Fred Patten’s “What the Well-Read Furry Should Read”: October Update.
by Patch O'Furr
Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.
Fred’s list covers an exhaustive variety of decades worth of Furry fiction, including classics from long ago. (It occurs to me that Watership Down has an undeniably deserved place at the top of the list, but The Wind In The Willows is overlooked! Maybe it should be reviewed?)
See the original list, including Fred’s Top Ten Classics. After a while, all updates will be added there for completion. But for now, find the newest items here.
The list is organized in three sections: First by author, Second by title, each linked to Fred’s reviews, and Third Fred’s other articles he has written about the fandom. Enjoy and I hope you find your next Furry classic.
(Thanks to the Furry Writer’s Guild for granting Associate Membership because of this list and more. Thanks to Poppa Bookworm for help with formatting. – Patch)
BY AUTHOR
Akins, Gary Who Killed Kathleen Gingers? http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/11/who-killed-kathleen-gingers/#more-14415
Alvarez, Jennifer Lynn The Guardian Herd: Stormbound
http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/25/guardian-herd-stormbound/#more-14862
Ayroles, Alain & Masbou, Jean-Luc De Cape et De Crocs, t. 11
http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/13/de-cape-et-de-crocs-2/#more-14404
Blasingame, Ted R. Blue Horizon: Book 2 http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/05/blue-horizon-book-2/#more-14402
Blasingame, Ted R. Second Chance: Furmankind II
http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/10/second-chance-furmankind-ii/#more-18097
Blasingame, Ted R. Sunset of Furmankind (expanded ed.)
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/21/sunset-of-furmankind/#more-17139
Chesterfield, Sadie Minions: The Deluxe Junior Novel
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Clement, Hal Needle http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/14/needle-hal-clement/comment-page-1/#comment-1350
Clement, Hal Through the Eye of a Needle
http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/14/needle-hal-clement/comment-page-1/#comment-1350
Crowder, Austen The Painted Cat
http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/22/the-painted-cat-by-austen-crowder-book-review-by-fred-patten/#more-15818
Elkin, Chris & Elkin, Cooper Trap Me!: Finally, a Happy Gay Furry Adventure http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/16/trap-me-happy-gay-furry/#more-14412
Francis, Suzanne Planes: Fire & Rescue: The Junior Novelization
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Fred The Wild Piano http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/27/wild-piano/#more-14852
Geusz, Phil. The First Book of Lapism https://www.flayrah.com/3777/review-first-book-lapism-phil-geusz
Gold, Kyell Dude, Where’s My Fox? http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/15/dude-wheres-my-fox/#more-10196
Hearst, Dorothy Spirit of the Wolves http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/23/spirit-wolves/#more-14838
Hogarth, M. C. A. The Three Jaguars http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/24/the-three-jaguars/#more-19108
Hosler, Jay Last of the SandWalkers http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/02/last-of-the-sandwalkers/#more-14418
Howl, Thurston, ed. Furries Among Us: Essays on Furries by the Most Prominent Members of the Fandom
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/27/furries-among-us/#more-17135
Jackson, Hugo Legacy http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/17/legacy-hugo-jackson/#more-14843
Jenner Doc Rat, vols. 13 and 14 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/06/doc-rat-vol-13-and-14/#more-15103
Kidd, Paul GeneStorm: City in the Sky http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/09/genestorm-city-in-the-sky/
Kidd, Paul A Whisper of Wings (Kitsune Press ed.) http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/30/a-whisper-of-wings/#more-16251
LaCroix, Rose Escape From St. Arned http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/23/escape-st-arned/#more-13753
LaCroix, Rose The Vimana Incident http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/10/vimana-incident/#more-15981
Laurel Cerise t. 1-3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/09/cerise-by-laurel/#more-17156
Leek, Miranda Twisted http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/15/twisted-by-miranda-leek/#more-16495
McCaffrey, Anne & Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann Catacombs
http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/16/catalyst-and-catacombs/#more-12877
McCaffrey, Anne & Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann Catalyst
http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/16/catalyst-and-catacombs/#more-12877
Macherot, Raymond Intégrale Chlorophylle 1-3
http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/17/integrale-chlorophylle/#more-18095
McNally, T. S. Light: A Tale of the Magical Creatures of Zudukii
http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/30/light-a-tale/#more-14393
Malassagne, Ulysse Kairos, t. 3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/14/kairos-tome-3/#more-16478
Mobidic Roi Ours http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/19/roi-ours-by-mobidic/#more-16517
Nagle, Pati Pet Noir http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/31/pet-noir/#more-16179
