Kyell Gold

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Kyell Gold is the pen name of a Californian novelist who is chiefly known for writing male homosexual romance literature for the furry fandom.[1][2] His longest published works are in the Argaea series — Volle, Pendant of Fortune and Shadow of the Father — and the Forester Universe — Out of Position and its sequels Isolation Play and Divisions, as well as the novels Waterways and Green Fairy and the novella Bridges. He is also known for his short stories.

Gold, who represents himself as a Red Fox,[3] is one of the most acclaimed furry writers, having won more Ursa Major Awards (the main awards given in the field of furry fandom works) than anyone else. He currently has eight awards (all since 2005); beating the previous record of six, held by Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai.[4][5] Gold has also been acknowledged by non-furry writers. In 2010 he was nominated for the WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction.[6]

History

Gold's first published story was "The Prisoner's Release" in the magazine Heat, an adult publication by Sofawolf Press. Gold went on to write novels, starting with Volle, which became the first part of his Argaea fantasy series. Volle won Gold his first Ursa Major Award in 2005 for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel".[7] In 2006, his sequel — Pendant of Fortune — won the 2006 Ursa Major Award in the same category.[notes 1] Fred Patten reviewed the pair, calling them "arguably the best anthropomorphic novels yet written".[8] He also won that year's "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction" for his short story Jacks to Open, published by Fur Rag.[9]

Gold won his fourth Ursa Major with Don't Blink (published in Heat), which was voted "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction" for 2007.[10] He again won both the "Novel" and "Short Fiction" categories for 2008 with Waterways and In Between respectively.[11] Gold won the same prizes again in the 2009 awards with Out of Position and Drifting.[5]

In 2010, Gold was nominated for WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction with his story Race to the Moon.[6]

Current activities

Gold himself has set a goal of writing at least one novel-length work a year, as well as a collection of short stories which are published on furry fandom websites Fur Affinity and SoFurry (previously YiffStar).[2] On January 2011, he released Isolation Play, the sequel to Out of Position. This book also won the 2011 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Novel. He later released Divisions, the 3rd book in the series, on January 2013. He is currently working on the 4th book and he is planning to make a 5th.[12]

Outside his work, he lives with his husband Kit Silver and attends furry conventions around the world, using Twitter to tweet about them.[2]

Published works

The following books are printed editions and collections of Gold's work.[3][13]

Argaea series

Main article: Argaea series
Title Year Illustrator Publisher ISBN
Volle 2005 Sara Palmer ("Caribou") Sofawolf Press ISBN 0-9712670-8-1
Pendant of Fortune 2006 Sara Palmer Sofawolf Press ISBN 0-9769212-3-5
The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories 2007 Sara Palmer, Vince Suzukawa, "Taurin Fox",
Adam Wan, "Arthur Husky".[14][15]		 Sofawolf Press ISBN 0-9769212-7-8
Shadow of the Father 2010 Sara Palmer[16] Sofawolf Press ISBN 978-0-9819883-4-4
Weasel Presents 2011 Sara Palmer[17] Furplanet ISBN 978-1-61450-006-3

The Forester series

Main article: Forester Universe
Title Year Illustrator Publisher ISBN
Waterways 2008 John Nunnemacher ("Cooner") Sofawolf Press ISBN 0-9791496-5-7
Out of Position 2009 "Blotch"[14] Sofawolf Press ISBN 978-0-9791496-9-6
Bridges 2010 "Keovi" Furplanet ISBN 978-1-935599-16-6
Isolation Play 2011 "Blotch" Sofawolf Press ISBN 978-1-936689-00-2
Green Fairy 2012 "Rukis" Sofawolf Press ISBN 978-1-936689-16-3
Divisions 2013 "Blotch" Sofawolf Press ISBN 978-1-936689-27-9

As editor

Gold's stories have also been published in furry erotica magazines Heat (issues #1-6; Sofawolf Press) and FANG (issues #1-3; Bad Dog Books).[1][19][20][21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sara Palmer's illustrated cover for Pendant of Fortune also won "Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration" in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeeves; Gold, Kyell (2007-10-20). "Spotlight Interview with the author Kyell Gold!". Yiffstar. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gold, Kyell. "Bio, FAQ, and Contact". Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wands, P. G. (2009-05-08). "Kyell Gold". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  4. ↑ Wolf, The Chained (2009-05-18). "And the Winners of the 2008 Ursa Major Awards are...". FurteanTimes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wolf, The Chained (2010-06-01). "Kyell Gold Becomes Most Successful Ursa Major Winner Ever". FurteanTimes.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lovejoy (August 9, 2010). "Furry Author Nominated for Actual Award". Weasel Wordsmith. Retrieved August 9, 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Award Winners 2005". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 
  8. ↑ Patten, Fred (2006-09-01). "Review of Volle and Pendant of Fortune". ANTHRO #7. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  9. ↑ "Award Winners 2006". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 
  10. ↑ "Award Winners 2007". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  11. ↑ "Award Winners 2008". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  12. ↑ "Kyell Gold's Livejournal". Kyellgold.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05. 
  13. ↑ Gold, Kyell. "Books". Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Fuzzwolf; Gold, Kyell (2009-02-02). "Out Of Position - An Interview with Kyell Gold". KnotCast. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  15. ↑ "The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories". Sofawolf Press. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  16. ↑ "Shadow of the Father". Sofawolf Press. Retrieved 2010-03-28. 
  17. ↑ "Weasel Presents". Furplanet. Retrieved 2013-08-07. 
  18. ↑ ""X" edited by Kyell Gold". Sofawolf Press. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009. 
  19. ↑ "Heat #5 product page". Sofawolf Press. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  20. ↑ "Heat #6 product page". Sofawolf Press. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
  21. ↑ Vance, Alex. "FANG - The Little Black Book of Furry Fiction". Bad Dog Books. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 

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