What's New on AXIP?

Added picture of Lucy and Julius from The Star Magazine from their recent vacation in Hawaii

Added Adventures In the Dust Trade - Part 10 (Conclusion) by Wolfdragon

Turn The Page

Turn the Page is an online bookstore that contains books that I find interesting. It doesn't necessarily have to be related to Xena.

Added Meridio's Daughter by LJ Maas
Added author Talaran
Added Vendetta by Talaran
Added author Maggie Ryan
Added The Deal by Maggie Ryan
Added author Linda Knighton
Added Before Our Journey's Through by LInda Knighton
Added author Emily Carter
Added Glory Goes And Gets Some by Emily Carter
Added author Helen Macpherson
Added And Those Who Trespass Against Us by Helen Macpherson
Added author Anne Rice
Added The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Added author Patricia Cornwell
Added 11 of her Kay Scarpetta novels with synopsis

30 July

Lucy to guest star in X-Files for a few episodes! Lucy has now signed on for a multi-episode gig on the upcoming season of ``The X-Files '' She is set to appear on the show's first two episodes. There's a chance she could do more episodes, though nothing's been decided yet.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010729/en/television-lawless_1.html

Added episode review of Soul Possession by SLK

Dragon*con Information Section

I have something quite special to release today - the sequel to Gun Shy by Lori L. Lake (aka Lorelei). Under the Gun sees the return of Dez Reilly and Jaylynn Savage.

Added Under The Gun - Part 1 by Lori L. Lake

Added Other Events section which will be happening around the convention

Added article from Curve Magazine - August 2001 - Lucy attends Melissa Ethridge concert

The Argo Awards were presented over the weekend and Whoosh! has now got the transcript up for those who couldn't attend
http://www.whoosh.org/palace/argoawards2001.txt

28 July

TNovan and Advocate have been busy. From the duo that wrote Madam President comes The Road To Glory. This is a great read! It's not a sequel to MP (don't I wish) but it's very very good. A small spoiler here - if you liked The Story of Me (it's not the sequel to that either) the squirrels make an appearance in this which is quite funny. This is a fantastic piece.

Added The Road To Glory by Advocate & T. Novan
Added Mercy That Sadness Brings - Part 11 by Pallas
Added a revised A Ghost of a Smile by Iseqween
Added Shadows - Part 5 by Erin Jennifer
Updated A Matter of Pride - Part 8 by Melissa Good
Added A Matter of Pride - Part 9 by Melissa Good
Added Convergence - Part 30 by Kandis Glasgow
Added Future Bonds (1st Book in the Bonds Series) by Deven K & Lissa
Added Bonds of All Time (2nd Book in the BS) by Deven K & Lissa
Added A Tale of Two Goddesses (3rd Book in the BS) (Incomplete)
by Deven K & Lissa
Added Xena 3K (4th Book in the BS) (Incomplete) by Deven K & Lissa
Added Dark Raine (5th and final Book in the Bonds Series) by Deven K and Lissa
Added Dark Seduction by Deven K
Added Case File 301 (Sequel to Dark Seduction) by Deven K

Post FIN Fic

Added The Way She Were by K Simpson (ROCFanKat)
Added A Remembrance of Still Waters by Mike

UK Xena News
Sunday at 17.00 BST on SKY 1 Series 6 First showing in UK
5th August               F 6              The Abyss
12th August                              No Show - SHAME
19th August              F 7              The Reingold
26th August              F 8              The Ring
Click here to read the rest of the schedule
Many thanks to Jeffrey for the update

27 July

Dragon*con 2001

Dragoncon is being held in Atlanta this year and as forturne has it, I'll be there <g>

For those attending Dragon*con is that there will be a RAP Meet and Greet the authors on Saturday, 1 September all day at the Amerisuites Hotel (330 Peachtree Avenue, Atlanta) from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm where you will be able to meet the RAP authors (like moi). For those interested there will be copies of You Must Remember This at this event (as well as Out of Darkness).

If you are interested in purchasing You Must Remember This or Out of Darkness and you are coming to Dragon*con - can you please let me know so I can organise how many books to have available.

