Fanbinding: If It Snows or Thaws by Acephalous
#19
If it Snows or Thaws by @acephalouscreature (illustrated by @awhbeans)
Date Completed: 2/25/2025
Size: Octavo. 10,315 words, 93 pages.
Copies: 2
11th & 12th books of Binderary
Last books of Binderary!
I wanted to make another octavo and this story was a great option. It’s a Terror fic where instead of setting out for Backs Fish River the expedition makes for the supply cache at Fury Beach. I really enjoy Jopson’s steady competency throughout.
Octavos are a great way to use up scraps, and the goal was to make the books look like they might have been on the expedition. I was quite pleased with the results until it came time to mail off the artist’s copy and I realized how utilitarian it all looked. C’est la vie! At least the endpapers add a bit of interest and there's the lovely illustration to look forward to at the end.
Typeset in LibreOffice Writer with Liberation Serif body text and AR Julian for the titles. Title page motif from an old Art Nouveau Dover Pictorial Archive.
