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Andraste ([personal profile] andraste) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-04-23 08:15 pm
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The Devil You Know by Kixxa (R)

Fandom: FARSCAPE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kixxa

Why this must be read:

I don't think you actually need much background to appreciate this great story - it's set some time in the first half of Season Four, but because it takes two characters away from the rest of the cast to sends them on a big adventure of their own it manages to avoid most of the complex continuity that had been set up by then. All you need to know is that John Crichton is a human being chased through the galaxy by a whole lot of people, and Rygel is a former monarch who would sell his own grandmother if he thought it would advantage him. And we love him anyway *g*.

The relationship between John and Rygel was always a lot of fun on the show itself, but it's not something that's inspired much fanfiction. This story opens with the pair of them getting themselves captured by slavers - and of course, Rygel promptly betrays John in order to gain some leverage with their captors. Too bad karma is going to catch up with him later ...

I don't often go for long stories, but this kept me reading continuously all the way to the end. Funny, exciting and full of interesting alien characters that could have stepped straight out of the show, this is a story that will also give you a good feel for canon. Well, if canon was The Crichton and Rygel Show.

The Devil You Know

[identity profile] kixxa.livejournal.com 2004-04-23 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
What a lovely synopsis. Thanks, andraste!