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Little Earth by Xanthe (NC-17)
I'm reccing a couple of post-cols today.
Fandom: X FILES
Title: Little Earth, by Xanthe
Pairings: Skinner/Samantha, Mulder/Scully, Scully/CSM
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Author website: Xanthe's fic
Why this story must be read: Post-col is another of my favorite genres in XF because it allows writers to explore the darker side of the show's universe, namely the unexplored questions of, 'What if alien colonization was not averted?' What if the good guys didn't win?' The answers are not always happy, and Little Earth is no exception to that.
What makes this a must-read is not the just the imaginative, heartbreaking future Xanthe creates, but also the character she focuses on: Samantha. Now a grown woman, we see where she has been all the years, and we join her in her journey forward. We see Mulder, Scully, CSM and Skinner through *her* eyes, and it is a fascinating look from a very different angle. From them, Samantha learns about the human qualities and emotions she's been isolated from for years, and from her and from them, we learn that despite losing the battle for humankind, those qualities of *humanity* -- love, friendship, commitment, independence, freedom, respect, loyalty -- cannot ever be extinguished from us.
The descriptions are lush, the story is well-plotted, and the emotions of everyone leap off the page. It's impossible not to feel for Mulder, Scully, Skinner and Samantha as they struggle to survive after all hope is gone. Astonishingly, this fic was written in 1999, and it still holds up wonderfully today, which in my mind, makes it a true 'classic'.
Bring your tissues.
Little Earth
Fandom: X FILES
Title: Little Earth, by Xanthe
Pairings: Skinner/Samantha, Mulder/Scully, Scully/CSM
Author on LJ:
xantheficAuthor website: Xanthe's fic
Why this story must be read: Post-col is another of my favorite genres in XF because it allows writers to explore the darker side of the show's universe, namely the unexplored questions of, 'What if alien colonization was not averted?' What if the good guys didn't win?' The answers are not always happy, and Little Earth is no exception to that.
What makes this a must-read is not the just the imaginative, heartbreaking future Xanthe creates, but also the character she focuses on: Samantha. Now a grown woman, we see where she has been all the years, and we join her in her journey forward. We see Mulder, Scully, CSM and Skinner through *her* eyes, and it is a fascinating look from a very different angle. From them, Samantha learns about the human qualities and emotions she's been isolated from for years, and from her and from them, we learn that despite losing the battle for humankind, those qualities of *humanity* -- love, friendship, commitment, independence, freedom, respect, loyalty -- cannot ever be extinguished from us.
The descriptions are lush, the story is well-plotted, and the emotions of everyone leap off the page. It's impossible not to feel for Mulder, Scully, Skinner and Samantha as they struggle to survive after all hope is gone. Astonishingly, this fic was written in 1999, and it still holds up wonderfully today, which in my mind, makes it a true 'classic'.
Bring your tissues.
Little Earth
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Yes, that's it exactly!
Man, I should have you writing these reviews; I adore these stories so much it's about all I can do not to just provide the link and jump up and down yelling, "Go read! Blodkfjhgdkjghskdjh! *wibble*"
*g*
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I'm saving the Skinner het stories (sans the drooling, I hope) for my last week of reccing. Gotta finish big!