But wait there's more! <g> (I've always wanted to say that)

Authors like LJ Maas, Lori L. Lake, Carrie Carr, Sue Beck and other RAP authors will also be there. So this promises to be quite a day. I know I'm looking forward to it ;-)

This even will be FREE <g>

For more information about the convetion go to http://merwolf.com/dragoncon.html

26 July

Lucy was interviewed on New Zealand tv show "Today Live". A full transcript will be online soon. Small snippets from the interview (from Richard K who will be transcribing the interview): Everything she wears is New Zealand made - wears a fake leather skirt, black t-shirt, what looks like winter boots [unsure] and one of those long shells as a necklace. She's been back in NZ for about 3 weeks and will be going to the States in about 10 days time. Its a busy week for her this week. She's going to Marist Primary for a mini auction on Friday - then off to perform with Sir Howie and Temuera Morrison same night. Her favorite holiday spot is Auckland. And she wants people to buy those little teddy's this month. To contribute to the appeal and get a teddy go to: http://www.starship.org.nz/cg/Story?Action=View&Story_id=440

CARES - Starship Foundation

Added interview with Lucy from Australia's TV Week magazine

Added link to Lucy's bio page on the Starship Foundation page

Added Purple Flowers by Xena's Little Bitch
Added The Heart of Aphrodite (Post FIN Fic) by Silence
Relinked Surprise by My OSage

Episode Montages

Relinked Season Five episode montage for Looking Death in the Eye

News from the 7th UK Xenafest is that they had a wonderful time and raised money for aid research on Amyloidosis, an blood disease which had claimed the life of the mother of one of the organisers. The amount raised was £1,874.10 ($2,624) as a donation for this charity. The donation will appear on Sword & Staff as part of the drive for Reneé & Steve's baby.
Many thanks to Julian for the update

25 July

Fixed the links on the July what's new page

Farewell! Goodbye!

Fixed link to Page 11 of the Tributes

I am pleased to announce the addition of Michelle U to The Bard's Corner

Added End of the Road (Post FIN Fic) by Michelle U
Added Gemini 2 by Teagen2
Added And Baby Makes... by Carole Giorgio

I posted this early in the month but I thought it deserved another mention
- Claudia Christian and Alex Tydings are involved in developing a show
called Hourglass. The website is http://www.hourglass1.com. There is a very
cool shockwave movie on the what's new page and there is a mailing list
available to keep up to date about the series.

24 July

Screengrabs

The screengrabs for Season 4 and Season 5 have been relinked

Added scan from the NTL Guide (UK) - July 2001 - Lucy's Last Stand

The following is from Leanne at Kiwi Attic

I have uploaded a piece from the Sunday News yesterday which had a picture and brief details about her role in this event. You can check it out at the link below: http://kiwiattic.bizland.com/Xena/SundayNews/220701.htm This is not going to be a televised concert, running for 3 nights at the Sky City theatre. If you are interested in a copy of this paper, they are US$3.50 + US$3.50 shipping...........those with previous dealings can email me directly leanne@kiwiattic.com

ROC News

The following is from Mist at Sword & Staff

Just wanted to remind everyone that we're still accepting donations in honor of Renee's and Steve's baby. We've raised several thousand dollars for a number of causes worldwide. In response to the requests by a number of Renee's fans, I've added two organizations for this fundraising drive: Austin Children's Hospital and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. If you would like to support another organization, we will forward donations to any charity you choose to support. In addition, we will continue to accept checks for the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center. All checks should be made payable to the organization you wish to support, and sent to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002. Please DO NOT make checks payable to Sword and Staff.

Season Six Screengrabs

Xena DVD News -
Series 1 (Box Set 1) (Two Discs) for Region 2 will be released 3 September 2001
You can preorder from Blackstar UK - You get a 10% discount if you preorder now. The price is £29.33 (US$41.87 and AUS$82.77)
http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/7000000064505
Season 3: Boxed set #1 - first 11 episodes of Season 3 are now available in PAL from Blackstar
Price: £26.49 - (Aust $74.75)
http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/7000000061354
Season 3: Boxed set #2 - the remaining 11 episodes of Season 3 are now available in PAL from Blackstar
Price: £26.49 - (Aust $74.75)
http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/7000000062042

