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Entry tags:
Earthsea/Buffy the Vampire Slayer (G)
Title:The Naming of Names by Victoria P.
Pairing: none
Length: ~2000 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
musesfool
Author Website: Achromatic
Why this must be read:
There's only a handful of crossovers in the Earthsea fandom, so it's lucky that one of them is so good. 'The Naming of Names' does an excellent job of envisaging how the Slayer myth might work within the Earthsea universe, shedding light on both sources. The story is set on Gont, probably in the period between A Wizard of Earthsea & The Tombs of Atuan. No particular knowledge of either source is required, and the story would form a good introduction to Earthsea (or, for that matter, BtVS).
One of the very earliest online Earthsea stories, 'The Naming of Names' did a lot to found the online fandom by tempting other writers in. Victoria has also written several Earthsea ficlets archived at Achromatic, also worth a try.
"It's not safe here," she says, breathing deeply, centering herself. "The demons, the blood drinkers--"
His eyes widen. "Orglath," he whispers, naming them in the Speech of the Making. She shivers involuntarily -- to name a thing is to call it, and the orglath are far too close for such casual mention. "I will protect you," he says, his face grim and set. His cloak swirls about his shoulders and he reaches for his knife. It's long, she notes, a hunting knife, well-blooded. Not an ideal weapon to fight the blood drinkers, but she has only the one stake left and isn't willing to part with it yet.
She notices the scar on his cheek -- five gashes black against the deep bronze of his skin. He knows the darkness; it has left its mark on him.
She suddenly feels safer, even though he has it wrong -- she will protect him. A slayer and a wizard -- that's how demons ought to be fought.
The Naming of Names by Victoria P.
Pairing: none
Length: ~2000 words
Author on LJ:
musesfoolAuthor Website: Achromatic
Why this must be read:
There's only a handful of crossovers in the Earthsea fandom, so it's lucky that one of them is so good. 'The Naming of Names' does an excellent job of envisaging how the Slayer myth might work within the Earthsea universe, shedding light on both sources. The story is set on Gont, probably in the period between A Wizard of Earthsea & The Tombs of Atuan. No particular knowledge of either source is required, and the story would form a good introduction to Earthsea (or, for that matter, BtVS).
One of the very earliest online Earthsea stories, 'The Naming of Names' did a lot to found the online fandom by tempting other writers in. Victoria has also written several Earthsea ficlets archived at Achromatic, also worth a try.
"It's not safe here," she says, breathing deeply, centering herself. "The demons, the blood drinkers--"
His eyes widen. "Orglath," he whispers, naming them in the Speech of the Making. She shivers involuntarily -- to name a thing is to call it, and the orglath are far too close for such casual mention. "I will protect you," he says, his face grim and set. His cloak swirls about his shoulders and he reaches for his knife. It's long, she notes, a hunting knife, well-blooded. Not an ideal weapon to fight the blood drinkers, but she has only the one stake left and isn't willing to part with it yet.
She notices the scar on his cheek -- five gashes black against the deep bronze of his skin. He knows the darkness; it has left its mark on him.
She suddenly feels safer, even though he has it wrong -- she will protect him. A slayer and a wizard -- that's how demons ought to be fought.
The Naming of Names by Victoria P.
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