LUNACY'S FAN FICTION REVIEWS
Maven
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Last modified: November 03 2012 12:33:02

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

Alternative stories are designated as such with an [Alt] at the end of the title line.

This file features reviews of stories written by Maven. For any other fiction by this bard please visit any of the Xena fan fiction indexes.

1. **THE WARRIOR AND THE BARD - TRIBUTE
2. **THE WARRIOR AND THE BARD - TEMPTATION
3. **THE WARRIOR AND THE BARD - REDEMPTION

**WARRIOR AND THE BARD (THE) - REDEMPTION by Maven -- [Alt]
Part Three of the ALPHA/OMEGA TRILOGY, this story is poignant, heart-breaking, and reaffirming all at once. Set in the latter years of Gabrielle's life, it finds the bard once again taking to the road, on a journey to see friends and transfer for the last time a responsibility she was never able to fully embrace. Without her warrior now, it is a journey she begins alone never expecting the unlikely champion that soon begins to haunt her every move - a one time enemy who insists on resuming a game of truth or dare played long ago - perhaps to injure once again...or perhaps in search of the same redemption another lost soul found in a noble heart. Told in part as a series of diary entries, this is an emotional character study of two richly drawn, complex personalities. It is a haunting story that finally brings closure to the cycle of hatred - giving victory to the power of love and forgiveness. It is an absolute MUST READ for all Callisto fans and for every one else it comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as well! - 12 pgs., 6/10/98
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/8994/ao3.html

**WARRIOR AND THE BARD (THE) - TEMPTATION by Maven -- [Alt]
Part two of the ALPHA/OMEGA TRILOGY is a haunting, beautiful, heart-wrenching story quite different in tone from Maven's first but very much equal in terms of quality. This is also a crossover tale featuring characters from Anne Rice's popular commercial novels. Set fifteen years after the warrior and bard first meet, the story has them leading a life together as innkeepers when they receive a visit from a mysterious stranger - a stranger with a very tempting offer... A very moving tale you wont soon forget. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 4 pgs., 3/16/98
http://xenafiction.net/scrolls/temptation.html

**WARRIOR AND THE BARD (THE) - TRIBUTE by Maven -- [Alt]
Part one of the ALPHA/OMEGA TRILOGY this is a very unique, clever new story that relies on a shifting point-of-view technique to draw some rather charming characterizations of our XWP favorites. As the story begins the warrior and bard are admitting some hidden truths to one another - truths that lead them to make some important decisions once they arrive in Amazonia. This story is a really delightful read that will have you grinning throughout. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 13 pgs., 3/16/98
http://xenafiction.net/scrolls/tribute.html

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