The following is from Dave Parrish

The ARGO Awards are the Xenaverse's very own version of the Oscars. The votes have been cast and now it's time to find out what we, the fans, thought was the creme de la creme of the 6th Season. This year's ARGO's are being hosted by Whoosh!'s own Laura Sue Dean and each award will be presented by fans from around the Xenaverse. We've set this year's event time so that it will be doable for fans from many time zones:

Saturday, July 28, 6:00pm EST / 3:00pm PST North America
Saturday, July 28, 11:00pm United Kingdom
Sunday, July 29, 12:00am Europe (Spain & Germany)
Sunday, July 29, 8:00am Eastern Australia
Sunday, July 29, 10:00am New Zealand

The ARGOs will be held at Whoosh! Warrior Palace. To find out more about what the Palace is and how to get there. Please visit the palace info page at: http://www.whoosh.org/palace
Since the ARGOs tend to draw quite a crowd, we will be using the PalacePresents Moderator. Click here to find out how the moderator feature works: http://www.whoosh.org/palace/moderated_events.html

Non Xena Updates

EvaZoe.Net

Added new artwork by Lucia of Eva & Zoe called "Looking Into Their Souls"

23 July

The Screengrabs for the episode "To Helicon & Back" are now back online

Lucy Picture Archive

Added photo of Lucy with Sir Howard Morrison and Temuera Morrison rehearsing for the charity event at the Sky City Theatre
Added four candid photos of Lucy after a function
Relinked photo of Lucy from the TV Guide Cover

Through the Lens of Wendy Sparks

Added 10 more photos of Lucy and Renee at the Xena seminar at MTR

22 July

ROC News

Added excerpt from UpBeat Magazine's awards to unsung actors and Renee recieved the Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series award
The following is from Cindy at ForevaXena
Reneé O'Connor and her husband, Steve Muir, are expecting their first child this summer/fall. In honor of their blessed event, "ForevaXena . . ." (www.forevaxena.com) is hosting a charity event to guess the couple's due date! Proceeds will go to the Austin, Texas Children's Shelter in the baby's name, along with a list of contributors.
[click here to go to the ForevaXena Web site]

Lucy adds her voice to concert to raise money for the Starship Foundation
NZ Herald - Lawless adds voice to charity lineup
Added transcript from The Gay People's Chronical - Killing Off ‘Xena’ for Finale is a Sad Disappointment - 6 July 2001

I am pleased to announced the addition of Lady Jane Gray and Xenut to The Bard's Corner

Added Adventures in the Dust Trade - Part 9 by Wolfdragon
Added Our Reunion - Part 49 by Jenah
Added Shadows - Part 4 by Erin Jennifer
Added Personal Assistant - Part 35 by Kat

Post FIN Fic

Added The Ghost Of A Smile by Iseqween
Added Dreaming (Post FIN Fic) by Lady Jane Gray
Added The Nightmare That Was A Friend In Need by Xenut
Updated links to three new Post FIN stories

CARES/Starship Foundation

Jen Hale (aka Nikki Stafford), the author of the book "Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor: Warrior Stars of Xena" is writing another book dealing with a book of stories written by Xena fans, stories of what the show has meant to you, how it has changed your life, what change it has brought about in your beliefs. To find out how you can contribute your story, email Jen at robjen1@internet.look.ca for submission guidelines and other information.

The following is from the Starship Foundation web site:

The fundraising team at the Starship Foundation has planned a full calendar of events and activities, click here for Foundation Events. Our aim is to raise more than $2 million so the hospital can buy vital equipment for a new neurosurgical operating theatre. We plan to have Lucy Lawless, as our board trustee and ambassador, strongly involved in this big project especially around our Annual Appeal month of July. However, fundraising activities will begin immediately to help achieve the target.
For more information go to: http://www.starship.org.nz/cg/Story?Action=View&id=143

The following is from Mist at Sword & Staff

I have uploaded two television commercials that Lucy did for the Starship Foundation to the Sword and Staff website. Lucy did the voice over in one, and she makes an appearance in the other. You'll need RealPlayer in order to view them. Please do not lift the videos for posting elsewhere but please feel free to link to the videos on the S&S site. You can find both commercials at:
http://sword-and-staff.com
Just click on the bears on the home page to view them. Also, in exchange for a donation to Starship's Annual Appeal, there is a Starship Bear screensaver available online for anyone who may be interested in downloading it. You can find information about that at the Starship website at http://starship.org.nz

20 July

Non Xena News but interesting nonetheless. DARK ANGEL is going to be screened on Australian TV Thursday, Seven, 8.30pm. This is a really good show.

