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The Edge Of Nowhere by Annemaart [PG 13-ish]
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Length: Well over 70,000 words
Author On LJ: n/a
Author Website: http://www.academyofbards.org/authors/annemaart.html
Why This Must Be Read:
Okay, let me take you back to last year, when I first found this story and couldn't shut up about it...
"The Edge of Nowhere is a Conqueror timeline fic. I've read a lot of fics where Xena is still a big bad killer and Gabrielle is a slave - and this isn't one of them. And thank god for that.
What you have here is a story of that seems simple at first - Xena the Conqueror is bored with life and seeks a reason to keep fighting (perhaps to even keep living...). Gabrielle is an emotionally and physically scarred woman, all by Xena's hand. And they begin a game with each other, both for different reasons.
You get to see the world as it might have been if Xena continued on with this particular destiny... and how fate has a funny way of getting you back on track with your true path.
Plus, unlike many other Conqueror fanfics, this one is not quick with the forgiveness or the love.
And I am a sucker for a tale that makes Gabrielle capable, in battle as well as in her judgment."
And my opinion of the fic has not changed at all. It is wonderfully written - the author doesn't force romance or forgiveness or understanding. They let it flow out organically and it is absolutely wonderful.
Great cast of secondary characters, some very familiar and some new.
But be prepared to sit down for a long read or to do this thing in bite-sized pieces. It is long and you won't want to stop! ;D
The Edge Of Nowhere by Annemaart
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Length: Well over 70,000 words
Author On LJ: n/a
Author Website: http://www.academyofbards.org/authors/annemaart.html
Why This Must Be Read:
Okay, let me take you back to last year, when I first found this story and couldn't shut up about it...
"The Edge of Nowhere is a Conqueror timeline fic. I've read a lot of fics where Xena is still a big bad killer and Gabrielle is a slave - and this isn't one of them. And thank god for that.
What you have here is a story of that seems simple at first - Xena the Conqueror is bored with life and seeks a reason to keep fighting (perhaps to even keep living...). Gabrielle is an emotionally and physically scarred woman, all by Xena's hand. And they begin a game with each other, both for different reasons.
You get to see the world as it might have been if Xena continued on with this particular destiny... and how fate has a funny way of getting you back on track with your true path.
Plus, unlike many other Conqueror fanfics, this one is not quick with the forgiveness or the love.
And I am a sucker for a tale that makes Gabrielle capable, in battle as well as in her judgment."
And my opinion of the fic has not changed at all. It is wonderfully written - the author doesn't force romance or forgiveness or understanding. They let it flow out organically and it is absolutely wonderful.
Great cast of secondary characters, some very familiar and some new.
But be prepared to sit down for a long read or to do this thing in bite-sized pieces. It is long and you won't want to stop! ;D
The Edge Of Nowhere by Annemaart