LUNACY'S FAN FICTION REVIEWS
Rachel2
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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 Rachel2. For any other fiction by this bard please visit any of the Xena fan fiction indexes.

**DEMON (THE) by Rachel2
Xena and Gab meet the monster from THE PREDATOR. A scary, thrilling piece with some of the best written action scenes I've read. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! [NOTE: Rachel2's stories build on one another so I recommend you read them in this order: THE DEMON, RIVALS (this one is listed in the Alternative reviews list), A WARLORD'S LEGACY, and THE PRINCESS BARD (also listed in the Alternative reviews list)] - 11 pgs., 12/96
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/thedemon.html

FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JANICE AND MEL SERIES (THE) - Two different authors have written stories using this series designation. The stories by Rachel2 are all alternative fiction and listed below. The ones by Wishes can be found in the General Fan Fiction Reviews under this same series title. These stories are best read in the order listed here.

**AEGIS (THE) by Rachel2 -- [Alt]
**TERROR IN THE AMAZON by Rachel2 -- [Alt]
**HOUSE ON REDMEN'S HILL by Rachel2 -- [Alt]

**HOUSE ON REDMEN'S HILL by Rachel2 -- [Alt]
This is the third installment in Rachel2's outstanding Mel/Janice series which began with THE AEGIS and then continued in TERROR IN THE AMAZON. In this new offering the spunky archeologist and her partner are headed for a well-deserved vacation in New England but as usual, with the penchant these two have for finding trouble, it isn't long before the vacation has turned just a taaaaaad more exiting than they were counting on. The warning bells first go off when instead of a quaint New England cottage - the two find themselves lodging in a mansion - a somewhat spooky abode which soon has Janice wondering if she hasn't gotten hit on the head just one too many times ;-) With dangers both real and imagined surrounding them, the two women nevertheless have more immediate concerns as their relationship continues to grow and deepen revealing possibilities neither had dreamed off before. Rachel2 gives a marvelous treatment to this relationship in the series, taking it from the point of platonic friends to the discovery of something more and culminating in an acceptance of just what they mean to one another in this latest story. The story is intriguing, funny at times, sweet, romantic and TIMELY considering that this week IS Halloween and parts of this are definitely SPOOKY! A wonderful read, this is VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 61 pgs., 10/27/97
AWARDS: "Getting Serious" Swollen Bud Award (July 15, 2000)
FANFIC ART: "Mel And Janice Dolls" by Barbara Maclay
http://ausxip.com/fanfic/house1.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20010606234709/http://xwp-altfic.simplenet.com/horh-rachel.txt

**PRINCESS BARD (THE) by Rachel2 -- [Alt]  
A departure for Rachel2, this story is a takeoff on a popular movie - it has Gabby returning to the Amazons where she must go on an official mission as their Princess. You aren't human if parts of this don't make you double over in laughter. [See note regarding Rachel2's stories under THE DEMON in the general fan fiction reviews] - 24 pgs., 3/97
http://web.archive.org/web/20010606234709/http://xwp-altfic.simplenet.com/rachel1.txt

**RIVALS by Rachel2 -- [Alt]
Xena and Gabrielle are aided by a female warrior on a mission to save a kidnapped princess. In the course of this mission the two are force to confront the growing feelings they have for one another. A wonderful story which centers around the changes occuring in the Xena/Gab relationship. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! [See note regarding Rachel2's stories under THE DEMON in the general fan fiction reviews] - 25 pgs., 1/97
http://ausxip.com/fanfic/rivals.html

**TERROR IN THE AMAZON by Rachel2 -- [Alt]  
Rachel2's second Mel/Janice story after THE AEGIS continues the level of excellence this bard established long ago with her first forays into XWP fan fiction. WONDERFULLY original, suspenseful and emotional, this story takes the archeologist and her partner to the wilds of the Amazon where a fantastic discovery has been made. Unfortunately, one liiiiiitle problem keeps stalling things at the dig - workers are dying left and right and the natives fear a curse is at work. Amidst those challenges, stand the ones of the heart as Janice struggles against feelings she fears will only leave her broken-hearted and Mel finds herself embracing ones she's never had before. Rachel2 is known for her very careful characterizations and the thoughtful treatments she gives to the relationship between her characters. Her stories are consistently excellent reads and this one in particular is VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! [See also the sequel HOUSE ON REDMEN'S HILL] - 43 pgs., 8/28/97
http://web.archive.org/web/20010606234709/http://xwp-altfic.simplenet.com/rach-terror.txt

**WARLORD'S LEGACY (A) by Rachel2
This is one of my all-time favorite XWP stories - a fantastically well-written, sobbering look at the reality of war and violence. Xena and Gabrielle try to help a village Xena once decimated from getting attacked once more. Meanwhile they must deal with the hatred of the victims Xena left behind there and with the pain of a young bard having to come to terms with the realities of her hero's past. MUST READ! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! [See note under THE DEMON about Rachel2's stories] - 40 pgs., 1996.
http://ausxip.com/fanfic/warlordlegacy.html

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