Lucy talks about life after Xena with Oxygen. Check out the transcript and video
http://www.oxygen.com/topics/entertainment/special/lucylawless_062201.html
Lucy Lawless joins music fans for the Oxygen Custom Concert: Melissa Etheridge. Watch the concert on the Oxygen TV network and on oxygen.com
http://schedule.oxygen.com/program.jsp?brand=41
Lucy will be a special guest at a Skycity show hosted by Sir Howard Morrison on 26, 27 and 28 July 2001 and the proceeds will be donated to The Starship Foundation.
Many thanks to Richard K for the news

Added article from The Herald Sun - Kiss And Don't Tell - 27 June 2001
Whatever do Al Gore, Lucy Lawless of ''Xena: Warrior Princess,'' the agent who discovered Cindy Crawford, and Arnette Heintze of the U.S. Secret Service have in common? They have all met with La Salle Street Scholars, young students who may be street smart, but who know little about business and politics on the city's financial main street. The speakers give the students the ''keys to the canyon,'' said the program's founder, Bernard Edelman, of Edelman & Associates. The program is sponsored by the La Salle Street Council. [click here to read complete article on the Chicago Sun Times site]
From the Philledelphia Daily News comes this snippet
* Beginning in October, reruns of "Xena: Warrior Princess" will also show up on Oxygen, whose CEO, Geraldine Laybourne called "Xena" "the perfect acquisition" for the women-themed network because "she's loaded with ovaries." Before you pull out those old biology books, Laybourne later confirmed that the mythical Xena had the same number of ovaries as 51 percent of the population, just two.

Lucia's Artwork

Added new artwork - Xena from Lyre Lyre Hearts On Fire

18 July

Updated Lucy Media Alerts

Through the Lens of Wendy Sparks

Added article from The Windy City Times (Chicago IL) - 27 June 2001
Added scan from TV Guide (US) 21-27 July 2001

Added 7 more photos of Lucy and Renee at the Xena seminar at MTR

Added Adventures in the Dust Trade - Part 8 by Wolfdragon
Added Mordida - Part 8 by Belwah

The following comes from Holly who is the webmaster for Claudia Christian (Ivanova from B5)
Hello everybody, Well I've got a job for you. Many of you are fans of Claudia Christian and Alex Tydings. They've been involved in developing a show called Hourglass. The website is http://www.hourglass1.com We've just put it up and now it needs visitors. Why? They've got a big meeting on Thursday with some folks from MGM. One of the things they are taking is a sheet with statistics in
it. The idea is that if we get enough hits in a short period of time, it will show that the show already has potential because it's got a built in audience. There's not very much time but I know we can do this. So I invite you to take the challenge and show these people that fans do have the power and care about what they see on TV. Thanks and any questions you may have you can always email me, at webmistress@claudiachristian.net
Holly - Many thanks to Deb for passing this along

16 July

Through the Lens of Wendy Sparks

Added review/commentary for Friend In Need Parts 1 and 2
by SLK

Wendy was present at the Xena seminar at MTR and she took this great photos of Lucy, Renee, Rob Tapert and RJ Stewart.

The ROC File Updates

Updated ROC News with updated news about Rubbernecking

Goodbye! Farewell!

