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crack_van2006-04-03 07:29 pm
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Breaking Point by Alara Rogers (PG-13)
Fandom: FARSCAPE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
alara_r
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Why this must be read:
The "We're So Screwed" trilogy is an entertaining bit of canon, but it also drives me absolutely crazy, because so much of it fails to make a great deal of sense. There are too many random plot twists, too many revelations that come completely out of nowhere, too many bits of backstory that don't actually seem to tie into the things we'd already learned about the characters in the previous four years. Fortunately we have this fic, which takes several of those things and explains them in a way that makes perfect, crystal-clear sense. It'd be worth reading for that alone, but as an added bonus we also get some interesting exploration of certain aspects of Scarran culture and biology, some insightful thoughts about Scorpius' childhood, and a look at Scorpius' psychology and motivations that is both entirely plausible and somewhat moving.
An excerpt:
Breaking Point
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:
alara_rAuthor Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Why this must be read:
The "We're So Screwed" trilogy is an entertaining bit of canon, but it also drives me absolutely crazy, because so much of it fails to make a great deal of sense. There are too many random plot twists, too many revelations that come completely out of nowhere, too many bits of backstory that don't actually seem to tie into the things we'd already learned about the characters in the previous four years. Fortunately we have this fic, which takes several of those things and explains them in a way that makes perfect, crystal-clear sense. It'd be worth reading for that alone, but as an added bonus we also get some interesting exploration of certain aspects of Scarran culture and biology, some insightful thoughts about Scorpius' childhood, and a look at Scorpius' psychology and motivations that is both entirely plausible and somewhat moving.
An excerpt:
He hadn't expected to get such a high-ranking Scarran as Staleek on his line. It had taken a few cycles to cultivate the man, but Scorpius had expected that. What he hadn't expected was how long he was able to keep up the game. The information he fed Staleek was by definition not worth much, or he wouldn't have released it. And Staleek proved to be a highly intelligent man, cunning and ruthless enough to fight his way to become Emperor of the entire Scarran Empire. The fact that Scorpius was able to keep Staleek convinced that he was a loyal double agent for ten cycles now was an absurdity. In fact Scorpius had been careful to check and doublecheck any information he got from Staleek, thinking that sooner or later, Staleek had to suspect, had to figure it out and try to destroy Scorpius for betraying him.
It had never happened. Even now, Staleek believed him.
Scorpius had carefully avoided thinking about why that might be, until now.
Breaking Point