| Intro | American writer |
| Is |
Writer Novelist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
Kyell Gold is the pen name of a Californian novelist who is chiefly known for writing male homosexual romance literature for the furry fandom. His published works include the Dev and Lee novels (Out of Position and its four 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.
Gold, who represents himself as a Red Fox, 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. Gold has also been acknowledged by non-furry writers. In 2010 he was nominated for the WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction.
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”. In 2006, his sequel — Pendant of Fortune — won the 2006 Ursa Major Award in the same category. Fred Patten reviewed the pair, calling them “arguably the best anthropomorphic novels yet written”. He also won that year’s “Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction” for his short story Jacks to Open, published by Fur Rag.
Gold won his fourth Ursa Major with Don’t Blink (published in Heat), which was voted “Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction” for 2007. He again won both the “Novel” and “Short Fiction” categories for 2008 with Waterways and In Between respectively. Gold won the same prizes again in the 2009 awards with Out of Position and Drifting.
In 2010, Gold was nominated for WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction with his story Race to the Moon.
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).
Outside his work, he lives with his husband Kit Silver and attends furry conventions around the world, using Twitter to tweet about them.
Published works
A list of printed editions of Gold’s work, also including Twelve Sides (only sold as an ebook, potentially an audiobook).
| Title | Series | Year | Illustrator | Publisher | ISBN | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volle | Argaea series | 2005 | Sara Palmer (“Caribou”) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 0-9712670-8-1 | novel |
| Pendant of Fortune | Argaea series | 2006 | Sara Palmer | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 0-9769212-3-5 | novel |
| The Prisoner’s Release and Other Stories |
Argaea series | 2007 | Sara Palmer, Vince Suzukawa, “Taurin Fox”, Adam Wan, Leo Magna. |
Sofawolf Press | ISBN 0-9769212-7-8 | short stories |
| Waterways | Forester Universe | 2008 | John Nunnemacher (“Cooner”) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 0-9791496-5-7 | novel |
| Out of Position | Dev and Lee | 2009 | “Blotch” (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-0-9791496-9-6 | novel |
| Shadow of the Father | Argaea series | 2010 | Sara Palmer | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-0-9819883-4-4 | novel |
| Bridges | Forester Universe | 2010 | “Keovi” | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-935599-16-6 | novella |
| Isolation Play | Dev and Lee | 2011 | “Blotch” (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-00-2 | novel |
| Weasel Presents | Argaea series | 2011 | Sara Palmer | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-006-3 | short stories |
| In the Doghouse of Justice | 2011 | Alexander Roman | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-12-5 | short stories | |
| Science Friction | Forester Universe | 2011 | “Cirrus” | FurPlanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-027-8 | novella |
| Green Fairy | Dangerous Spirits | 2012 | Rukis | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-16-3 | novel |
| Winter Games | Forester Universe | 2012 | “Sabretoothed Ermine” | FurPlanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-088-9 | novella |
| Divisions | Dev and Lee | 2013 | “Blotch” (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-27-9 | novel |
| Red Devil | Dangerous Spirits | 2014 | Rukis | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-35-4 | novel |
| The Mysterious Affair of Giles | Forester Universe | 2014 | Sara Miles (“Caribou”) | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-168-8 | novella |
| Uncovered | Dev and Lee | 2014 | “Blotch” (Teagan Gavet, Tess Garman) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-40-8 | novel |
| Losing My Religion | Forester Universe | 2015 | “BlackTeagan” (Teagan Gavet) | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-275-3 | novella |
| Over Time | Dev and Lee | 2016 | Rukis & “Kenket” (Tess Garman) | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-51-4 | novel |
| Black Angel | Dangerous Spirits | 2016 | Rukis | Sofawolf Press | ISBN 978-1-936689-53-8 | novel |
| Twelve Sides | 2016 | Rukis Croax | 24 Carat Books | ISBN 978-0-9972794-1-2 | short stories | |
| The Time He Desires | Forester Universe | 2016 | “Kamui” | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-336-1 | novella |
| Love Match | Forester Universe | 2017 | Rukis Croax | Furplanet | ISBN 978-1-61450-344-6 | novel |
As editor
- X. A collection of ten erotic short stories based on the Ten Commandments, written by Gold and other writers. Gold acts as editor of the book. Sofawolf Press, ISBN 978-0-9819883-2-0, 2009.
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).