LITTLE RED RIDING CLOAK: A XENAVERSE FAERY TALE by Nene Adams
Nene's third entry in her XENAVERSE FAERY TALES series based on classic fairy tales tackles a much darker theme than the first two offerings in the series as it tells the story of a tortured soul who targets an innocent child and a bard in a haze of rage born of abuse and neglect. A poignant story certain to affect you. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 4 pgs., 3/25/98
http://www.corrieweb.com/faery/redcloak.htm

LITTLE SOLSTICE (A) by Susan A. Rice
Based on the cartoon strip XENA AND GABRIELLE'S LITTLE ADVENTURES by Lucia, this charming Solstice tale has Little Gabrielle spending time with her best friend in Amphipolis where the two girls look forward to a visit from Senticles and later have a great time with a very special new present. Susan does a great job capturing the feel and characterizations of Lucia's popular strip. Very cute. [Part of the LITTLE XENA AND LITTLE GABRIELLE SERIES.] - 6 pgs., 2/7/00
https://ausxip.com/fanfiction/l/little_xena.html
http://www.xenaeyes.com/LittleSolstice.html

LITTLE XENA AND LITTLE GABRIELLE SERIES by Susan A. Rice
FANFIC ART: "Xena And Gabrielle'S Little Adventures" by Lucia

LITTLE SOLSTICE (A)
LITTLE XENA'S CHORES
LITTLE GABRIELLE LEARNS TO READ
BIRTHDAY LETTER (A)/LITTLE X&G GO TO SUE'S

LITTLE XENA'S CHORES by Susan A. Rice
This second entry in Susan's LITTLE XENA AND LITTLE GABRIELLE SERIES finds the girls sharing the load as it where when Cyrene insists her energetic daughter do all her chores before going out to play and Little Gabrielle offers to help her best friend. Before long those "chores" have become an adventure in themselves as the girls figure out ways around tricky challenges and discover even work can be fun when shared with a friend. Lovely storytelling in an engaging story perfect for kids from pre-K to...80 or 90 :) DO NOT MISS! - 14 pgs.
http://www.xenaeyes.com/Xena'sChores.html

LIVING WITH THE BIG LIE by Claire Withercross
This second entry in the RANDOM THOUGHTS SERIES takes place shortly after Xena picks up a little blonde tag along and features a decidedly amusing description of the warrior's efforts to deal with a highly enthusiastic new partner who seems to be a magnet for trouble. VERY cute with some insightful thoughts by the warrior as well. DO NOT MISS! - 6 pgs., 5/8/00
http://www.xenaeyes.com/RandomThoughts02.html

LONG NIGHT (THE) by Carmen McDonald
Carmen's first attempt at XWP fan fiction is a nice hurt/comfort story that has Xena and the bard fighting the elements and then trying to deal with a serious injury. - 5 pgs., 1/21/98
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/carmi/mystories.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/7473/longnight.html

**LONG ROAD FROM CHINA (THE) by Gershwhen
Gershwhen's first attempt at fan fiction is an intriguing, well-written new story that begins immediately after the events in THE DEBT II: BETRAYAL. It has the warrior and bard walking away from the Green Dragon's castle and then beginning the healing process in their relationship as each tries to understand what has happened and how they can recapture the trust and easiness they once had with each other. This offering is not yet finished but it is very promising. [Note: The story contains subtext]. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 58 pgs., 11/19/97
https://ausxip.com/bards.html#gershwhen

LONG ROAD BACK (THE) by Eimajj
Set after the events in THE DEBT and Eimajj's own excellent story THE HUNS, this is a long, emotional hurt/comfort piece that begins with Gabrielle on her way back from the Kingdom of Chin with an ill but still very stubborn Warrior Princess who insists on helping a group of village girls captured by slavers. It is a decision that will deliver Xena into the hands of people whose lives she once destroyed and who very much want vengeance. Still struggling with the guilt from her actions in Chin, a desperate Gabrielle must then try to get Xena to overcome the past and fight for her life before it's too late. Eimajj offers a much more in depth treatment of those initial events from the rift than we saw in the TV series. The story is poignant, engrossing and very nicely written. - 61 pgs., 3/4/98
https://ausxip.com/fanfic2/longroad1.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

