ext_3220 ([identity profile] executrix.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-10-13 02:05 pm
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The Jewel of Calix by Kernezelda (PG)

Fandom BLAKES7
Pairing: (sort of) Vila-OFC
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kernezelda
Author Website: http://www.watchfarscape.com
Why this must be read:
Despite ample evidence that Blakes7 is a tragic romance set against a wartime background--sort of like "For Whom the Bell Tolls"* some sick perverts insist on treating it as some sort of science fiction adventure. I ask you.

Nevertheless, one of the pleasures of science fiction is world-building, and Kernezelda's Ficathon story does a wonderful job of making Calix real. The story is set in S3 (so Cally is still available), and there's a spirit of high adventure as "Vils Reslat" and his "assistant, Chevron" have a profitable day out (although a far more enjoyable one for Vila). Everyone--especially Vilaphiles--will enjoy Suave!Vila's chance to play the Cary Grant role.

*You say "A Farewell to Arms"? Thank you, Travis, you can put your hand down now.

The Jewel of Calix

[identity profile] hafren.livejournal.com 2004-10-26 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
This was B7 rec 100, btw.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-01-02 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree. This is a great story; B7, a heist, Vila cleverness, good OCs and a well-described world--all Good Things.