XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS - ALTERNATIVE FAN FICTION REVIEWS
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Reviewer can be reached at lunacy@dc.seflin.org
Last updated: 03/16/01

Please make sure to read the EXPLANATORY NOTES before reading these reviews.

**QUEEN by L.N. James
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the "queen" of romantic alt. fiction is back and she's back in FORCE guys! Don't even BOTHER calling the Amazon Ice Company - they were completely sold out by the readers who previewed this little tale prior to its release on the Web ;-) Just clear out the old refrigerator and crawl in there! This new offering from the incomparable LN begins when a certain bard, in the mood to play, bets Xena 5 dinars that she can fool people into believing the warrior is in fact...her slave. Amused but doubting anyone would believe the formidable Warrior Princess enslaved by a little bard, Xena agrees, never considering the depths to which her heart has already been conquered...nor suspecting the ingenious plan of attack her VERY determined partner is capable off. In a style that is distinctively her own, LN grounds her story in a love that beautifully complements the passion. Within the fire she writes about there is a tenderness that just captures the heart. This is a warlord/slave story that you will NEVER forget. Needless to say, start looking for a new job if you even CONSIDER reading this at work. Oh and you really must be of age. Too much age and you might get heart palpitations but hey...whatta way to go >:) QUEEN gets my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION! - 32 pgs., 2/14/98
AWARDS: "Instant Gratification" Swollen Bud Award (May 1, 2000)
http://www.squonk.net/users/lnjames/queen1.html
https://ausxip.com/fanfic2/queen.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]
[Portuguese version: RAINHA translated by Callisto at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/1960/rainha.html]

**QUEEN AND THE SOLDIER (THE) SL Bowers - [See the CHIAROSCURO SERIES]

QUEEN'S ORDERS by Katelin B.
While at the Amazon village Xena and the queen decide to take a quick break from their duties. Invigorating little tale ;-) - 2 pgs., 4/18/98
http://members.tripod.com/~Katelin_B/orders.html

QUEEN'S REALM (THE) by T. Novan
Part 69 of the RAISING MELOSA SERIES finds the warrior and bard back home with the Amazons where their reunion is bittersweet as Xena faces the prospect of a very different life after her recent injury. Meanwhile, Mel assumes a more active role as the queen's protector ;-) This is a "breather" piece giving the characters a chance to recover from recent challenges and prepare for the ones ahead. - 4 pgs., 8/30/99
https://ausxip.com/fanfiction/q/queens_realm.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

**QUEEN'S SACRIFICE (A) by B L Miller
This latest effort by B L Miller is perhaps her best to date and that is saying A LOT considering the consistently excellent quality of this bard's fiction. As the title implies, this is a story of sacrifice, courage and the power of love to triumph over the worst of atrocities. As Queen of the Amazons, Gabrielle is forced to make a decision that will forevermore scar her mind and soul. Only the love of a Warrior Princess stands a chance of helping the young bard put the pieces of her life back together again. This is a bittersweet, emotionally charged tale that will pull at your heart strings bringing both a tear and a smile. NOTE: Please make sure to read the WARNINGS the author includes at the beginning of the story. This tale carries my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION! - 52 pgs., 5/2/97
FANFIC ART: B L Miller Story Cover
http://blmiller.net/queen/Page1.html
http://xwp-altfic.simplenet.com/blmill10.txt
https://ausxip.com/fanfic/aqueen1.html
[French version: LE SACRIFICE D'UNE REINE translated by Fausta at http://blmiller.net/queen/queen1french.html]

QUEEN'S SECRET LOVES (THE) by de Bonheur
This amusing little story is the twelfth entry in de Bonheur's LONG IS THE WAY SERIES. Set among the Amazons, it has Xena devising a clever little plan to help her bard avoid some royal duties the warrior REALLY does not want the young queen fulfilling...at least not with anyone other than her. Cute. ;-) - 6 pgs., 11/97
http://www.amazontrails.com/xena/loves.htm
http://members.aol.com/DeBonheur/haloa.html

QUEST OF A DIFFERENT COLOR (A) by Vada Foster
Set immediately after the episode THE QUEST, this new skit is in a word - HILARIOUS!! Certainly a very different take on the events following Xena's untimely demise. Gabrielle here is slightly ticked off at her companion for dying and leaving her stranded in the middle of nowhere. Having purchased a sarcophagus from an old acquaintance now in a new line of business, the bard sets off with Xena's body in tow and some friends who want to help including a strange feline named Princess with eyes the color of Xena's and an affinity for Gabrielle's billous green sports bra ;-) Very cute story with a great cast of characters. - 8 pgs., 7/17/97
https://ausxip.com/fanfic/questof.html

**QUEST CONTINUED (THE) by Rebecca Hall (Storm)
Rebecca delivers a second solid hit tonight with this sweet, EXTREMELY passionate little tale that takes place immediately after the events in the episode THE QUEST as Xena and Gabby sort out the feelings between them. This one gets my DO NOT READ AT WORK warning >:) - 7 pgs., 4/28/97
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/thequest.html

QUESTION (THE) by Moonwarrior
Sweet first-time story that has Xena saving Gabrielle from certain death after which the two go stay with the Amazons so Xena can recover from her injuries. - 9 pgs., 7/5/97
http://www.amazontrails.com/xena/question.htm