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TCP: Collective Mutants by Rossi (G to PG-13)
Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
deathpixie
Author Website: Doesn't have one.
Why this must be read: Because it's a fabulous use of the world of the X-Men, without ever using the X-Men.
This requires some explanation, I think. See, two talented X-Men authors (Kielle and Phil Foster) came up with an idea they called The Common People. The idea was to write stories that took place in the world of the X-Men, but the main characters had to be normal people dealing with mutations or mutants or something like that. The TCP genre created some astoundingly good writing, of which my personal favorite is Rossi's Collective Mutants series.
You will believe in these characters, root for these characters, and wish desperately you could meet them. They are real and interesting and these stories follow their trials and tribulations in a wonderful way.
"Is being paranoid some new mutant power of yours?" Gary sighed. "Look,
Karen's all right. A bit of a radical, but she's not a complete freak.
This house she's living in was set up by a bunch of mutants who got sick
of the crap they had to put up with. One of the others is leaving, so
she needs a new housemate. It's a student house--they move a lot." Gary
peered down at Allison over the top of his sunglasses. "You do want to
move out of our place, don't you?"
"If I don't, your mother is going to send me bonkers," Allison admitted
reluctantly. "But..."
"But what? Not scared are you?"
"Of course not!"
"Right then. She said she's meet us in here." With that, Gary abruptly
changed direction, heading into a dimly-lit cafe. Hand unconsciously
plucking at the inhibitor collar around her neck, Allison hesitated
briefly before following, blinking furiously to adjust her eyes to the
gloom after the bright sunshine. She almost bumped into Gary as he
stopped at a table.
"Hi, Gary! Good to see you!" Shielded for the moment by her cousin's
bulk, Allison noted the girl's voice was light and friendly and somehow
honest-sounding. It was a reassuring thought.
Fire and Shadow, the first story
The whole series
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:
deathpixieAuthor Website: Doesn't have one.
Why this must be read: Because it's a fabulous use of the world of the X-Men, without ever using the X-Men.
This requires some explanation, I think. See, two talented X-Men authors (Kielle and Phil Foster) came up with an idea they called The Common People. The idea was to write stories that took place in the world of the X-Men, but the main characters had to be normal people dealing with mutations or mutants or something like that. The TCP genre created some astoundingly good writing, of which my personal favorite is Rossi's Collective Mutants series.
You will believe in these characters, root for these characters, and wish desperately you could meet them. They are real and interesting and these stories follow their trials and tribulations in a wonderful way.
"Is being paranoid some new mutant power of yours?" Gary sighed. "Look,
Karen's all right. A bit of a radical, but she's not a complete freak.
This house she's living in was set up by a bunch of mutants who got sick
of the crap they had to put up with. One of the others is leaving, so
she needs a new housemate. It's a student house--they move a lot." Gary
peered down at Allison over the top of his sunglasses. "You do want to
move out of our place, don't you?"
"If I don't, your mother is going to send me bonkers," Allison admitted
reluctantly. "But..."
"But what? Not scared are you?"
"Of course not!"
"Right then. She said she's meet us in here." With that, Gary abruptly
changed direction, heading into a dimly-lit cafe. Hand unconsciously
plucking at the inhibitor collar around her neck, Allison hesitated
briefly before following, blinking furiously to adjust her eyes to the
gloom after the bright sunshine. She almost bumped into Gary as he
stopped at a table.
"Hi, Gary! Good to see you!" Shielded for the moment by her cousin's
bulk, Allison noted the girl's voice was light and friendly and somehow
honest-sounding. It was a reassuring thought.
Fire and Shadow, the first story
The whole series
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I am also giggling at the use of the phrase 'root for' in regard to a story about Australian characters. Doesn't mean the same thing down here ...
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Er, how shall I put this? If, as the song suggests, an Australian were to 'root for the home team' it would mean that they really, really liked the home team a lot. Australians get a very strange mental picture of what the crowd is planning to do with the team after the game when they hear that verse.
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