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Terminus by Aria (PG-13)
Hello! I'll be your driver for Diane Duane's Young Wizards series this month. If you want a refresher on the fandom, the overview is here. Since then, there has been one book published:
In A Wizard of Mars, Kit finds and opens a mysterious egg containing a message from lost civilizations that once settled on Mars.In doing so, finds himself cast as the replacement Romeo in a Martian Montague-Capulet feud between two civilizations who had been placed in suspended animation to protect the solar system. The Juliet, Aurilelde, tries to completely replace Kit's personality with Space-Romeo's. Fortunately, Nita beats her in a wizard's duel and gets her to step off herman partner. The Planetary Senior for Earth timeslides the dueling civilizations into the past, before there was life on Earth, so they can live in peace and not freak out the people of Earth by being on Mars and alien-y. Nita and Kit celebrate by officially becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. And The Fandom Rejoiced. Meanwhile on Wellakh, Dairine trains to search for Roshaun and discovers that she was apparently supposed to be born there, not on Earth.
On to the rec!
Fandom: YOUNG WIZARDS
Pairing: Carl Romeo/Tom Swale, Kit Rodriguez/Nita Callahan
Length: 8,478 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ariastar
Author Website:ariafic
Why this must be read:
"RING RING!" yelled Peach, who was obviously in one of her moods. "The future is calling!"
I'm kicking off the month with a fandom favorite. Terminus balances an engaging and well-researched multi-decade errantry plot (think "casefile fic") with two how-they-got-together subplots. It also talks about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and how to choose the right college. The disparate elements don't seem like they'd work, but they do, showing the past and present of an intervention that has all the trappings of Diane Duane's writing, including intense research, oracular animals, and some very odd objects. The characters are likable and true to their canon personalities, but they also act like real people getting into relationships; they have doubts, freak out, run away, come back, and talk things through. Even if you're not a YW fan, consider giving this a read; the dry humor, clear characterization, and urgent plot will tell you everything you need to know, making this a joy to read regardless of canon familiarity.
Terminus
In A Wizard of Mars, Kit finds and opens a mysterious egg containing a message from lost civilizations that once settled on Mars.In doing so, finds himself cast as the replacement Romeo in a Martian Montague-Capulet feud between two civilizations who had been placed in suspended animation to protect the solar system. The Juliet, Aurilelde, tries to completely replace Kit's personality with Space-Romeo's. Fortunately, Nita beats her in a wizard's duel and gets her to step off her
On to the rec!
Fandom: YOUNG WIZARDS
Pairing: Carl Romeo/Tom Swale, Kit Rodriguez/Nita Callahan
Length: 8,478 words
Author on LJ:
ariastarAuthor Website:
ariaficWhy this must be read:
"RING RING!" yelled Peach, who was obviously in one of her moods. "The future is calling!"
I'm kicking off the month with a fandom favorite. Terminus balances an engaging and well-researched multi-decade errantry plot (think "casefile fic") with two how-they-got-together subplots. It also talks about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and how to choose the right college. The disparate elements don't seem like they'd work, but they do, showing the past and present of an intervention that has all the trappings of Diane Duane's writing, including intense research, oracular animals, and some very odd objects. The characters are likable and true to their canon personalities, but they also act like real people getting into relationships; they have doubts, freak out, run away, come back, and talk things through. Even if you're not a YW fan, consider giving this a read; the dry humor, clear characterization, and urgent plot will tell you everything you need to know, making this a joy to read regardless of canon familiarity.
Terminus