Hello, everyone.

We've been running a poll where every three months readers vote for the
best of Ranma 1/2 fanfic.  Below you'll find listed the stories that
placed in the top three during each of the four quarters of calendar year
1997. The voters have nominated an excellent collection of stories here.
Each of them are unique and wonderful in their own way.

We invite you to peruse the list below and pick three titles that you
think were the best stories of 1997.  When you are done, send your top
three choices to jhedge@wwa.com.

We do make one small request:  That you read each and every story listed
below before voting.  Since there are only fourteen fics listed, we don't
think that's too unreasonable.  ^_^  You have until January 31 to cast
your vote, so you should have plenty of time.

The voting page itself can be found at:

http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/sterman/voting.htm

The results of the voting will be posted February 1st, 1998.

Here, then, are the eligible fanfics, nominated by voters during all of
1997:

"The Bitter End"  by Zen
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.the-bitter-end


"Black"  by Joseph Palmer
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.black


"Careful Destiny, Part 4:  Under Construction"  by Todd Hill
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.careful-destin
y.4


"Cast a Long Shadow"  by Mark MacKinnon
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.cast-a-long-sh
adow


"Clothes Make The..."  by Nicholas Leifker and Ichinohei Hitomi
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.clothes-make-t
he


"Hearts of Ice"  by Krista Perry
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/Hearts-of-Ice/ranma.
hearts-of-ice.1


"Kasumi and Spice and Everything Nice"  by Anand Rao
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.love-and-marri
age


"Magic"  by Richard Lawson
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/Thy-Inward-Love/ranm
a.til.magic.1


"The Nature of Love"  by Richard Lawson
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/Thy-Outward-Part/ran
ma.top.the-nature-of-love


"Neko-phobia"  by David Eddy
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.nekophobia


"One Hundred Percent Woman"  by Mark Doherty
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.100-percent-wo
man


"Orange"  by Joseph Palmer
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.orange


"The Pursuit Of Happiness"  by RPM
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.the-pursuit-of
-happiness


"Roses of Shadow"  by Richard Lawson
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/archive/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.roses-of-shado
w


Thanks for your help in our poll.  If you have any question or comments,
send them to sterman@sprynet.com.