Rejoice!

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Yes, the stories are here! Actually, they aren't here, they're here.

As I said before, I'm keeping the authorship secret for about a week (well, I'll probably do the changeover on the weekend) and then reveal the authors.

And now, you should comment here on them. I have started threads for each story, so you should be able to comment separately on separate stories -- see below.

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Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interludes

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Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interlud

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

I've not ever watched Blake's 7, so I what I know about plot and character has been strictly picked-up-by-the-wayside...but I liked this. The format, with tiny thoughtful interludes between scholarly dissection, worked very well. And I found a great deal of sympathy for Avon, particularly in the last line.

*ponders getting ahold of Blake's 7 tapes*

Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interlud

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

I love the style of this.

Gina

Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interlud

[lady-smith.livejournal.com]

I haven't had the oppertunity to watch any Blakes7 in almost a decade and a half, as such I usually never read fic for it. But the title grabbed my attention, and I'm glad it did.

To be fair I'm a sucker for the "how history and legend views events" school of fic (and canon, since B5 and Dune both did it). This is sheer genius. It's comforting to know that years after the fact, "Blake's rebels" are significant enough to have copious amounts of commentary on them. Though you perhaps wonder if this authour and the colleges they mention aren't part of some very tiny insular academic circles endlessly debating what really doesn't get much attention outside those circles - rather like another Blake whose works I'm enamoured of, really. :D

The truly striking thing about this fic is the intercuts between it and Avon's POV, and how the questions never really get answered, perhaps because Avon himself doesn't know them. This leaves a great deal to the reader's interpretation, and I am always impressed by authours who are both brave enough to do that and skillful enough to pull it off.

As a side note, the concept of the "Rastel diaries" tickled me pink. I want to read those!!

Well done. Just... well done.

Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective"

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I love the structure of this, and the interleaving of the historical text with Avon's decline into insanity.

And I shall take comfort in Vila's survival; if he put Avon's comment that 'winning is the only safety' in his diary, it must have been after the last ep as there wasn't much chance before that. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it! :-D

Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interlud

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

Pure crack:). I loved it. Thank you *so* much, whoever wrote it.

Re: Blake's 7: Excerpts from Chapter 23 of "Blake's Rebels: A Historical Perspective", with Interlud

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*laughs* It's beautifully-constructed, nicely dry like an actual text. And the interwoven excerpts work very well.

Blake's 7: Spider Noone

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Re: Blake's 7: Spider Noone

[kerravonsen]

Yay! I would never have thought of something like this to fit this song, but it does fit, so well. Vila trapped in his own isolation, one doomed fight too many, and then, yay, people appreciating him for himself!

Re: Blake's 7: Spider Noone

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

I think I can guess who wrote this one. Of course, I might get a surprise. :)

Anyway, it's a very good story.

Re: Blake's 7: Spider Noone

[etakyma.livejournal.com]

I know very little about Blake's 7 - but I could follow this story. I enjoyed the pace of it. The author took enough time to tell the story, which is rare. Even though I don't know anything about the universe (of Blake's 7) that inspired this, the author used just enough words to make sure even those of us who are uninitiated understand well what is going on. Well done!

Re: Blake's 7: Spider Noone

[quarryquest.livejournal.com]

What had seemed to be liking on Blake's part was probably just people management skills

Ouch!

And there was me, the big fluffy Blake fan, thinking it was all part of his nice nature.

Buffy: Dying In Slow Motion

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Re: Buffy: Dying In Slow Motion

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

OMG! Ganyafic! Squeeeeeeeee!!!!

Runs off to rec to Ganya pals.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: High Water, and Rising

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Re: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: High Water, and Rising

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

This just makes me realize that I so need to see this movie again. :)

Doctor Who: Three For Tea

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Time-warps and comments here.

Re: Doctor Who: Three For Tea

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Mike Yates, yay! I do like to see the UNIT lads getting some attenton. :)

Firefly: The Devil's Right Hand

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Re: Firefly: The Devil's Right Hand

[kerravonsen]

This fit the song so well. Ah, such dark irony.

Lord of the Rings: Far Horizons

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Re: Lord of the Rings: Far Horizons

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I don't normally read LotR fic, but this was nice. The voice feels right.

Red Dwarf: Shackled

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Re: Red Dwarf: Shackled

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Oh, Red Dwarf! How nice. :) I like the choice of fandom, the situation, the way it fits the song; and I laughed at many of the lines. Thanks very much to the author, whoever you are!

Sandman: Brightest at Night

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Re: Sandman: Brightest at Night

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Ooh, good piece of backstory, nicely written.

Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Modern Pygmalion

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Comments, ensign! Make it so!

Re: Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Modern Pygmalion

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Ha! OK, I would never in a million years have imagined getting a Wesley Crusher story out of that one. I'm torn between saying I feel sorry for him and that he got exactly what he deserved, but I think I'm leaning towards the latter. :)

Thanks!

Star Wars: One Big Happy Family

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Re: Star Wars: One Big Happy Family

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Painted vividly in shades of black and red and gloom. So, so dark -- but then, the song was too, really.

Stargate SG-1: Interim Choices

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Re: Stargate SG-1: Interim Choices

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Good, classic SG-1 adventure, with thoughtful character interlude at the end. I had to think about it a bit to see how it fit with the song, but really, the bit at the end was what the point of the whole story was. Except that the stuff leading up to it was, as I said, good classic Stargate adventure. Ah, I like early-season SG-1.

Stargate SG-1: People are Stupid, Obnoxious, or Daft

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Re: Stargate SG-1: People are Stupid, Obnoxious, or Daft

[kerravonsen]

(grin). Nice way that the author brought the last line in. Yeah, it works, and I'm glad the author decided to do it for Daniel rather than Blair.

Stargate SG-1: Through Empty Rooms and Silent Halls

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Re: Stargate SG-1: Through Empty Rooms and Silent Halls

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Aw, poor Daniel.

Stargate SG-1: Trigger Finger

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Re: Stargate SG-1: Trigger Finger

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

I know almost nothing about Stargate SG-1, but I didn't need to. A very effective little story.