O’Leary, Shannon The Art of Regular Show http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/11/the-art-of-regular-show/#more-18099
Patten, Fred, ed. Already Among Us
https://www.flayrah.com/4357/review-already-among-us-edited-fred-patten-watts-martin
Patten, Fred, ed. Anthropomorphic Aliens
https://sophssnufimicalalreliple.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/anthropomorphic-aliens/
Patten, Fred, ed. Five Fortunes http://clawandquill.net/2015/01/five-fortunes/
Patten, Fred, ed. The Ursa Major Awards Anthology
https://www.flayrah.com/4242/review-ursa-major-awards-anthology-edited-fred-patten-watts-martin
Patten, Fred, ed. What Happens Next https://www.flayrah.com/5398/review-what-happens-next-edited-fred-patten
Pryce, Trevor The Rainbow Serpent: A Kulipari Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/10/the-rainbow-serpent/
Repino, Robert Mort(e) http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/09/morte-by-robert-repino/#more-14408
Roberts, Christa Rio 2: The Junior Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Ross, James Daniel The Echoes of Those Before http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/03/the-echoes-of-those-before/#more-15093
Sandridge, Scott M., ed. Hero’s Best Friend: An Anthology of Animal Companions
http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/27/heros-best-friend/#more-13810
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann see also McCaffrey, Anne
Schnee, Kris Thousand Tales: How We Won the Game
http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/23/thousand-tales-book/#more-15970
Smith, Thorne The Stray Lamb http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/08/the-stray-lamb/#more-15101
Sousa, Tanya The Starling God http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/18/the-starling-god/#more-19080
Swanwick, Michael Chasing the Phoenix
http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/22/chasing-the-phoenix-by-michael-swanwick-book-review-by-fred-patten/#more-19093
Truss, Lynne Cat Out of Hell http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/04/cat-out-of-hell/#more-14396
Wells, H. G. The Island of Dr Moreau: A Possibility
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/28/the-island-of-dr-moreau/#more-17141
West, Tracey Penguins of Madagascar: Movie Novelization
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Willem, Étienne L’Épee d’Ardenois, t. 4/4 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/15/lepee-dardenois-t-4/
Willis, Jeanne Paddington: The Junior Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Wolf, Gary K. Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/29/who-wacked-roger-rabbit/#more-13814
Wolf, Ianus J., ed. Trick or Treat, vol. 2 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/05/trick-or-treat-volume-2/#more-14410
BY TITLE
Already Among Us https://www.flayrah.com/4357/review-already-among-us-edited-fred-patten-watts-martin
Anthropomorphic Aliens https://sophssnufimicalalreliple.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/anthropomorphic-aliens/
The Art of Regular Show http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/11/the-art-of-regular-show/#more-18099
Blue Horizon: Book 2 http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/05/blue-horizon-book-2/#more-14402
The Book of Lapism http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/19/the-book-of-lapism/#more-14420
Cat Out of Hell http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/04/cat-out-of-hell/#more-14396
Catacombs http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/16/catalyst-and-catacombs/#more-12877
Catalyst http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/16/catalyst-and-catacombs/#more-12877
Cerise t. 1-3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/09/cerise-by-laurel/#more-17156
Chasing the Phoenix http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/22/chasing-the-phoenix-by-michael-swanwick-book-review-by-fred-patten/#more-19093
De Cape et De Crocs, t. 11 http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/13/de-cape-et-de-crocs-2/#more-14404
Doc Rat, vols. 13 and 14 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/06/doc-rat-vol-13-and-14/#more-15103
Dude, Where’s My Fox? http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/15/dude-wheres-my-fox/#more-10196
The Echoes of Those Before http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/03/the-echoes-of-those-before/#more-15093
L’Épee d’Ardenois, t. 4/4 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/15/lepee-dardenois-t-4/
Escape From St. Arned http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/23/escape-st-arned/#more-13753
Five Fortunes http://clawandquill.net/2015/01/five-fortunes/
Furries Among Us: Essays on Furries by the Most Prominent Members of the Fandom
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/27/furries-among-us/#more-17135
GeneStorm: City in the Sky http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/09/genestorm-city-in-the-sky/
The Guardian Herd: Stormbound http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/25/guardian-herd-stormbound/#more-14862
Hero’s Best Friend: An Anthology of Animal Companions
http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/27/heros-best-friend/#more-13810
Intégrale Chlorophylle 1-3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/17/integrale-chlorophylle/#more-18095
The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Possibility http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/28/the-island-of-dr-moreau/#more-17141
