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crack_van2007-04-14 11:42 pm
elizabethhelena.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2007-04-14 11:42 pm
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Expectations by N. L. Hayes (PG)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: brief mention of Illya Kuryakin/female, Napoleon Solo/female
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown but stories can be found here File 40 Gen Fiction
Why this story must be read:
Because this story is so much more than just an excellent Solo and Kuryakin first mission story told from Illya's perspective. Harry Beldon, the head of U.N.C.L.E. Northeast, was a bizarre caricature in the episode The Summit-Five Affair, but here he is a fully realized character that Illya has good reasons to respect. Thrush is a convincing enemy exploiting Cold War tensions in a wholly believable and insidious manner. In fact, the author effectively uses the backdrop of East and West Germany in 1960 to both highlight the personal and cultural differences between Napoleon and Illya, and underscore why they are on the same side nonetheless.
Expectations
Pairing: brief mention of Illya Kuryakin/female, Napoleon Solo/female
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown but stories can be found here File 40 Gen Fiction
Why this story must be read:
Because this story is so much more than just an excellent Solo and Kuryakin first mission story told from Illya's perspective. Harry Beldon, the head of U.N.C.L.E. Northeast, was a bizarre caricature in the episode The Summit-Five Affair, but here he is a fully realized character that Illya has good reasons to respect. Thrush is a convincing enemy exploiting Cold War tensions in a wholly believable and insidious manner. In fact, the author effectively uses the backdrop of East and West Germany in 1960 to both highlight the personal and cultural differences between Napoleon and Illya, and underscore why they are on the same side nonetheless.
Expectations
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Expectations by N.L. Hayes
I'm a sucker for great Solo/Kuryakin banter, and this story certainly delivered. Glad you enjoyed the story, I still live in hope she'll write more MFU in the future.