commander Vorrik