Best of the Net

Zine
Title:	Best of the Net, Best of the Net Illustrated, BotN
Publisher:	AMC Press
Editor(s):	Laura Pecks
Date(s):	1999-2005
Series?:
Medium:	print
Size:
Genre:
Fandom:	mostly Sentinel, some Starsky & Hutch, The Phantom Menace & and Harry Potter
External Links:	WayBack Archive link to flyers
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Best of the Net zines available as of May 2001, from a ad in Borders

Best of the Net (also known as "Best of the Net Illustrated" or "BotN") was a series of slash mostly unrelated fanzines published by AMC Press. The series was intended to showcase fan fiction that had previously appeared online.

A similar series is Novel Concepts.

The List

NOTE: There are two issue #7s and #9s and #10s. To add to the confusion, not all dates line up. To further snarl things, some volumes are inconsistently labeled in flyers.

• 1. Nature Series #1 by Francesca (Sentinel) (September 1999)
• 2. All My Roads by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (March 2000)
• 3. Walk Softly and Carry a Big Lightsaber by Mercutio (The Phantom Menace) (2000)
• 4. BJ Sandburg by Gillian Middleton (Sentinel) (May 2000)
• 5. The Lie By Yvette (The Phantom Menace) (2000)
• 6. Nature Series #2 by Francesca (Sentinel) (2000)
• 7. A Million Pieces by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (2000)
• 7 Insight by Rogue (Sentinel) (2001) (does not appear on some lists)
• 8. The Dying of the Light by Mac (Star Wars: TPM) (2001)
• 9. Previous Loves by Otter (Sentinel) (2001)
• 9. After All by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (does not appear on some lists) (2003)
• 10 Without Prejudice by Cherokee Girl (Sentinel) (2001) (does not appear on some lists)
• 10 Shadows of the Past by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (2003)
• 11. Tales From The Pensieve #1 (Harry Potter) (2004)
• 12. Tales From The Pensieve #2 (Harry Potter) (2004)
• 13. Family Affairs by Candy Apple (Starsky & Hutch/Sentinel crossover) (2005)
• 14. Primary Subject by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (2005)
• 15. Rituals by Candy Apple (Sentinel) (2005)

The Good Friend (May 2000) and The Diary Series (February 1999) were at one time planned as a part of the series, but it is unknown if they were, in the end, included.

Fan Comments

I don't see that the value I get for my buck is from word count, or how much white space there isn't, text size, etc. I'm paying for a story (stories). I can feel disappointed in nicely formated 'zine with a good word count (Crossroads, for example) whereas I'm thrilled to death to pay for something poorly formated such as the AMC press' "Best of the Net" 'zines. In fact, I've bought *duplicate* copies of some of those! (I mean "poorly formatted" in that they have large margins *+* a decorative border.)