Added 26 new tributes to page 11 the Tributes Section
Added 3 new tribute montages to page 12 of the Tributes Section

Added link to interview with Katherine Fugate with UpBeat's Bridget Petrella

15 July

I have a new email address for anyone wishing to contact me. The address is maryd_oz@yahoo.com

Added scan from Calgary Herald - "Xena Fans React Intensely on Internet"
Added scan from Calgary Herald - "Xena's Bloody End Deplored"

The Bard's Ebook Corner

Added A Nice Quiet Evening? by My OSage
Added Another Amazon Princess by My OSage
Added Aphrodite's Gift by My OSage
Added Beyond Melosa's Shadow by My OSage
Added Callisto's Challenge by My OSage
Added Gabrielle's Dream by My OSage
Added M'Lilla's Destiny by My OSage
Added Sappho's Inspiration by My OSage
Added Surprise by My OSage
Added That One Afternoon by My OSage
Added The Hero Within by My OSage
Added The Warden's Wish by My OSage
Added Why Are You Here? by My OSage
Added Fragments - Part 2 by Grit Jahning
Added The Hunt - Part 4 by Teagen2

Added Journey's End by LJ Maas

Added Moving On (Screenplay) by Caina Q. Fuller
Added The Comfort of Strangers by Uberscribbler
Added The Weakest Link by MaryE

http://evazoe.net/new.html

Joe LoDuca has once again been nominated for an Emmy for his work on Xena: Warrior Princess. He has been nomiated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for the episode The Rheingold. Good luck Joe!

Updates to The ROC File

Fixed the link to Renee on Vibe
Fixed link of pictures: RangaROC (Valley Forge - Reneé O'Connor)
Fixed link of pictures: Petra de Jong (Valley Forge - Reneé O'Connor)
Fixed link of pictures: Petra de Jong (Valley Forge - Reneé, Ted and Robert Trebor)
Fixed link of pictures: Maureen McGowan (Renee at Valley Forge)
Fixed link to ROC at Valley Forge Convention page

12 July

Not Xena related but I'm rather proud of this site. It's my own fiction site that I've updated and also added 10 new short stories plus artwork by Lucia. The artwork itself is outstanding.

10 July

Updated Lucy Media Alerts

Added link to NZ New Idea - 14 July 2001 (from Kiwi Attic) article on Lucy and her plans for the future
Added link "Who Will Be The New Xena" from Montreal Gazette - 8 July2001
Added transcript from TV Guide - 9 July 2001

Added Coup de Grace - Part lll: The City of Memory by Vivian Darkbloom
Added The Adventures of Young Ephiny: Episode Two - Ephiny Alone
by L. Fox
Added And One Day, The Chick Will Take Flight by The Uberscribbler
Added Gemini by Teagen2

Added Friend In Need lll: Epilogue (follow up to Friend in Need lll) - by Easyreader

An update on the ratings for FIN2 - it seems Xena has beat out Andromeda with a rating of 3.2/3.4 for the week of July 6. For more info go to the Yahoo Daily News section Many thanks to Tracey for passing that on.

9 July

Added Many Happy Returns review by SLK
relinked review for The Last of the Centaurs by SLK
Fixed links to all the Season Six screengrabs

Goodbye! Farewell!

Added review and thoughts about FIN by CC to FIN Thoughts

Added The Petal of the Rose - Chapter 19 and 20 (Conclusion) by LJ Maas
Relinked Our Reunion - Chapter 48 by Jenah
Added Adventures in the Dust Trade - Part 7 by Wolfdragon
Added And We Did by FlyBigD
Added Happy Captives by FlyBigD
Added Welcome to Paradise - Part 6 by FlyBigD
Added Eyes of Eire - Part 1 by Linda Crist
Added Home Sweet Home by Barbara Davies
Added Shadows - Part 3 by Erin Jennifer
Updated The Last Dance by Zeta (some a graphic)

Post FIN Fic

Added Who Would I Be, Without You? (Follow up story to When Xena Died) by Mike
Added Moving On by Sandakat
Added The Lie by My Osage
Added link to A Return to Form by Jay

There is an article, "Melissa's Second Coming," in the August 2001 issue of Curve magazine. It doesn't have any photos of Lucy, but does have a long bit about her involvement in Melissa Etheridge's upcoming Oxygen Custom Concert, which is scheduled to air July 17th on Oxygen at 7:00 p.m., CST. The concert will have a simultaneous webcast at http://www.oxygen.com
Many thanks to Linda Crist for the information

The ratings are in - Xena got a 2.9 for FIN Part 1 (Between 11 June - 17 June)
2.9 means that it is an audience of 2,976,000. Way down on the highs of 4 and 5s of a few years ago.
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/ratings/syndication/061701syn.html
There is a petition to get a Xena Movie to the big screen - Currently has over 7800 signatures to it http://www.petitiononline.com/xena/

