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The Last Days of Roj Blake by Una McCormack (G)
Fandom:BLAKES7
Pairing:None
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altariel1
Author Website:
About B7: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal.blake.htm (there's no www in the URL). The home page gives two hard-to-beat definitions of the appeal of this ratty little show: A combination of cutting dialogue and politically-orientated plots mask the cheapness of the sets and special effects and A post-modern show with pre-modern production values.
Personal site: http://www.qresearch.org.uk/personal/default.htm
Why this must be read:
One of the commonest "what ifs"? in B7 writing is "OK, what if Blake really won?" In this brilliant exploration of multiple POV--disconcerting at first, but so beautifully done that it soon becomes evident who the various speakers are--Blake wins, but the spirit of the show prevails and it doesn't do him any good at all. This story is not only one of the highlights of Political B7 (a smaller category than one might think) but also a splendid pastiche--think of a literary work with a Noble character, a Snarky character, and a political assassination...
The Last Days of Roj Blake
Pairing:None
Author on LJ:</>
altariel1Author Website:
About B7: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal.blake.htm (there's no www in the URL). The home page gives two hard-to-beat definitions of the appeal of this ratty little show: A combination of cutting dialogue and politically-orientated plots mask the cheapness of the sets and special effects and A post-modern show with pre-modern production values.
Personal site: http://www.qresearch.org.uk/personal/default.htm
Why this must be read:
One of the commonest "what ifs"? in B7 writing is "OK, what if Blake really won?" In this brilliant exploration of multiple POV--disconcerting at first, but so beautifully done that it soon becomes evident who the various speakers are--Blake wins, but the spirit of the show prevails and it doesn't do him any good at all. This story is not only one of the highlights of Political B7 (a smaller category than one might think) but also a splendid pastiche--think of a literary work with a Noble character, a Snarky character, and a political assassination...
The Last Days of Roj Blake