Kyell Gold

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Tim Susman
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Gold at Further Confusion 2016
Born United States
Pen nameKyell Gold
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Nationality American
Genre Fantasy
Romance
Notable works Argaea series
Forester Universe

Kyell Gold is the pen name of Tim Susman, [1] a Californian novelist. Kyell Gold is chiefly known for writing male homosexual romance literature for the furry fandom. [2] [3] His published works include the Dev and Lee novels (Out of Position and its five sequels), the three Dangerous Spirits young adult novels, other books in the Forester Universe, and the three novels and several short stories in the Argaea series.

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Gold, who represents himself as a Red Fox, [4] 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. [5] [6] Gold has also been acknowledged by non-furry writers. In 2010 he was nominated for the WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction. [7]

In January 2017, Gold was interviewed in Slate regarding The Time He Desires, Islamophobia, Islam and homosexuality. [8]

In May 2017, Tim Susman published an essay in Entropy magazine, explaining why he started to use the pen name Kyell Gold. [1] On his blog, Gold explains why he is now open about his real name as "partly because I don't care as much now", but also because the Tim Susman novel The Tower and the Fox will be published soon. [9] Tim Susman has previously published the novel Common and Precious, and is the co-founder of Sofawolf Press. [10]

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". [11] 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". [12] He also won that year's "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction" for his short story Jacks to Open, published by Fur Rag. [13]

Gold won his fourth Ursa Major with "Don't Blink" (published in Heat), which was voted "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction" for 2007. [14] He again won both the "Novel" and "Short Fiction" categories for 2008 with Waterways and In Between respectively. [15] Gold won the same prizes again in the 2009 awards with Out of Position and Drifting. [6]

In 2010, Gold was nominated for WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction with his story Race to the Moon. [7]

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). [3]

Outside his work, he lives with his husband, Kit Silver, and boyfriend, @HashtagPurr on twitter (the three of them are in a polyamorous relationship). He attends furry conventions around the world to engage with the fandom and promote his books, while being active on Twitter. [3]

Published works

A list of printed editions of Gold's work, [4] [16] also including Twelve Sides (only sold as an ebook, potentially an audiobook [17] ).

TitleSeriesYearIllustratorPublisherISBNType
Volle Argaea series 2005Sara Palmer ("Caribou")Sofawolf Press ISBN   0-9712670-8-1 novel
Pendant of FortuneArgaea series2006Sara PalmerSofawolf Press ISBN   0-9769212-3-5 novel
The Prisoner's Release
and Other Stories		Argaea series2007Sara Palmer, Vince Suzukawa, "Taurin Fox",
Adam Wan, Leo Magna. [18] [19] 		Sofawolf Press ISBN   0-9769212-7-8 short stories
Common & Precious (as by Tim Susman)New Tibet2007Heather Bruton, Sara PalmerSofawolf Press ISBN   0-9769212-9-4 novel
WaterwaysForester Universe2008John Nunnemacher ("Cooner")Sofawolf Press ISBN   0-9791496-5-7 novel
Out of PositionDev and Lee2009"Blotch" [18] (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman)Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-0-9791496-9-6 novel
Shadow of the FatherArgaea series2010Sara Palmer [20] Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-0-9819883-4-4 novel
BridgesForester Universe2010"Keovi"Furplanet ISBN   978-1-935599-16-6 novella
Isolation PlayDev and Lee2011"Blotch" (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman)Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-00-2 novel
Weasel PresentsArgaea series2011Sara Palmer [21] Furplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-006-3 short stories
In the Doghouse of Justice2011Alexander RomanSofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-12-5 short stories
Science FrictionForester Universe2011"Cirrus"FurPlanet ISBN   978-1-61450-027-8 novella
Green FairyDangerous Spirits2012RukisSofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-16-3 novel
Winter GamesForester Universe2012"Sabretoothed Ermine"FurPlanet ISBN   978-1-61450-088-9 novella
DivisionsDev and Lee2013"Blotch" (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman)Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-27-9 novel
Red DevilDangerous Spirits2014RukisSofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-35-4 novel
The Mysterious Affair of Giles [22] Forester Universe2014Sara Miles ("Caribou")Furplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-168-8 novella
Uncovered [23] Dev and Lee2014"Blotch" (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman)Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-40-8 novel
Losing My ReligionForester Universe2015"BlackTeagan" (Teagan Gavet)Furplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-275-3 novella
Over TimeDev and Lee2016Rukis & "Kenket" (Tess Garman)Sofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-51-4 novel
Black AngelDangerous Spirits2016RukisSofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-53-8 novel
Twelve Sides2016Rukis Croax24 Carat Books ISBN   978-0-9972794-1-2 short stories
The Time He DesiresForester Universe2016"Kamui"Furplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-336-1 novella
Love Match: 2008–2010Love Match2017Rukis CroaxFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-344-6 novel
The Tower and the Fox
(as by Tim Susman)		The Calatians2017Laura GarabedianFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-385-9 novel
Love Match: 2010–2012Love Match2018Rukis CroaxFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-409-2 novel
The Demon and the Fox
(as by Tim Susman)		The Calatians2018Laura GarabedianFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-426-9 novel
Ty GameForester Universe2018The Neverwolf, RukisSofawolf Press ISBN   978-1-936689-68-2 novel
The War and the Fox
(as by Tim Susman)		The Calatians2019Laura GarabedianFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-489-4 novel
TitlesDev and Lee2019Rukis, Amon OmegaFurplanet ISBN   978-1-61450-503-7 novel

As editor

All of the books above include at least one story written by the 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). [2] [25] [26] [27]

Notes

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

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  8. ↑ Baume, Matt. "How Can Literature Resist Islamophobia? One Writer Answers: Gay Muslim Furry Romance". Slate. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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  15. ↑ "Award Winners 2008". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
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  17. ↑ Gold, Kyell. "Audiobook Question". Kyell's Corner. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
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