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Reputations by Naomi Prince (PG13)
Fandom: HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: The Less Than Legendary Journeys
Why this must be read: Naomi's writing is excellent and her sense of humor fits right in with the tongue-in-cheek quality of the Hercules series. Also, unlike too many writers in the fandom, she writes fantasy adventure very well. Her plots are original, sometimes drawing elements from fairy tales but giving them her own special spin, and her stories have the feel of a great episode of the show. She writes the relationship between Hercules and Iolaus particularly well, capturing the affection, humor, and warmth that the characters show onscreen. Like most of the stories on the Less Than Legendary site, and like the show itself, her stories can be read as gen, but are a bit slashy on the edges.
In "Reputations," Kainos, an emissary from Ptasis, tells Hercules that his people are being attacked by man-eating ogres, and asks for the demigod's help. It's obvious right away that this won't be any picnic, as the people of Ptasis have strict ideas as to how warriors should act, and the easy give and take of Hercules and Iolaus' friendship doesn't fit into their narrow definitions. Also Kainos has difficulty seeing Iolaus as a warrior and wants to think of him as Hercules' servant. They know dealing with this situation isn't going to be easy, but Iolaus has suspicions that something more is going on. He's proven right, of course.
This is a long meaty story you can relax into and enjoy, and I feel it's a good introduction to the Hercules universe.
Excerpt:
Few people were indifferent to Hercules. They tended to hold one of two opinions about him: he was a champion of the common man and thus merited admiration or, conversely, he was an interfering pain-in-the-ass and thus merited killing. It was the latter opinion that held sway with most of his present company.
Reputations
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: The Less Than Legendary Journeys
Why this must be read: Naomi's writing is excellent and her sense of humor fits right in with the tongue-in-cheek quality of the Hercules series. Also, unlike too many writers in the fandom, she writes fantasy adventure very well. Her plots are original, sometimes drawing elements from fairy tales but giving them her own special spin, and her stories have the feel of a great episode of the show. She writes the relationship between Hercules and Iolaus particularly well, capturing the affection, humor, and warmth that the characters show onscreen. Like most of the stories on the Less Than Legendary site, and like the show itself, her stories can be read as gen, but are a bit slashy on the edges.
In "Reputations," Kainos, an emissary from Ptasis, tells Hercules that his people are being attacked by man-eating ogres, and asks for the demigod's help. It's obvious right away that this won't be any picnic, as the people of Ptasis have strict ideas as to how warriors should act, and the easy give and take of Hercules and Iolaus' friendship doesn't fit into their narrow definitions. Also Kainos has difficulty seeing Iolaus as a warrior and wants to think of him as Hercules' servant. They know dealing with this situation isn't going to be easy, but Iolaus has suspicions that something more is going on. He's proven right, of course.
This is a long meaty story you can relax into and enjoy, and I feel it's a good introduction to the Hercules universe.
Excerpt:
Few people were indifferent to Hercules. They tended to hold one of two opinions about him: he was a champion of the common man and thus merited admiration or, conversely, he was an interfering pain-in-the-ass and thus merited killing. It was the latter opinion that held sway with most of his present company.
Iolaus, who subscribed to a third, and possibly quite unique, view of the demigod, slid his plate of food out of the way as a ruffian bounced over the table. "Herc," he complained, "I'm trying to eat here."
Reputations