Kairos, t. 3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/14/kairos-tome-3/#more-16478
Last of the SandWalkers http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/02/last-of-the-sandwalkers/#more-14418
Legacy http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/17/legacy-hugo-jackson/#more-14843
Light: A Tale of the Magical Creatures of Zudukii http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/30/light-a-tale/#more-14393
Minions: The Deluxe Junior Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Mort(e) http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/09/morte-by-robert-repino/#more-14408
Needle http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/14/needle-hal-clement/comment-page-1/#comment-1350
Paddington: The Junior Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
The Painted Cat
http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/22/the-painted-cat-by-austen-crowder-book-review-by-fred-patten/#more-15818
Penguins of Madagascar: Movie Novelization http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Pet Noir http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/31/pet-noir/#more-16179
Planes: Fire & Rescue: The Junior Novelization http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
The Rainbow Serpent: A Kulipari Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/10/the-rainbow-serpent/
Rio 2: The Junior Novel http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
Roi Ours http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/19/roi-ours-by-mobidic/#more-16517
Second Chance: Furmankind II http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/10/second-chance-furmankind-ii/#more-18097
Spirit of the Wolves http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/23/spirit-wolves/#more-14838
The Starling God http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/18/the-starling-god/#more-19080
The Stray Lamb http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/08/the-stray-lamb/#more-15101
Sunset of Furmankind (expanded ed.) http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/21/sunset-of-furmankind/#more-17139
Thousand Tales: How We Won the Game http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/23/thousand-tales-book/#more-15970
The Three Jaguars http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/24/the-three-jaguars/#more-19108
Through the Eye of a Needle http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/14/needle-hal-clement/comment-page-1/#comment-1350
Trap Me!: Finally, a Happy Gay Furry Adventure
http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/16/trap-me-happy-gay-furry/#more-14412
Trick or Treat, vol. 2 http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/05/trick-or-treat-volume-2/#more-14410
Twisted http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/15/twisted-by-miranda-leek/#more-16495
The Ursa Major Awards Anthology
https://www.flayrah.com/4242/review-ursa-major-awards-anthology-edited-fred-patten-watts-martin
The Vimana Incident http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/10/vimana-incident/#more-15981
What Happens Next https://www.flayrah.com/5398/review-what-happens-next-edited-fred-patten
Who Killed Kathleen Gingers? http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/11/who-killed-kathleen-gingers/#more-14415
Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/29/who-wacked-roger-rabbit/#more-13814
A Whisper of Wings (Kitsune Press ed.) http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/30/a-whisper-of-wings/#more-16251
The Wild Piano http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/27/wild-piano/#more-14852
FRED’S OTHER ARTICLES ABOUT FURRY FANDOM.
Anthropomorphic Animated Features, 2015-2016
http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/26/anthropomorphic-animated/#comments
Camp Feral!, Part 1 http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/12/camp-feral-fifteen-years/#more-11444
Camp Feral!, Part 2 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/03/camp-feral-1998-2012-part-2/#more-17402
Camp Feral!, Part 3 http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/04/camp-feral-1998-2012-part-3/#more-17404
The César Awards http://dogpatch.press/2015/07/15/the-cesar-awards/#more-14869
A Complaint http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/18/furry-fan-publishing/#more-14398
Did the Axis Have Any Funny Animals? http://dogpatch.press/2015/06/01/axis-funny-animals/
Don Oriolo’s Felix the Cat Art http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/20/don-oriolo-felix/#more-15820
Fred Patten presents http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/29/fred-patten-presents/#more-8808
Hi-Jinx and the Hepcats http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/20/hi-jinx-and-the-hepcats/comment-page-1/#comment-1092
Movie Novelizations http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/07/five-juvenile-novelizations/#more-15967
True-Tail http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/22/true-tail-animation/
What the Well-Read Furry Fan Should Read http://dogpatch.press/2015/09/25/the-well-read-furry/#more-14040
That 3rd cover is absolutely horrible.
It’s the kind of thing that non-furries would laugh at.
As a matter of fact, that “worst cover ever” with the space catgirl is much better.
Why neuter a character? I want to read the book though. Looks interesting! http://dogpatch.press/2015/08/27/furries-among-us/