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Living History by Lizbeth Marcs (T/PG-13)
Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Not the point (although there's messianic Xander/Faith)
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
liz_marcs
Author Website: None; Most-to-All Fics Archived in her LJ Memories
Why this must be read:
A unit of Watcher's Council operatives from the far future arrive in 2003 Cleveland to acquire an artifact that allows them to fight an evil plaguing them in their own time. Stumbling onto the Scoobies they are awed to find themselves in the presence of the highly revered legends ...Xander Harris? ...and Faith?
"Living History" considers the themes hero worship, fate, and free will. It also buckles its swash through a mystery/action plot involving a snarky diary that won't open to just anybody and a quest for a grail. Lizbeth, as always, deftly combines action, exposition, and character development. There's never a dull moment and there's never a moment that doesn't speak volumes of at least one character.
Of special note in this fic is the fact that Lizbeth creates at least five original, fresh, likable characters who are central to the story but never overpower the original ensemble (who all get their moment to shine, something didn't happen in the later seasons of the series). The Good OC is a rarity in fic, and five of them at once is practically unheard of.
Living History
Pairing: Not the point (although there's messianic Xander/Faith)
Author on LJ:
liz_marcsAuthor Website: None; Most-to-All Fics Archived in her LJ Memories
Why this must be read:
A unit of Watcher's Council operatives from the far future arrive in 2003 Cleveland to acquire an artifact that allows them to fight an evil plaguing them in their own time. Stumbling onto the Scoobies they are awed to find themselves in the presence of the highly revered legends ...Xander Harris? ...and Faith?
"Living History" considers the themes hero worship, fate, and free will. It also buckles its swash through a mystery/action plot involving a snarky diary that won't open to just anybody and a quest for a grail. Lizbeth, as always, deftly combines action, exposition, and character development. There's never a dull moment and there's never a moment that doesn't speak volumes of at least one character.
Of special note in this fic is the fact that Lizbeth creates at least five original, fresh, likable characters who are central to the story but never overpower the original ensemble (who all get their moment to shine, something didn't happen in the later seasons of the series). The Good OC is a rarity in fic, and five of them at once is practically unheard of.
Living History