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A Royal Burden by Creme Brulee
Mel & Janice Crossover, short story - Finished, 9 pages
Recommended by Jaden ~ October 13, 2001
This Mel and Janice/Star Wars crossover had me in stiches. The author has delightfully inserted Janice Solo as the dashing spaceship pilot sent out on a rescue mission for Princess Meleia. It's a quick sort of tale; the kind you'd tell slowly over a Scotch on the rocks, maybe a Harps, full of snooty Scorn Droopers, and that pesky farm boy Fluke. However, the result is hilarious, and I definitely say you should check it out.
http://xenafiction.net/scrolls/creme_brulee_arb.hts
A Taste of the Warlord by Charmer
11 Pages, Classic X+G Alt Complete
Recommended by Amy Murphy ~ December 26, 2001
What do you do when the Warrior gets bored at a royal gathering? Charmer’s vision is very... What can I say? Make sure to put pillows on the floor because you will be a sliding off your chair. Thud. has found someone with excellent oral skills and that is what Xena needs too.
What do you do when a certain bard gets creative? Well, afterwards you'll need a cigarette and smile. (Or hope the batteries are charged.) Charmer brings Gabrielle out nicely and keeps her true to form for her appetite, in more ways than one.
If you just want a Thud of a story that will make everything stand on end, this is it. It's a good, fun read that will melt your monitor. In the end you will all wish you had a taste of the warrior.
http://members.tripod.com/AsherasJez/xenaadultfic2/tastewarXG.html
A Twist of Fate by LadyKate
Classic/Alt - X&G (Ares) Finished, 45 Pages
Recommended by Kamouraskan ~ February 17, 2002
It’s fundamental to my understanding of of Xena and Gabrielle that they are soulmates, and in my mind that usually implies a physical relationship. So my prejudice doesn’t usually allow me to recommend a story by ‘shipper’, but in this instance the quality of the writing and the plot forced me to make an exception.
Lady Kate has done a brilliant job of extrapolating events surrounding the episode When Fates Collide to re-form around her favorite character, the God of War. Although Xena in this world is the Mistress of the the God of War, he finds all is not as perfect as he first imagines. The rest of the Greek Gods are once again alive and remember what part Ares played in their deaths, and very determined to not let him make the same decisions again. Being called Lord Mars is the least of his dissatisfaction when he realises that Gabrielle was right, that ‘the Warrior Princess he loved was the one who had channeled her fire and rage into self-sacrificing heroics, into fighting against him and atoning for everything she had done in his service’.
With the other Gods watching his every move, he is forced to work with Gabrielle to return everything to what it once was, even if it means being returned to that tumble down farm as a mortal again, and losing the woman he loves to another.
Despite portraying an Ares with a conscience, a Gabrielle filled with distrust and Xena as a noble woman, the character’s true natures shine through in this excellent story.
Http://www. merwolf.com/academy/fanfic/l/ladkate_atof.html
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of Sina & Gabby (Tell-Me-Series) by Verrath
* This series is also indexed under the title, " Tell-Me-Series" * General,
Uber, To Date: Six stories plus a Companion Piece
Sina and Gabby along with their faithful bike Argo take you along on their hilarious childhood adventures. Vivid imaginations and a love for Xena: Warrior Princess pit the dynamic duo against quarry monsters, a crabby neighbor, solar eclipses, a sleep over, things that go bump in the night, and camp counselors. Gabby's vivid imagination and Sina's fearlessness and sense of adventure often get the girls into trouble, but their hearts are always in the right place. Verrath presents a sense of nostalgia as Sina and Gabby become Xena and Gabrielle. Transforming daily life to mythical misadventures. These feel good stories bring a smile to your face as you watch the girls take on all that life has to throw at them with typical childhood enthusiasm, drama, and friendship. Sina and Gabby possess many of the traits a familiar mythical duo possess, yet they have their own unique personalities. Above all, they are best friends who risk everything important - being grounded, missing desert, extra chores - for each other. The companion piece, "Remember When, Gabrielle?" brings a very grown up Sina and Gabby back together after years of separation. This is a bittersweet piece that brings the friendship full circle. Story
Index:
The
Stories:
I'm
Bored, Gabrielle
What's
With The Sun?
Pillow
Talk
We
Got Him, Gabrielle!
Summer
Slave Camp
Companion
Piece: *please note that this companion piece can be/is classified
by indexes as ALT*
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| Alix
by Dreams
Alt-Uber
NC-14, Novel 135 pages - complete
Surprisingly
this is the story of 'Alix' a young woman poised on the
Fresh
and funny. I found my self warming to the well crafted characters
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All That's Left by Tami & Eveh
Uber/Alt - Short Story, 5 pages - Finished
Recommended by Rocky ~ October 26, 2001
How can a short story about someone's home and livelihood burning down make you feel good? It's amazing but this tale does the unexpected.
No one ever notices the bartender.
Shea O'Ryan reflects on the place that was her whole life: her father's bar. You get to meet the people that made up her daily custom and through her eyes peek into the existence of each of them.
