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Ragnarok by Beck McLaughlin (PG-13)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Methos/OMC
Length: ~35.000 words
Author on LJ: No
Author Website: Beck McLaughlin at Seventh Dimensions
Why this must be read:
It's the end of the world, Atlantis is raising from the bottom of the sea, and the Eternals are back. And as if things weren't already bad enough, Joe is dying.
I can't tell you a lot about the storyline without giving-up a lot, but there are some warnings you should know about: dubious consent and slavery are present all along Ragnarok.
This story is a continuation from Mythos, although it can be read alone without missing too much. Not that I recommend that, of course :D And there are also sequels: Winterbone, Winterbone: Interlude and Winterbone: Mayfair. So, you can see you could spent a quite long time reading this, but, oh, they are so worthy!
Have a taste:
Frowning, Duncan got up and went to the bar.
"...evacuating," the newsman was saying. "The quake measured six-point-oh on the Richter scale and there are reports of damage up and down the east coast. Early reports are putting epicenter somewhere in the mid-Atlantic. We're hoping to have a seismologist from UCL..."
The announcer broke off. Kyle turned up the volume. Duncan looked around. Amy was right behind the bartender, watching the screen with wide, frightened eyes.
"We've just had word of an aftershock - preliminary reports say this one is eight point five. We've lost our feed from New York."
"Oh, god," whispered Amy. "Oh, god, Duncan... Dad... "
"The National Guard has been ordered to the area to help with the evacuation. With offshore earthquakes there is the danger of tidal waves, tsunamis..."
"Methos is with him," Duncan said, keeping his voice calm. He put an arm around her. "He'll make sure Joe's safe."
Under his feet, Duncan felt the earth shiver. No one else noticed, riveted to the television.
"Amy..."
Ice ran up his spine. She turned a frightened face to him.
"Let's get out..."
The ground bucked and jerked sideways. Amy shrieked. Glass shattered. Duncan was already moving. Sweeping her up, he dashed around the bar toward the door.
Amy said something, but her words were lost in the roar of the quake and the unmistakable, horribly familiar sound of wood, masonry and steel succumbing to the appalling violence of a restless planet.
Pulling Joe's terrified daughter close, he hunched over in the doorway, giving her what protection he could as the city came down around them.
Interesting, isn't it? So, go and read Ragnarok, and after that, let know the author what you think :D
Pairing: Methos/OMC
Length: ~35.000 words
Author on LJ: No
Author Website: Beck McLaughlin at Seventh Dimensions
Why this must be read:
It's the end of the world, Atlantis is raising from the bottom of the sea, and the Eternals are back. And as if things weren't already bad enough, Joe is dying.
I can't tell you a lot about the storyline without giving-up a lot, but there are some warnings you should know about: dubious consent and slavery are present all along Ragnarok.
This story is a continuation from Mythos, although it can be read alone without missing too much. Not that I recommend that, of course :D And there are also sequels: Winterbone, Winterbone: Interlude and Winterbone: Mayfair. So, you can see you could spent a quite long time reading this, but, oh, they are so worthy!
Have a taste:
Frowning, Duncan got up and went to the bar.
"...evacuating," the newsman was saying. "The quake measured six-point-oh on the Richter scale and there are reports of damage up and down the east coast. Early reports are putting epicenter somewhere in the mid-Atlantic. We're hoping to have a seismologist from UCL..."
The announcer broke off. Kyle turned up the volume. Duncan looked around. Amy was right behind the bartender, watching the screen with wide, frightened eyes.
"We've just had word of an aftershock - preliminary reports say this one is eight point five. We've lost our feed from New York."
"Oh, god," whispered Amy. "Oh, god, Duncan... Dad... "
"The National Guard has been ordered to the area to help with the evacuation. With offshore earthquakes there is the danger of tidal waves, tsunamis..."
"Methos is with him," Duncan said, keeping his voice calm. He put an arm around her. "He'll make sure Joe's safe."
Under his feet, Duncan felt the earth shiver. No one else noticed, riveted to the television.
"Amy..."
Ice ran up his spine. She turned a frightened face to him.
"Let's get out..."
The ground bucked and jerked sideways. Amy shrieked. Glass shattered. Duncan was already moving. Sweeping her up, he dashed around the bar toward the door.
Amy said something, but her words were lost in the roar of the quake and the unmistakable, horribly familiar sound of wood, masonry and steel succumbing to the appalling violence of a restless planet.
Pulling Joe's terrified daughter close, he hunched over in the doorway, giving her what protection he could as the city came down around them.
Interesting, isn't it? So, go and read Ragnarok, and after that, let know the author what you think :D
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I'm happy to see we agree in this :D