Moon Phases was a Darkover fanzine edited first by Ingrid Maack and the, from issue #7 onwards, by Nina Boal. According to some sources he first issue was printed in July 1981, but in fact, issue #4 was published in July 1981. After that, the fanzine appeared more or less annually until 1993, when the last issue, #15 was published. Issue 7 was published 1985 and was 122 pages and included material by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Nina Boal, Leslie Fish, "and others." Issue 8 was 210 pages and included material by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Nina Boal, Jean Lamb, "and a poet named Perrenelle Double-handed".