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Run Aground by Idler (G)
Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: William Bush
Author on LJ:NA
Author Website:NA
Why this must be read:
Run Aground is a novella length fic based on Hornblower book canon that deals with the blank period between the end of "Flying Colours" and the beginning of "Commodore Hornblower", wherein Captain Bush is put ashore due to the crippling injury he received at Rosas Bay. The loss of the sea, a limb, and the omnipresent spectre of self-doubt are the obstacles Bush must now struggle to surmount. Idler gives us adventure -- a surprisingly rare commodity in Age of Sail fanfiction -- and mystery, and a colorful cast of original characters, but at it's core, Run Aground is a story about strength of heart.
He ran his eyes slowly over the deck, taking in the graceful beauty of the little cutter. With all plain sail set, the Witch was scudding along like a wraith about to take flight. He sighed thoughtfully. The Witch of Endor…Saul’s witch. The Biblical Saul had lost everything; even God had turned his hand against him. Saul, in his desperation, had gone to her. She conjured the shade of the dead Samuel for him, foretelling his destiny; and then…when he was faint from weakness, she offered him sustenance, strengthening him to meet that fate.
Run Aground
Pairing: William Bush
Author on LJ:NA
Author Website:NA
Why this must be read:
Run Aground is a novella length fic based on Hornblower book canon that deals with the blank period between the end of "Flying Colours" and the beginning of "Commodore Hornblower", wherein Captain Bush is put ashore due to the crippling injury he received at Rosas Bay. The loss of the sea, a limb, and the omnipresent spectre of self-doubt are the obstacles Bush must now struggle to surmount. Idler gives us adventure -- a surprisingly rare commodity in Age of Sail fanfiction -- and mystery, and a colorful cast of original characters, but at it's core, Run Aground is a story about strength of heart.
He ran his eyes slowly over the deck, taking in the graceful beauty of the little cutter. With all plain sail set, the Witch was scudding along like a wraith about to take flight. He sighed thoughtfully. The Witch of Endor…Saul’s witch. The Biblical Saul had lost everything; even God had turned his hand against him. Saul, in his desperation, had gone to her. She conjured the shade of the dead Samuel for him, foretelling his destiny; and then…when he was faint from weakness, she offered him sustenance, strengthening him to meet that fate.
Run Aground