SATURDAY FAN FICTION REPORT - 6/28/97
[Previous report was for 6/27/97]

Hey fellow FF addicts!

We have yet another new web site for XWP fan fic - THE AMAZON PRESS run by Xenameister. So far it is featuring the tales of only one bard but WHAT a bard!! Below I'm reviewing one new story at this site. The main URL for THE AMAZON PRESS is:

http://melissa.simplenet.com/fanfiction.html

Here is tonight's single-author report :)

ALTERNATIVE FICTION:

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS by Melissa Good
Melissa Good is quickly proving to be one of the best things to ever happen to XWP fan fic. After reading AT A DISTANCE, I didn't think she would ever be able to top that effort but with this sequel she is well on her way to doing just that. HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS made it into my favorites list with the first chapter. The story begins where AT A DISTANCE left off, with our heroines on their way to Potidaea after receiving a summons from Gabrielle's father. Xena immediately senses her bard's unease about returning home but does not suspect the terrible secret Gabrielle is hiding - the pain which once almost silenced the stories within her and which in a moment of desperation two years before prompted a young village girl to follow a half-crazed warlord on her quest for redemption. It is a secret Xena will slowly unravel as Gabrielle once again finds herself amidst people with no tolerance for those who are different, forced to deal with a family who have never understood her, and having at last as a woman to confront what years before a child could not. For both the warrior and the bard Potideae will be a difficult struggle but one they are determined to face together, drawing strength from their love and the incredible connection they feel even...at a distance. The exchanges between Xena and Gabrielle in this story are some of the most moving, most beautiful you could ever read - even the most minor scenes between them burrow themselves in your heart sparking a warmth that just makes you want to read this story again and again. There are no graphic scenes in this story so far. It is a MUST READ and carries my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!!
http://melissa.simplenet.com/fanfiction.html

For those of you reading this post who are not familiar with the term alternative (alt.), it refers to ADULT stories that add a romantic element to the relationship between Xena and Gabby, depicting them as more than just friends.

Happy reading!

Lunacy 8-)