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The Red Retriever Affair by Patricia J. Foley (PG-13)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: None
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sanshalive
Author Website: Pat Foley's fanfiction Website
Why this must be read:
This story is in a way a perfect example of the type of work I criticized in my previous post: Though not purely American, U.N.C.L.E., obviously, appears there as a western organisation; The Soviet Union plays the role of the blood thirsty, merciless warmonger which threatens the future of mankind by its nuclear researchs, so that U.N.C.L.E. has to thwart its perfidious undertakings.
The danger was real. Waverly saw a world poised on the knife edge of nuclear war, on one side a young country, ruled by a younger leader, blinded by the optimism such inexperience feeds. Against them, an ancient country, ruled by corruption, treachery and pessimism. With U.N.C.L.E. perched anxiously to one side, trying to maintain the balance of power. The balance of peace.
"The Red Retriever" is part of Lois Balzer's universe; meaning you must expect to find her peculiar vision of Illya: very young, very bright (not to say the genius of the century), hypersensitive, disturbed enough to make a pretty good psychiatric case and more tormented than a Doestoievsky's character. Of course he is a defector, quite willing to destroy a prominent Research Center in his native land (and the workers inside); Besides he has become an American citizen and since his arrival in the US has been adopted and coddled by an examplary American family, so sweet that honey would taste bitter in comparison.
Now stop the sarcasm! Why must this be read? First because this point of view is very representative of a large area of the MFU fanfiction; because the present text is extremely well written by an author who, in the other part of her work, is one of my very favourites (I really love her "Partners" series); because, taken as an action/adventure tale, it's certainly one of the most thrilling, captivating and moving stories you can find on line.
The Red Retriever
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:
sanshaliveAuthor Website: Pat Foley's fanfiction Website
Why this must be read:
This story is in a way a perfect example of the type of work I criticized in my previous post: Though not purely American, U.N.C.L.E., obviously, appears there as a western organisation; The Soviet Union plays the role of the blood thirsty, merciless warmonger which threatens the future of mankind by its nuclear researchs, so that U.N.C.L.E. has to thwart its perfidious undertakings.
The danger was real. Waverly saw a world poised on the knife edge of nuclear war, on one side a young country, ruled by a younger leader, blinded by the optimism such inexperience feeds. Against them, an ancient country, ruled by corruption, treachery and pessimism. With U.N.C.L.E. perched anxiously to one side, trying to maintain the balance of power. The balance of peace.
"The Red Retriever" is part of Lois Balzer's universe; meaning you must expect to find her peculiar vision of Illya: very young, very bright (not to say the genius of the century), hypersensitive, disturbed enough to make a pretty good psychiatric case and more tormented than a Doestoievsky's character. Of course he is a defector, quite willing to destroy a prominent Research Center in his native land (and the workers inside); Besides he has become an American citizen and since his arrival in the US has been adopted and coddled by an examplary American family, so sweet that honey would taste bitter in comparison.
Now stop the sarcasm! Why must this be read? First because this point of view is very representative of a large area of the MFU fanfiction; because the present text is extremely well written by an author who, in the other part of her work, is one of my very favourites (I really love her "Partners" series); because, taken as an action/adventure tale, it's certainly one of the most thrilling, captivating and moving stories you can find on line.
The Red Retriever