The Snake in the Garden of Eden Affair by Gary James (G)

[elijahwildchild.livejournal.com]

Fandom: MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: None
Length: 78K
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Unknown

Why this must be read:

In trawling the old interweb-thingy over the past few months I've come across several links to this. I've followed them all only to find a frustrating 404 error. Enter periwinkle with her magic librarian's toolkit (what a star she is) and - voila - a working link.

It's another gen story (...more gen? I must go back on the meds...) and is very much in canon. It has much to recommend it - plausible dialogue, hurt Illya, THRUSH, recognition by each partner of the importance of their relationship - oh - and did I mention the snake? I've never come across any other work by this author but I'm sure there must be some out there. (I'm confident it can't hide from periwinkle for long). 

Give it a whirl...

The Snake in the Garden of Eden Affair

Comments

[k1p2psso.livejournal.com]

Some of Gary's work can be found under PaulaH and GJ, aka known as Full Circle Tales. Some are:

Behind Blue Eyes http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/4/behindblue.html
Save Me http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/3/saveme.html
Don't Pay The Ferryman http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/3/dontpay.html and
(Utube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMqzjToiXM)

[elijahwildchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. I'm familiar with the works you mention but hadn't made the connection between Gary James and GJ - durr... (If I had a brain I'd be dangerous...)

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

I missed the comment about me. Thanks very much. If I had realized it, I would have given you permission to post the link: http://www.geocities.com/spwhelchel/mfuauthors3topost.html

It's been cracking me over the last year to see some of the short stories I mention show up on crack_van a few months later.