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The Killer of Dole Nui Lin by Penny Dreadful (NC-17)
Fandom: Blakes 7
Pairing; Travis and a female character it wouldn't be a good idea to identify here
Author on LJ: http://www.livejournal.com/users/archbishopm/
Author Website: http://members.shaw.ca/pennydreadful/
Why this must be read: Because it shows that fan fiction at its best is as good as anything out there in profic land. You don't really need to be into B7 to get it, either. It is about a mutoid, a human being chemically modified, who is gradually reverting to her human origins. It is, in fact, about what it means to be human and the mutoid's gradual process of reclaiming her identity is mirrored in a subtly-changing use of language, from the time, early on, when she still refers to herself as "this object":
The Killer of Dole Nui Lin
Pairing; Travis and a female character it wouldn't be a good idea to identify here
Author on LJ: http://www.livejournal.com/users/archbishopm/
Author Website: http://members.shaw.ca/pennydreadful/
Why this must be read: Because it shows that fan fiction at its best is as good as anything out there in profic land. You don't really need to be into B7 to get it, either. It is about a mutoid, a human being chemically modified, who is gradually reverting to her human origins. It is, in fact, about what it means to be human and the mutoid's gradual process of reclaiming her identity is mirrored in a subtly-changing use of language, from the time, early on, when she still refers to herself as "this object":
Imperative: if subject uses phrase which includes word/sound 'outlaw', then subject equals Commander of this object. Perform this operation only once.
to when, her identity gradually returning, she becomes "I" again. This story, which first appeared in the zine ttba is an award-winner, justly so. You won't often read an author, in any genre, so interested in style, in the craft of writing, and at the same time never forgetting that she has an audience to keep hooked.
The Killer of Dole Nui Lin
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