It's a very short story yet it covers a great deal of ground, the character studies alone make it worth the read. ...oh and someone does notice the bartender.
http://www.xenafiction.net/scrolls/tami_atl.hts
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Awakenings by Dawn Lamanne
*This story may also be found under Classic X&G* Alt-Uber/Classic
NC-17, Novel 234 pages - complete
Not since the "Sunne in Scarlet" (Nene Adams) have I read a Brilliant Dramatic Romance like this one. Set in the twilight of the dark ages this wonderful story pulls you along with little effort at all. An Amazon chooses to leave the land of her birth to follow her lover, a crusader captured on Amazon lands, when he is freed to return to his home. Their Daughter stands at the portal of two worlds not willing to step fully into either one until a dark assassin comes calling. And the rest, at least in Dawn Lamanne's "Amazon Awakenings," is history. |
And I Think of Her... by Zealander
Clasic X+G, Alt, Completed 3 pages
Recommended by Amy Murphy ~ December 26, 2001
This poetic vision of the Warrior Princess while she loves her bard soulmate is truly beauty in motion to read.
You feel every word with such passion it makes your mouth dry. We can all only hope that one day we can love and be loved as expressed by the words in this lustful loving tale.
Romantic? This is way beyond that, right to where your skin tingles. Out of all the FF around, to me this is the most arousing one out there. It's done so tastefully as well. Huge THUD for this. Read, but sadly this is one bard one you cannot feed any longer. This writer left us long ago, such a shame it is too.
http://www.ausxip.com/fanfic/think.html
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on My Shoulder by Merry Shannon
Alt-Uber/original fiction
PG-13, Short Story 21 pages - complete
This is a total contradiction of terms. So much emotion simply can't be packed into so few words. Yet it is. The economy of words that convey the life time of a friendship is what gives beauty and 'realness' to the characters to Melly and Randy. I recommend a cup of tea (or the comfort beverage of your choice) and box of tissues when you read this one, a sad, feel-good story. Despite the relative briefness, the reader is left with a feeling of closure that denotes a truly well written short. |
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Day In The Life (aka How Gabrielle Got Her Pink Nightie) by Barbara Davies
Gen.
(with subtext), Classic, Short story, Finished, PG
Say hello to two old friends! In this short story, Barbara Davies reintroduces us to a season two Xena and Gabrielle. The title pretty much says it all. We have another giant, another love-sick fan (only this time it's Gabrielle who is the object of affection), a hot tub scene (was there ever a doubt?), and a Xena plan that comes together at the end. As in her other tales, Barbara Davies addresses her subject matter with an easy, understated style that's a pleasure to read. This piece manages to capture the magic of what may be the favorite X&G episode of all time. |
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Charon's Dock by kate
Alt
- Classic, Novella, Finished
Well, this was a real treat. One of the best treatments of classic Xena and Gabrielle I've come across in some time. The story picks up at the funeral pyre scene in MATERNAL INSTINCTS and gives us an alternate story line, bypassing the infamous Gab drag and THE BITTER SUITE all together. Instead, Gabrielle makes that dramatic walk, in the opposite direction of Xena, and keeps on walking. Despondent over the deaths of their children and feeling responsible for Solon's death, the bard makes a deal that changes her and Xena's fate.....forever? Written in a realistic tone, even though part of it takes place in the surreal setting of Charon's Dock, it has a gritty feel that makes the characters flesh and bone. It's appropriately, and honestly, dark at times but never relinquishes the deep love between the two characters. I hate to give too much away but I need to say how much I adored the use of the dead hearing another's loving thoughts of them-it has always been a simply breathtaking notion, and here it is beautifully executed. http://members.tripod.com/Trag_88/fanfic/nbards/kate/charon1.html |
| Awakenings
(Book): I Found My Heart in San Francisco by S. X. Meagher
Alt-Uber
Rated R, Novel 767 pages - complete
Okay I admit it, when I saw the size of the file for this puppy I almost choked; but you know what? When I was done (yes I read it in one sitting <g>) I was wishing there was more. Jamie Evans is 'The Girl Next Door.' She is a junior English major at Berkeley, engaged to Jack Townsend a 3rd year Stanford Law student. She's rich, she's pretty and has her life all plotted out. She needs an easy 3 hour psych class that fits her schedule: Psychology 197 - The Psychology of the Lesbian Experience. It's at 8am, no final, just some projects done with a partner. Perfect. ...Enter Ryan O'Flaherty. Pack a lunch, it's a long trip but you'll be glad you went. http://lynka.simplenet.com/foundmyheart.htm See also Book 2: Beginnings:
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| Azumaya
- The Eastern House by Nene Adams
Alt,
Uber, Novel, Finished
I'm a sucker for well-written fiction that deals with feudal Japan (must be all the years of Aikido...) and this is, I must say, a story par excellence in that genre. The first of an ongoing series called KWAIDAN - SUPERNATURAL TALES OF THE FLOATING WORLD, set in the fictional island of Wa, the tale begins with a dreary day for samurai Ichijo Ayumi, retainer to a rather poor daimyo. She loses the purpose of her life but is saved from further shame by a young lady in the imperial court, Fujiwara no Kimiko, a great admirer of the brusque samurai woman and, unwittingly, the cause of an even greather threat to her life and limb. The setting is imaginative, bestowing a brilliant, glittering wealth of the customs, dress code and intrigue of palace politics in a society so rigid it has no choice but to be rotten inside. Subterfuge and lust reign in a court where one snide word, one wrong alliance can mean anything from loss of mien to loss of internal organs. The language is rich, the dialogue following the intricate twists and turns of formal parlance of the feodal period, adding yet another touch of authenticity. All I can say is, for a dose of fascinating history and a rollicky exciting story, this is one of the best, most promising new series to see the light of day. |
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