**LONG WAY HOME (THE) by Scout
With stories like JUST AN ORDINARY DAY and THE CYPRESS GROVE Scout has delivered some of the most moving and beautifully written tales in XWP fan fiction. It is a reputation she more than lives up to with this newest effort - a novel which is her longest story to date and arguably her finest. This is a tale about two friendships separated by eons, but forged by the same fierce love, loyalty and trust. It is a story about slavery and courage, cruelty and hope. It is a story that will touch the deepest recesses of your heart and leave you believing in the ability of the human spirit to pass on the best parts of itself to the generations yet to come. This begins as a Mel/Janice story with Mel's niece Carrie going to visit her aunt. The young girl is delighted when the two women decide to take her along on a trip to the Mediterranean where they are going to investigate a new archeological find - a find which could give them more clues about the lives of their legendary ancestors. Most Mel/Janice stories to date have featured Xena and Gabrielle as well but mostly in secondary roles where they are seen briefly through flashbacks or in dreams. In THE LONG WAY HOME, by contrast, they are EVERY bit as important as their descendants with a story of their own which is truly at the heart of this novel. As we read about Mel and Janice uncovering the past - we also SEE that past - one of Xena and Gabrielle's most trying and emotionally draining adventures as they join the crew of Xena's old ship, now run by slavers, intent on making sure they don't continue using it for that purpose. On board they find a young boy who is regularly subjected to the worse of cruelties - a boy who Gabrielle becomes determined to save at any cost. The struggle of these two women to give back freedom and hope to those from whom it has been stripped parallels the dogged determination of an archeologist and her partner millenniums later to uncover that story and reaffirm the legend of a warrior and her bard. Similar also is the impact the friends will have on the young lives they come in contact with - with Xena and Gabrielle giving a child hope in the ancient past and Janice and Mel inspiring the soul of another in the present. Scout uses a different perspective for the present-day and ancient parts of the novel with Carrie telling the story about her trip with Mel and Janice while the tale involving Xena and Gabrielle unfolds on its own. It is an effective technique which gives a distinctive flavor to the two separate plots. This is a poignant, marvelously crafted story guaranteed to put a tear in your eye one moment and a smile on your face the next. A wonderful read which receives my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION! - 11/24/97
https://ausxip.com/fanfic/longwayhome.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

LOOSE ENDS by Hobbes
Like many of Hobbes' other stories, this tale reads like a series of vignettes pulled together in a style that very much creates the sense of life on the road. The tale is set after the events in the episode A NECESSARY EVIL and has Xena and Gabrielle returning to the Amazon village before they set off again, this time on a different type of mission - to finally take a vacation. While on this elusive quest, Xena will finally come to terms with the bard's unwavering devotion to her and also find the strength to face some old fears. Nice story firmly based on the powerful friendship between warrior and bard. - 23 pgs., 4/97
http://www.amazontrails.com/xena/loseends.htm

LOOSENING THE CHAINS by JS Stephens
Very sweet little tale set just after the first season episode DEATH IN CHAINS which finds the Warrior Princess in the unlikely position of having to comfort a sensitive young bard...and feeling a tenderness within her she hadn't thought herself capable of again. Nice writing in this - DO NOT MISS! - 2 pgs., 11/8/98
http://members.aol.com/jstep64/loose.htm

LOST FRIENDS by Carmen McDonald
Xena and the bard combine forces with an old friend of the Warrior Princess to try to defeat a very deadly warlord. [unfinished] - 2 pgs., 4/15/98
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/carmi/mystories.htm

LOST SOULS by The Rabbit in Pink Rabbit Productions
Surreal story fragment/digital art combo showing Callisto amusing herself after her capture by Hercules just prior to the episode A NECESSARY EVIL. Stunning lighting in the art piece. -- 1 pg., 8/16/98
FANFIC ART: Contained within the story
https://www.altfic.com//xena/digital/Callisto.htm

LOVE AND WAR by Storygal
A short, sweet vignette set during the events in THE PRICE, the night prior to Xena's battle with the Horde's leader. [Originally posted on the NetForum]. - 2 pgs., 5/19/97
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/lovewar.html

LOVE SICK by Arianwen P. F. Everett
Cute story that has Ares taking temporary refuge in Amphipolis to escape the dreaded Olympian flu his fellow deities are affected with, only with most of the gods sick, humans are all acting very strange - particularly a certain blue-eyed warrior. A fun read sure to become a favorite of Ares' fans :) - 5 pgs., 2/16/98
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3290/AEverett_LoveSick.html

**LOVE STORY (A) by Tympany
A simply PRECIOUS little tale GUARANTEED to leave you with one huge grin. It's the tragic story of unrequited love as a hapless soul falls for tall, dark and deadly only tall, dark and deadly doesn't get along with the family ;-) Exercise that funny bone and read this! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 2 pgs., 2/7/99
http://xenafiction.net/scrolls/tympany_als.hts

**LOVE'S HONOR by Becky Lutzke (deanlu)
Wonderful action-packed story centering almost exclusively on Xena and the Gabster with the bard actually taking the spotlight. This is a tale about being an Amazon, the responsibilities and dangers that come with being part of the Nation. Deanlu introduces a character that is to Gabrielle what Callisto is to Xena. [Originally released on the NetForum] - 30 pgs., 10/96
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/loveshonor.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/6211/loveshonor.html