Fandom: STAR WARS PT
Pairing: Gen
Length: 6,500 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: geo3's Fanfiction.net ProfileWhy this must be read: We see Anakin Skywalker through the eyes of his mother in this fic. She sees and understands him more clearly than anyone. She sees his virtues and strengths
and his flaws and weaknesses, and loves him in her gentle way. When he lived with her, her life revolved around him. When he left, she coped, but something was always missing. When he came back and she saw him as a man, her joy was full and her life was complete.
This quiet, contemplative fic is a delight to read. It is not necessarily slow, but it does not have the action often associated with the Galaxy Far, Far Away. The reader empathizes with Shmi and begins to see Anakin as she does. And though the fic ends on a somewhat bittersweet note, there is a sense of satisfaction, of completeness, for both Shmi and the reader. Anakin parts from his mother and goes on to his fate, but the reader gets the sense she will be waiting for him when the time comes.
The story has few characters, but those that it does have -- Shmi, Anakin, and Qui-Gon -- are always in character. Their voices ring completely true, and this fic is as canon compliant as it is possible to be. Highly recommended.
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( Excerpt )The Prodigal Son