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timemidaeThis novella is not exactly a PWP, but its porn to plot ratio is high. It's also an unabashed melodrama. Sapphire orbs and burgeoning staffs abound. But, if that is your cup of tea, I think that you will find this is a good one. Also, it was written in 1989, so I must forgive the proto-clichés in favor of respecting an early pioneer of the MFU slash zine world.
If you've looked this zine up on Fanlore, you'll know that it is of the 'Illya is a hooker' subtype, but this premise fades in significance fairly early as the story catches up to the series timeline. The author's read on the episodes that they include is very nice, including a finale that takes some well-borrowed emotional heft from the aftermath of the Seven Wonders of the World Affair. The one original case-fic that's included, though, felt a little half-baked to me, and wrapped up very quickly in a way that didn't totally make sense.
Mark Slate features in the first half of the piece, and I enjoyed seeing him in a different role than the one he's normally given. I don't know his character well enough to comment on how true it would ring to a real MS fan, but I found him to be a pleasant surprise.
Overall, the dialog is nice and crisp, and the illos by KOS are fantastic, some of the best in the industry. I was not this zine's ideal reader, but I can see why it won a FanQ (sometimes I'm left scratching my head), and I'd recommend it to fans of the genre.
If you've looked this zine up on Fanlore, you'll know that it is of the 'Illya is a hooker' subtype, but this premise fades in significance fairly early as the story catches up to the series timeline. The author's read on the episodes that they include is very nice, including a finale that takes some well-borrowed emotional heft from the aftermath of the Seven Wonders of the World Affair. The one original case-fic that's included, though, felt a little half-baked to me, and wrapped up very quickly in a way that didn't totally make sense.
Mark Slate features in the first half of the piece, and I enjoyed seeing him in a different role than the one he's normally given. I don't know his character well enough to comment on how true it would ring to a real MS fan, but I found him to be a pleasant surprise.
Overall, the dialog is nice and crisp, and the illos by KOS are fantastic, some of the best in the industry. I was not this zine's ideal reader, but I can see why it won a FanQ (sometimes I'm left scratching my head), and I'd recommend it to fans of the genre.
