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The Aegis Group by Veronica (NC-17)
Howdy. I’m back again for another round. Just a heads-up that I’ll be out of radar range for part of the month. I’ll be front-loading entries to keep you occupied, though. Here we go!
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair Jim/FC (past)
Length: 86,000 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
veronicaluv
Author Website: oooh, shiny
Why this must be read: This is a long, engrossing AU that takes bits and pieces of canon and, like a jigsaw puzzle, puts them together to reveal an intelligent and satisfying read.
The main sentinel (or a “Five” as he refers to himself) is still Jim Ellison, but the brilliant anthropologist who tries to help him is Eli Stoddard. (If you’re familiar with the show, he’s the never-seen mentor who offers Blair an expedition to Borneo.) Together with others, Eli and Jim form the Aegis Group, which has tried in vain to unlock the secrets of zone-outs. Enter Blair Sandburg, Stoddard’s colleague. He’s sent on what should have been a benign errand: to find a book, “The Sentinels of Paraguay” by Richard Burton, from the library of a country squire in Peru and deliver it to Eli. But suddenly Eli is dead in an execution-style shooting and Blair is jailed on trumped-up charges. And that’s just for openers!
With an AU this long and complicated, it would be tempting for the author to invent a lot of OCs. Instead, Veronica sources generously from canon characters to build her world. Although most of them don’t keep their canon histories, they still retain their characterizations; they are easily recognizable as the old friends (and enemies) that you know from the show. Veronica is a terrific, passionate writer and she’s been recced at CV quite often over the years; deservedly so. Immerse yourself and enjoy.
The Aegis Group
--magician’s mantra: make an author’s day. Send feedback if you liked their story!
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair Jim/FC (past)
Length: 86,000 words
Author on LJ:
veronicaluvAuthor Website: oooh, shiny
Why this must be read: This is a long, engrossing AU that takes bits and pieces of canon and, like a jigsaw puzzle, puts them together to reveal an intelligent and satisfying read.
The main sentinel (or a “Five” as he refers to himself) is still Jim Ellison, but the brilliant anthropologist who tries to help him is Eli Stoddard. (If you’re familiar with the show, he’s the never-seen mentor who offers Blair an expedition to Borneo.) Together with others, Eli and Jim form the Aegis Group, which has tried in vain to unlock the secrets of zone-outs. Enter Blair Sandburg, Stoddard’s colleague. He’s sent on what should have been a benign errand: to find a book, “The Sentinels of Paraguay” by Richard Burton, from the library of a country squire in Peru and deliver it to Eli. But suddenly Eli is dead in an execution-style shooting and Blair is jailed on trumped-up charges. And that’s just for openers!
With an AU this long and complicated, it would be tempting for the author to invent a lot of OCs. Instead, Veronica sources generously from canon characters to build her world. Although most of them don’t keep their canon histories, they still retain their characterizations; they are easily recognizable as the old friends (and enemies) that you know from the show. Veronica is a terrific, passionate writer and she’s been recced at CV quite often over the years; deservedly so. Immerse yourself and enjoy.
The Aegis Group
--magician’s mantra: make an author’s day. Send feedback if you liked their story!
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