7 July

Added article from Time Magazine - July 9, 2001 - "It's Not As If She Was The "Pacifist" Princess"
Added link "Do Battle With Xena Fans" from The LA Times - 5 July 2001

Added A Bard's Work Is Never Done by T. Novan
Added Heat Wave by Erin Jennifer
Added The Last Dance by Zeta

Newsguy is having a contest of the best fan resurrection of Xena. to submit a 200-250 word essay on how you’d bring back either Buffy or Xena. Contest submissions should be sent to features@newsguy.com. Submissions will be accepted between 6/29/01 to 7/13/01, and all submissions must be sent from a valid email address. Late submissions or submissions sent from a bogus email address, will not be accepted. All submissions become the property of the Feature Writer program and may be republished/reprinted by Newsguy. The winners receive their choices of a Newsguy mug or t-shirt. For more info go to
http://www.newsguy.com/features/heroines.htm

The Lawless Files

Lucy's two movies "Bitter Song & Peach" are now available on DVD (Region 1)
Price: $16.99 from Amazon.com
Updated Lucy News

5 July

MaryD's Montages

Added Hail The Warrior montage

AXIP News Archive/Graphics Gallery

Added review for When Fates Collide by SLK

FIN Thoughts

Added FIN Review by Caina Q. Fuller

With the recent interview that Lucy has discovered that Xena is indeed gay - Rocky (aka Shaun) got creative. Many thanks to Rocky and Wendy for the mock TIME cover "Yep, I'm Gay. Xena Explains Why She's Coming Out

Relinked Xena of Gaul by Xena's Little Bitch
Relinked The Empress & The Playwrite by Xena's Little Bitch
Added Adventures in the Dust Trade - Chapter 6 by Wolfdragon
Added Play It Again, Sam - Chapters 5 & 6 by Ali Vali

Added To Hate or To Thank by Ambyrhawke Shadowsinger
Added link to The Shaman by Baermer
Added link to Isis by Jera

4 July

Added Broken Silence by Teagen2
Added Twilight by R. Franke

Added The Last Temptation of Xena by Bongo Bear
Added Everything I Know by Xena's Little Bitch
Added The Man Who Killed Xena by R. Franke
Added Friend In Need of Therapy by ROCFanKat (K. Simpson)

Goodbye! Farewell!

Due to the number of Tributes that have come in over the last few days it will take a few days before I can add those that have been submitted.

Fin Thoughts

Added The Last Battleground - FIN Review by Terri Hill
Added link to A Friend In Need Reaction by Zeta
Added link to Why Xena Should Not Have Died by Tenderware

2 July

Archived the what's new pages for 2000 and 2001 for all those trying to search the site via the previous what's new pages. The archive goes back to 1998 (1997 what's new wasn't kept).
Updated The AXIP Multimedia Page

Added link to The Detroit News - 29 June 2001 - 'Xena' fans are up in arms
Added scan of Lucy from The Star Magazine - June 2001
Added article "Hell Hath No Fury.." from The Philedelphia Daily News
Added link to article - "Xena Creator Defends End" from Scifi.com
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-06/28/10.30.tv
Added link to article - "Xena Producers apologising to no one" - Advocate.com
http://advocate.com/html/news/062901/062901ent01.asp

Added Adventures in the Dust Trade - Part 5 by Wolfdragon
Added Everlasting Love by Erin Jennifer
Added Shadows - Part 1 and 2 (unfinished) by Erin Jennifer
Added Halfway To My Heart - Chapter 35 - Epilogue (Conclusion)
by Brigid Doyle
Added a revised version of In the Heart of the Seige by Kamouraskan
Added Growing Up "Livia" - Chapters 2 and 3 by Caina Q. Fuller
Added Studies in Light - Chapter 6 (conclusion) by Caina Q. Fuller

Post FIN Fic

Added Fixing a Betrayal (Post Fin Fic) by Silence
Added A Friend In Need lll by Easyreader
Added What Diffrence Death by Christa Baran
Added Friend In Need - The Way It Should Have Been by Marion D. Tuttle
Added When Xena Died by Mike
Added link to Choosing A Destiny by EpTalk