Freeport by Maldoror

[qbic1.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, just got home and discovered I'm the anime/manga driver for this month. So sorry for the delay, I will catch up. I'm a Naruto and Gundam Wing, multi-pairings, multi-positions, slash addicted, and original series fan. I've been here before so if there is a pairing you really want, drop me a line and I will try find something to your taste.

Fandom: Gundam Wing
Pairing: Duo/Wufei (2/5)
Length: Giant, Epic, Novel Length +
Author on LJ: Mal's Chants
Author Website: RaygunWorks ... also called A Little Piece of Gundam Wing
Why this must be read:

Taking place 5+ years after the series, Freeport is an incredible story of perceptions. Chang Wufei is sure he is walking into a den of smugglers, thieves, pirates and killers when he convinces his old war ally, Duo Maxwell, to be his guide in Freeport as he searches for an assassin. All he knows of the space colony is rumors/stories but the truth is something else entirely. But when finding his target becomes secondary to just surviving on this colony like no other with a man he only thought he knew - when the laws and politics aren't clear for a Preventer - when Duo Maxwell becomes his only safe constant, watch out universe! Chang Wufei is about to discover what he is really made of.

Freeport is a wonderful scifi action/adventure masquerading as a fanfic. Long, in-depth, and involving, the romance between the characters is almost secondary to the love story of the characters to Freeport. I never quite knew where the author was going to take me, making each chapter a revelation. While this fic reads fast, it is not little so block out a couple days. An added treat, the author is current re-writing it edited Freeport- to repair what 'she' sees as flaws in her writing. So you get 2 views of the same story - both incredible. Even if you don't know the fandom, it is easy to pick up the history you need to make this a very satisfying read.

Freeport


Oops, fixed mistakes, thank you, Theodosia21.

Comments

[theodosia21 (from livejournal.com)]

I'm so excited to see you rec Freeport, it's one of my favorites! ^_^ FYI, the re-edited version is complete, and the master list can be found here: http://maldoror-gw.livejournal.com/85849.html. You might want to add the link to your entry- you don't seem to have a direct link to the story, just links to the author.

[macey-muse.livejournal.com]

Hiya, just wondering if you knew Freeport's already been recced (http://community.livejournal.com/crack_van/2607425.html)?

[qbic1.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the heads-up. I had forgotten to check. I've put out another rec to replace it. Again, thank you.

[macey-muse.livejournal.com]

s'ok, I faced the same challenge when I recced GW back - oh, last december, I think it was. freeport's my favourite too, in the end I went with The Arrangement as replacement.

[dimwit90.livejournal.com]

Wow you're gonna rec Naruto? I haven't read anything in that fandom in like 5 years!

I'm oddly excited for this lol

[qbic1.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful!!! I was the Naruto rec earlier in the year but was left with more stories. So hopefully, I will cover them all this time while tempting you with Gundam Wing stories as well. I tend to like long involved stand-alones but you may get a couple AUs and series if I can't resist. I also love mixing up the pairings. Hope I find something you will like.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh I can read just about any type of fic in that fandom and love it as long as its actually good quality. I just never had time to go digging but I definatly will check out the Naruto tag here :)

[dimwit90.livejournal.com]

oops yeah thats me I forgot to log in

[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

I love this fic -- it's one of those rare, glorious Gundam Wing fics that reads like seriously good sci-fi at it's best (with the in-depth look into the logistics of how a space station works, and the political/social experiment stuff).

And it managed to get my 1x2x1 self seriously rooting for 1x5x1, which is almost impossible to do when I ship a given pairing (get me to not hate a fic with a conflicting one).